Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-15
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pan in the oven a few minutes 10 dry They are
also very good To place I'm the mcat-p pan with
the roast and brown lightly.
PorsoN IN FRUIT JARs-Good Beaih directs
attention 10 the danger OF using fruit cans with
zinc tops, which are liable Ia poison the con-
tents. from the formation Of poisonous salts by
the action of acids from the fruits on the zinc.
Jars with glass or porcelain tops are safer TO
use.
SoFT SoAr.-Cut two-thrds OF a four-pound
bar common soap in small pieces. put on In
large kettle with half wood pail cold water and
one pound washing soda; LET stand and simmer
several hours until dissolved stirring occa-
sionally; pour into large stone pot and add half
pau cold water, stirring thoroughly.-N T.
Times.
REMOVAL OF STRONG DOORS FROM THE HANps
Ground mustard mixed with a little water Is an
excellent agent for cleansing the hands after
handling odorous substances such az cod,iver
oil. musk. yaleranic acid and it's salts. The au-
thor mentions that the smell of carbolic acid
may be removed by rubbing the hands with
damp flaxseed meal.-D51aggists' Circular.
EARsCHE.-In the American Medical Associa-
tion DIR. Jacoby remarked that closing the
mouths Of infants and children. and simply
blowing into the nose. is often a very yalu-
able method of relieving severe earache; and
that, in number of cases. he had obtained
most excellent results from this procedure. the
cause Of the trouble probably being q catarrhal
affection Of the eustachian tube.
How TO MAKE MEAT TENDER-Cut the steaks,
the day before, into slices about two inches
thick; rub them over with a small quantity Of
soda: wash OF next morning: cut into suitable
thickness. and cook as YOU Choose The same
process will answer for fowls. legs Of mutton,
&c. Try, all who love delicious, tender dishes
Of meat.
LEMoNETTE.-Pare and core some apples and
boil till nearly tender and of these take one pound
to this add the juice OF rather more than half Q
lemon and the grated peel Of whole one sweeteu
to taste with powdered loaf sugar, about ono
pound is usually sufficient; to this add the yolk
of eight eggs, and the whites of six well beaten,
three ounces of butter liquid sufficiently to mix
them with, and beat up all together; put into
pie dish, and bake for nearly an hour.
SUCcoTAsH.-Succotash is an Indian word,
and the dish originated in early days with tho
Indians. 1t is prepared by cooking together
green corn and green beans. Take ears of sweet
green corn, then with sharp knife slice Of the
ends OF the kernels and scrape out the in
side; do this until a sufficient quantity il OBJ
tanned. Then add fresh green shelled beans In
the same quantity, and boil together slowly un-
I'll sufnciently cooked. Add salt. and lust a lit
tie pepper, with a little butter and milk half q
teacup or more according to the quantity Of
corn.
ROAST MEAT.-"An Old Housekeeperr writes:
Z" I would like to tell Young Housekeeper' my
way of cooking a rib roast, which is a very good
piece to bake. Have your butcher take out tho
ribs and roll up the meat nicely and keep IL to-
gether by tying piece Of clean cord around IL;
skewers are In the way and prevent carving
nicely. Have your oven about as hot as TO bake
bread, and keep the same heat until the meat In
done. five-pound roast requires three-quar-
tiers Of an hour in the oven il you like 1t quite
| rare. Pepper and salt your meat and put II in
the dripping pan without any water or dripping;
| to be perfect it must be basted with the drip
| from the meat. When done remove the meat,
set the pan on top of the stove, and stir i'm q
much -four as you need to thicken the gravy
When brown thin with boiling water.-N.Y
Tribune.
CLEANING BRAss.-The government recipe
for cleaning brass, used in the arsenals, is said
to be as follows Make a mixture OF one part
common nitric acid, and one-haf part sulphuric
acid in stone jar then place ready . pail Of
fresh water and a box Of sawdust. Dip the
articles to be cleaned in the acid, then remove
them into the water. after which rub them with
sawdust. This Immediately changes them to Q
brilliant color. 1.-THE brass is greasy, il must
be first dipped in a strong solution OF potash
and soda in warm water: this cuts the grease 10
that the acid has the power to act. The Manu-
fdcttrt7 says that rusted steel can be cleaned
by washing with solution OF half an ounce q
cyanide OF potassium in two ounces Of water,
and then brushing with q paste composed q
half an ounce of cyanide of potassium. half an
ounce of CASTLE soap, an ounce Of whiting and
sufficient water to make the paste.
DEATH IN THE WASTE PIPEs.-When visiting
houses to inspect their condition. the sanitary
expert generally finds that the women-folks arc
best Informed about the details of the plumb
ing, and also far more alive to the need of i'm
proyement than their masculine relatives.
Women have a keener sense of smell than men:
they are also more observing and more appre-
hensiye Of anything which seems to threaten
the health OF their loved ones. 1t is surprising
how llfa,tC araa in1i
even despite the warning voice of women. Yet
at the same time, there are many women who.
though having decided sense of neatness, viii
be content TO live amid surroundings which are
far from sanitary. Plumbers daily experience
the difficulty OF convincing such persons that
their homes are not immaculate. or that it 10
possible that their servants or children can DO
careless or uncleanly. Domestics win empty
Stops into bath-tubs. or throw scrubbing-
brushes, broken china or towels into waste
pipes, and yet solemnly deny the fact who
taxed with it, and their mistresses will moi 20
convinced OF their untruthfulness except ~
ocular demonstration.
CHEAP BINDING.-A correspondent a
The Scientific American says: 81 have
bound about twenty volumes in this
way: - Pack the papers smoothly; hold
firmly, and drive thin chisel through the pile
| about half an inch from the back. Push strong
tape through and leave out about two inches
put three or four tapes through at even inter-
Vals Cut common thick paper boards large
enough to project little everywhere except
that one edge must come front Of the tapes.
Draw the tapes tightly and glue down TO the
boards outside. Skiye a piece OF leather
common sheepskin will answer-wide enoughtO
cover the back and come on the boards an inch
or two, and long enough to project q couple q
inches at the end. Paste the Leather we'll put
it on the back; fold the ends in so as to como
over the boards on each side Paste any fancy
or plain paper over the sides; and, lastly paste
the blank leaf down to the cover inside, and you
have presentable book and very durable.
Trimming the edges can be done by clampng
between boards and cutting the edges with Q
thin sharp knife by q straight edge. OF course
this is done before the boards are put on after
the tapes are in. This makes fiat edge book,
but for q thin book answers very we'll"
PAPER BLANKErs.-Eyerybody knows that .
layer of newspapers over q bed affords as much
warmth at night as the ordinary counterpane.
Various attempts have been made Of late years
to turn this to account, but owing to the crack
ling nature Of the paper and the irnpossibility Of
securing free ventilation beneath paper cover.
ings the idea has been abandoned again and
again. A Manchester England firm are, how
ever, credited with having overcome these OBJ