Five Cooking Tips

I found five cooking tips in an old cookbook that I have called "Bless This Food, Favorite Recipes of Big Meadows Baptist Church."

1. When recipe calls for adding raw eggs to a hot mixture, always begin by adding a small amount of hot mixture to the beaten eggs slowly to avoid curdling.
2. To remove fish odor from hands, utensils and dish cloths, use one teaspoon of baking soda to one quart of water.
3. To keep icings moist and to prevent cracking, add a pinch of baking soda to the icing.
4. If soup tastes very salty, a raw piece of potato placed in the pot will absorb the salt.
5. Pour water into mold and then drain before pouring in mixture to be chilled. It will come out of the mold easier.