Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-21
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LITTLE THINGS WELL WORTH REMENBERING-PRE-
vENTIvEs AND REAEDIES-A NUMBER OF RECIPES
FOR SUMNER DISHES AND HoT-wRATHER DRINKS


LITTLE THINGS WELL WORTH REMENBERING-PRE-
vENTIvEs AND RKNEDIEs-A NUMBER OF RECIPES
FOR SUMNER DISHES AND HoT-wRATHER DRINKS
sour milk.
WASH ALL MARBLE daily with ammonia and
water in place OF soap-suds
WASH MIRRORS in warm suds, then dust with
whiting from muslin bag and polish with
channels skin.
To TEST NuTMKes, prick them with pin, and If
they are good the oil will instantly spread around
WINEGLAss OF STRONG BORAX WATER In O
pint Of raw starch Will make collars and cufis
st1n ana glossy.
RUB YOUR LAMP CHMNsYs AFTER WASHING with
Dry salt and you Will be surprised at the new bril-
lance OF your lights.
CURRANT CATsUP.-Five pounds currants three
pounds sugar, half a pint vinegar, four teaspoons
| all kinds spice; boil slow one hour.
GALVANIZED IRON PALS should not be used Tor
drinking water. The zinc coating is readily acted
upon by water, forming poisonous oxide Of zinc.
10 PREVENT FELoN take cup OF cold water,
put into it teaspoonful OF saleratus set 1t on the
| stove; put the finger threatened with the felon
into the cold water and keep 1t there until IL is
not you cannot bear 1t, and the feon is killed.
CLEAN OILCLOTH WITH WET TOWEL pinned over
, stir broom, and rub with long sweeping strokes.
Mating should be washed with strong salt water
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LEMON SYRUP. Five medium-sized lemons
crate on the outer yellow layer OF the peel only
rub the grated part with three or four ounces Of
sugar and let 1t stand two hours To this add the
| juice OF lemon and citric acid one ounce. Syrup
| q. s. add six ounces.
PLACE Jumps OF CAMPHoR GUN on shelves and on
floors where crooks stand. This think, is a sure
remedy against ants You will have the smell OF
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fully covered. We are quite free from them. A
paker TOLD US TO use II and we prefer 1t to the ants
II CELLAR HAS DAMP SMELL and cannot be
thoroughly ventilated, few trays OF charcoal set
around on the floor, shelves, and lodges will make
the air pure and sweet. II large basketful OF
charcoai De placed In damp cellar where milk
Is Kept there Will be no danger of 1t becoming
tainted.
y GOOD OMELETTE.-Peel and chop two medium
SIZED onions, put them In frying pan over gen.
Tile fire, with two ounces of butter. Beat half
dozen eggs for minute with fork, and slide into
the pan. Stir the onions well In. AS this forms
INTO an 0melette season with salt and pepper and
take up instantly, folding 1t over.
RASPBERRY JAM.-Three-guarters OF a pound Of
sugar to every pound OF fruit. Put the fruit on
alone, or with the addition of a pint of currant
juice to every four pounds OF fruit. Boil half an
hour, MASKING and stirring well. Add the sugar,
and cook twenty minutes more Blackberry jam
Is very nice made as above, leaving out the cur
rant juice.
To REDUCE WEIGHT.-Eat to the extent of salts
Tying natural appetite Of lean meat, poultry,
gam, /eggs, milk moderately, green vegetables,
turHpS, succulent fruits, tea or coffee. Drink
rtfhle juice, lemonade and acid drinks. Avoid fat,
Dutter cream, sugar. pastry, rice, sage, tapioca,
corn-sIarch, potatoes, carrots beets parsnips and
sweet wine. Exercise freely.
To INCREASE WEIGHr.-Eat to the extent OF sat-
isfy1ng natural appetite OF fat meats, butter,
cream, milk, cocoa, chocolate, bread, potatoes,
hnat
as indian corn, rice tapioca, Sago corn-SUarch,
pastry, custards, oatmeal, sugar, sweet wines and
ale. AVOID acids. Exercise as little as possible;
sleep all you can, and don't worry or fret.
How TO BOIL EGGS-Put the eggs into dish
with cover, as tin pail and then pour upon
them boiling water, two quarts or more TO a dozen
eggs, and cover and set away from the stove for
fifteen minutes. The heat or the water cooks the
eggs slowly evenly and sufficiently to jely-lik
consistency leaving the center yelk harder than
lne white, and the egg tastes much richer and
nicer.
