| Show AROUND items of interest mia to the housewife th eHOUSE d I 1 rugs should be turned around every six months frequent turning causes them to wear evenly coddled apples two cups boiling water one or two cups sugar suga r eight apples make a syrup of sugar and water boiling five minutes core and pare apples cook slowly in the syrup cover closely and watch carefully when tender lift out the apples add a little lemon juice to syrup and pour over apples the cavities in the apples may be filled with jelly or raisins added A little salt added to an egg before beating makes it light and easier to beat cretonne slip covers will retain their color better if washed in bran water sweet prunes A very delicious as well as unusual way of serving p prunes runes for breakfast is to soak them in fruit juices whenever a jar of fruit is opened save the juices and put a few prunes in the jar when they have become swollen they are ready to be eaten 0 0 keep the top on the milk bottle so the milk does not absorb ice box or refrigerator odors from other foods agateware is easily c hipped chipped so dont scrape out food that becomes stuck in it 0 0 home made crackers sift together one fourth a teaspoonful of salt and one cup of pastry flour with a knife or tips of the fingers work to a dough with water sweet milk or thin cream the last is is preferable knead slightly just enough to get into shape then roll into a very thin sheet stamp out with cutters or cut into rectangular pieces with a sharp knife prick with a fork and bake a delicate brown service |
