Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-24
HOME MATTERS.
Seasonable Suggestions and Every-D Day HINT
to the Practical Housewife.

Seasonab1e Suggestions and Every Day Hints
to the Practical Housewife.
ORDINARY RUBBER Ink ERAsKRs, it is said,
will remove rust from polished cutlery with
out injury.
In COOKING BEErs leave at least two inches of
the top and do not break of the little fibers or
the juices will be lost.
TIGHT SHOE may sometimes be made easy
by laying cloth wet in hot water across where
it pinches. changing several times. The leather
will shape itself to the foot.
ONE OF THE Mosr AGREEABLE Of dentifrices
is to be found in a few drops Of tincture of
myrrh in half a glass OF water. II not only
cleansss the mouth, making it fresh and sweet,
but it is an excellent tonic for the gums and
arrests decay. 1t also has the merit of being
very inexpensive, as 10 cents will buy enough
to last year.
An EASY METHOD OF REMOVING MnpEw is
to place the article in a warm oven for . few
moments and then brush it
The PROPER WAY TO Put SALT FrsH to soak
is with the flesh side upward. In this way the
salt settles at the bottom Of the pan.
To CLEAN WHITE Fun, rub with flannel
dipped in heated but not Drowned bran.
Oatmeal withou. husks is preferable and dry
flour will do.
son for colds, and good cough strip is made
OF one pound Of figs, one POM Of raisins,
three lemons, one-half pound Of rock candy,
one-half pound of loaf sugar and one quart Of
cider brandy. Split the fruit and slice the
lemons, and put them in q Mason lar in LAYERS;
divide the sugar and rock candy evenly between
the layers and pour over the whole the cider
brandy. Allow it to stand three days before
using. Take q wine-glass full three times a
day.
SOMETHING ABOUT FLouR.-In these days Of
high grade patent Hours some housekeepers
regard it as very necessary to have two grades
for family use-one strong and rich in nitro
genous matter for bread, the other light and
rich In starch for pastry. The different brands
have nothing whatever to do with the quality or
grades of various fours. One hundred grocers
all purchasing -four from the same mill
perhaps from the same bin, may
upon the barrels. This is done, perhaps, to
save confusion and the grocer feels confident
that he has always the same grade of -four I'M
der the same name. Buy a spring wheat -four,
or mixed -four, for bread, and an all-winter
wheat for pastry. Bread flour may be slightly
granulated; pastry -four must be soft and
smooth and easily packed.
The HousEKEEPEn VINO MISSED MAKING
JELLY in season will find ample opportunity
yet to secure . supply of the desirable home
made article The very best of jelly can be
made Of fruit skins and cores. such as are
usually thrown away. There is more gelatinous
matter around the core and skin Of all fruit
than in any other part. The skin Of peaches.
with a few pits added, boiled in as little water
as possible, strained and made mp with sugar,
pint for pound, yields q most delicious red jeily
A delightful Jelly may even be made of
apple skins and cores, though il Ii improved in
favor and jellies more easily II q small guam
tity of the cores and skins Of ounces are added
TO it very excellent jelly is made of grape
skins and ounce skins in about equal quaint
ties. Pear skins contain less gelat.nous matter
than any other fruits, but il used in connection
with ounce skins viii make fair Jelly.