Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-05-13
Hints to Housekeepers.

III there Is too much salt IN the but
ter, it should be freshened by work.
ing it in cool water.
A new, soft paint-brush is a good
thing to dust carved furniture with,
as the bristles will penetrate the deep
est crevices.
Keep the lid off when boiling cab
bage, turnips, peas or beans. Cook
the two first-named vegetables fast in
salted water, for half an hour.
A remedy for creeking hinges is
mutton tallow rubbed on the joint.
A great many locks that refuse to do
their work are simply rnsted and will
be all right if carefully oiled.
A cut lemon will clean disordered
brass, which can then be beautifully
frightened by ammonia much diluted
with water. Do not drop the strong
ammonia on brass, any more than you
would on colored blanket border.
Always select the best of material
for cake. Your pans for baking it
must be free from all odors, and
should never be used for any other
purpose whatever, and are best kept
away from other cooking utensils, to
insure this.
For "Macaroni au Gratin," fill a
buttered dish with the macaroni, dust
over it some sifted breadcrumbs and
some grated cheese, and put it in the
oven for fifteen minutes to get light
brown on top. Serve in the same
dish.
In frying fish have your lard very
hot; lay in the fish, and as soon as
Drowned on one side turn over; when
that side is brown, move the skillet to
the back part OF the stove, cover close
ly, and let it cook slowly. In this way
it retains its sweetness.
The stains on china cup ware is often
an accepted evil with housekeepers.
They are removable, however, usually
with salt and water and a vigorous
rubbing. A particularly obstinate
case may be treated with bone dust
and water, the bonedust being obtain.
able from any druggist.
A simple method of stewing apples
is to cut them into quarters and put
them into thick earthen pudding
dish. To every quart of apple-quart-
ers pour over half-cup of water and
add a cup of sugar. Cover the pud-
ding dish with thick earthen plate
and set in the oven for one hour. Al
the end of this time the apples will be
found clear and transparent. thorough.
ly cooked and almost unbroken in
form.
One OF the simplest and most effec-
tive cures for that often serious affiic.
ton to traveller, a cinder in the eye
is that OF common flaxseed. One OF
two OF these may be placed in the eye
without injury. They shortly begin
to swell and exude glutinous sub
stance that covers the ball of the eye
enveloping any foreign substance tina,
may be in it; then seed and irritani
may be washed out. Keep a dozen oI
these seeds in compartment of your
purse, and they may prove All invalu
able accessory.
A cup of custard made with one
whole egg to each cup of milk, or one
egg divided between two cups as pre-
ferred, and either baked or steamed
makes nourishing lunch. Sweeter
and flavor with lemon, vanilla or nut
meg, according to the taste of tn,
children. If baked in the oven, b.
careful to set the cups in pan of wa
ter to prevent the custard from break
ing. Any kind of fresh fruit in season
is wholesome for lunch, provided it il
perfectly ripe and sound, and at time
when not obtainable a little cannet
fruit in a jelly glass many take it
place.