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<\/span>1.To keep nuts from sinking to the bottom of cake or bread batter, shake them in a paper bag with a pinch or two of flour.
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2. Do not discard worn pillow slips. Cut a small hole in the seamed end and slip it over a hanger as protection for clothes.
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3. Use cotton swabs dipped in lukewarm soap or detergent suds to clean the grooves of carved furniture.
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4. Potatoes soaked in salt water for 20 minutes before baking will bake more rapidly.
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5. A pie crust will be more easily made and better if all the ingredients are cool.
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6. To cut fresh bread easily, cut with a hot knife.
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7. Tablecloths and sheets should be folded crosswise occasionally. It will make them last longer.
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8. To prevent the iron from sticking, add a little salt to the starch.
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9. To remove iodine stains from linens rub the stained area with a slice of lemon.
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10. Fruit stains may be removed with a strong solution of borax, or the stain moistened with water, rubbed with borax, and boiling water poured through.
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11. Measure a cupful of whipped cream after it is whipped.
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12. To avoid lumps in batter, add a pinch of salt to the flour before it is wet.
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13. To cream butter and sugar, warm a bowl, put the butter in, then sieve the sugar on top. Beat until the mixture is like whipped cream.
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14. To improve the flavor of old potatoes, add a little sugar to the water in which they are boiled.
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15. To keep lint from clinging to blue jeans and corduroys, add a half cup of vinegar to each wash load.
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16. Bury the yeast cake in salt and it will keep for some time.
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17. Heat lemons well before using and there will be twice as much juice.
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18. To prevent cakes from burning, sprinkle salt in the oven under the baking pans.
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19. Never beat egg-whites in an aluminum pan, it is sure to darken them.
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20. If egg yolks become stringy after being added to hot puddings, especially tapioca, use a beater; the lumps will adhere to the beater, and leave the pudding smooth.
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21. When baking a milk pudding, place the dish in a pan of water in the oven. This prevents the pudding from burning or boiling over.
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22. A well-beaten white of egg added to mashed potatoes will add to the looks and taste of the dish.
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23. When bread is baking, a small dish of water in the oven will help to keep the crust from getting too hard.
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24. To draw out the salt from salted fish, add a glass of vinegar to the water in which the fish is soaking.
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25. Add 1\/4 teaspoon baking soda to cranberries while cooking and they will not require much sugar.
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26. To keep milk or cream from souring in hot weather, stir in a small quantity of bicarbonate of soda.
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27. All seasonings should be added gradually to soup, or the flavor may be too strong.
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28. A little finely grated cheese added to thin soup improves the taste immensely.
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29. If parsley is washed with hot water, instead of cold, it retains its flavor and is easier to chop.
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30. To prevent the odor of boiling cabbage permeating the house, add a little vinegar to the water in which they are boiled
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