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THE FRUGAL
dry pieces of bread, soaked a good while
in hot milk, mashed up, and salted, and but¬
tered like toast. Above all, do not let crusts
accumulate in such quantities that they can¬
not be used. With proper care, there is no
need of losing a particle of bread, even in
the hottest weather.
Attend to all the mending in the house
once a week if possible. Never put out
sewing. If it be impossible to do it in your
own family, hire some one into the house,
and work with them.
Make your own bread and cake. Some
people think it just as cheap to buy of the
baker and confectioner ; but it is not half as
cheap. True, it is more convenient; and
therefore the rich are justifiable in employ¬
ing them ; but those who are under the ne¬
cessity of being economical should make
convenience a secondary object. In the first
place, confectioners make their cake richer
than people of moderate income can afford to
make it; in the next place, your domestic,
or yourself, may just as well employ your
own time as pay them for theirs.
When ivory-handled knives turn yellow,
rub them with fine sand paper, or emery ; it
will take off the spots, and restore their
whiteness.
When a carpet is faded, I have been told
that it may be restored, in a great measure,
(provided there be no grease in it,) by being