Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07
HOUSEHOLD TOPICS.
By JEFFIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


spread the velvet, then take q brush
broom and brush the velvet until it looks
as 1t should look. Another good way is to
hold the wrong side over dish filed
with boiling water. If one has pa
thence and viii hold 1t there long
enough the result viii be satisfactory.
TO Keep Linen from Turning YeJ-
LOlU-A friend assures me that there
is no need of linen turning yellow if
properly taken care of. Her rule is to
wash clean and dip in very blue water;
do not iron, but put away when dry.
If thus taken care of linen viii remain
perfectly white until needed again.
IN Excellent Polish for. SiLUerlUGTe
4 have been told that clean, soft rags,
boiled in new milk with an ounce of
hartshOrn powder, then, after being
taken from this, dipped for an instant
only In cold water and wrung out and
dried before a hot fire, viii make an
excellent polish for silverware. Wash
the silver and dry it thoroughly, then
rub quickly with these clothes, and
bright, beautiful polish will be the re-
suit; dust over with piece of chamOis
skin, and the article is ready for use.
To Clean Wbite-Kid GLOBES Cream
of tartar is said to be the best thing to
clean white kid gloves with. Rub it
on the sO1ed places and they viii look
almost like new.
Planes and FeGtbeTS-TO restore
tumbled plumes and feathers to their
original beauty they should be dipped
quickly into hot water, then shake
them and dry them slowly by the fire.
To Clean Dried ClLTTG91tS Put
them into a strainer and sprinkle thick
~ with -four, rub them well until they
are separated, and the -four, grit, and
stems have passed through the strain
er, then place the strainer containing
the currants into pan of water and
wash thoroughly. Lift the strainer and
currants together and change the
water in pan until the currants are
clean. Then drain between towels
and dry them in a sunny place.
Care OF Canary Birds Nearly
every one loves canary birds and takes
delight In caring for them, but many
people are ignorant regarding what it
is best to feed them, and often lose
their birds for want of knowledge in
taking care of them. They should be
supplied every day with fresh water
and IN hot weather should have a dish
large enough for them to battle in,
drinking cups. Cabbage and fresh let
tuce may be given them; also crackers
and piece of apple. About once a
week L give my bird a small cracker
soaked in water until soft and then
sprinkled with white sugar, placed on
a small butterdish and put In bottom
of cage. Birdseed is a mixture of diff
ferent kinds of seed and can be bought
ready prepared for use. Sand is ex-
oellent to sprinkle in bottom of cage
and cuttlehsh bone should be kept con-
stant1y fastened inside Of the cage. Do
not give q bird anything containing
salt, as salt is very injurious. A bird
should be allowed to fly around the
room occasionally, first taking care
that Miss Pussy is safely out of sight
CHICAGO, III.
SOME PROTECTION AGAINST MOTHS.
For the effectual protection of wool
en- goods against moths the use of
cedar-wOOd boxes and closets is INSULT
Gent, and it is stated that there is no
other means of protection against the
ravages of the insect but to perfectly
inclOse the wOOlens in material which
is not attacked by the moth, such as
cotton cloth. Wooden goods brushed
clean from dust, folded together and
put into cotton bags which were well
tied, have been found perfectly intact
when taken out at the change Of the
season.
COOKING RECIPES.
Sugar COOldes-Three cups of sugar,
one cup each of butter and sweet milk,
three eggs, and two tablespoonful of
soda. Sprinkle with sugar and bake in
moderately hot oven.
Cream Pie-Beat one egg with one
half cup Of sugar, stir in nearly a pint
of boiling milk, in which dissolve one
and half tablespoons of cOrnstarch;
let cool and add lemon essence. Bake
with one crust.
Graham Cake-One cup Of brown
sugar, one cup of sour cream, two eggs, !
two cups of Graham -four, one tea
spoonful of soda, a little salt and Gin
namon if liked. IF the cream is not
sour use less soda. Do not stir too stiff.
Apple Tapioca Pudding Soak over
night one cup Of tapioca In SIX cups of
water. Next morning add one cup Of
sugar, one egg, and beat well together. !
Then pare, core, and chop five, six, or
more apples, and stir with the tapioca
in a pudding dish, and bake slowly.
Ham Pabties-Chop ham fine; add
SAceu onion, SalJ5 ana pepper 20 baSG6s !
and half Of the quantity Of soaked bread /
or cooked rice; mix together with two
beaten eggs; make into patties; sprin- !
kle with -four, and fry or bake in one /
pan with butter on top.
MacarOOns-Beatf finely in mortar /
four ounces Of bIanched sweet almonds /
and one ounce of bitter almonds; add /
the whites of four eggs, beaten to q /
stiff frOth then gradually one pound |
Of pulverized sugar, stirring all the |
while; drop IN small cakes on a sheet /
of white paper. Remove by Wetting /
the paper slightly.
Blanched Almonds Remove the
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