Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-10
Housekeeping Matters.

Housekeeping Matters.
To Remove Status of lux, Fruit, Wine, Mil
dew, etc.-Flrst wash the stain of as much as
possible with clear cold water, then apply the
escalonnia, which consists OF one tablespoonful
lemon juice, one tablespoonful pure cream OF
tartar, one tablespoonful OF oxaic acid, one
half pint rain water. Wipe off with clear wat
er. Any article that cannot be washed after
using the mixture, tablespoonful OF the juice
OF white currants is better than lemon juice
when procurabe. This may be used with
safety upon most delicate fabrics, as it will not
injure the color or material. Shake up when
using it.
Stewed Strawberries. IF you have q sour,
hard variety OF strawberry, or if II is cold sea
sou, SO that they ripen impcrtecty, 1T is often
better to stew them than to attempt to make
them palatable without. Nothing but eartheTn
or procelain-l lined ware is Dlce enough tor this
work, and they should not cook over FIVE min
utes after beginning to boil. Let them cool
perfectly before serving; they will taste sweet
er and more refreshing and delicious in every
way. A6d the sugar whilo cooking. A better
way, however, is to raise berries that will be
sweet and nice enough, fresh.
10 Select Fresh Fish.-rhe eyes should be
clear, the fins stiff. the gills red, hard to open,
and without bad odor. Great care should be
taken to thoroughly clean the fish, removing
the smallest atom OF blood. 1t Is best to use
lard or drippings in frying, as butter IS apt to
burn, land make the fish soft. ln boiling, large hsl
should be wrapt in cloth, wonnd with twine and
covered with more than two inches OF water. Salt
should be sprnkled in the water, four ounces to
the gallon. For time OF cooking a medium
Il n oi, nd f,,r.l
smal fish six mnutcs is eIou2h. The fish
should be taken from the water the moment it
is done. Salt fish require from twenty-iour to
thirty hours soaking, changing the water sew
eral times meanwhile.
Cooking Meats.-A meats should be put to
cooking iu boiling water, as then The outer part
contracts and the internal juices are preserved.
Ii is important to keep the water constantly
boiling, otherwise the meat will absorb it; the
more gently meat bois the more tend.r it will
be. Always add boiling water it more is Deed
ed, and skim when it first begins to boil. AL
low about twenty minutes for bplllDg fresh
meat, and from one ha'f to three quarters of an
hour for salt meat, except ham, which will
cook in fifteen minutes ln roasting meat it Is
necessary 10 have hot ovau; to be tender 1t
should be basted often. Twenty minutes to
pound is required for all meats except beef,
which only requires from fifteen to eighteen.
Iu broiliug or frying meats, have the grldlron
or flying pan hot before putting the meat on.
Allow about twenty mioutcs for all meats but
beef or ham; beelsleak will cook 10 fifteen min
utcs, ham lD about ten.
A Beautiful Fancy Jelly-Dissolye one box
Of Cooper's gelatine 10 pint OF cold water, add
one cup OF white sugar, juice OF three lemons
and wine glass OF wue. When thoroughly
dhsnI, ed. add half cup Of red sugar; Dext
pour on three piuts Of boiling water, and strain
into the molds putting on ice to iorm always
use metal molds for fancy iellies and decateIy
oil every portion of the mold inside with sweet
oil, and the jelly will turn out perfectly.
ITALIAN MATRIMONIAL ADV ERTIsEMENT.-
A good story reaches US from Milan. Ayouog
nobemap of that city, of manageable age,
and master of fortune Of 10 900 francs year,
not long ago came to the conclusion that it was
time for him to look out tor wife. His pur
suits in life not being OF the most Strenuous
cha, acter, he had leisure to combine amuse-
mept with research. Accordingly ne adVer-
tised his wants in Mianese newspaper, re-
questing that every answer to the advertise
mont might be accom- panied by the portrait OF
the lady who replied A collateral result of
this notice was that two or three OF the best
Photographic artists Of the city had more work
90 their hands than they could attend to- The
direct result was G5 letters, with as many tar
maidenly cuunteuances as would furnish good
sized album. The answers were 10 some cases
accompanied by parental certificates, setting
forth in touching language the charms and Viz
tues of their daughters. Embarrassed by
choice of such unexpected variety, and dcslr-
GUS to crafty that sense OF humor which, even
to the serious nature of his quest, he could not
repress, the young man replied to each OF
his correspondents that before coming to
final decision, personal-not exactly inter
view, but inspection would be Of advantage.
To each OF the la lies, OF course, IhOut the
knowledge OF the others, he sept ticket Tor an
orchestra stall iu the Scala Theatre, annouuo
ing that he. himself, would be 10 a particular
box, the number and situation OF which he
stated. A few evenings later tho pay.golng
public of Milan were pcrplexed to explain the
appearance OF one of the rows of stalls IN the
immense bulldog. long line of beauties,
10 toilets of extreme elegance, unhroken by a
single black coat, was observed. FurnVely,and
with trepldation, did each damscl from time to
time raise her opera-glasS to that box-the
cynosure of many bright eyes-in which the
graceful youth reposed. Suspclously, and with
darkeped brow, did each damsel turn 10 the
long file OF her ueighbors, and wonder at the
III .gnetism which drew each glass TO the one
central spot. By aud by the audience, to whom
some secret leaked out, began to & ee audible
signs that they enjoyed the joke. The sporadic
laughter Of the theatre increased the confusion
OF the young ladies', and the contagion of fun
turned the sporadic m!rth into general roar.
At this point our informant drops veil over
the scene concluding his narrative with the
trumpet call, daughters of Eve, revenge |"
We question if that young man will get married
in nj, Lou,}0u Examiner.