The Portland daily press., 1891-06-27

but notice very few are so confident as re-
CARDS coffee. However, few words in re-
gard to tea will not be amiss, for 1 might
give you some new ideas In regard to tea
making.
In the first place, do not buy your tea In
large quantities, unless you have time and
knowledge to keep 1t properly. 1t should be
jealousy kept from the air. IL you use a
caddy, the cover thereof alone is not sufiic.
lent, but the neck should be stuffed with
paper The water for tea must be freshly
boiled for that purpose. and used as soon as
1t boils. and never before. Anyone really
fond Of tea knows at once If the water used
was not freshly boiled II makes, to them, a
great difference In the flavor. In regard to
the pot In which you put the tea to draw, let
me caution you; on no account use tin. The
tannin In tea acts upon the tin IN such a
manner as to produce poisonous compound,
thus rendering the beverage most unwhole-
some. Inc common earthenware pot Is by
lar the best and should be we'll rinsed and
scalded before using, thus running no chance
OF chilling the boiling water to be used In
the tea-making. Allow one teaspoopful OF
tea for each person and one for the pot un-
less you are making for quite number then
the pot may be left out iu the count and the
teapot, pour the necessary amount of freshly
boiled water upon the tea, cover the Dot.
place 1t on the back Of the range and let II
craw ten minutes and 1t will be ready for
use. When put on the table, II possible,
use coy, which is wadded cover made TO
fit closely and entirely over the pot, and Is a
great help in keeping the tea hot. Never al
low tea to boil or to draw too long time.
Both tea and coffe are greatly improved by
being thoroughly heated before wetting.
You must be yet more particular in the
case OF cOtee;i must be even more Jealous
ly guarded from the air. In purchasing cot
Zee, the best mixture Is two parts Java and
one part Mocha Maracaib0 Is too coarse
and rank to suit most palates, although the
three mixed in equal parts make a most pal
ataDle drink: Let this stand in the ice-box
until ice-cold, and serve with clipped Ice.
Iced tea prepared in this way is usually pre-
ferred clear, and slice of lemon, without
the rind, placed In each glass imparts de-
licious flavor. The cream or milk. IL liked
in the coffee, can be added before IL Is quite
in glasses. rs~s
For chocolate to drink always use the best
quality and always CRATE 1t as you need it..
chocolate sometimes comes already grated
and sWeetened. Always keep your chocolate
well wrapped up or 1t will grow rank nor
musty. !,
Cocoa is much better for invallds or for
weak stomachs, as it is very much easier d.
gested, not being so rich in oil as chocolate
Is. Either is very n0urishing. -,
allow two heaping tablespoonfuls Of
grated chocolate to cup. Usevhalf milk and
half water. Put the milk on to scald in one
saucepan, the chocolate in another, TO which
add the boiling water gradually; let it boil
up three times, stirring frequently; after the
third boiling it should be quite thick. Stir
In the milk, sweeten and serve. In making
nunfn1 H&&ic
more water to allow for the evaporation. II
It Is not liked strong and thick, less choeo-
late may be used; but in every case it should
be well boiled before adding the milk, which
should be only scalded.
Cocoa Is made in very much the same wav
except tnat one teaSpO0nful Is the average
rule Tor cuDful nor Is it ever made as thick
as chocolate. Both should be well boiled
W Wild the water before adding the milk.
Osihg all milk Is Objectionable, making it
table. ~ 'io
DO not add the sugar until you take the
chocolate from the fire, as sugar Increases
the nkellhood OF sc0rching; nor must Won
ever try to mix the grated chocolate with
coy S...l water; always have 1t boiling and add
THE USE OF SOAP BARK.
Ihere are very few women who under
stand the use of soap bark. is the yerv
best cleaning material in use. Nothing else
cleans black silk or black wooden dress so
satisfactorily. Five cents worth will clean
an entire dress. 1t may be purchased at any
druggists In the city or country, being COM
monty used by all tailors In cleaning GENTLE
mems clothes. 1t may be used to clean al
most any dark cloth. but 1t possesses color
enough in itself to be liable to stain any deli
cate color. To prepare soap bark for clean
ing, pour about quart Of boiling water over
cents worth of the bark. Let 1t boil gently
Tor two hours, and at the end Of this time
strap STRAIN u through piece OF cheese cloth. Put
tne liquor In clean pail. Have ready a
smooth board OF suitable size, and have the
dress To be cleaned all ready, ripped, shaken.
ana brushed free from dust. Lay each piece
OF cloth one after another on the board, and
sponge It thoroughly on both sides, rubbing
carefully any specially soiled spots. After
all the cloth is sponged, fill large tub full
OF cold water and rinse each piece of the
goods up and down In IL, one at time. so az
to remove thoroughly the soap-bark. Wiring
the pieces through the wringer, lay them in
q neavy, clean clothes basket and when all
are rinsed and wrung out begin pressing the
hrst that were rolled up, Iron them on the
wrong SIDE, II wooden cloth, till they are dry
OF nearly Soi then hang them on a clothes
morse TO air for at least twelve hours. The
clotn should hang in place free from dust
ana When IL Is put away 1t will look like new.
=. II the Dress to be cleaned is silk, after
thoroughly, sponging 1t in sOap-bark, lay it
ON clean board and sponge 1t off with clear
cold water on both sides. Wipe off ali the
excess OF moisture you can. Pin the smaller
pieces OF the silk on a sheet and hang the
sheet out doors In shady place where mo
sun can reach 1t or throw the Sheet over the
ciOtnes morse. Silk prepared in this way
looks very nice. 1t will need slight press
lDg on the wrong side when 1t Is made no To
make 1t perfectly smooth.-Pioneer Press.
10, THE POOR WOMAN,
what difference there Is In the worlds
estimate OF effort and success as put forth
and accomplished by the two sexes. If a
man has big family on his hands and
makes say $4,000 year as the income for
its support, the world puts its handkerchief
to its eyes and weeps Tor the hard time the
fellow has. "Such big family and such a
hard pull How he has to work and how
sorry am for him!" says the world. But
let woman be left with exactly the same
family on her hands and fail to support
them. and put money in the bank besides,
on half the income, and the world throws
1lgh It's hands with horror and SAYS: "What
A hundred dollars month and can't get
alOngT Shame on her Why she ought 10
be able to lay aside half OF that for a rainy
day.! Now 1t costs Just as much for a wo-
man to live as 1t does for a man. She paws
the same price for every pound Of butter and
no butcher throws off from the cost of his
chops and his r0asts because she happened tO
be woman. Five dollars represents ex-
actly as many heart throUs for the gaining
on her part as on his, and there are quite as
many ways Of taking off money for her as
Tor MIN. In conversation the other day with
an exceedingly intelligent lady, she said
when the world deals more Justly with us
women we shall not need to clamOr for the
ballot to set US right. All we ask is fair
dealing and an even chance and you NAV
have the polls to yourself on election day.
Because one child demands equal privilege
and discriminating justice with another
from the hands of parent Is no reason why
that child shall be hooked upon as seeking
usury or an unlawful place in the family
Ii you nOurish one child on wheat flour AMI
expect another to grow fat on granary sween'
ing-yOu are fool! The fault does mot III
with the victim Of the unequal contest In,
with you as partial distributor and a pre.
JUDGED discrimlnator. To taunt a thin man
for not gaining the bulk OF an alderman on
an empty stomach Is less senseless than to
md fault with woman because She doesn't
DO more with her nickle than a man does
with his quarter. Give woman the same
pay, as man for as good work and see who
Will come out the best in the anal. Mil
waukee Telegraph.
Count Tolstoi's clever wife has secured I'm
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