Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-17
House, Farm nnd Garden.

To Make Stale Bread Fresh.-Put the loaf into a
clean tin, and cover closely to exclude all water
water, for half an hour; then remove from the
tin, and it will look like fresh bread, and be
really almost equal to a new loaf
To Rem0re Grease from SiK.-Rub together fine
French chalk and spirits of lavender 70 the con-
sistence of thin paste, and apply thoroughly to
the spots with the fingers; place a sheet of brown
or blotting paper above and below the silk, and
smooth it with a moderately heated iron. The
French chalk may then be removed by brush
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variety, recently imported from Europe, and
described as being vastly superior to anything
yet grown. 1t Is nearly pure white in color: the
odor exceedingly strong. One pot Of it win per-
fume a whole house. At four of the European
exhibitions for 1870, it received the highest pre-
MUM awarded TO flowers.
To RersOre Stdins-Table linen or any white
clothes that have coffee or fruit stains on them,
before being put into soap suds, should have
till the water Is cold. If they are put into soap
sus with the stains on, they will be set by il 30
that no subsequent washing win remove them.
churn, bucket, or other wooden vessel, will gen,
orally communicate q disagreeable taste to any
thing that is put into 1t. To prevent this incOn-
venience, scald the vessel well with boiling
water, letting the water remain in 1t until cold
then dissolve some pearlash or soda in lukewarm
water, adding little lime to it. Wash the i'm
side of the vessel well with this solution. After
ward scald ii well with hot water, and rinse with
cold water before you use it. The reason for this
Is the ready combination of resnous matter with
alkalies to form compounds soluble in alcohol.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
From the Maine Farmer.l
To Bottle OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the stems and
allow about half pound OF sugar To a pound of
berries. III you wish them whole, you will need
a little water. Put layer OF sugar and GOOSE
berries, and so on, and then water nearly to
cover them, but not quite. Put the fruit into the
bottles by the teacupful. Take them from the
EafnI la lpli in fha hrs alln A..
boiling juice, or they will chill. Have the bottle
full OF the berries, and then cover them with
whatever quantity of the boiling juice is neces-
sary. If you want them made into jam, let them
stew until a pulp Is formed, and use water.
Recipe for Making Rusk.-Take one and half
pounds Of hop-raising dough; one tablespoonful
white sugar; butter the size or bulk Of walnut;
yoIk of one hens egg, well beaten; mix and knead
well. Let it stand about half a hour, or until
having risen, then make into twenty-four round
risen; then rub over with paste made OF the
white Of an egg and white sugar. Bake One-half
hour.
A Refreshing GUNNER D1ink-A friend states
that the most thirst-quenching drink that he
found during the unusually hot summer was
strong cold black tea, to which lemon juice and
sugar were added in quantities to suit the taste.
We have often used cold or iced tea, and found
1t an exceedingly grateful summer beverage.
TEIKD DOMESTIC RBoEPTs.
from the Germantown Telegraph.l
Fruit Pie-One cup OF any kind Of fruit,
stewed, preserved, green or spiced. One cup Of
bread crumbs, piece OF butter half the size OF
spice to the taste. Have top and bottom crust.
Soft Congratulations cup Of sugar, one Of
molasses, one Of butter, three eggs, one cup
cream or milk with teaspoon Of soda In IL, and
mix two teaspoons Of cream of tartar with part
Of the -four; stir In -four enough to make rather
sitter than pound cake; add q tablespoonful
each Of cinnamon and ginger, ground Bake in
o dripping pan.
To Bod kaekerel wiAost !Soaksno.-wash the
mackerel and put In cold water with half
teaspoon Of soda and Let it boil few min
utes. Then pour on the water and put In sum-
Gent cold water to boil it, emitting the soda. In
q few minutes IL viii be done, and Pve thought
it very nice, almost surpassing the soaking pro-
cess.