Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-29
Hints for the Housewife.

Hints for the Housewife.
To Purify Room.-Set pitcher of
water in room. and in few hours it
will have absorbed all the respired
gases in the room, the air of which will
become purer, but the water utterly
filthy. The colder the water is, the
greater the capacity to contain these
gases. At ordinary temperature pail
of water will absorb pint OF carbonic
acid gas and several pints of ammo
MIA. The capacity is nearly doubled by
reducing the water to the temperature
of ice. Hence water kept in room is
always unfit for use. For the same rea-
son the water from pump should al
ways be pumped out in the morning be-
fore any of it is used. Impure water is
more injurious than impure air.
Sottening Old Putty-In removing old
broken panes from window, it is gen.
orally very difficult to get off the dry,
hard putty that sticks around the glass
and frame. To obviate this, dip small
brush in nitric or muriatic acid, and go
over the putty with it. Let it rest
awhile and it will soon become SO soft
that you can remove it with ease.
To Cut Glass-Any hard steel tool
will cut glass with facility when kept
freely wet with camphor dissolved in
turpentine. The ragged edge of glass
may also be thus smoothed with fat
file.
Beef Iea.-Take one pound of tender
lean meat, cut it in very small pieces,
and pour uuon it one wine-glassful of
cold water; allow it to stand for fifteen
minutes, then place the meat in wide
mouthed bottle, and cork or cover it
loosely-then place the bottle in pot
of water over the fire, and boil it until
the meat is juiceless then remove it,
and press the meat through gravy
strainer, adding boiling water to make
the strained juice measure one pint.
Season with salt, ETC., to the taste.
Remnants. dish that has no more
than the appearance of palatableness
has at least that much to recommend
it. Nicely of'appearance is inexpensive
and within the reach of the humblest.
We have in mind special reference to
the serving of the remnants of food,
which, above all dishes, require dainty
arrangement. If cold meat is to be
served, it should be thinly sliced and
laid on clean platter. Remnants of
food should never be put away in gravy,
if intended to be eaten cold. Warmed
up vegetables, stewed fruits, sauces,
pudding, ETC., should appear on the
table in clean dishes, and not in the
dish they were sent from the table in,
unless cleaned. Some housewives send
! i God 10 ha %oIla -
same dish in which they were warmed
which is always untidy. A dish which
is presentable at table should not be
subjected to the heat required in cook
cry, excepting, of course, pie and pud
ding dishes.
The use of side dishes SO sparingly
INDUCED in by many, is productive o
real and valuable economy, which
ought to outweigh the objection o
having so many dishes to wash" Th'
tiny plates that used to be placed a
each sitter, to save the table linen from
beverage stains, are out of date, because
nobody nowadays, except very old
fashioned people with old-time habits
and Doors with very coarse habits, Sc
the tea or coffee cup anywhere but il
its saucer. On those same little plates
however, or others very like them, but
ter is served for each individual-whicl
is the only wholesome, proper ant
economical way of serving that rathe
expensive article of diet. And as witt
butter, so with many other dishes whel
: separately dished-more enjoyable il
, the eating, and insuring nicely to what
; ever may be left untasted.
A Good Pudding.-Pare and core ha'
dozen easily cooked apples, chop ther
+. into small bits dry some bread in tn
oven-stale is the best-until it is crisr
. !. then roll into crumbs; butter dee
/, dish and place it in a layer of crumbs
! : then put in the apples, with littl
sugar, and such spices as you like cove
the apples with another layer of crunab
: and SO on, adding little beef sue
l chopped as finely as possible; pour i
: half a pint of milk; bake till NIGEL
4 Drowned, and serve with hard sauce.