Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18
HOME MATTERS.

HOME MATTERS.
A POUND OF SUGAR is one pint; an ounce of
any liquid is two tablespoonfuls; pint Of liquid
weighs sixteen ounces.
Hot WooD ASHES applied to a stove when
cold will remove grease. Cover the spot en-
tiIeiS; DO not be sparing Of the ashes.
LEMON JUICE will whiten frosting, cranberry
or strawberry juice will color 1t pink, and the
grated rind of an grange strained through Q
cloth will color it yellow
Two OUNCES OF SODA dissolved in a quart OF
not water will make q ready and useful solu-
ton Tor cleaning old painted work preparatory
to repainting. This mixture, in the above pro.
portions, should be applied when warm, and
the WOOD Work afterward washed with water TO
remove all traces Of the soda.
CHOP A PINEAPPLE quite fine, take some
cake which is a little dry, rub it fine in your
hands or crush it on a kneading board; put it
INTO pudding dish in alternate layers with the
pineapple, sweeten abundantly, moisten with
hour and three-Quarters.
ONE OF THE BEST and most convenient re-
ceptacles for table cutlery is canton flannel
knife case tackled to the inside of cupboard
door-to be SO constructed that there will be a
separate compartment for each knife or fork.
Inc ninnei is sure to absorb any moisture lett
on Il knife by careessness or by accident, ana
the whole affair is ornamental.
WAX BEANS make delicious salad. Choose
young beans. remove the strings, break in inch
loiiS pieces ana COOK in salt and water. w nile
still warm cover them with q dressing of oil,
vinegar salt and pepper. Be sure and remen,-
thriit for OIL, miser for vinegar, wise man
lot salt and mailman for mixing" Use at
ieast Twice as much oil as vinegar.
10 SERVE COLD MEATs.-Cut or chop any
KIND OF meat, season with salt and pepper and
place in mold. Boil the bones and bits of meat
with an onion or two cut fine When boiled
enough, strain, dissolve one spoonful of best
gelatine, and add to it. Pour over the meat,
ana SET away until the next day. sometimes
melted butter. Nice for tea.
A House at Schenectady was for q long time
infested by reaches and water bugs. Last fall
servant, nearing that tOads were an antidote,
caught three ordinary hop toads and put them
In the Kitchen: Not a roach or water bug can
come domesticated, never wander about the
house, and arc SO Clearly and inoffensive that
there Is no objection to their presence.
Two YEARS AGO several large iron spikes
were for some purpose driven into n very old
apple tree. near Clyde, NY. that for years had
been nearly barren. Last year it was filled with
large hne apples, and now the blossoms are
plenti1mi enough to warrant good supply OF
Iruat Inc owner believes that the spikes re-
stored to the tree its original prolific qualities,
and is now trying the experiment on other trees
III his orchard.
For CRAB SALAD-Boil a dozen hardshell
ually; remove the upper shell and the tail.
break the remainder apart and pick out the
meat carefully. The large claws should not be
forgotten, for they contain dainty morsel and
the creamy fat attached to the upper she'll must
not be overlooked. Line a salad bowl with the
small white leaves of two heads of lettuce, add
nlsh with crab claws, hard boiled eggs, and lit
Tie mounds OF cress leaves, which may be
mixed with the salad when served.
SILVER Spoons that have become discolored
wit h bod hoo ocfl~v
frightened by rubbing with common salt. A
lump OF gum camphor in the closet where silver
or plated ware Is Kept will do much towards
preventing tarnish Coal gas, and near the
presence OF rubber In any form, are two things
that cause silver to tarnish quickly. The rub
Der ring around the neck of a fruit jar will tar
nlsh whole closet full OF silver in the space Of
one night, while silver spoon left for one
hour in the mouth of such jar will be found
possessed of true rainbow tints next day.
THE latest theory concerning Bright's disease
and other affections Of the kidneys is that they
are due to immoderate use of ice water and
other chilled beverages. Thirty or forty wears
ago, physician asserts, when people Stacked
their thirst with fresh water from we'll or pump
kidney disease was virtually unknown. Now,
however, the general use of ice in every house
hold and saloon and the multiplication of soda
fountains, cause thousands OF persons to alb
freezing draughts, and kidney troubles have
become very prevalent
SUMNER MENUS are much more difficult to
arrange than others, as our systems demand
cooling viands. There is no thingmore accepta-
cold roast squads and chickens, and among cold
vegetables, cold asparagus. These, If neatly ar
ranged on the dishes and prettily garnished, if
with nothing other than a few fruit blossoms,
will please the eye and more easily tempt thepal-
ate. Salads are most acceptable. A liberal diet
of fresh, thoroughly ripe fruit is of the highest
importance to most of us, but care must be ex-
erclscd not to eat too heartily of it at any one
meal; Vast quantities of liquids should be
avoided When fruit has been eaten.
IN PUTTING UP SANDWICHES for travelling
lnnch-basket it IS a good plan to wrap each
sandwich separately in paraffine or waxed pa
per. the kind that florists use. It prevents the
butter from coming through and keeps the
bread and meat remarkably fresh, being air
tight. Next best to this are the Japanese paper
napkins for wrapping up eatabies. These are
fh dainty tissue n and ADD much to
make lighter sandwich than meat, and on
very hot days are more acceptable Divide each
yelks and rub them to a fine paste with salt, a
speck OF cayenne, 4 few drops of lemon Juice, a
small bit OF butter and plenty of parsley, or any
dried herb you like. Return them to the whites
or else rub the latter through sieve and spread
all together upon the slightly buttered roll.
For GREEN CORN SOUP, take six ears of green
corn, or enough to make one pint raw pulp.
water to cover the ears, one pint milk or cream
one tcaspoonful salt, one saltspoon pepper one
teasPoon.ul sugar, ditto OF flour, and q teaspoon
ful butter. With Il very sharp knife cut or
scrape the thinnest possible shaving from each
row of kernels and then with the back of the
knife Scrape out the pulp. leaving the hull on
the cob. Break the cObs If long, and put on to
boil in enough cold water to cover them Boil
thirty minutes and strain. There should be
about a pint OF water after straining. Put the
corn water on to boil again, and when boiling
add the corn pulp Cook fifteen minutes. Add
the salt, pepper, sugar and the boiling milk.
Ihicken with q teaspoonful OF -four and one
tablespoonful of butter cooked together. Boil
five minutes, and serve at once. Corn is better
for soup when little old for the table and the
pulp is thick rather than milky.
To REMOVE tea stains from a white cloth
without boiling, soak it in Javcllc water, which
is made as follows: Put a pound of sal soda, or
bicarbOnate Of soda, into kettle over the fire.
add one quart of boiling water; let it remain
ten minutes; then add a quarter of pound of
chloride OF lime. Stir it until there are no
Jumps. A larger quantity can be made by
using four pounds of soda, one pound of lime
and one gallon of water. Use when cool. This
water will remove almost any stain. OF course
the cloth needs to be rinsed clean afterwards
For coffee stains try putting thick glycerine on
the wrong side and washing it out with luke
warm water. For raspberry stains weak am
mon;a and water is the best. Stains of fruit on
good table linen can be removed without in.
jury by using the following with care: Pour
boiling water on chloride of lime, in the pro-
portion OF one gallon to a quarter of a potud
bottle it, cork it we'll, and In using be careful
not to stir it. Lay the stain in this for q mo-
ment, then apply white vinegar and boil the
linen.
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