Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-24
ABOUT THE HOME.
TALKS N TIE sITTIEG-RooM AND
KITCHEN.
suggestions IN and Of the Various Home
epartments-Hints on Cooking
The Fireside-Etc


Though but simple stick thou seemst 10 US,
BIightier art thou th5n the arms Of war.
For woman is the queen whose sway all own
Since earth began iteyer thus hath been
Within her happy hon she finds her throne,
Aud thou her scepter art, o rolling plh!
She acts the fairy and thou art her wand
For making things delicious. Women find
That tOothsOuae dinners far surpass a bond
OF fellow feeling to make men-folks kline.
But should man from this mid sway break loose
And late at night IN street OF cluo-room roam,
And be too much confused to make excuse
For bis long absence when he reaches home;
Or should he say he visited the lodge,
Which business detained in session long,
And hope that by the aid Of this old dodge
He may avoid tine charge OF doing wrong;
Oh then viii disappointment be his lot
Then will he have 10 suffer discipline
The ROYAL rage for him, will make things hot,
And thou wilt come in use. rolling pia :!
And though rel entenoe, in times steady flight,
May heal his wounds so that he may ag in
Put on his nat, not soon will come the night
When he thy power viii venture to dsdAin.
For all men fear thee if thy power thy know,
And yet they love thee, too for thou has been
Mans dearest friend as well as deadly foe.
Thou ruest all mankind, rolling-pin
-[Boston Post.
Cement for repairing glass; Dissolve
fine glue in strong scstic acid to form a
thin paste.
To test nutmegs, prick them with pin,
ana if they are not good the oil viii in
stantly spread around the puncture.
To keep pudding sauce warm if prepared
too long before dinner is served, set the
basin containing it in pan or pail Of boil
ing water; do not let the water boil after
the sauce-dish is set in it, but keep it hot.
Oil cloth may be kept bright when al
most Worn cut if, after washing it, you
take flannel cloth and dip a corner OF 1t in
kerosene and rub the oil cloth with it. OF
course, very little oil goes great way,
and care must be taken not to use too
much
To make ginger snaps One pint of New
Orleans molasses, one coffee cup melted
butter boil together ten minutes. When
cold add one teaspoonful of ginger one of
cinnamon and two of soda. Use as much
flour as viii work in conveniently roll
very thin, and bake lightly.
To make chocolate caramels take one cup
OF molasses, one cup of sugar, either brown
or white, one cup of milk, one cup of
shaved chocolate and one tablespoon of
butter boil up together, stirring all the
time to prevent burning try in cold wa
ter, and if it hardens it is done then pour
into buttered tins, and when partly cooled
cut in squares.
A good way to remove dust from car
pet is to fasten damp cloth over the
broom; with this the dust may be literally
taken Gp. This will be found useful in the
sick room, and also in any room where
there are many small articles to catch
dust. 1t brightens carpet to wipe it off
In this way even after the usual sweeping
has been done.
For making white sauce for fish melt an
ounce of butter in saucepan, add to it a
dessert-spooDful of flour, mix thoroughly,
add salt and white pepper to taste, and
about a tumblerful of boiling water, and
stir on the fire until it thickens. Then
take the saucepan off the fire and stir in
the yolks of two eggs, beaten up with the
juice Of lemon and strained.
Do not throw away the bones of turkey
or chicken. Crack them and let them boil
for two or three hours in little water put
in also any nice bits of the fowl that are
left, particularly the neck, which is never
eaten. To this add any soup stock you
have, and with little barley or sage, you
will nave E nourishing soup. Season with
salt, pepper, and any herbs you choose.
It is a good plan when making dresses
for very small boy to make two pairs of
sleeves. Jonah's gourd did not grow faster
than do the arms of healthy infant, and
1t is frequently a cause of dismsy when
dresses that should be worn for six moAths
answer for only three. 1t is simple mat.
ter to rip out the small sleeves and sew In
the large ones if they are already made.
Most girls, almost from babyhood, if per-
mitted TO be with their mother in the
kitchen, love to see the work done, par
ticularly the cooking and nothing delights
them more than to be allowed to attempt
to make some simple article themselves.
This early play will not be forgotten. Girls
that grow up under such training or indul-
gence will have no fear of the real care
when it comes to them as duty.
In place of any known preparation sold
under the name of "baby powder" use
some fine starch. Put a few Jumps in cup
and pour over it enough of cold water to
dissolve 1t. After you are sure it is dis.
solved let it stand until the starch has all
settled and the water is clear; then turn
the water off. Let the starch dry, and
then powder it and put it in soft muslin
bag, through which it will sift out. This
IS very healing and answers admirably any
purpose the powder is supposed to do.
Persons are often at loss for very strong
mucilsge, having sufficient power of tenac.
ity to fasten sheets of pasteboard together.
The following cement is recommended by
scientific authority it has the additional
advantage Of being waterproof Melt to-
gether equal parts of pitch and gutta
percha. To nine parts of this add three
parts Of boiled oil and one.6fth part of
iitharge Continue the heat while stirring
until thorough union of the ingredients
is effected. Apply the mixture hot or
somewhat cooled, and thinned with
small quantity OF benzole or turpentine oil.
A pretty ornament for desk is made by
taking three penholders with pens in them,
aud painting or gliding them then tie
them together with ribbon, and arrange
them so that they will stand upright like
an easel to this may be attached one of
the pretty little gilt or silver buckets
which can DC bought at almost any store
where fancy goods are kept; if tiny
chain is not already fastened to the bucket
1t can be tied to the easel with ribbon
This is intended to hold pens The little
easel may be used as frame for Christ
mas card il you choose; the card can be
fastened by means Of cord matching in
color the fringed edge of the card.
Nothing can more grace the well.ordered
house than manly sons and intelligent, al
fectionate daughters and if you are for
tunate enough in possessing beauty, my
dear girls, be thankful for the gift, but do
not overrate it. The girl who expects to
win her way by her beauty, and to be adj
mired and accepted simply because she is
lady, has the wrong idea. She must pos.
sess lovsble character if she wishes to be
loved, and she should lay the foundation of
q permanent influence. To win and hold
admiration you must cultivate the gifts
that nature has bestowed upon you. If
you have a talent for music develop it;
learn to sing some choice songs and per-
form upon some instrument, for many are
charmed more by music than by handsome
features. Pursue the same course with re-
gard to painting, drawing and designing,
and if you have the power to obtain useful
knowledge IL any direction do it. Young