The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-21
WITHOUT SOAP AND SUDS..
Pho Delights q Keeping House
Whom tho Washing Is
Sent Out.
There Il Very Little ECONOMY In
Having It Done At the
House.

House.
rhs Distress Of Ironing In tho Middle ol
the Wsek-Iascipes for Various
Dishes.
II might DO we'll il ws were only able te
have . convincing sense OF tho reality oi
The charms OF the innumerablo washing
mschines and clothes wrinRera, pateni
Wash-boarda and in~stantaneously cleansing
Washing powders and soaps offered to CON
adinR womanhood. We might then change
pur views as to blue Monday" and almost
30 willing, at tho representations OF the adj
gsrtisers OF these goods, to think Of heaven
b. ono eternal washday. But, alas, We can
lot gain this delightful conviction, and
Tashday is still to ill a day Of soap and
uds, Of smell md discomfort. Of pickle
~ meals and sour service, OF. if We do our
pwn washing, Of worry, fatigue, aches and
bains. syen with Ill the labor-savinR inven-
ions possible.
Why need this be? why do We do in our
aomss work which disarrnnges the house
hold economy for one day at least, and in
Ehs shape Of the interminabls ironing hangs
N and on in five GASES out Of ten till the
middle OF the week. In many families the
Washing il the one thing which makes il
impossible to keep an efficient servant. In
antilles whore no servant ID kept the wash
Frwoman is q weekly bugbsar and expense.
Why not put out the wash, and thus save
(roubls and annoyance, and gain at least
me whole day in the household economy
do not mean to send it to a laundry, or
put it ont BY the dozen pieces. Everywhere
women can can be found who make q bust
less Of washing and ironing, who will take
he family wash by the week at a certain
price agreed upon, from . dollar up. and
here women are the ones who should do
he washing.
No one knows, until it is tried, the de-
light Of housekeeping without q wash day.
he wheels seem to run like magic. No
citing Bridget up early to get the wash
ta,ted, or, worse still, getting yourself up
or the same purpose. No hurried break
ast, pioksd-up dinner. slop and damp and
team. No drying of the clothes in this
Eouse on rainy days, or catching of serious
olds and toothache on cold ones. No
langirg on of tho ironing, with the onse-
uent consumption of coal, amounting to a
cry large percentage OF the cost Of putting
nut a wash.
II is hard to believe that you can put out
wash at as little or less expense as in hir-
Ter pay, her meals, tho soap and starch
TASTED, because they are yours-tho steady,
lot fire. you will see the eoonomy of this
Ian. eycn il you do not give comfort. peace
+ mind and a whole day gained their due
lace in ths .'credit" column. 1t 10 better
b keep one servant and put out the wash,
han two and do it at home. It is better to
mt il out than to hire help for your one
ervant to do it. Tt is better than trying to
ave that one servant dc the washing and
roning RS we'll rs all the other household
Eork. And il ls q Thousand times better
han doing it yourself. for, combined With
ther duties, few things are SO physically
nd neryonsly wearing az the washing and
roning on which the woman who attempts
EothinR else may grow fat. Try this recipe
or saving time, money and household
vorry, nnd you will not want to 20 back to
Id method. -Housekeepers Weekly.
ivy. "M. Recipes.
Calls Foot Jelly-(By rsquest)-Thor-
ughly wash four calves feet in cold water,
trimming of all defective portions. and
arefully removing all the hairs; put them
yer the fire in q saucepan with two gallons
I cold water, one heapin9 ~teaspoonful of
alt, q dozen whole cloves, al inch of stick
innamon, and the end Of one lemon cut
hin; place the saucepan where it's contents
Fill boil slowly; remove all SCUM as it rises,
nd continue the boiling until but two
uarts of broth remain; by this time the
Sroth will be ut to make jelly; strain the
broth, and cool it in order to remove the
at. After it is quite cool for two quarts of
he unclarifisd jelly put into a saucepan
he whites and SHELLS of four eggs and two
ablespoonfuls Of cold water and the rinds
IF two lemons, mix these ingredients
thoroughly breaking ths egg shells;
be cold jellied broth; place the
Rucepan over the fire and stir until it
begins to boil; let it boil until it looks
Is clear as wine under the scum of egg,
Phioh will rise to the surface; put in a bowl
! quart Of good sherry, the strained Juice
Powl, wet q clean towel in hot water. fold it
louble and lay it in the colander; pour the
boiling jelly into the towel, and let it strain
through without squeezing: after the jelly
b strained it can be cooled in cups, molds
|r glass iars, and should be kept in a cool
Place until used. !
10 clean brass fixtures, III them with
v vi ACAAOA3 tkOA WubA III uOV
Keep an oyster-shsll in your tea kettle
Ind il will prevent the formation of a crust
Ia the inside by attracting the stony par
ioles to itself. It should be changed ocoa-
|~ionally.
All sorts of vessels and utensils may be
purified from long-rstained smells of any
lind BY rinsing them out we'll with pow
cred charcoal after they have been secured
nth sand soap.
Put camphor gum into your new silver
and il will never tarnish as long MS
he gum is there. Never wash silver in soap
|uds a. that gives it q white appearance.
Ragout Of Pigs Ears-1ake q quantity of
|igs' ears and boil them in one part wine
Ind the other water; cut them in small
|ieces and dip in melted butter; then add q
|int Of rich gravy, two a%nchovles, a little
and a few slices of lemon, some
and nutmeg; then dish up and serve;
the dish with barberries.
Pastry for One Pie-One heaping cup
-four. n saltspoon baking powder,
me saltspoon salt, one-fourth cup of lard,
'ns-fourth cup of butter. Mix salt and
'aking powder with the -four. and rub in
he lard. Mix quite stiff with cold water.
Coll out, put the butter m tho pnste in
tho size Of beans and sp, inkle with
Fold over and roll out. Roll up like
Hjelly-roll. Divide in two parts and roll to
the plate.
Marble VeRl-Boil, skin and cut a piokled
onRue an thin az possible and heat il in n
MORTAR with q pound OF fresh butter and Il
title pounded mace until il is like paste;
four pounds of lean veal, and pound
IN the same way; then put some of the