The Archive · 1880

SOME THINGS WORTH ENOWING

1, That fish may be scaled much easier by dipping into boiling water about a minute, 2 That fish may aa well be scaled, if sired, before"packing down in salt, though, that case, do not scald them.

Salt fish are quickest and best freshened by soaking in sour milk, 4. That milk which is turned or changed may be aweeteued and rendered St for une again by stirring in a little soda, '5, That salt will curdle now milk; bene: in preparing milk-porridge, gravies, &o., th salt should be not added until the dish is prepared, frosh meat, after beginning to sour, ten if placed out-of-doors in the cool over night.

'7. That clear boiling water will remove tea stains and many fruit stains, Pour the water through the stain, and thus prevent ite sproading over the fabric, 8. That ripe tomatoes will remove ink and lao from the will ai the whiten. oiled starch is much improved by the addition of a little sperm, or a little salt, or both, or little gum-arabia "liseolved.

That beeswax and salt will mal rusty flat-irons Tie a lamp of wax in a rag, and keep it for that purpose, When th them first with the wax rag, th paper or cloth sprinkled with 12, That blue ointment and ker ual proportions, are an unfailing be coat of whitewash is ditto for the walls of a log house.

"That kerosene will soften boots or shoes which have been hardened by water, and render them as pliable as now.

14, That kerorono will make tin ton kettles as bright as new. Saturate a woollen rag and rub with it. It will also remove stains from the clean varnished furniture, hat_6oo! er and soda will ro-machine grease from wash:

Every one of those recipes is unfailing.

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