Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS

In doing up sateens do not use any
starch.
IT is a good idea to keep large pieces
of charcoal in damp corners and in dark
places.
SPONGE or bread set to rise the first
time will rise much more rapidly in
close vessel.
Cur cucumber into strips and put
into all places where ants are found,
and it will surely drive them away.
To polish a copper kettle, rub with
lemon and salt. Cut lemon, dip in
salt, and rub over the copper surface.
A LITTLE boraX put in the water before
washing red or ed-bordered tablecloths
and napkins will prevent their fading.
A PINCH of cooking soda in the water
where peas are to be cooked makesthen
very tender, and gives them brilliant
green color.
COMMON gasoline is far superior TO
lucine or benzine for cleaning silk. wool
len and kid, besides being cheaper, and
the odor leaves the garment in one
third the time.
IT is just as necessary to keep salt
from absorbing bad odors as cream. A
sack OF best salt standing where there is
a smell of fish, or any Objectionable
odor, will absorb the flavor
To clarity molasses, heat over the fire.
pour in one pint of sweet milk to each
gallon of molasses. The impurities will
rise IN scum, which must be taken off
before broken by boiling.
DELICATE colors in embroidered hand
kerchiefs can be set by soaking for ten
minutes previous to washing in pail of
tepid water, in which dessertspoonful
of turpentine has been well stirred
MANY housekeepers need warning
against the frequent use of feather dust
ers. These busters simply chase the
particles from the furniture into the air,
where they are inhaled. A soft cloth is
good, and chamois skin is sometimes
better, for buster.
WHENEVER eggs are used in baking it
is better to beat them thoroughly before
any other ingredients are added. This
is especially true when baking powder
is used, as too much beating after the
powder is added seems to kill it's essen
tial qualities.
IN cleansing black stockings, it is not
necessary to wash the entire stocking
every time they are done up. By lit
tie care the feet only may be washed,
and thus the color may be retained
much longer. Stockings should never
be put into the suds until they are
tnrned wrong side out.
In making full dress sleeves cut the
lining of strong silesia, common coat
sleeve, and full the outside as desired to
it. Where pleats or gathers occur put
layer of cotton wadding three inches
deep on the inner side of the cloth, to
hold the fullness from hanging slattern-
ly.
AN easy way to make pudding, and
at the same time save cold rice that may
be left from another meal, is to take one
cup of the cooked rice, one pint of sweet
milk, two eggs, lump of butter as large
as walnut, sugar to taste, a cup of
raislns and nutmeg to flavor. Beat the
eggs, sugar and butter together, then
add the other things, and bake or steam
until done.
UNLESS rooms are very much used,
carpets need not be taken up oftener
than once a year. A thorough sweep
ing, followed by wiping them with d
cloth wrung from clear water, will re-
move the dust quite thoroughly Am
monia and water brighten the colors
and take out spots. Moist sawdust, or
pieces of wet newspaper scattered over
the carpet, will gather the dust.
BoRAx water is excellent for sponglng
either silk or wool goods that are not
soiled enough to need washing. In
washing cashmere or wool goods, put
little borax in the water. This will
cleanse them much more easily and bet
ter, without injury to the colors. Do
not rub them on board, but use the
hands, and throw on line without
wringing. Press them on the wrong
side, and they Will look almost like new.
ALL grained work should be washed
with cold tea, and wiped with soft
flannel cloth For windows and picture
frames soft flannel cloths with soap
suds, and, after wiping dry, polished
with channels leather, is far better than
anything else. They leave no lint, and
are better than paper, which often
scratches glass, and if you would best
rid your walls of dust wrap a cloth
around a broom, while a solution Of hot
salt water, or hot alum water, will drive
away insects of all sorts.
Do you find that your glassware,
dishes, tumblers, and the like, are too
prone to crack and break? Here is a
well-tested preventive. Put your glass
into kettle, cover it entirely with cold
water, and place the kettle on part of
the stove where it will soon come to
boil. Allow it to boil briskly few sec
onds, then cover closely, set aside, and
allow it to cool gradually. When the
water has become quite cold take out
bo oil,