ARTICLES OF FOOD THAT ARE LAxATIyE-Cracked
wheat, oatmeal and Indian meal cruel, Graham
bread, bran bread "a flour, u bran), new potatoes
green corn, turnips onions. apple sauce cranberry
sauce rhubarb and gooSeberries stewed prunes
money, lDOlaS,eS candy, fresh fruits Oranges APP
pies, pears, peaches, plumS apricOS), dried fruits
ra1sins, fgs, pruneS, dates, Lamarinds dried ap-
pies, &c.), salad OIL porter, ale, cider mineral
water.
UTILIZING BREAD CRUSTs.-There are many ways
| In which the little, dry, hard crusts of bread,
which will accumulate in spite OF all economy
may be used. Put into an oven that is lust hot
enough to dry and make them light brown; then
rolled ine they are excellent TO use in frying fish,
making croQuettes, &C. Also these slightly
browneo crumbs, with the addition OF one egg,
handful OF flour, and milk to make a batter make
good grlddle cakes.
COLD RASPBERRY JAM.-Carefuly weigh your
raspberrles and put in an earthern dlsh then with
the hands wash them until no punches can be felt
then add an equal quantity OF sugar, and then
with the hands thoroughly mix until perfectly
all little bubbles; I'LL very full turn the cover
and set away IN cool place. These, put up this
way, have Kept two years. and at the end OF that
time they were as fresh as when put up. Don't
think they must be cooked as that will spoil Them
ROSE JARS AND PILLows.-The best time TO gather
the rose leaves is early In the morning or late In
the evening. Take wide shallow basket and
holding 1t under the gently shake the petals
from those just ready to fall TO pieces. Spread
them upon clean paper for few hours or until
any rain or dew upon them has evaporated Cover
the bottom or jar with these and sprinkle with
fine salt. Add another layer or leaves and then
SAT-, and so on until the jar Is FULL Sprinkle well
with pure cider vinegar and close tightly.
HUCkLEBERRY CAKE.-One cup butter; two cups
sugar; three cups hour; i've eggs; one cup sweet
milk; one teaspoOnful soda dissolved In hot water:
one teaspoOnful nutmeg, and the same OF CHINA
mon; one quart ripe, fresh huckleberries, thickly
dredged WITH Hour Stir the butter and sugar to
cream; add the beaten ye.kS, then the milk the
flour and spice, the whites whipped stiff and the
soda. At the last stir In the huckleberries with
wooden spoon or paddle, not to Druise them Bake
In LOAF or card, In a moderate but steady oven
until a straw comes out clean from the thtckesi
part. This Is delicious cake and deserves to be
better known.
RASPBERRY OR BLACKBERRY VINEGAR-Put two
quarts Of ripe raspberres or In this propOrtion) to
one quart OF vinegar (whnte wine vinegar is pre-
ferred, but good cider vinegar Will do as welD Let
them stand for day and night in a covered lar
Then strain through sieve, but be careful not 10
squeeze them SO that cloudy matter will 90
through. Pour the same vinegar over two quarts
or fresh raspOerres and repeat the process strain
through jelly bag; then TO each pint OF this vim
egar put one pound OF loaf sugar. Let 1t stand SO
that the sugar can dissolve gradually Put into a
carefully skimming. Bottle when II Is cool enOupR
TO handle but do hot let IL stand at all In the ket
tie, II that Is u brass one. You make blackberry
vinegar the same way. Fast boiling spOils the
cOOrS.
HOUsE-wORK MADE EAsY.-Many housekeepers
never seem to think that there Is any such thing
as taking housework easy, and are ON their feet
about the house when part OF the work can be
done Just as well sitting. Even II they have 10
Jump up every few minutes the strain from stand
Ing Is lessened. In cooking, all the beating and
mixing may just as well be done while sitting
also the stoning and picking over OF raisins and
berries Many steps may be saved, thus materi-
ally Tightening The work, by noticing as you pass
through room what Is out of place and taking
such things as belong In that part OF the house fOr
which you are bound along with you and bring
Ing back what you know you will soon want 10
use. Also In cooking, II going to the cellar for
eggs, IL Is just as well 10 lind out how much butte