Marble or Glass Plate for Mixing Board - For mixing cake and pastry a marble or glass
plate is better than a wooden board.
Tissue Paper for Greasy Dishes - Very greasy dishes should be wiped with soft tissue
paper before being washed.
To Peel Sweet Potatoes Easily - Before putting sweet potatoes in the oven, grease
the skins and they can then be peeled easily and without any waste of the potato.
Hint When Baking Bread - When baking bread or rolls, put a saucepan full of boiling
water into the oven. The steam rising from it will keep the crust smooth and tender.
To Take Fish Taste from Forks and Spoons - To remove the taste and smell of fish
from forks and spoons, rub them with a small piece of butter before washing. All
taste and smell will thus be entirely removed.
Orange Peel for Cake Flavoring - Do not throw away orange peel, but dry in the oven.
Grate the yellow part and use for flavoring cakes. It will give a delicious orange
taste.
How to Prevent Fish from Breaking Up When Frying - When frying fish, if the pieces
are put in the hot fat with the skin side uppermost, and allowed to brown well before
turning, there will be no possibility of the fish breaking up.
To Remove Cake from Tin - When taking a cake from the oven, place the cake tin on
a damp cloth for a moment and the cake will turn out of the tin quite easily.
Lemon Juice for Boiling Rice - A few drops of lemon juice added to boiling rice will
help to keep the grains separate and will make them white.
To Prevent Cake from Sticking to Tins after baking, first grease the tins and then
dust them with flour. Lightly beat out the loose flour, leaving only that which sticks
to the grease. This does away with the old-fashioned method of lining the pans with
greased paper.
To Peel Apples Easily - Pour boiling water over the cooking apples and they will
be much easier to peel. This will be found a considerable saving of time when busy.
To Remove Egg Shells When Cooking - If a piece of shell gets into the egg when breaking
eggs into a bowl, just touch it with a half shell and it can easily be removed.
When Boiling Eggs, wet the shells thoroughly in cold water and they will not crack.
A Spoonful of Salt should be added to the water in which slightly cracked eggs are
boiled. The salt will prevent the white of the egg from coming out.
To Keep Bread Fresh - Wash a potato, wipe it dry and put it in your breadpan. It
will keep the bread fresh for several days.
