Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-11
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HOUSEHOLD NoTEs.

TIA Ice CREAM.-To the pint Of sweet
ensd cream add cup Of strong tea, sad
freeze.
Strips OF :'epcr dipped in cobalt salt
solution con :,;iS common salt and gum
arabic can be Il = nygroneters. In dry
weather they ar. l. ;, and in wet rose red.
PASTE FOR L's,HIEG BRAss.-Rotten-
stone. two ornr-s; oxa'ir acid, half an
ounce; swce. oil. Ia .>sacters of an
ounce, turrcl,a". emo. TO make paste.
Apply it with " tie wa,er.
FURNlTu RE PAs,E--:sc.ar, Two ounces Of
beeswax into pot o: BASIN: then add as
much spirits Of tarrrnt;i,e as will mo;s'en
it through; at the same time powder an
eighth part of an ounce CT roi..n, and add to
it, when dissolved to the conscience of
paste. as much Indian red as will bring it
to q deep mahogany color; stir it up, and
It will be fit for use.
To DESTROY ANrs.-Houses that are in
tested with ants, black Or red, may lie dis
infected by little attention to trapping
them. A sponge is one Of the best things
for the purpose. Sprinkle it with dry,
white sugar; the sponge being slightly
moist, it will adhere. The ants will gointc
the cells Of the sponge after the sugar in
large numbers, and can be destroyed in hot
water, and the sponge squeezed out and
sugared again, and returned to the closet
for another haul, until all are caught.
BARLEY SUaAR.-Put some common or
clarified syrup into saucepan with spout,
such a. for melting butter. if little is want
ing to be made, and boil ii it comes to
thickish conscience, carefully taking eff
Whatever scum may aris, AMI having pre-.
pared marble stone, either with butter or
oil, just to prevent sticking, poar the syrup
gently along the marble in long sticks Of
whatever thickness may be desired; twist
il. while hot, at each end, and let it remain
till cool, when it will be fit for immediate
use. The rasped rind of u l..ron, boiled
with the syrup. gives Il very agre cable
favor to barley sugar. and. Indeed. the
best is commonly 80 prepared.
DELICATE APPLE PUDDING.-Scald or
steam and then poup.l i'll a marble mortar
or CRATE, as many sour apples as will fill
your pudding dish about three inches deep.
Stir to the apple the grated rind Of one
lemon OF orange, an svceten to your taste
before putting it in your dish. Mix half q
pint Of milk with HE same quantity Of
cream. and the beaten yolk Of one egg.
Scald these togethc.. s. ng all the time,
Do not let it boil SEC e., take from the
fire and set asile :: col !. III IL pour over
the apple. Finish 10y Speeding over the
top nicely whipped cream or frosting. One
or two nice oranges t;liniy sliced, seeds re-
moved, cut in small! Pie ,s, and mixed with
the apple, is even nicer than the grated
rind Of either lemon Or orange.
AGERxAN CusrARD SAUCE FOR PLUM Or
OTHER SWEET BOILED PUDDNas-Dcil
very gently together half a pint Of new
milk, or milk and cream mixed, a very thin
strip or two of fresh lemon.rind, bit Of
cinnamon, half an inch of vanilla bean,
and an ounce and half or two ounces Of
sugar, until the milk is strongly favored;
then strain and pour it, by slow degrees. to
the well-beaten yolks of three eggs,
smoothly mixed with about half q teaspoon.
full Of -four, grain or two Of salt, and =
tablespoonful Of cold milk and stir these
very quickly round as the milk is added.
Put the sauce again into the stew-pan, and
whisk or stir it rapidly until it thickens and
looks creamy. It must not be placed upon
the fire, but should be held over it when
this IL done.
CABBAGE SouP.-Take an earthen vessel
capable Of holding about a gallon; fill it
with cold water; boil in it at once pounl
Of breast of pork, cured. with half a pound
& OK liver. Take. further. about three
pounds weight o. curly-leaved cabbage;
remove the outside leaves, cut them in four.
wash them thoroughly in plenty Of water
add two pounds Of potatoes; IN onion, with
three or four cloves stuck into it, head
Of celery, two leeks; two ounces of lard.
Put the whole into the pot, adding the pork
and the liver about an hour afterwards;
pepper the salt slightiy, leave it to simmer
gently on . slow fire for two hours. Half
IN hour before serving up. add two save.
loys. When the soups cooked, pour half the
broth upon half . pound Of bread cut into
thin slices; keep the other half for to-mor-
rows dinner. Range the cabbages ind the
rest ON plate aside.
PIcrUREs.-A room with pictures in it,
and room without pictures. differ by
nearly - much Is q room with windows and
. room without windows. Nothing, we
think, Is more melancholy. particularly to
person who has to pass much time in his
room, than blank walls and nothing on
them; for pictures are loopholes Of escape
10 the soul. leading it to other scenes and
other spheres. It is such an inexpressib!e
relief to some persons engaged in writing,
OF even reading, on looking up. not to have
his line Of vision chopped square of by an
odious white wall, but to find his soul
escaping, - it were, through the frame of
N exquisite picture, to other beautiful. and
perhaps idyllic scenes, where the fancy Of
. moment may revel. refreshed and de-
lighted Il it winter in your worldf Per.
haps it II summer in the picture what
charming momentary change and contras1.
10 BLUE AND GID SrEEL.-The dark
blue il produced ct q temperature Of Co
deg. the full blue at 500 deg: and tn.
bright blue At $50 deg. It is only, Their.
fore. to subject the steel to the requ;si;.
degree Of temperature. Steel may also b
gilded by the following process To q solu.
ton Of muriats Of gold. addnearly as mucf
sulphuric Of ether; the ether reduces tlr
gold to metallic state, and keeps it in solu-
ton. while the muriatic acid sepa ate, dc
pRived Of its gold, and forms distin, Auid
Put the steel to be gilded into the ether.