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Show HOUSEHOLD Cl QUESTIONS IJyff Ammonia and water in equal proportions will remove varnish from furniture. Eake apples with only a small amount of sugar so that the char- acteristic flavor is not disturbed. When preparing gelatin desserts, If left-over fruit juice is used instead in-stead of water, the desserts will be much richer. Add chopped parsley, minced aweet pickles or finely cut olivea to mayonnaise used in summer salads. A teaspoon of honey dropped ' into the heart of a cored appla when preparing apples for bakinj gives them a delicious flavor. Light colored painted furniture must be carefully washed to retain re-tain its luster. Wash it well first with warm water and mild soap suds to which a few drops of ammonia am-monia have been added (one teaspoon tea-spoon of ammonia for each gallon of water). Quickly rinse well with cold water. Wipe dry. Then polish pol-ish with cloth into which a littlo furniture polish is rubbed. The flavor of apple pie is greatly improved by sprinkling a little lemon juice over the layers of sliced apples as they are placed in the pan. To preserve the color of green vegetables cook them uncovered. To remove a slight iron scorch mark from white clothes rub tha scorched area lightly with peroxide. perox-ide. Then rinse it thoroughly in cold water. Peroxide removes tha color from colored clothes, however. how-ever. , Punches and fruit beverages improve im-prove upon standing. Place them in covered jars and store them in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. A tart beverage is also more refreshing than a thick sir-upy sir-upy one. |