The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-30
CHAPTER x.

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Paint Windows and Looking Glasses
Rods-A Novel Way of Opening Oysters-A New
way to Dress Hare-A New Way to Serve
Z FoWs-How to Make Bread--To Take the Bitter
ness trom Teast-The Conclusion without Con-
cluding, there being an Appendix added
From this woman, who was no cook. learned
many useful things, though il was ''Hne upon
lmel" 'precept upon precept," with both of u.s.
All her cooking was guesswork which banished
comforts put by degrees got her to follow my
plans, and IN turn | learned in various ways
mnch from her experience. She had lived with
other servants, and had seen a great deal of
housework- could tell me that teaspoonful of
Oh Oh yltTlol put into little water, and with a
piece OF flannel tied rourd the end of stick
dlpled IN 1t, and then drawn through a smoked
lamp-chtmney, would entirely clean it. and vet
Ior want OF knowing this, had been throwing
away many lamp-glass because il was dim.
The woodwork OF our house was grained and
varDished but in the course of time IL had he
come very dirty. was lamenting one day that
1T could not be cleaned, as soap took the varnisb
oil. saw Hannah smI,e, but she said nothing.
The next morning on coming to breakfast. T
was surprised at the freshness of the paint. It
certainly had been cleaned, but how? UHow
was this done, Hannah" asked.
i just boiled down the tea leaves from YES
terday, ma'an, tnen strained them and while
the liquor was hot l washed the paint with il.
using a soft piece of flannel, and then wiped it
dry with soft cloth; but then didn't rub it
loun9 '9 auu rouhu as some senseless girls do, but
Wlped II up an down Just straightr
L did not credit the story till I tried it
myself, then became astonished at the cleansing
properties OF tea infusions; for discoored
Edrnlsn pictures, French polished, or other
furniture, could all be cleaned from dirt without
INJURY 10 the original varnsh. OIL paint could
not be cleaned but with white curd soap and
water, and soft flannel This kind of SOAP
destroys the paint less.
l also found that tea liquor cleaned look.
else. 1e
cleaned with brick-dust and vinegar. at which
Hanpah expressed much surprise,
kotten-stone and oil, ma'am, will make 'em
Keep tnelr color twice as long, but the vinegar
turns 'em Dlack Almost directly, | know the
girls will use the vinegar because thew can
scour quicker with it. just as they will wash nm
dlhner classes with hot water when they shouId
use colu' GLASSES that have been washed IN hot
water won't polish WE'LL"
/ found Hannah was often RIGHT in sucb r,ot
tiers ola not understand, that | found her in
many ways invaluable to me, though she knew
nothing about the art of cooking; but vet she
could teach me much. My friends around me
were now perpetually changing their servants
even those mistresses who mad heretofore kep}
tnelrs lor years; and as change brought no ibr
out sorrow to them, | thought it best to bear
Ine Ills had, though her Ignorance of some
matters was excessive One day we had barrel
OF oysters sent us; my husband knew of their
arrival during my absence, and had directed
hannah TO open some and send them up for
il NY supper at O'Clock, as he would NOT be
nome; but she was told that she was not to men
tion anything about the oysters, as they would
be an agreeable surprise to me-
had been home about half an hour, and was
lying on the sofa, very weary, when heard
great hammerino, and imagining that Hannah
was only disobedient!y EMPLOYED in breaking
Jumps OF COAL | let the matter pass. but still
the hammering went ON till it became unbear-
able, when | rose up aud went down stairs to the
kitchen. There was Hannah on her knees snr.
rounded by smashed oy sters, and herself WELD
ing q hta avy coal hammer + really ira,asinod L
was dreaming. Nannah looked up innocently
enough, When caught her arm as the hammer
was descending upon another victim.
Master SAID was to open the oysters for your
supper, ma'am." =.
"Why, Hannah, did you never open or see
oysters opened ~ ...
Never IN my life, missus," and she rose I'D
from her knees IN a state of bewilderment.
Though about two dozen of these luscious
dellcacles had been destroy yed, | could not helm
laughing at the womans mistake. Dora Cop
perteld was no myth after ALL l thought; and
had never believed till now in the truth of an
engraving l had seen in Fun, representing a
cook who would not allow of the mistress' in
reference in the kitchen; but one day being
told to dress hare, and dinner-time approach.
ing, and no appetizing smell ascending from
the kitchen, the mistress entered the forbidden
precincts, and found the hare in the cooks lap.
tie u bic in plucking it, ana OF the toughness
of its skin. One Christmas we had turkey
served up without the crop being drawn: in
carving, some OF the oats got on to the meat
and lay glistening in the plate OF guest then
dining with us. But this was nothing to one
who served up at friends table some fowls.
woodcock fashion-that is, without taking any
of the inside away. Afterwards | always ex
amined the fowls before they were put to the
fire. l never could draw poultry in nv life
could not look at it while being done: and
therefore, TO prevent any such disaster for the
future, obtained from friend some written
directions how to draw the insides from ponItrv |
and game. The reason of the mistake, in both |
instances. OF the poultry being so dsgustingly |
served was, not in the wilfulness, but in the |
Ignorance of the poor girls, who did not know |
that the crop, craw, or irst stomach of bird. |
and the lntestines, came from two different |
places.
! found Hannah great help to me in baking
We used brewers yeast, and the bread was fre- |
quently bitter. We never had it go much so |
with Hannah, but yet it was bitter In triAing |
degree. She told me she put oece OF burned |
bread into the yeast when it was set, to leayen |
the Hour: The, hint was enough / tried a |
piece OF charcoal the next time, and not having |
any IN the house, easily made some. Iyinp |
about were some empty erochet-cotton reels
took two of the largest, threw them |
into clear fire, and Just as they ceased TO blaze
extracted them with the tUngs, and threw them |
into basin OF cold water, The charcoal was
made. Any wood will do, as oak, beech, syca. |
more. hazel, or ash; all excepting deal wood.
will give here an excellent recipe for home
made bread, the perfection OF which depends
upon three things-that the brewers Yeast be
not bitter, or the German yeast sour; that after
leayen IS made into sponge, IL he well kneaded
and then care be taken that it be not chilled |
before making into loaves. Place in pan a