The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-12
THE HON e.
Cinders.

Very few housekeepers who have never
tried the experiment of having all the
ashes sifted know how much coal IS
thrown away when this is neglected. IL
is really trifing bit ofsswork to slit all
the coal ashes of a family every day II
there IS proper apparatus on hand III
the way of sieve II covered box. Al
most one-third of the coal burnt over IS
in the form of cinders, and these clnders
being comparatively free from gas, like
coke. make much hotter fire than un-
burnt coal.
In English houses, where the Goals are
carefully sifted, the housewives take
the trouble to throw the cinders in the
sink and wash off the ashes. This pro-
cess of dampeniDg, besides cleansing the
ashes, gives them the proper body to
make lasting fire, instead of retardlng
their burning. as one might suppose 1t
would. The question is sometimes
brought up as to the average fuel ca
pacity of an ordinary cook stove with an
eight or nipe-inchs hole. This depends en-
tirely upon the individual who manages
the stove, and less upon the make OF
stove than is generally imagined. All
the standard makes of cook stoves burn
about the same amount OF coal, under
intelligent management. 1t mas been
demonstrated that good standard make
of cook stove or range may be kept
steadily burning with consumption OF
one ton of coal for ten weeks, provided
the cinders are carefully sifted. And
this will include the extra large fires
eQuired for washing, ironing and bak-
ing Yet it is no uncommon thing for
negligent family to consume twice this
amount of coal, and sometimes more In
the same time, with no appreciable
berefit from the additional amount of
tuel used. This waste mag be. easily &C
complished by piling the coal up to the
covers of the stove, making what kitch-
en- servants are apt to term the "red-hot"
fire. Now, this fire, which makes the
lids of the stove white with heat because
the hot Goals rest against them, does not
heat the oven or other parts OF The stove
except the front as much as fire OF
similar intensely burning coal that
reaches only to the top of the friedrich.
In the first case, the draughts of the
stove are actually shut off by the height
of the coal, and the heat fails to reach
the oven and various fues, and the mass
of this coal, instead of giving heat to
the stove, is turned into cinders, which
in many cases are promptly dumped by
the ignorant servant, unsifted in, to the
ash heap. Thus one family consumes
coal enough for two.-N. Y. Tribune.
Black and White Lace.
Delicate white laces are cleaned by
that lace lover, collector and connoisseur.
Nine. Modjeska with calcined magnesia,
writes Emma NJ Hooper in valuable
article on Making Old Clothes New"
in the Ladies' Home Journal. Spread
the lace on a sheet of writing paper,
sprinkle it we'll on both sides with the
magnesia, place second piece of paper
over it, put away between the leaves of a
book for three days and then shake OF
the powder to find the lace perfectly
clean. Laces are given a creamy hue
by putting strained coffee or powdered
saffron in the rinsing water until the
right cream or ecru tinge is procured.
White silk laces are soaked in s milk over
night. then souse in warm soapsuds,
rinsed and finally pulled out and care
fully pinned down while damp. Laces
must be soused, gently, squeezed and
cIapped between the hands until dry or
nearly so. Laces may be whitened by
letting them stand covered with soap
suds in the sun. Fine bread crum bs
rubbed on will clean lace that is not
very much soiled nor badly discolored.
Clam Frappe.
The clam frappe or frozen clam Juice
is the only rule suitable for very sick
person, and requires 20 clans. Wash
them thoroughly and put them into a
stew pan with one-haif cup of cold
water, cover closely and steam until the
shells open, strain the liquor, cool and
freeze to mush. Serve in glasses.
A quart of clans contains from % to
35 The latest fashion in frappe glasses
is glass with standard and handle
but those like little mug are much
used. A lemon frappe may be made in
the same way as it is nothing more than
strong lemonade frozen and is an
agreeable change from lemonade es-
pecially for fever patients. Clam juice
can be taken by an invalid when scarce
ly anything can be retained on the stom-
ach.
Miss Farmer illustrated how to freeze
small moulds. The clam juice put into
a baking powder can was set III five or
ten pound lard can filled with half
crushed ice and half rock salt. Occas-
ional'y stirring the mixture in the can
made it freeze eveply.-Boston Cooking
School.
Hints to Housekeepers.
In packing bottles or canned fruit for
moving slip rubber band over the body
of them