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PREsERvEs.-Jams preserves, ETC., can
be prevei ted from granting by adding
teaspoonful of cream-tartar to every GAL
lon OF the jam or preserves.
If the chimney glass of lamp be cut with
a diamond on The convex side. 1t Will new
er crack, as the incision affords room for
expansion produced by the heat, and the
glass, after 1t is cool returns to its original
shape. with only scratch visible where
the cut is made.
LAMB PATTIEs.-Mince cold cooked
meat, season with pepper, salt and nut
meg. Line pie pan with good rich crust
put in your meat. aud some rich gravy or
bits of flour and butter worked together.
nearly fill the dish with water, cover with
a crust and bake.
MIXED PIcKLEs.-Those who possess
vegetable garden do well toward the close
of the s-aSon to keep an onl'liu'n gathsrH,n
pickle lar containing strong vinegar, In
which TO throw mall tomatoes, tiny ears
If corn, caulitiower sprigs, radish, pods,
small onions, strawberry tomatoes, nastur-
tons and small cucumbers. When the jar
is full, pour off the vinegar, spice it with
peppercorns or green peppers, cloves, all
spice, salt ami ginger. Add tumerlc or
mustard seed to yellow it. Boil itfrom III
to Is minutes and turn it over the pickles.
STEwED WATER-CREssES 1T may not
be gen, rally known that water cress are
very delicious when stewed. Tn, Y should
be placed in strong salt and water to trt e
| them from all insects, after which they
should be carefully picked over, all the
water drained If, and then put into a
stewpan with a lump of butter and little
/ salt and pepper; a few minutes Will SUIT
| flee TO render the cress quite tender. A
little vinegar may be added just before
serving. but this must be according To
taste. Phe cress stew made thin, as a
substitute for parsley and butter, will he
found an excellent adjunct to boiled fowl.
-Germantolon Telegraph.
How SUMNER SUITS SHOULD BE WASH
ED.-Sumner suits are nearly all made OF
white or buff, linen, pique, cambria. or
muslin, and the art of pre-erving the new
appearance after washing Is matter 81
the greatest importance. Common wash
erwomen spoil every thing with soda. and
nothing is more frequent than to see the
delicate tints of lawns and percales turned
into dark blOtches and muddy streakS ny
the ignorance and vandalism of laun-
dress. ID is worth while for ladies to pay
attention To this, and insist upon having
their summer dresses washed according 10
the direc ions which they should be pre-
pared to give their laundresseS themselves.
In the first place, the water should be
tepid, the soap should not be allowed to
touch the fabric; it should be washed and
rinsed quick, turned upon the wrong side,
and hung in the shade to dry, and when
starch, I'm thin boiled but not boiling
starch) should be folded in sheets 81
towels, and ironed upon the wrong side
as soon as possible. But linen should be
washed in water in which hay or quart
bag of bran has been boiled. This last
will be found to answer for starch as we'll
and is excellent for priHt dresses of al
kinds, but handful of salt is W ry useful
also to set the colors of light cambrics and
dotted lawns; and little OK gall will not
only set but brighten yellow and purple
tints, and has a good effect upon green.