Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-13
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.

n IAfLESFOONFUL O4 SOud dtlucu 10 the
water in which ironware is washed will
facilitate the cleaning
A CREAKlNG hinge can be cured by the
use of black lead pencil of the softest
number, the point rubbed into all the
crevices of the hinge.
KEEP large squares of thick paste
board hung conveniently to slip under
pots, kettles, stew-dishes and spiders
whenever you set them down.
70 test jelly, drop little into cold
water or on to cold plate, stirring it
for a few seconds. The best jelly
should not be boiled over five minutes.
JEwELRY can be made to look like new
| by washing with ammonia water or alco-
hol, then rubbing and polishing with
prepared chalk applied with flannel or
chamois skin.
LEATHER, paper or wood may be firm
iy fastened to metal by cement made
by adding teaspoonful of glycerine to
a gill of glue. 1t can also be used for
fastening labels on tin.
To extinguish the flame, should the
oil in the kerosene lamp accidentally
take fire, throw over wooden blanket,
a rug, a piece of carpet, shawl or any
other wooden fabric at hand.
ALWAYS mix starch in cold water until
free from Jumps; pour on boiling water,
stirring we'll until of the proper consist
ency; boil ten minutes, add a little
lard, butter or shavings of spermaceti or
prepared gum arabic; then cool.
For washing red table linen, use tep-
id water, with little powdered borax,
which sets the color Wash the linen
separately and quickly in weak suds.
Rinse in tepid water containing a little
boil n1 TO, oh II he chnI do
iron when nearly dry.
WHEN we wish to extract juices from
anything we put it in cold water, and let
it gradually reach the boiling point; 50
when we wish the viands to retain their
juices, and use the water only as a
medium for cooking them, the opposite
course must be pursued.
BORE a hole through the top of q
broom handle, tie a string in it, hang
the broom up when not in use, and it
will last twice as long as when allowed
to rest upon the floor. After sweeping
dip your broom in hot soapsuds, shake
well and hang up to dry.
MITrENs may be made easily and look
neat by knitting one stitch plain and
purling one alternately. They are nice
made of black or any color of Saxony.
Stockings knit of soft wooden yarn, with
two stitches plain and two pearled al
ternately, fit we'll and are warm.
HERE are two things to remember
when cooking either veal or pork; they
should be cooked so thoroughly that the
lean part will be white and firm, and
they should never be boiled unless first
well sailed. With pork there should
be served some kind of farinaceous veg
etable, like rice, potatoes or hominy
To prevent oilcloth, patent leather
and similar materials from sticking to-
gether when rolled, purchase a few
sheets of raffine-impregnatedo or other
wise prepared paper, and roll the ma
terial This will prevent sticking. 1t
will also prevent the fading of the col
ors or gloss by keeping out air and
moisture; the evaporation of the oil is
likewise prevented to a great extent
LEMON juice squeezed upon your spots
of iron rust, with salt plentifully sprin-
kled over it, will probably remove all
traces of the unsightly spots on your
white dress. But if you would cover
the nails in your closet with little mus
glove fingers are as good as anything,
you will probably never again expert
ence this difficulty.
SOFT water should be used in cooking
vegetables, and the only way city folks
can soften water is to add little salt to
it. Six or eight potatoes will need q
teaspoonful of salt added to the water;
turnips and parsnips require about the
same, that is a teaspOonful of salt to a
quart of water If any scum should
happen to rise to the surface when the
vegetables are boiling, it must be care
fully skinned off.