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GLASS may be powdered to rendtr it
suitable for glass paper, for filtering var
nishes, ETC., by heating it red hot and then
suddenly plunging it in water.
FROSTED glass, useful for screens, etc.,
is made by laying the sheets horizontally
and covering them with strong solution
of sulphate of zinc. The salt erystallizes
on drying.
To REMOVE old paint, cover with wash
of parts quick stone lime, slaked in water
to which part pearlash is added. Al
low the coating to remain for l6 hours.
when the paint may be easily scraped off.
Two ounces of common tobacco boiled
in gallon of wateris usedby the Chatham
Street dealers for renovating old clothes.
The stuff is rubbed on with stiff brush.
The goods are nicely cleaned, and, strange
TO add, no tobacco smell remains.
In washing windows, narrow-bladed
wooden knife, sharply pointed, will take
out the dust that hardens in the corners OF
the sash. Dry whiting viii polish the
glass, which should first be washed with
weak black tea mixed with little alcohol.
Save the tea leaves for the purpose.
DEGREE OF HEAr.-One great difficulty
experienced by all young hOusekeepers Is
to decide on the degree of heat necessary
to cook ordinary dishes In an oven. II
would be well to use thermometer con
stantly in the kitchen, letting l6Co be the
standard of heat for roasting meats. pud-
dings and rich cakes; pufi-paste and
sponge cake of course would need great
err degree Of heat.
| CURRANT JELLY.-Pick over the fruit,
but leave 1t on the stems; put it into the
preserving kettle and break 1t with ladlc
or spoon; when it Is hot, squeeze it in a
coarse bag until you can press out no more
| Juice; sift the sugar, and heat IL hot as
possible without dissolving or burning II ;
boil the Juice 3 minutes very hard, and
while boiling add the hot sugar; stir IL
well. and when it has boiled again
minutes, set 1t of. The time must be
strictly observed.
GERMAN APPLE PUDDING.-Take deep
tin pudding dish and cover it with layer
of the best pie crust. Have some good
tender apples cut fine, and spread over the
paste layer of apples, with sufficient SUI
gar for sweetening, and cinnamon and
nutmeg to taste; again layer OF apples
etc, until your dish is filed, when you
pour over it a tea-cupful of cream, ado
your cover and bake to light brown.
ELLEN CLARK's PUDDNG-Slice, rather
thick, some fresh bread. Pare off all the
crust. Butter the bread on both sides
and lay it in a deep dish. Fill up with
molasses very profusely, having first sea
soned the molasses with ginger, GROUND
cinnamon, and powdered mace or nut
meg. 1t will be much improved by adj
ding the grated yellow rind and the juic,
of large lemon or orange. Bake it til
brown all over the top, and till the breat
and butter has absorbed the molasses, tax
ing care not to let it burn.
MINCE PIEs.-Line pie-dish with nic'
puff paste. rolled to twice the thickness o
a dollar piece, put in the pie mixture al
inch deep, and spread it to within finge
width of the edge; roll out a puff past
crust, turn plate the size of the one OF
which the pie is made, on TO it, and with
knife cut the paste around the size of tn,
plate, then take the plate off; make three
small missions with the end of the knit
on either side of the middle, take it care
fully up and cover the pie with it; pres
it lightly with the finger against the bot
tom crust and put it in quick oven TO
three-quarters of an hour. The top ma!
be brushed over with the yolk of an eg!
beaten with a little milk. Mince pie
made in this way should be served warm