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Show That long-outdated curling iron makes an excellent gripping rod to use in dyeing garments. Yon can grip the material firmly and swish it about in the dye bath without with-out its slipping. When ribbons need pressing, remove the lid from a hot teakettle, tea-kettle, and draw the ribbon back and forth ever the steam, holding the ends firmly. Once food has started t boil, turn down the flame. It does not need a large flame to keep it boiling. boil-ing. A pair of tweezers is a wonderful wonder-ful help in ripping seams in garments. gar-ments. They will pull the shortest threads without hurting the fingers and the job can be done much more quickly. When hanging up the wash, hang one pillow slip with the open end up. When taking down wash put all small pieces in that pillow slip, then when sprinkling clothes you will not need to sort out small pieces. Place brown sugar in a mason jar while it is still soft, and it will keep that way. Low temperature is the secret of tender eggs. Too high temperature tem-perature or extended cooking time toughens the protein in the egg. A bag of salt may be used in place of a hot water bottle in a pinch. Heat the salt on a skillet, then pour it back into the bag and use. To oil the lock on your door quickly and easily, dip the key in the oil, and turn it in the lock several sev-eral times. This accomplishes the oiling with the least mess, and the least effort. But, of course, taking the lock apart and oiling it completely com-pletely is still the better way. If canned molasses is hard to pour in cold weather, heat it for several seconds by placing the can over low heat. The molasses then will run freely. To prevent molasses from sticking to a measuring meas-uring cup, rinse the cup in warm water just before using it. When it is necessary to send small coins in an envelope, Scotch or adhesive tape is very convenient. conveni-ent. Lay coin on paper and put tape over it both ways. Then it cannot slide around or wear its way out of the envelope. |