The Cookbook

THE COOKBOOK.

To be just perfect baking powder biscuit should begin to rise the minute the pan is in the oven.

Do not put salt into soup until you are done skimming it, as salt will stop the rising of the scum.

Don't wonder that corned beef is tough if put into hot water first nor that it is too salty if the water is not changed at least three times while boiling.

To use borax instead of soda in cooking vegetables, such as greens, peas, beans and the like, improves their flavor and preserves their color and is perfectly harmless to health.