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Show bowl in which the dumpling dough was mixpd. Instead, add a little water to the dough which sticks to the bowl and use it to thicken the gravy. Condiments Keep a large shaker of both salt and pepper in the kitchen and you can add both condiments to a dish with one shaking. Restoring Mercury If the mercury in a thermometer thermom-eter separates, try to shake it together. to-gether. Or dip it in very cold water for a few minutes. If both fail, it's usually hopeless and a neV thermometer is the remedy. Hot Water Bottle Patch Another way to patch a leaky hot water bottle is to melt part of an old jar rubber, rub the molten rubber over the hole with a flat-bladed flat-bladed knife and press it down with your fingers. Tea Flavor A dried piece of orange rind, i kept in the cannister, adds a fine flavor to tea. Cole Slaw Dressing Instead of vinegar for a coleslaw cole-slaw dressing, use the leftover juice from a jar of sweet pickles. You'll get an unusual flavor. Dumplings If dumplings are. on the same menu as gravy, don't wash the |