The Brussels Post, 1912-5-9, Page 3('ARE OF REFRIGERATOR,
To keep a refrigerator in a good
condition,' it rs rneeessary to (dean it
thoroughly o.nee a week, and do give
it. a little.eleanillg each ,Jay. The
;first essential to daily care Ler 111 re-
gard to keeping of food in the re•.
frigerator. This should not be kept
- until. it le spoiled. Care must also
be taken in keeping the feed them -
bees drys and clean.• • When any-
thing is spilled on the shelves, take
care that it is wiped up theSeugh-
ly and' immediately; In country
• towns, where there is no sewage
system, the refrigerator empties in-
to a pan. This should be emptied
every day, or oftener if need he,
The weekly care should be done
much more thoroughly, First, the
ice and• all of the food. should be,
removed. Then all the shelves
should be taken out and washed
• with hot water and soap, then Scald-
ed. The inside of the refrigerator
, should -be thoroughly cleaned ill the
• grooves and corners with a brush
or .skewer and a scouring powder.
It should then be dried very care-
• fnlly. Finally, the waste pipe
should be cleaned with a cloth on a
rod or a wire .and a solution of pot-
ash or socia poured down the pipe.
If possible, the, refr'iger'ator should
be left open for an hour or two. -
If the water pipe -of the refriger-
ator does not empty into a pan, it
should empty into the open end of
a perfectly properly trapped drain
pipe. The pipe should never be
connected to the drain pipes of the
house unless there is a good trap
to prevent odors and foul air from
entering the ice box.
;Feed may bo preserved for quite
• a •long period in the •ice closet, al-
though it is sure in the end .to.un-
dergo certain forms of putrefaetinn.
Meat kept in the refrigerator will,
in the course of time, undergo a
type of decay due to the micro-or-
ganisms favored by a low tempera-
turc.
]]ways keep all feud covered in
the ice box, particularly milk, as it
absorbs other odors quickly. But-
ter is also very susceptible to odors,
and eggs have been known to ab-
sorb odors from onions and other
strung vegetables placed near them.
For this reason, it is a wise plan
never to put strong vegetables,
such as onions, turnips, cabbage or
ptirsnips in the. ice box. Fish should
never be kept in the .refrigerator
.under any circumstances, as 'it is
impossible to rid the chest of :,the
`•'fishy" odor for weeks,
The efficiency of the refrigerator
'depends upon its temperature. The
larger the amount of ice the lower
the temperature, and therefore the
greater the efficiency. If the amount
of ice• is very small, there will be
such., a high. temperature that' the
food will spoil readily, so it' is ad-
i:sable to buy as large a piece as
possible, and to always keep the
supply snffrcient to' insure a low
temperature: If paper is wrapped
abhit the ice when. it is 'pot in the
refrigerator it wil'l'not melt•sc read-
•ily.'•if':the ice melts law before the
iceman calls, •open, the doors of- the
chest and keep them open until the
fresh supply of ice is put in.
CHOICE RECIPES; .
Potato Rolls.—Tasty rolls are
Macre with mttshecl potato Far- a
basis. • • -Press' two cupfuls. of the
masliecl potato through a sieve,. and
adci two eggs, hall a cupful of •lard,•
a compressed yeast cake, dissolved
in a cupful of tepid water and a
tablespoonful of sugar. Make._a
thin sponge of this, and, when light,
make into a soft ,dough. Let it rise
agein, roll Out thin and cut into
cakes. Put the rolls into pans, but
do nut let them touch. Let them
raise • again for about half an hour.
Bake for twenty or twenty-five min-
utes. A cupful of liquid yeast may
bo substituted for the yeast cake,
but no liquid is used aside frons the.
yeast or•y'east cake dissolved in the
water. -
Aunt Jenny's Johnny Cake. —.A
cupful of sweat milk, a cupful and a
half el butterrnillc; •te',teaspoonful
each' of salt and of soda -the latter
lifted three times in a cupful et
meal; one tablespoonful of melted
butter, •Enoug''h meal to enable yell
to toll the dough in Loa sheet half
an inch oriels, Begin with two cup-
Titls• and •a41d at discretion, ICliead
' the diingh. briskly before rolling it
•. oiiL. Rave ready. 11 clean, sweet
board of ock, hickory, or hemlock
n er. resile
(. ry of l.ais lvoacl), .buttered
and heated, Set befetre the red
teals :under the, grate at an angle
_ •that; will not let the cake slip down,
and MOP it in \lace. Spread
the
•deugh ripen it, patting it gently to
make the surface even, and bake.
