The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-06
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Rub black walnut furniture, or any wood
finished in oil, with cloth slightly moistened
with kerosene oil. to remove scratches and
restore polish.
IL white clothing, say dress, Is put away
in dark closet or drawer, 1t will in time
become yellow. But if it be placed in box
lined with dark blue cloth, it will come out
| as white as it ever was, no matter how long
| it lies.
| Apples will not freeze if covered with
lined cloth, nor pie or custard burn If in
the oven with dish Of water.
| Ceilings that have been smoked by
kerosene lamp should be washed off with
sodawater.
Headache almost always yields to the
simultaneous application of hot water to the
feet and back ofthe neck.
For faded green blinds, rub on little lin
| seed oil.
When a stove is cracked a cement may be
| made Of wood ashes and salt in equal pro-
portions, mixed to paste with cold water
| Fill the cracks with this when the stove is
| cool and it will soon harden.
Put bits of camphOr gum in trunks or
drawers to prevent the mice from doing any
| injury.
10 freshen leather chair seats, valises,
bags, etc, rub them with the well. beaten
white Of an egg.
To prevent tin pans from rusting, rub
fresh lard on them and set in q hot oven
until thoroughly heated.
Steel pens are destroyed by the acid in the
ink. If an old nail or old steel pen is put
In the ink. the acid therein will exhaust it,
self on them, and pens in daily use will re-
main In good condition much longer.
When mattresses are stained take starch
wet into paste with cold water. Spread
this on the stains, first putting the mattress
in the sun. In an hour or two rub this off,
aud, If not clean, repeat the process.
To clean hairbrnshes, put tablespoonful
OF ammonia into tepid water, dip them up
and down until clean, then dry with the
briStles down. In place of the ammonia
they may be cleaned by using teaspoonful
of soda.
Ivory may be bleached by placing it for
an hour in a solution of alum; then polish it
with piece of wOOllen, and wrap it in linen
to dry. Another method Is TO take peroxide
Of hydrogen, and to one pint of it add one
ounce OF aqua ammonia. Warm it and
soak the ivory in it for "a hours; then dry
and polish with chalk.
To keep flatirOns clean and smooth rub
them with piece of wax done up in cloth,
then scOur or rub them on a paper strewn
with coarse salt.
To make fire kindlers, take a quart of tar
and three pounds of resin, melt them, bring
to cooling temperature, mix with as much
coarse sawdust, with a little charcoal added,
as can be worked in; spread out while hot
on board then cool, break up into Jumps
Of the size Of large hickory NUT and you
have, at small expense, kindling material
enough for household for whole year
They will easily ignite from match, and
burn with strong blaze long enough to start
any wood that is fit to burn.
In bottling catsup or pickles. boil the corks,
and while hot you can press them into the
bottles and when cold they are tightly sealed,
Use the tin foil from compressed yeast TO
cover the cOrks.
Scalding water should never be poured in
to dishes which have held milk until it has
been removed by cool water.
To Keep lemons, put in glass can and
cover with cool water, changing the water
every week.
When mattresses are stained, take starch
wet into a paste with cold water. Spread
this on the stains, first putting the mattress
in the sun. In an hour or two rub this off,
and If not clean repeat the process
To clear the premises OF bugs, lice, mites
reaches, moths, ants. and to prevent mice
cutting wall paper. use copperaS. Dissolve
in water and use freely, or sprinkle the pull
verified c0pperaS where most needed.
Every hOusekeeper knows how important
It is to keep the refrigerator clean. Wash
the shelves and ice racks in soap, ammonia
and water. Vinegar and water will remove
every stain from the zinc.
Very few housekeepers understand how to
COOh suCCOldSu pIUptIly. Inc LIMA Deans
should be cooked at least an hour. with just
enough water to cover them, before the corn
is added. The corn should be cut carefully
not too close TO the cob, and added to the
beans and the mixture cooked ten minutes.
Then large teaspoOful of butter and a scant
teaspoon of flour must be added to every pint
of succ0tash, and stirred in carefully so as
not to break the beans. The succotash must
now be seasoned and cooked ten minutes
longer.
Bait your mice traps with pumkin seeds,
as the mice are very fond of them. Camphor |
Is very Objectionable to them, and if placed |
In draws or trunks the mice will keep away.
Careful housekeeperS will find the travelled |
threads from old linen the most satisfactory
means of stopping tiny breaks in tablecloth
or napkin, although linen floss from the
draper'S maybe procured for this purpose.
Always serve oysters in hot dishes. Cook |
the oysters only until they curl. If cooked |
too long they are indigestible.
Equal parts OF ammonia and tuTpentine |
Will take paint out of clothing, even if it be |
lard and dry, Saturate the spot as often as
necessary, and wash out in sOapsuds.
Steel pens are destroyed by the acid in the |
ink. II an old nail or old steel pen is put in |
the ink the acid will exhaust itself ON them,
ana pens in daily use will remain in good |
condition much longer. |
Persons who have had new windows to |
wash Will recollect the bother caused by the |
streaks of putty oil and drops of paint. |
More than half the labor of removing these |
may W odN6u ny ulpplDB II wet clOL1 INTO
ordinary baking soda and rubbing the paste
thus made thinIy over the glass. After this |
has remained about fifteen minutes it can be
easily removed by washing in warm, soft
water, without soap, bringing oil and stains
with IT,. Ii the glass is then rubbed dry and
then polished with dry whiting and channels
SKIN the most fastidiOus eye can discover no
blemiSh.
A LESSON ON THE COOKERY OF vEGETA-
BLEs
Miss Cannelps last lesson in the Boston
School Of Domestic Economy was on the
cooking Of vegetables. We make the follow.
ing extracts:
BAKED MAcARoNI.-BOil one fourth
pound OF unbrOken macaroni twenty min
utes or until. soft in rapidly boiling water.
Keeping 1t uncovered while boiling and us
ing large quantity Of water. Drain in a
colander and pour cold water through il, this
removes the super1uous starch and prevents
IL from becoming pasty. Cut it into inch
pieces and put in a baking dish. Season
with one.half teaspoonful Of salt and one
third salt spoonful of cayenne, two table
spoonfuls of cheese If liked. Pour over 1t
three-forths cup Of Uhite sauce made care
fully according to the usual recipe given In
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two.thirdS cup of cracker crumbs moistened
with one-third cup Of butter. Mix the crack
er crumbs and butter together; bread crumbs
that have been dried and sifted may be used.
Twelve minutes will brown the crumbs |
when baking the macaroni Macaroni be- |
ing an economical food deserves to be used
more than it is although its use is increasing.
Buy that which is transparent and Of light
yellow color: a brand which is white aud
pastry looking is inferior in quality. If
cheese is not used in the preparation Of
baked macaronia iG is sometimes served on a
separate plat.
Savoy RICE.-This is high seasoned
dish welcome 10 lovers Of hot peppery dishes.
Use one-hTlf cup Of rice, one cup Of white or
brown stock or hot water, one-half tea
spoonful of salt and speck of cayenne Lep-
per. Fry one teaspoUnful Of chopped onion
in two teasp0onfuls Of butter add the nm
cooked COO, rice and STIR until light brown, add
the water or stock and seasoning. Put into
a double boiler, steam thirty minutes or m.
III tender Serve In separate dish or rs n