The Progress., 1888-09-22
Helps IN HOUSEKEEPING.

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Z. ~ y mistake, aflrms culinary author.
Ivy, @ cook corn as much as most persona
~. Long boiling does not make 1t tender.
out y lnardens it like'an egg overboiled.
. SCIENTIFIC authority claims that Il II =
~ mistake to clean brass with acid. as il soon
becomes dull after such treatment Sweet
" ana putty powder followed by soap and
water ls recommended as one Of the best
Neolums for Frightening brass or copper
s KIDNE1s ON Toast. -Scald the lxidnevs.
divide them partially, lay them on a plata
with 9 lump Of butter, pepper. salt and a
squeeze OF lemon juice; place them before
the fire, basting them frequently with tha
butter; when done, serve each kidney 81
halt slice Of toast.
FRESH boiled salmon, cold, is an inviting
oish Tor hot summers dinner. Take care
IN boiling TO keep the fish whole. Put II on
tne .a. ice when done, to cool. It will take an
hour or two to be not only cold but Arm.
Serve with It Mayonnaise dressing with s
good deal Of lemon juice in it.
ONE Of the prettiest climbers is the cy-
press vine. Its dark green, feathery foliage
ana bright star-shaped flowers are most
ocsuti1nls and graceful. It is easily culti-
Vateds and blooms long time. It requires
rich soil, and supports to twine around1
outsWeu repays the care bestowed upon It.
CHREss FBITTERs. Crate three ounces Oh
cheese into basin, mix with It about one
end a-half ounces 0f fine bread crumbs,
pepper, salt and three well-beaten. eggs /
drop the mixture from tablespoon inI
small cakes into some boiling butter, and
iry a 9 light brown on both sides; serve very
hot. z's IS 49,
@ FoR extracting the juice Of meat to make
broth or soup, soft water, unsalted and
cold at first, is the besA for it much more
readily renetrates the tissue; but for boil
Ing where the juices should be retained
hard water or soft water salted is prefer,
able, and the meat should be put in while
the water Is, boiling, SO as to seal up the
pores at once.
ONE housewife suggests that, after scald-,
ing, peeling and cutting into pieces tomae
toes for canning, they should be thrown on,
sieve coarse enough to let seeds pass
through and pressed with the hand. This
gets rid Of some Of the water in the fruit,
and also OF many bitter and unsightly
seeds. There is still water enough in them
when heated, and the flavor is improved.
AN excellent and easily-prepared salad
can be made Of one cucumber and six small
tomatoes cut in the thinnest of slices. Peel
the cucumber and let it lie in salted ice
water for half an hour. Do not peel the
tomatoes, but slice them alternately with
the cucumber, and cover with dressing
made OF q tablespoonful of vinegar and two
Of olive oil, with q little salt and pepper.
ONE dose Of tea in the twenty-four
hours is quite sufficient" says London
exchange, and many people who are at
present troubled with headaches and many
of the so-called nervous diseases, would be
far better if they never drank tea at ALL
Especially should all avoid that very great
mistake known as high tea. Tea and meat
should never be taken together, at least as
forming the principal meal The tannin,
an important constituent Of the tea, pre-
vents the digestion OF the meatn
IT has been discovered IN France that
glass bottles In which wine is kept affect
Its quality. Peigot, chemist, says that
the changes which wine kept long in bottles
undergo is due to the action of the ingre-
dients used in the preparation Of the glass.
An undue admixture Of lime and magnesia,
which are often substituted for soda and
potash, beng cheaper, acts injuriously upon
the wine. In those bottles in which the
wine actually improves, the proportion OF
lime is found not to exceed eighteen OF
twenty Der cent, s4s.s = Z 10y ss+-4sz