Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-28
Matters That Will Interest House,
keepers of All Glasses.
SUGGESTIONS As TO CANNING FRUIT
How to Utilize Leftover Things fof
the Table.
THE HOSPTTABLE HOSTESS

and pork, or veal, is to soak thin slices in
weak vinegar over night, then din I'm egg
and grated breadcrumbs and fry a light
brown in good sweet lard or butter for
breakfast.
A delicious cabbage dish is made as fol.
lows: Boil quartered cabbage till IL is ten
der, then squeeze dry and chop fine IN a,
bowl. Add SALT pepper and butter to taste.
sprinkle grated breadcrumbs over the top
and pour enough cream or milk over 1t to
dampen. and bake half an hour.
As this is the season for canning fruit, a
table OF time to cock and the amount of
sugar TO use with each may not comd
amiss to great many. Cook tomatoes
twenty minutes, add a little salt and cam
hot Ripe currants take six minutes I'd
cook; eight ounces Of sugar to the quart il
about right. Siberian crabs, twenty-five
minutes. and eight ounces of sugar to the
quart. Peaches. fifteen minutes, and SID
ounces Of sugar to the quart Pearst
twenty minutes. and six ounces OF sugar to
the quart. Whortle berries, five minutesS
and four ounces of sugar to the quartz
Piums. ten minutes, and eight ounces Of
sugar Blackberries. six minutes, with sid
ounces of sugar. Rsspberries six minutesi
with four ounces of sugar. Cherries fiyS
minutes. and six ounces of sugar. Can the
fruit hot, and tighten the cans a second
time after the fruit cools. Never use POOR
rubbers. for they let the air in to the fruit
and render IL liable to spoil Keep the cans
| In dark place, for fruit retains its color
and flavor better If kept dark.
To keep your fruit jellies from moldns
Put an even half inch of sugar over the ton
after the jelly has cooled. and then cover
the glass with thick paper that has been
! of aPg
Cold sliced potatoes taste better and fry.
a nicer brown If they are first busted with
Tomato catsup is an excellent relish and
Is so easily made at home that all house,
wives ought TO keep IL. 1t is tasteless stun
when bought at the grocer's. The follows
ing recipe has been tested for many yearsI
and never fails: Cut in small pieces for
cooking IN their own liquor enough hnes
ripe tImatoes to make four quarts of pulp
when cooked. Rub through wire Sieve
TN IL is as smooth as cream Add one
tabiesI oonful of salt. one teaspoonful OF
black pepper. one-half spoonful Of cayenne,
one-half teaspoonful of ground Cinnamon
grind IL yourself, and be sure that IL is
goed-ore-half teaspocnfui of Gloves. and
sugar TO suit the taste. Boil slowly for
three hours and when nearly done add a
pint OF good cider vinegar. Bottle when
not, and cork the bottles tight, sealing
them all over with sealing wax When VOID
are going to use spices of any kind, or pep
per, get the whole grains and grind thenJ
yourself. Then You Will not run the rislc
OF spelling your viands with pulverized
chips.
A cheap way to make jelly glasses is sug.
gested by hcusekeeper who never thinks
OF spending penny on glass for ielIys
Take bottles of the size desired-beer bot
ties make splendid ones-and saturate al
cord with coal Gil, then tie il tight around
the bottle. Be sure that none OF the coal
of he 10 a~~
does, wipe il of. Touch a lighted match
TO the string and the bottle will cut in two
as neatly as though made that way. wraP
the cord three times around right close TOD
gether, and just as the shreds drop away
dash a cup OF cold water on the bottle, and
tap the neck end with the handle of q
knife.
A nice way to restore Grape is to dust IL
thoroughly, and then sprinkle IL tin damn
with alcohol, Roll it lightly in a newspaper.
being careful TO keep the paper between ali
the folds. Let it stand until dry.
An economical fly poison is made of four
ounces Of molasses, a pint of water, and a
together. and set where the flies are thick.
est They love it, and it kills quickly.
A delicious flavor may be impaired TO
fruit jellies which have no especial flavor OF
their own by boiling in the liquor a rose
geranium leaf or two.
Horseradish is said to be an excellent
remedy for neuralgia. Crate IT and mix
with vinegar, as for table use, thea spread
on cloth and apply TO the seat OF the
trouble. 1t viii blister like mustard. how
ever. 1t is also good for a cold: snuff the
fumes, till they have penetrated TO every
part OF the head. Cover the eyes, as the
fumes are hard on them.
Mothers who desire TO keep pink or blue
stockings on their children know that 1t is
impossible to find those colors that viii not
fade. Try the following: For the faded blue
stockings, use common buing made the right
shade by dipping the stockings till you are
pleased with the color. Then dip them in
salt water TO set the color. Every third
time of washing you will have TO do this
but ii is quite satisfactory. For pink use
rose aniline in the same way. IL you want
deeper colors. you can get them by making
the dye used still stronger. The salt VIII
keep them from ''crocking."
Hay sprinkled with a little chloride Of
lime and left in the closed room win ~
move the smell Of new paint enectually.
Leather belts or boots that have been
soaked in water and dried hard may be
softened by rubbing plentifully with coal
oil. If the leather is very dirty, wash 10
with good hot soap sads FIRST
Cyanide Of potassium will remove an I'm.
delible inks whose base is nitrate Of silver.
Turpentine or alcohol rubbed in hot will
ieuioNe new lnuellDle INK, III YOU use soda
and soap in very hot water en- the fabric
Immediately afterward
When you buy nutmegs and are not sure
OF their quality, stick pin i'm them. IL
they are good, the oil will Immediately sur
round the puncture.
An old housekceoer gives as her recins
for taking grease spots on the wall and
paper, the following: Make a paste Of cold
water ana pipe clay, or fulleT's earth and
plaster a on the spot leaving il over night
In the morning You can hrIsl IL of and
with IL will go he grease spot, Unless II is
Very old and very deep: in that case YOU nav
have 20 Use thu paste a second or third
time
Impress upon children from. their in
fancy that actions have consequences or
results, and that they cannot escaTe them
even by being sorry that they have acted
wrongly. Begin early 10 teach children
moral responsibility; tHe earlier. the better
They are initiative little Fnlmals ana IN
You would have them grow Alright Won win
have care to practice what You preach
They are very apt to 20 as they see YOU do
rather thar as You say.
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