Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-01
Domestic Science.

Fresh meat after beginning to sour,
will sweeten if placed out of doors in
the cool air over night.
Kerosene will soften boots or shoes
which have been hardened by water,
and render them as pliable as new.
Blue ointment and kerosene mixed in
equal proportions, aud applied to bed
steads, is an unfailing bed-bug remedy.
Boiled starch is much improved by
the addition of little sperm, or little
salt, or both, or little gum arabic dis
solved.
Salt will curdle new milk hence in
preparing milk porridge, gravies, ETC.,
the salt should not be added until the
dish is prepared.
People snore because they lie with
their heads thrown back, and there is
consequently dropping of the under
jaw. 10 break the habit. sleep with
the mouth closed and the chin low.
Persons may outgrow disease and be-
come healthy by proper attention to
the laws of their physical constitutions.
by moderate and daily exercise men
*may become strong in limb and muscle.
~ Relative to changing the clothing, it
is considered hazardous to lessen its
amount after dressing in the morning,
unless active exercise is taken imme-
diately. No under garments should be
changed for lighter ones during the
day, ordinarily. The best, safest, and
most convenient time for lessening the
clothing is in the morning, when we
first dress for the day.
POTATO SALAp.-Peel and chop fine
hA, nd m
chopped onion, make dressing of one.
half cup of vinegar, one tablespoonful
of butter, and pepper and salt to taste.
Place over the fire till it becomes very
hot, then pour over the potatoes, mix
ing we'll. This is fine relish for tea
with bread and butter or cold meat.
Use more or less potato as you like the
flavor of the onion. This recipe was
obtained in Germany by an American
lady, and is good way to use potatoes
left from dinner. Substitute celery for
onions if you prefer.
JUMBLEs.-Take two cups of sugar,
one of lard, beat to a cream, then add
two eggs, one cup of sweet milk, one
then stir in -four till about as stiff as
pound cake, put plenty of Hour on your
board, dip out the dough with spoon.
now flour your rolling-pin we'll, roll
about a inch thick, sprinkle sugar
over the top, roll lightly. cut out, bake
in q quick oven, when done set up on
edge to cool, the softer they are rolled
out the better they will be. Add lit
tie lemon If You like.
VEAL CAKE.-Cut slices of cold roast
veal and boiled ham, very thin-there
!. should be rs many again slices of veal
Us pr ham ; cut three or four hard boiled
Eggs into slices chop a few sprigs of
parsley fine butter a mold, and put in
alternate layers of veal, ham, eggs and
parsley-seasonin each layer with pep
per and salt /; fill up with good stock.
and bake in brisk oven about one-half
hour when cold, turn out and garnish
with parsley. This is nice for tea.
MARBLE CAKE.-The whites of seven
eggs, three cups of white sugar, one
cup of butter, two of -four, one-half
cup of sweet milk, three small teaspoons
OF baking powder. DARK part-Yolks
OF seven eggs, one cup of butter, three
OF brown sugar, one of sweet milk, two
tablespoonfuls of cinnamon, one Of
cloves, one of allspice, one of nutmeg,
three cups Of flour, three teaspoons of
baking powder.
DEoDoRIzEKs.-A pail of clear water
in newly painted room will remove the
sickening odor of paint. Coffee pound
ed in mortar and roasted on an iron
plate, sugar burned on hot Goals, and
vinegar boiled with myrrh and sprink-
led on the floor and furniture OF the
sick room are excellent deodorizers.
STEwED RHUBARB.-Stewed rhubarb
ismost welcome for breakfast, or lunch
con, before summer fruits come in.
France forbids the manufacture or