Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-11
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WHERE TO SET THE BREAD TO RISE
suspect that good many of my failures and
partial failures in bread making during the first
fact that the dough had not the right degree Of
heat when set 10 rise. My stoye had no hearth
worth speaking of, and if set The sponge in the
scad the yeast and kill its life. The fire was in
the upper and middle part of the stove, and did
not heat the floor underneath enough to keep
the bread warm there. used to open the oven
door and set the bread panon stool close to the
oven, covering il with cloth. But how slow il
would be in rising all that winter. In vain did
L try different kinds of yeast, as well recon-
mended.
have never had a stove with warming closet
and the reservoir is not lapge enough to set the
bread-Pan upon it, though regularly set the
kneaded ioaves there to rise before putting
them TO bake. On cold days dare not risk set
ting the dough in the oven to rise.
But have learned way which serves my
purpose very WELL set an empty kettle upon
the stove, put a short and narrow board across
the top. not covering the kettle with it, and set
Inybread sponge atop Of that, moving the kettle
the fire is fast or slow as the dough REQUIRES A
friend OF mine has rack hung from tile ceiling
above her stove, where she dries fruit, ETC., In
the drying season, and she finds this convenient
fancy this bread is more likely TO be light
and tender If it goes through each rising rapid
~. A. slow baking and thorough one is best
Cultivate your judgement in this matter, by
close watching, until you can bake the bread
without its running over i'm the oven or getting
a very thick crust. 1 have been told that an
hour Is the proper time of baking, but my
loaves seldom come out right in so short a time,
Something depends on thesize Of the loaf, of
course.
WOODEN wEIsTLErs.
A pair OF warm wool wristlets is about enual
to an additional garment for keeping the whole
body warm. The blood which the heart pumps
INTO the arteries with each beat comes very near
the surface wherever you can feel the pulse
heating. as at the wrists. Keep these warm and
the whole circulation is fayorablv affected
Knitted yarn wristlets are worn by old and
Young, male and female. They are three or four
may be finished at the hand by a narrow fringe,
or crotcheted border, OF by knitted ruffle. IL
is wen to have two pairs for @ change and il
these are of white or delicate coiors daintily
wrought ana scrupoiously clean, they are not
unsuitable with ones nice dresses. A pair of
white ones, with no fringe ruffile at the hand,
can be worn under linen cuffs.
t.-a MOTHS.
b. +. A. asks: ''Will Won inform one of vour
subscribers through your valuable journal IL
there Is any way to get rid of moths in a house
after they have once taken possession of your
closets and parlors, eating and destroying wool
en- clothes, carpets, ETC., that have not been
used much during the summer months?n-It il
probable that the moth that attacks the carpets
is not the one that Injuries the clothes. WOODEN
or barrel so tightly closed that the female moth
can not get i'm to deposit her eggs. When moths
are already in the articles and at work. If they
are numerous, put the things in tight box and
sprinkle abundantly with pure benzne, and
Keep closed for a day or two Then air, to re-
move the Odor of benzine. We have had no ex-
perience with carpet moths. Sprinkling with
salt and with cayenne pepper has been recom-
mended. We have no doubt that either alcohol
or benZine would destroy them.