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The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook
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To keep an Ice Chest in good condition, wash thoroughly once a week with cold or
lukewarm
water in which washing soda has been dissolved. If by chance anything is spilt in an ice chest,
it
should be wiped off at once.
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Milk and butter very quickly absorb odors, and if in ice chest with other foods, should be
closely covered.
kept
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Hard Wood Floors and Furniture may be polished by using a small quantity of kerosene oil
applied with a woollen cloth, then rubbing with a clean woollen cloth. A very good furniture
polish is made by using equal parts linseed oil and turpentine.
Polish for Hard Wood Floors. Use one part beeswax to two parts turpentine. Put in
saucepan on range, and when wax is dissolved a paste will be formed.
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To clean Piano Keys, rub over with alcohol.
To remove old Tea and Coffee Stains, wet spot with cold water, cover with glycerine, and
let stand two or three hours. Then wash with cold water and hard soap. Repeat if necessary.
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Before Sweeping Old Carpets, sprinkle with pieces of newspaper wrung out of water.
sweeping, wipe over with a cloth wrung out of a weak solution of ammonia water, which
to brighten colors.
After
seems
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Platt’s Chloride is one of the best Disinfectants. Chloride of lime is a valuable disinfectant,
and much cheaper than Platt’s Chloride.
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Listerine is an excellent disinfectant to use for the mouth and throat.
To Make a Pastry Bag. Fold a twelve−inch square of rubber cloth from two opposite
corners. Sew edges together, forming a triangular bag. Cut off point to make opening large
enough to insert a tin pastry tube. A set comprising bag and twelve adjustable tubes may be
bought for two and one−half dollars.
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Smoked Ceilings may be cleaned by washing with cloths wrung out of water in which a
small
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