The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-06
KEROSENE IN THE KITCHEN.

New Orleans Plcayune.
KEROSENE IN THE KITCHEN.
Kerosene is unexcelled in starch to
give polish, also to polish glass. II
will make your windows shine Like sill
yer. ..i5.y.y.
Clean the backs OF chairs which hare
been soiled by the head with kero-
sene. .....
Oil your machine with it when it
runs hard, then oil it with machine oil
after having worked it for half an
hour.
Mix kerosene with wood ashes and
it will scour tins with very little
trouble. ~. ,a. 3;
Kerosene will make washing easy by
mixing q little with q strong soap
suds, then pour over the clothes and
soak over night. If you use it when
boiling the clothes be sure to use q
generous amount of soap or a scum
will come on the top that is a great
deal worse than the dirt to get rid of.
When boots and shoes have been
hardened by water, apply kerosene to
them and they will become soft and
pliable. 81
Clean your clothes wringer with
kerosene by taking soapy cloth, pour
q little of the oil on it and rub the roll.
ers, then wash off with soap and water.
It will look like new. If the wsinger
turns hard drop few drops on the,
cog-wheels.
It is really surprising how seldom
lamp chimneys will break, and what 9
fine polish will be given them by cleans
ing with kerosene.
Some oilcloth will last twice as long
as it otherwise would if, after You have
washed and wiped it, rub it with q.
cloth wet in kerosene. Zinc can be
cleaned nicely with it, also an iron
sink.
II your stove that you intend to set
away during the summer is rubbed
over with kerosene and then blacked
(treat the stove-pipe in the same man
ner) they will be free from rust when
you come to put it up again. II your
stove is rusty at any time kerosene
will remove it. i.
Wet a flannel in kerosene, dip in
dry whiting and rub plated silver
ware. Let it dry on it and polish with
an old newspaper. @
Mary are the uses made OF this pro-
duct of the earth, some (which 1hsve
mentioned, that help us in our every
day work.-Farm, Field and Fireside.
Grandmother's Iumbles.-One cup
of butter, two cups of sugar, three
eggs, the grated rind of an orange or
lem on, and two tablespoonfuls OF the
mice half q teaspoonful OF soda dis
solved in the juice. Flour enough to
roll. - &
Sweet Potato Custard-Three boiled
sweet potatoes, two eggs, one pint OF
milk. Mash the potatoes very smooth
", beat the eggs, add the milk and
sugar to taste, mix all well together.
Line q pie plate with paste, and pour
the custard in. Sprinkle cinnamon
over. Bake slowly.
Fried Bananas-Take ripe bananas,
not too soft, and peel them. Dip
them in cracker dust, then in beaten
egg, and again in cracker dust. FRI
them whole, like doughnuts, IN boll'
ING hot fat. When of delicate brown
let them drop in colander. Serve IN
fringed napkin on a platter.
Strawberry Pudding the yoiks|
of four eggs and four tablespoons Of
sugar. Add the juice of one cup OF
berries and two tablespoons OF hot
water, and simmer until it thickens.|
Remove from the fire and stir in the
whites of four eggs, beaten stiff, with
tive tablespoons of sugar. Add one
quart very ripe strawberries: serve
cold with sauce made of one.half cup
butter and one cup sugar, stirred to 4
cream and piled on top.
Pineapple Dessert Jelly-Make q
Jelly with gelasine by the directions
that comes with the packages, using q
somewhat larger amount, SO that the|
ielly will be stiff. When cool enough
to begin to thicken, SO that the fruit
will stav where it is put, place layer
of thinly sliced pineapple that has
been lying well sprinkled with sugar.
for two hours, in glass dish, cover
it with the Jelly, and as soon as it set5
add more fruit and more Jelly unit
the dish is full. Set it upon Ice ana
serve with whipped cream.
Water Toast-Toast thin slices o.
bread. Put them into a shallow pan
with a pint of water and half a tea
spoonful of salt. Dip each slice quick
ly into the water, place into covered
dish and spread with butter, pillnd
one slice above the other. Do not le /
the bread soak in the water; en- |
deavor to keep suggestion OF crispt
ness in it, for sloppy, sodden toast
not palatable. Serve hot with apple
sauce, sweet baked apples or tar
Jelly. Water toast is delicious If card
is taken to have it hot. 1t can b4
eaten with relish much longer thai
milk toast.