The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-09-20
HELPS IN HOUSEKEEPING.

IT - mistake, afnrms culinary author.
ny, to cook corn as much % most persons
DO. Long boiling does not make it tender,
but hardens It like an egg overlooked.
SCIENTIFIC authority claims that It Il .
mistake to clean brass with acid, a. it soon
becomes dull after such treatment. Sweet
oil and putty powder followed by soap and
water is recommended rs one Of the best
mediums for Frightening brass or copper.
KIDNEYS ON ToAsT.-Scald the kidneys,
divide them partially, lay them on plate
with lump Of butter, pepper, salt and q
squeeze OF lemon JUICE; place them before
tho fra basting them frequently with the
butter; when done, serve each kidney on
half slice Of toast. -.
FRESH boiled salmon, cold, IL an inviting
dish for hot summers dinner. Take care
In boiling to keep the fish whole. Put it on
the ice when done, to cool. It will take an
hour or two to be not only cold but firm.
Servo with it Mayonnaise dressing with q
good deal OF lemon juice in it.
One Of the prettiest climbers is the cy-
press vine. Its dark green, fcathcry foliage
ind bright star-shaped flowers arc most
beautiful and graceful. 1t is easily cult
waited, and blooms . long time. It requires
. rich soil, and supports to Irvine around,
but well repays the care bestowed upon it..
CHEEsE Fn1rTERs.-Grate three ounces of
cheese into basin, mix with it about one
aud a-half ounces of fine bread crumbs,
pepper, salt and three well-beaten eggs !;
drop the mixture from tablespoon in
small cakes into some boiling butter, and
try light brown on both sides; serve very
hot
For extracting the juice Of meat to make
. broth or soup, soft water, unsalted and
cold at first, is tho best, for it much more
readily penctrates tho tissue; but for boil
Ing where the juices should be retained
hard water or soft water sailed is prefer
chlo, 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 toma-
toes for canning, they should be thrown on
o 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 uDsightly
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 sailed ice
water for half an hour. Do not peel the
tomatoes, but slice them alternately with
the cucumber, and cover with a dressing
made Of tablespoonful of vinegar and two
OF olive oil, with little salt and pepper.
GONE dose Of tea in the twenty-four
hours is quito sufficient" says q London
exchange, land 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 meat"
It has been discovered IN France that
glass bottles in which wine is kept affect
It's quality. Pelgot, chemist, says that
the changes which wine kept long in bottles
undergo is due to the action of the ingre-
dents used in the preparation of the glass.
An undue admixturo 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 nor