The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-09
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A little petroleum added 10 the water
with which waxed or polished floors
are washed improves their looks.
In using cloves for pickles or pre-.
serves the blossom end should be re.
moved, as this darkens the liquid With
which il is cooked.
To take spots of paint of wood. lay
a thick coating of lime and soda mixed
together over it, letting it stay twenty.
four hours, then wash oil with warm
water, and the spot will have disap'
Deared,
Curtains have been introduced hay
ing alternate stripes OF Opaque and
translucent material, producing charm
ing effects and presenting the advan'
tages Of two sets OF curtains, the ono
heavy and the other light
Carrots Mashed-Scrape, wash, lay
in cold water for half an hour, then
cook tender in boiling water. drain
well, mash with wooden spoon, work
in good piece of butter, and season
with pepper and salt. Serve hot.
Chloride of lime is an infallibe pre-.
ventve for rats, as they flee from its
odor rs from q pestience. 1t should
be thrown down their holes and spread
about wherever they are likely to come,
and should be renewed once fort.
night.
1t may not be generally known that
after clothes are starched in the usual
manner, if they are passed through a
bath of chloride of zinc, heated to
about sixty degrees, the starch will be
held through several successive wash
ings and will suffer no change by being
exposed to the dew or rain.
Chow Chow-Two quarts chopped
tomatoes. one quart chopped Bell pep
pers, one-half pint chopped onions, one
half pint chopped cabbage, one cup
white mustard seed, small cup of salt.
Cover tomatoes with the salt and drain
twelve hours before mixing in the other
ingredients and spices. Heat some vim.
egar till boiling and pour over the mix.
ture till it is covered.
Light Dumplngs-Take some hop
yeast bread dough when ready to be
nodded into the pans, cut off small
pieces, shape them, let them rise II short
time, and then drop them into the soup,
which must be boiling. Cover closely
and keep boiling until done. 1t takes
somewhat longer TO boil than TO bake
them. Take care not to have too many
n they will crowd
Wall pockets, for holding supply
of pocket handkerchiefs. to be reached
without the trouble of pulling open Il
drawer are sensible invention.
They are made of plush or leather
and have flap that keeps the con.
tents of this pocket free from dust.
Any shape that may be fancied will
serve, and if the pocket is cut with Il
rather high backing n tiny pouch, for
holding the watch at night, may be
added
A bottle of turpcntine should be
kept in every house, for its uses are
numerous. A few drops sprinkled
where cockroaches congrcgate will
exterminate them at once; also ants,
red or black. Moths will flee from
the odor of it. Besides, it is and ex-
cellent application for burn or cut.
1t will take ink stains out of white
muslin. when added to soap, and will
help to whiten clothes if added to
them when boiling.
Salad Drcssing-St'r to cream two
tabespoonfuls each of butter and sugar,
one tablespoonful OF mustard, tea
spoonful of salt, pinch pepper and
the well beaten yolks of three eggs.
Mix these all together until smooth and
creamy. then stir in one teacupful vim
egar. and lastly the same amount of
milk. Put in double boiler or in n
vessel set in water. and st L carefully
until il thickens, then remove at once
to avoid curdling. 1t VII keep some
time in cool place.
Apple Snowflake four baked apples
and scrape out the pulp. When cold
add the beaten white of an egg and one
cup of powdered sugar Beat one hour,
first with an egg beater and then with
fork. The fluffy, delicious mass
swells like a balloon. and often must
be removed from dish to dish until
ready to serve. The above quantity is
sufficient for family of eight persons
that is, wellbred persons who do not
expect to make whole meal off deli
cacy. This is more beautiful and even
more delicious il eaten with cream.