Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-08-10
Household Hints.

OF bugs Wash all the shelves and
drawers with strongly sailed water.
A coat OF oil OF bay applied to walls
of room will, il Is said, rid it entirely
and permantly Of flies.
The best busters are cheese cloth,
especially after it is washed once. A
few yards of this cheap material are OF
great Use for many things in daily
routine.
A liquid deadly to ca,erpillars and
other animated pests of trees and
shrubbery comes from boiling leaves
and stems Of tomato lants until tie
juice has been extracted This has
considerable odor, which remains for
some time, and the application dc es
not hurt the plant.
The oil of wormwood. ii sprinkled
about, will keep tleas out of carpets
and clothing. Borax water is ex-
cellen. to give relief from flea bites,
mosquito bites, etc. BY dissolving one
ounce OF boraX in pin. OF distilled or
boiled water you get one Of the best
remedies for bites and stings.
To make raspberry jam, weigh equal
proportions OF fruit and sugar, put the
fruit in a preserving kettle, with little
currant juice, one pint to six quarts of
berries, mash the berries as they cook,
using silver or wooden spoon. Let
it cook well before adding the sugar,
after which boil ten or fifteen minutes.
COOKED CELERY.-Cut in small cross sec.
lions, using nearly the entire stock and
roots, rejecting only the very green parts.
Cook it in but little water, so that when very
tender the water will have boiled nearly
away; then add milk sufficient for q nice
gravy, season to taste with salt and pepper,
rub butter and flour to q smooth paste,
and add sufficient to make it Of q creamy
consistency. When the -four is scalded it is
done.
A VERY nice breakfast dish is made as
follows: Split pork tenderloins and rub
with pepper, salt and summer savory and
try to q Light brown in frying pan. Slice
then half-dozen potatoes. Have some hot
lard in frying pan and put the potatoes in,
covering them up closely. Take cup Of
hominy boiled the day before; add cup Of
milk, salt and pepper, and let it come to q
quick boil Serve also fruit or baked
apples.
| WHAT to do with the cold roast mutton is
often query with the housekeeper. Here
is one way Of preparing it: Brown some
-four in butter, moisten with the gravy,
season with salt and pepper, and let it sim
mer about ten minutes; then add more
butter, little marjoram, and the minced
meat, and let it heat without boiling. Serve
with turnips cooked as follows: Wash and
cut fiat turnips into half or three-quarter
slices; pare and cut each slice into strips
and then into cubes. Put into boiling sailed
| water and cook until tender. Drain and
| 0r white sauce over them
| KEEPING LEMON JUICE.-Squeeze
and strain it, allowing a cupful OF
white sugar, more or less, according to
the individual taste, to each lemon
stir together until dissolved. put in
small bottles and tie cotton batting
over the top, or put it in pint self-seal
ing jars; set in Il cool, dark, dry place
If desired to keep for a long time, it ii
better to put the juice into a granite
or porcelain-lined kettle; bring to 8
boil and seal as before.
How TO TREAT CovERLEss CANS
Now that the canning season is at hand
it may be of interest to the readers Il
know that cans that have lost thei
covers may be made to keep fruit il
perfect condition. Fill the cans as j
covers were to be screwed on, ther
simply lay over the top piece of cot
ton batting, split, with the fuzzy sid'
down, and secure it with'a small piec,
of board, or anything else that will an
swer for weight. A wad of cottor
batting makes cork that needs NJ
sealing. No one need hesitate to trea
the finest preserves in this way.
Jellies should stand open a day O.
two after being put into glasses, tina
the moisture may evaporate, but they
should be protected from dust.
thin, let them stand in the suns rays
In day or two cut papers to fit tn
glasses; dip these in brandy, alcoho
or white of egg, and press them closely
on top of the jelly. A very old-fash
toned method is to pour melted butter
or clean mutton fat On top and let il
harden. All jellies and preserves
should be SO covered; then, if mould
appears, it can easily be removed with
out wasting the fruit. Finally, put OF
the glasses the covers made for thai
DurDOs0 Or cover with napar poot;rc