Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-15


xHEPERs-soNE USEFUL HOUSEHOLD HINTS
WORTH Observation-Disclosures FOR THE DIN
ING ROOM AND KITCHEN.
oSr TABLESPOON (well rounded) Of soft but
ter weighs one ounce. I.'r-f '-
A Brr OF CorroS SATURATED with ssrrmofiia
Is recommended for an aching tooth. -
HANG SMALL Baa Of charcoal in the rain.
water barrel to purify the water.
If DISHES Musr BE WASHED in hard water.
add little milk TO the water and do without
soap.
A LITTLE Flour SHAKEN on your creased
cakepan is better preventive Of sticking than
paper.
PEEL ONIONS WHILE SITTING near q window
with the sash slightly raised over the dish hold
ing them.
In GIVING RECIPES the standard cup should
hold Just half pint, and this will be Just half
pound Of sugar.
SALT WILL CURpLE NEW MILK, hence in
making milk porridge, &C.. the salt should not
be added until the dish is prepared
IL CLOTHES ARE SOAKED over night. one tea
spoonful Of pure ammonia in each tub of water
Will materially lessen the labor Of washing
CLEAR BOILING WATER WILL REMOVE tea
stains and many fruit stains. Pour the water
through the stain, and thus prevent it spread
ing over the fabric.
WHEN THE RUBBER ROLLERS OF wRISeER
become sticky, as they very often do after
wringing fannels, rub with kerosene and wipe
dry, and they will be nice and smooth.
JELLY BAGS SHOULD ALWAYS BE OF white
flannel When quite new they must be we'll
washed before using to get out all the grease Of
the wool.
ALWAYS KEEP CARBoLIc AcID CONVENIENT for
use. 1t Is one Of the best disinfectants and in
sects destroyers. small quantity need only
be applied at a time.
10 hEEP GREEN VEGETABLES for q day or two
sprinkle with water and then place on a cellar
hoor. Fruit should not be kept in the cellar
but put out singly and stood in a dark, dry,
cool place.
CORN SALAD rs SMALL GREEN LEAF which
resembles that Of the sown lettuce, and is
served with simple French dressing. 1t willis
quickly, consequently must not be dressed un-
| til serving time.
JAvELLE WATER USED TO REMOVE tea. coffee,
grass and fruit stains from linen, is made thus:
Mix well in an earthen vessel one pound of sal
soda, five cents worth of chloride of lime, and
two quarts of soft water.
To PREVENT TN FROM RUSHING, rub fresh
lard over every part of the dish, then put il
L
treated any tinware may be used In water con-
stantly and 1t will remain bright and free from
rust.
MANY CAKE AND BATCH OF BREAD are ruined
by slamming the open door. maker Of cele-
brated sponge cake will not allow any one to
touch the stove or walk heavily across the
kitchen floor while the sensitive compound is
baking.
LIVER SEoULD BE soaked ten minutes in boil
ing water; this draws off the blood and causes
the skin to come off easily. Drain, remove the
skin and veins, season with salt and pepper
and fry in a little bacon fat or the liver may
be broiled.
HERE rs RECIPE to iaunder red table linen:
Use tepid water with little powdered borax,
which serves to set the color. Wash the linen
separately and quickly, using very little soap;
rinse in tepid water containing little boiled
starch; dry In the shade and iron when nearly
dry.
BABIES CRY FOR WATER and are crammed to
repletion with milk instead, and cry the more,
for which they get paregoric, nauseous oil, &c.
They need water as much as older people,
both physioiogicaliy and feelingly, and should
be regularly supplied with all they will drink.
SPANISH GOLDEN FoAM.-Take the yelks q.
six eggs beaten with as much cold water as the
taste. Cook over a slow fire, but do not let il
boil. When it thickens take from the fire and
let it cool. Beat when cold briskly for an hour
and serve in custard cups.
EaGs AND CHEEsE.-Put into a pie dish four
or five spoonfuls of cream or milk thickened
with -four; break into 1t six or eight eggs
Sprinkle over the whole some grated cheese
and little pepper. Bake in an oven without
allowing the yelks to harden.
ToKEEP OFF MOSQUITOES take small quantity
of a 2 per cent carbolic acid solution and
sprinkle sheets, coverlets, pillow and bolster
on both sides, the edges of bed curtains and
the wall next the bed. The face and neck NAV
also be slightly wetted with the solution. No,
single gnat or mosquito will come near
CREAM PUDDING WITH CHERRIEs-A quarter
pound each Of sifted -four, sugar and butter,
mixed with a quart Of slightly-warmed milk.
Boil till il Is thick as custard add six eggs the
yelks and the whites beaten separately very
light. Stir in a cupful Of preserved cherries.
Pour into deep pudding dish, set 1t in pan
Of water and bake in the oven for one hour.
CONVENIENT SALADs.-Smal potatoes not
suitable to cook with larger ones should be laid
aside and used for salads. Boil them and while
warm peel and slice thin; chop some parsley,
an onion, and add to the sliced potatoes; sprin-
kle with salt and pepper, and pour over two or
three desert spoonfuls OF oil, or melted butter
can be used, and moisten the whole with vine
gar. Sliced beef and cucumber can be added
to the salad, but il must be done before the oil
and vinegar are mixed with the potatoes.
CREroNNEs OF THE CHEAP SORT used for deco
rating rooms turn out to be as arsenically
poisonous as green wall paper. Out of forty
four samples recently examined in London,
none were free from arsenic, three had only
faint traces Of it. twenty-one had larger traces
eleven we're classed as very bad, and nine were
called distinctly dangerous" One specimen
yielded 19X grains of white arsenic to the
square yard. The green's and blues were the
least harmful. white, reds, browns and blacks
were heavily loaded with poison.
To WASH Arr MUsLINs AND THE Coon
MAKES OF MADRAs.-Some Of these wash ad-
mirably with little care in the laundry. II
the colors are not fast, add handful of salt to
each gallon OF rinsing water. Ii is best TO try
small piece first il possible. Law them in
cold water to soak, to get the worst Of the dirt
out of them, then soap them lightly and put
them in tepid water, and wash them thoroughly
with good soap; rinse them through cold water
with salt, if needed), and dry quickly. Use
no starch, and fold them before they are quite
dry, ironing them lightly with q not too bot
iron. Washed in this way whenever they get
10 look soiled they should look as good as new.
CoNYEcrIoSERs' CRUMPErs.-Scaldo one pint of
milk, add four ounces Of butter and stand aside
until lukewarm, then add one teaspoonful of
salt, one of sugar, and sufficient -four to make