cipe for
cleaning black woolen clothing: Dissolve borax in water and saturate a
sponge or cloth in the solution. Wash the greasy spots by rubbing
vigorously, then rinse in clear water the same way and dry in the sun.
This is especially good for cleaning men's coat collars.

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209. To Prevent Tinware Rusting.--To prevent tinware from rusting rub over
with fresh lard and put in a hot oven for a few minutes before using it.
If treated in this way it will never rust.

210. To Remove Machine Grease.--Cold water and a teaspoonful of ammonia
and soap will remove machine grease when other means would not answer on
account of the colors running.

211. To Keep Cheese From Drying.--Wring a cloth from vinegar and wrap
several thicknesses around the cheese to keep it from moulding and drying.

212. Small Hand Churn.--A small hand churn makes home-made butter and
cheese possible. It is no trouble whatever to make a pot of yellow butter,
fresh and sweet, by the aid of one of these convenient little churns.
After it is made it may be rolled into a delicate little pat and kept in
an earthen jar made purposely for butter.

213. Larding a Piece of Meat.--Larding a piece of meat is a simple
operation, and it is one which will greatly add to the juiciness of the
dish. Cut a piece of salt pork into strips quarter of an inch thick and
two or three inches long. Slip these into a larding needle and draw the
needle through the meat, so either end of the pork will protrude beyond
the meat.

214. To Make Vegetables Tender.--Cutting onions, turnips, and carrots
across the fiber makes them more tender when cooked.

215. Clear black coffee diluted with water containing a little ammonia,
will clean and restore black clothes.

216. To Make Linen Easier to Write on.--To make linen easier to write on
when marking, dip the pieces you wish to mark into cold starch, rub over
with hot iron and you will be able to write without the pen scratching.

217. To Air Pillows.--To air pillows, rip the corner of the ticking an
inch or more. Insert a piece of rubber hose pipe a few inches long, first
covering the exposed end of the tube with strong netting. Sew the ticking
firmly to it and then hang all day on the line, in the air punching and
shaking many times during the day. They will be light and fluffy besides
being thoroughly aired and sweet and clean.

218. Uses for Pea-Pods.--Never throw away pea-pods; they give a delicious