[870 Mothers’ remedies]

121.  Cleaning Stoves.—­Before blacking my stove I rub soap on my hands, as if washing them, letting the soap dry on.  When washing my hands after the work is done, the blacking and the soap come off together easily, leaving no stain on the hands.

122.  Left-Over Peaches.—­If there are not peaches enough left from an opened can to go around, mix them with orange pulp and a little sliced banana and the family will find them improved.

123.  Substitute for Cream in Coffee.—­For a substitute for cream in coffee put a pint of fresh milk into a double boiler and let it come to a boil, stirring often.  Beat the yolk of one egg very light and pour it into the boiling milk and mix well.

124.  Cooking cauliflower.—­Soak cauliflower an hour before cooking.  Put into boiling water to which a tablespoonful of salt is added.  Boil from twenty to thirty minutes according to size of the head.

125.  Uses for Child’s Broom.—­A child’s broom should find place in the bath room.  It can be kept in the clothes hamper, and will be useful in sweeping under the bath-tub.

126.  Dish Cloths.—­Dish cloths are often neglected.  They should be kept scrupulously clean, and in order that they may be so they should be washed out carefully with soap, and well rinsed each time they have been used.  After this has been done they may be hung in the air to dry.  Some people, however, like to have a stone jar containing a solution of soda by the sink and to keep the dish cloths in it when not in use.

127.  Watch for the wishes of the customers and not the hands of the clock, and some day you will have your boss’s job.

128.  We judge our neighbor as queer and eccentric, but with the same measure comes back his judgment of us.

129.  Uses for Men’s Worn Out Collars.—­Men’s collars when worn out, can be opened and bound together as a memorandum book which can be laundered each Monday.

130.  Broiling Meat.—­A little salt thrown on the coal flame will clear it for broiling meat.

131.  Combinations of Cherries and Pineapple.—­A combination of cherries and pineapple makes a most-delicious pie.

132.  Crepe Paper for Dish Closet.—­A pretty effect for the dish closet may be found in crepe paper.  Some prefer white, but a tint harmonizing well with the china is pretty too.  Have it to fall about three inches below the edge of the shelves and ruffle the edge of the paper by stretching it lightly between forefinger and thumb.

133.  Boiling Rice.—­One cook always puts a very little lemon juice in the water in which she boils the rice.  She claims that it keeps the rice white and the grams whole and separate.  It may be worth trying.

134.  To Remove Grease from Silk.—­Grease may be removed from silk and woolen clothes by the use of magnesia.  Scrape a quantity upon the spot, cover with a brown paper and place a hot flat-iron over it.  The heat of the iron acts upon the magnesia and when the iron and the paper are removed and the magnesia brushed off the spot will have disappeared.