Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-11-18
FARM AND aousEBoID.
HOUSEHOLD NoTEs.

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solution containing common salt and gum
arabic can be used as hygrometers. In dry
weather they are blue. and in wet rose red.
PASTE FOR CLEANING BRAss-Rotten.
stone, two ounces; oxalic acid, half IN
ounce; sweet oil, quarters OF an
ounce, turpcr!ine, enoughto make paste.
Apply it with little water.
FURNITURE PAsrE.-Scrapet two ounces Of
beeswax into a pot or basin; then add as
much spirits Of turpentine as will moisten
it through; at the same time powder an
eighth part of an ounce Of rosin, and add to
It, when dissolved to the consistence of
paste, as much Indian red as will bring it
to q deep mahogany color; stir it up. and
Il will be ft for use.
To DESTROY ANrs.-Houses that are in.
tested with ants, black or red. may be 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, twill adhere. The ants will gointo
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 boilit till it comes to a
thickisa eonzistence. carefully taking of
whatever scum may arise and having pre-.
pared marble stone. either with butter or
oil. Just to prevent sticking, pour the syrup
gently along the marble in long sticks of
Whatever thickness may be desired twist
it. while hot, at each end. and let it remain
till cool, when it will be fit for immediate
use. The rasped rind Of a lemon, boiled
with the syrup. gives q very agreeable
favor to barley sugar; and. indeed. the
best is commonly SO prepared.
DELICATE APPLE PUDDINa.-Scald or
steam and then pound in q 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 or orange. and sweeten to your taste
before putting it in your dish. Mix half
pint Of milk with the same quantity Of
cream. and the beaten yolk of one egg.
Scald these together. stirring all the time.
Do not lot it boil Swec.en, take from the
fire and set aside till COLI, then pour over
the apple. Finish by spreading over the
top nicely whipped cream or frosting. One
or two nice oranges thinly sliced. seeds re-
moved. cut in small pieces, and mixed with
the apple. is even nicer than the grated
rind Of either lemon or orange.
AGERxAN CusrARD SAUCE FOR PLUM Or
OTHER SWIFT BOILED PUDDIEas.-Boil
very gently together half . pint of new
milk, or milk and cream mixed. very thin
strip or two Of fresh lemon-rind, bit Of
cinnamon, half an inch Of q 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 teaspoon.
full Of -four, grain or two Of salt. and .
tablespoonful Of cold milk and stir these
very quickly round a. 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
CABBAGE SouP.-Take an earthen vessel
capable Of holding about q gallon; fill it
with cold water; boil in it 1t once q pounl
Il breast Of pork. cured. with half pound
Il or liver. Take. further, about three
pounds weight Of curly -leavsd cabbage;
remove the outside leaves, cut them in four,
wash them thoroughly in plenty Of water 1;
add two pounds Of potatoes; an onion. with
three or four cloves stuck into il, . head
q 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 1t to simmer
gently On . slow fire for two hours. Halt
an hour before serving up. add two save.
1oys. When the soups cooked. pour half the
broth upon half . pound Of bread cut into
thin slices; keep the other half tor to-mor.
rows dinner. Range the csbbages and the
rsst % plate aside.
!. 11cTuRDs.-A room with pictures In 1t,
end . room without picturea differ by
nearly - much q room with windows and
. room without windows. Nothing, We
think, i more melancholy. particularly to q
pearson who has to pass much time in his
room. than blank walls and nothing on
than, for pictures are loopholes of escape
10 the soul. leading it to other scenes and
other spheres. Il b such IN inexprsssible
relief 70 some persons engaged in writing.
q even reading. on looking Up. not to have
hi line Of vision chopped square of by an
odious white wall. but 10 find his soul
escaping. - It were, through the frame Of
a exquisite picture. to other beautiful. and
psrhaps idyllie scenes, where the fancy Of
. moment may revel. refreshed and de-
lighted. L It winter in your worldf Per.
haps it 10 summer in the piotursJ what a
charming momentary change and contrast.
10 Blu. AID GID SrzzL-The dark
blus il produced 1t temperature Of 600
deg. tho fsn blue 1t 500 deg; and the
hight blue ct $50 deg. It = only. there.
fore. to subject the steel to the requisite
degree Of Temperatures: Steel 4lst also be
gildsd BY the following process To solu.
Non Il muriats Of gold. addnearly a. much
sulphuie q ether; the ether reduces the
gold to . metallic state. and keeps it In solu.
aou. while the muriatic acid separate. de-
pgivsd Of IT. gold. and forms = distinct fluid.
Put TIE steel to be gilded into the ether.
which speedily svaporateh depositing . coat
& gold On the metal by dint Of the atts.c.
tioa between them. After the steel has
bssa innsrssd. Il dhould 10 dipped in cold
water. and the buruisher applied, which