Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-14

WELL WORTH CUTTING OUT AND KEEPING.
srosaE A SHINY CoAr with ammonia and
water.
SOAK MACHINE On. stains in cold water be-
fore washing
SALT Dissolved IN ALCOHOL, il is said, will
remove grease spots from cloth.
USE NoSE orHER THAN COOP Soar in the
kitchen, as it saves the hands
CLOTHES DRY Our MUcu SITTER when pow
dered borax is put into the hot starch jest be-
fore using.
The SuREsr TEsr OF FROZEN ORANGE is its
weight II it is heavy in the hand il has not
been frozen.
Cold SLICED PorAroEs fry and taste better
by sprlnkiing teaspoonful of -four over them
while frying
A TEAsPooSFUL OF WHEAT CHARCOAL. taken
immediately after a meal, is an excellent rem
edy for heartburn.
WHEN A FELoS first begins to make it's APP
pearance, take a lemon, cut off one end. put
the hnger in, and the longer il is kept there
the better.
CHEMISTS SAY that it takes more than twice
as much sugar to sweeten preserves, sauce &c,
II put in when they begin to cook as 1t does to
sweeton after the fruit is cooked.
Rusty BLACK CASHMERE should be sponged
with equal parts of alcohol and ammonia. d.
iuted with little warm water. When pressing
use piece Of alpaca or undressed cambria
next the warm iron.
INDIVIDUAL PEPPERS AND SA1rs. fancy and
cut glass jugs for oil and vinegar, and quaint
mustard pots have usurped the place of casters
on the home tables for long time and con-
tlnue to doso
ZANE OF ANY Sort which has just begun to
talnt may be made fit for eating by cleaning
ana then washing thoroughly in vinegar and
water. Charcoal is excellent also. and small
pieces OF 1t should be put inside the birds after
cleaning
iHE HEARTS OF CALVES and fuli-grown ami
mas are good, either roasted or praised.
Boiled long time and then chopped fine.
warmed IN little hot water and well seasoned
Win ontter' pepper and salt, they make an ex-
IHE POLISH OF BLACK OR Co1oREp MARBLE
manteipieces, pillars, steps, &C.. can be re-
Vived by the following means: Dip flannel
cloth IN mixture of beeswax and turpentine
made to the consistency of soft butter, and rub
well into the marble, afterward polishinp with
a SOFT; dry cloth. Use very little of the mix
lure but plenty of ''elbow grease"
TURKEYS AND CHICKENS. GEESE AND DUCKS
are Al Their best in January. The flavor Of all
is injured by freezing, and all should be care
Iuiiy drawn and hung day or two before cook
Ing. In young turkey the toes and bill feel
solt ana pllable. ana the combs are bright red
The breastbone should bend easily. A goose
should be plump in the breast the fat white
ana SOFT and the feet yellow. The same rules
apply to ducks.
SoRBET.-Put in vessel one-half pound of
powdered sugar with one quart of cold water
rr,aIx
small ones, squeezing in the juice of three
good-sIzed ones, and beat well together for five
minutes. strain through a sieve INTO a freezer
put on the cover and freeze. Serve in small
glass cups with handles. same as for lemonade
with after-dinner coffee spoons for eating.
10 RAISE THE PILE OF Plush or velvet dampen
on the wrong side with clean, cold water; then
hold tight across the face Of hot iron and rub
up the crushed spot with a clean. stiff brush.
TO renovate velvet free from dust by LAYING
lace down and whipping smartly; then brush
WIN a cameis hair brush, damp on the wrong
side with borax water and hang pile inward, in
the sunshine to dry, taking care that there is
no fold or wrinkle On the line.
ABOUT AS COOP A WAY AS ANY to clean black
SILK is to take ammonia and alcohol-one part
ammonia to three of alcohol-add half as much
hot water, and laying the silk over an old sheet
Told In four thicknesses, rubbing with black rag
or sponge dipped in the mixture. Have ready
some old broom handles. curtain poles, or other
round, smooth sticks, and wrap the silk on
them as tlghtly and smoothly as possible. Let
IL dry IN this position; it will need no ironing
CELERY SALAD.-To make celery salad use
only the crisp, white stalks, cutting them in
half-inch lengths; shredded celery is not liked
as Wen as that which is cut crosswise in short
bits. Place the pieces in salt water, and at the
last moment drain them and dry in a napkin.
Then turn over them plentiful supply of NAV
onnnalse-a scanty dressing being a serious
biunder.
GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION should be given
to the proper airing of the mattress every
morning, and at least once a week a stiff brush
should remove the dust which will accumulate.
even IN the best ordered house, under the tufts
OF cotton, or the bits of leather or whatever
Is used to tack the mattress with. Attention
should also be directed to the edge of the
mattress, where the braid is sewed on. for
dust Sits under that. Where the bed room is
also the dressing room dust cannot be avoided.
but it may be at least changed and it need not
be allowed to accumulate.
The FOLLOWING Is RECOMMENDED by an En-
glish writer for cleaning zinc: Clean off all old
paint and apply the following mixture: In
sixty parts Of water dissolve one part chloride
of copper, one part nitrate of copper. one part
sal-ammonlac and one part hydrochloric acid
Brush the zinc over with this, which gives il a
deep black; leave it to dry until the next dav
and 1t is then ready for painting. The best
paint to use is Becketts prepared yarnisb paint.
which cannot be surpassed for tenacity and
durability.
LADY FINeERs.-Take six eggs, separate them
and beat the yolks with one-half pound of
sugar, until they are SO light no hair lines will
form on the foam. Sift in one quarter of a
pound OF flour with as much soda as you can
lay on three-cent piece, and twice the guam
nty OF cream of tartar, which stir into the
sugar and yolks as lightly but thoroughly as
possible In alienation with the whites of the
eegs, ~hich must be beaten perfectly stiff.
Make paper funnel of stiff brown paper and
put the dough through it, pressing it out in
strips about finger long and the thickness of
q lead pencil. Put on unbuttered paper and
sprinkle with graduated sugar, bake in a
quick oven and when cool wet the under side
OF the paper with brush and put the fingers
together back to back.