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Show Ground raw potato can be added to meat balls and hamburgers to make a little meat go a long way. A little paint or shellac will turn coffee, baking powder and cracker tins into excellent kitchen containers. contain-ers. If adhesive or gummed tape becomes be-comes too stiff to use, soften it with two tablespoons of warm water wa-ter and half a teaspoon of glycerin. When food has been oversalted, the pot may be covered with a damp cloth and the food steamed for a few minutes. When preparing any tart fruit like cranberries or gooseberries, use a little salt, and it is surprising surpris-ing how little sugar will sweeten the berries. The salt also brings out the flavor. Keep a common pair of pliers in the kitchen and you will find many uses for them. They lift the lids off pots,' lift pots eff the fire, yank the fins out of fish, unscrew un-screw the tops of bottles and numerous nu-merous other things. e If electrical appliance cords have switches on them, all connections con-nections and disconnections should be made with the switch turned off. This saves the metal prongs and outlets from "sparking," which eventually wears away the metal. |