Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-13
At Our House.

One Oh tue pfettleSt duu eubloSC way b OI
cooking "A fish is to boil il. Wrap it up
closely IN piece of old muslin, all over,
then wind bit of white tapping thread
around it so that when 1t is wrapped up
it will be co,npactly done. Then bon
1t ia plenty OF water until cooked, lift IL
cut, and take the wrapping IF, 50 us
not to break tke fish at all. Lay it on
large platter and dress VITA butter
and pepper, or, u dressing made pur-
poseiy to put over. 1t is a pretty way
of cooking q fish and adds much to the
appearance of the repast. One gets
tired of fish fried or broiied, or the
pieces rolled in flour or corn meal, and
this makes an easy change. An aunt
taught us how to cook fish when We
we're little girl, motherlsss, and trying
to do the work like mamma did.
We can see why she advised this way
it was easy and neat, saved the smell OF
smoke, no danger Of Burning, no muss
with -four or meal, and saved the wash.
ing OF greasy spider. Before boiling,
the fish must be we'll washed inside anu
out with soft bit Of rag.
The same good aunt showed us how
to cook rice. Put 1t in q white cloth
with a little handful Of raisiAs, and
boil it, allowing plenty of room for it to
swell. Any little girl can cook rice
without fail if she does 1t alter this
manner.
This morning when got breakfast
found that the bread wac quite too dry
to DO good. Father likes fried kread,
50 for his breakfast I broke the stale
slices in bits, put them into the hot
spider in which was some melted butter
and meat fryings, poured over half q
teaoupful Of boiling water and put the
tin cover on immediately, gave the spi-
der al occasional shake and the bread
was nicay prepared. Fried eggs go
with this dish for hastily prepared
breakfast. They look prettier fried
under cover, 80 I broke four into q
bowl and poAred into the spider in
which was butter end fryIngs hot
enough to cook-seasoned with salt
and pepper aud covered closely. When
done the yellow shows bat dimly, q
film of white spreads over it. To be
lifted carefully and laid on the fried
bread. This is q humble meal bat faith
or al ways likes it and calls it Thanks
giving breakfast.
l said to . neighbor the other day
ono of that good sort of women to
whom you can cay almost anything
without fear of being misunderstood,
bless theml "How do you manage to
have such soft, easy going shoes? the
very look of them indicates comfort.
Now mine settle down in hard wrinkles
and am obliged to slip them off for
comfort sometimes before noon"
Easiest thing in the world" said she,
sticking out = trim foot and wriggling
it . little and every too moved ~ thoug h
she only had stockings on. ~ always
rub my shoes over with the grease that
settles round the edge Of the pan OF
dish water. It is SO fiAs and softening
for shoes. You know by tho time eli
the table and stove ware is washed, the
fine white grease will gather on the
psR; use Of that, and your shoes will be
soft and comfortable and will last twice
ss long. / learned that Of my old oous
in Nabby, her first husband WAS shoe,
maker and she knew Q good many things,
Father said the other day in : growly
way, not cross but . little bit out of
sorts. Seems 70 me if We had to buy
our brooms you'd be little more saw
ing. Now nay mother always HING her
broom up, she never STOOD it on the
brush end in her life, yours most always
yah of to one side" We broke into q
hearty laugh over the word yah, he
must have man ufsctured it on the spur
of the moment. Then while he took
town his i" handy box from shelf in
the pantry 70 get a gimlet, he began to
laugh too. Then he bored hole about
an inch from the end of the broom han
die, and put leather string in it, made
loop of convenient size, drove Q nail
beside the pantry door, and hung the
broom theresn. 1t is habit easily NC.
quired, to hang the broom mp in it,
place every time. Scrubbing-broOm
can be pressed into good shape by Dip
ping into hot water first, they need no,
"yah off to one eide either.
A grease spotl Mon say We are very
foolish to rare for them, to let them
disturb our equanimity Of temper. but
we do think q housewife who don''
start and catch her breath over q care
less grease spot is marvelously we'll bal
anced. They will hurt us in spite Of
ourselves, and We all hurry 10 make the
best OF it. Sometimes We do one thing
and sometimes another. II it is 4 yer,
bad spot We have the boys plane it eff
if not bad we take q strong knife snd
scrApe it off rs soon as we can, before
tho wood has time to absorb it. W.
find this good plan, indeed one Of the
best. While we are scrsping it w
have little soft soap in an old tin cur
ON the stove. when it boils, We pour Il
on the offender. and that is the last VI
San do.
One of the giHs was telling me lately
how cute little Mary Warren is whei
she washes dishes. She is only clever
years old, and all her ways are really
motherly and wise. First she pour
some water in tes cup and rinses i
then poure it into another and rinses
and so on; and does not leave specl
Of grounds in any Of them. Then Oh.
piles them up nicely; then takes piec'
Of bread and wipes every plate free O
grease, or butter. or gravy, OF any
thing that would dirty the dish water
She piles the plates mp putting tn
largest ones at the bottom. The silvel
ware and cutlery and glass are KEEP
separate, and are washed carefully 81
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