Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-07-08
WHOLE NO. 1913.
Little Leaks,

Order should be the first law of the
home, and punctual attendance at meals
should be exacted from every member
of the family, no matter how desirous
they may be Of wasting the golden
hours Of morning in bed. Only sick
ness can excuse tardiness at meals.
The discomfort and inconvenience re-
sulting from irregularity in respect to
meals cannot be underestimated. Tn
less there is a certain system and regu-
larity about the work OF the house, the
wife will find little time to take really
necessary rest, which the health and
comfort of every woman demands.
Work should be made as easy as is
consistent with cleanliness and tidiness,
and it is profitable to both body and
mind if a woman is able to take things
by the smooth handle. Fretting, scola-
ing, and worrying, accomplish no good.
They only poison the atmosphere of
home, and bring wrinkles before sane
toned by old age.
Economy in cooking does not consist
in using very little of what are called
the necessaries, but rather in preparing
even the most ordinary dishes so that
they tempt the appetites of those before
whom they gre set. Some housekeepers
possess this faculty in q remarkable
degree. A poor meal is never seen on
their tables, nor does the advent of an
unexpected guest to dinner ever throw
them out of sorts, while others are
always at odds with something. Per.
haps the bread is sour or burned, the
potatoes lumpy. the coffee muddy, or
the pudding saltless.
The arrangement of the table may be
at fault. This should be always neat.
the cloth smooth, clean and white, the
knives and forks bright, the silver
polished, and the caster bottles we'll
filled. The appearance of the table has
much to do with the appetite of those
who sit down to it. Nothing is 80 we'll
calculated to disgust person with q
meal as soiled table nspery, rusty or
discolored knives, grimy dishes and
dull glass ware.
Cheerful faces. too, add to table
enjoyment more than is generally sup
posed. A sumptuous feast can be
spoiled by the appearance of flushed,
furried wife, fresh from kitchen cares,
and children with uncombed hair,
clothing. Complaints of the fatigue Of
cooking, details of the little annoyances
of the day, and frequent reprimands to
the younger members OF the family,
should be avoided at meal time. They
are not calculated to sweeten the visnds,
or give zest to the appetite. Many
wives fail Just here in making their
tables attractive, but do not realize
the cause.
There can hardly be any excuse for
appearing ut the table in soiled gar
ment. The dress should always be
changed for dinner il possible, the
collar should be neat, and the hair
smooth. No woman can expect to retain
the entire respect OF her husband il she
habitually appears before him in .
soiled dress, curl paPess, or slip-shed
shoes. Largo aprons with sleeves
should be kept in the kitchen handy 10
be put on, whenever the housekeeper
needs their protection. A novice in
kitchen work will soil her clothes more
in an hour than an adept in week, and
o lady should not 60 into the kitchen
ill prepared in dress for the work to be
done.
Sometimes one is forced when enter-
tanning company to run into the kitchen
for q few moments to attend to the
preparation of meal, and, of couree,
there is not time, nor would il be well
to change her dress, but the large apron
should 60 on as matter Of course, and
then there will be no danger Of grease
spots. .....
, I have found j. an excellent plan 70
keep record of all mistakes made "a
well as of successes achieved. When q
, recipe is tried, the result should be
marked on the margin Of it, il good or
bad. Memory is not q safe guide. 1t
often fails, and to insure good cooking.
pains must be taken to have the ingre'
dients in the exact proportions specified.
, have book in which I write all the
recipes recommended to me by my
friends. When I try them, I mari
"good," poor" or Indifferent" II
the bottom of them. Then I have
another book in which I paste recipes
cut from newspapers, using the bacl
, part for medical prescriptions. I have
, found both books of great value OF
many different occasions, and shouli
consider it an irreparsble loss. shouli
either be destroyed by any accident
Florence 81. Birney.
PRESERVED CHERR1Es.--To ten pound
of cherries allow five pounds Of sugar
stone the fruit and put in porcelain
,, kettle in layers with the sugar; let i
heat slowly until the juice il drawn ont
: or it may stand in cool place, .evel
ovor niohf. vhon afawa6 nnkil tan6Ar
take the cherries from the syrup in
little strainer, and put them in cant
placed ON board in boiling water
Boil the syrup until thick, then All tn
cans and fasten the covers.