Afro-independent. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1888-1???, 1888-09-22
HELPS IN HOUSEKEEPING.


II Is a mistake, afirms culinary author
ity, to cook corn as much as most persons
do. Long boiling does not make 1t tender,
but hardens II like an egg overlooked.
SCIENTIFIC authority claims that 1t Is a
mistake to clean brass with acid. as 1t soon
becomes dull after such treatment Sweet
oil and putty powder followed by soap and
water Is recommended as one of the best
mediums for Frightening brass or copper.
KIDNEYS ON ToAsT.-Scald the kidneys,
divide them partially, lay them ON a plato
with lump of butter, pepper, salt ana n
squeeze of lemon juice; place them before
the fire, basting them frequently with the
butter; when done, serve each kidney on
half a slice of toast.
Fresh boiled salmon, cold, Is an inviting
dish for hot summers dinner. Take care
In boiling TO keep the fish whole Put 1t on
the ice when done, 70 cool IL will take an
hour or two to be not only cold but firm.
Serve with 1t Mayonnaise dressing with .
good deal Of lemon juice in IL
ONE OF the prettiest climbers Is the ey.
press vine. Its dark green, feathery foliage
and bright star-shaped flowers are most
beautiful and graceful. II is easily oulti-
waited, and blooms a long time. II requires
rich soil, and supports to Irvine around,
but we'll repays the care bestowed upon IT,
CHEESE FRIrrERs.-Grate three ounces of
cheese into q basin, mix with IL about ono
and ahalf ounces Of fino bread crumbs,
pepper, salt and three well-benten eggs \
drop the mixture from tablespoon In
ANAL cakes into some boiling butter, and
fry light brown ON both sides; serve very
hot.
FoR extracting the juice of meat TO mako
. broth or soup, soft water, unsalted and
cold at first, is the betA for 1t much more
readily peaetratos tho tissue, but for boil
ing where the juices should be retained
hard water or soft water sailed il prefer
able, and the meat should be put In while
the water Is boiling, so as to seal up tho
pores at once.
ONE housewife suggests that, after scald-
ing, poollng and cutting into pieces toma-
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 easly-prepared salad
can be made of ono cucumber and six small
tomatoes cut in the thinnest OF slices. Peel
the cucumber and let il lie In sailed ice
water for half an hour DO not peel tho
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.
ZONE dose OF tea in tho twenty.four
hours Is quito sufficient says a London
exchange, "nnd many people who are ut
present troubled with headaches and many
Of the so-oalled nervous diseases, would be
far better II they never drank tea at all.
Especially should oil avoid that very great
mistake known as high tea. Tea and meat
should never he taken together, Mt 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
Its quality. Peligot, chemist, says that
the changes which wine kept long in bottles
undergo is due TO tho notion Of the ingre-
dents used In the preparation OF the glass
An undue admixture OF lime aud magnesia,
which are often substituted for soda and
potash, beng cheaper, acts injuriously upon
the vino In those bottles In which tho
wine actually improves, tho proportion OF
lime Is found not TO exceed eighteen or
twenty per cent