As soon as it is herd enough to keep
its piece, set the board upright,
Begin then to baste it with batter,
lightly going all over the sheet. Do
this timer times, The mike should
be nicely hrowued and crisped. Crit
with a sharp lthifo, held pal pondi-
(lrlarly, into squares,
.Caramel Cake.eeTo make a rue -
mei cake which will be found delic-
ious,
take hen a •otl fol et batter,
tine eupftil of anger:, tate, yolks of
three eggs; half a etl11fu1 of 110111'.
two ;rt„l three—quarter cupful or
]font', Lwo anti u11e-half te l,,ti<,,stful
of baking puwiher', the whites of two
eggs beaten: stiff, three-quarters'
cupful el walnut meat 'broken in
pieces,:' Mix the ingredients in ilio
order given.. Bake furty-Ilve mlit-
ntes In a moderate even. (.'ever
with eeramel frosting, which is
made as follirws , Boil together line
and ems -fourth cupsful of blown
sugar, one-third cupful of water
and one-fourth cupful of white SW -
gar until it strings,- 'Pour thio grate
dually, while. beating constantly; tee
the beaten whites of two eggs, and
501111nue 'beating until mixture is
nearly cool, ,Set. the pan contain-
ing the Inictmw ni.'a pail of bulling-
water
ullingwater ,and cook oven: - the range.
stirring car:tinually rin'tII it becomes'
granular around the edge of the -
pan. Remove from tire pan•of'llot
water and heat ttittil the mixture,
will hold its •shape,• Adcl•one-fourth
cupful •of English walnut' meats;
broken'in pieces;
HI A C'ARYERS.,..
( 1st 1i 'beef in thin slices.
Pork, v t mutton; arc cat a
little thicker.
A - sir\ heel exti a thick,
should 1 thin slices,. Loosen
the slit the .bone with the
point of knife, • Caave first the.
upper p ripen the undercut. •
A roe ef'sholild•'be lliced
'toward '
•-Score se-cook-
ing,•�f'pork • bete
as t is too crisp or tough
to carve ' tu'ble. 11 -the sour
ings are far apart, lift. the
cracklingin aside to cut.into
thinner Always cut at right
angles t. ns, -aceoss thin grain
of the 'r
In car chicken first cut—'Off
the legswings, then the breast.
Cut each f the- breast . across
in two p The leg• is cut into
two -pies a joint:
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be cut 11
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the
ortion,
toast be
the ribs
tr lt,j"n- o
the skin
at 'the
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or skin
slices.
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Stains on the hands can 'bps re-
muved with salts of lembes Piuilice
stone is most effectual 111)611 the
hands have become niarkecl with
ink.
'If yew would securely' seal an en-
velope use a little ltluto' ail egg:' An
envelopelaetened ties cannot be'
opened without.: tearing, -:even, if, it
is steamed, • - •
To keep flatirons' clean •',and
smooth tub thein fii:st with a piece
Of wax tied in' a 04th,. and after-
wards 5eper them on: a. paper .+.r
cloth strewn with coarse'salt. , •
1Vhen the hand ieinjtiredby barn-
ing, 'or in any. other. manner, he
finger rings shottld" at once lir"i'e-
Moved, as scrioi s result' may tti-
sue if. the hand- should. sw rad,.
If •one fears a •dr'aught iron the
open 'Window ,in- the hutment:: linee
the opening -at the roti eir7'rred +n'ith
a strip, of muslin, and„lceep the Win-
dow open the year. round,
To, keep Windows. clean -and clear
for weeks; smear "glycerine all- over
apd polish lightly; bilt'thoreac'rly,
With a perfectly.' dry cloth, after -
cleaning rvell,;in,the;olal.iaaty.iniu-
1f new cake -tins are Pur ::n Lop
of the stove until' they have a';bluish
color, but net until `thee beejiiie
burned, oake,"ivill not ,Lief`'n.lhem
during the.baking 1t$ it t~.s telly dues
to new tins, ' .
A serviceable addition to sthe in-
valid's work 'basket' is a horseshoe
magnet Fastened Loa ribbbh 1 One
of,• sufficient length., that;11 Cane be
dropped -to the floor to pick_ np .ecis
sons or needles.
When t110 "•skin lieghrls' to show
n•kiness and''ertip tioils;