The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-06
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.


Cream or milk that has turned but is
not soured may be made sweet by STIR
ring into 1t one teaspoonful of carbon
ate or magnesia to each quart Of milk.
Often a defective cover will be found
among the fruit jars and cannot be
screwed down to make the jar tight.
Put a little putty around between the
cover and rubber, and when the top
is screwed down as tightly as possible
press the putty in around the crevice;
when the putty becomes hard the jar
will be found airqtight
The best way Ito remove sand and
grit from ssmallr fruit, when washing
is necessary, is to lay the fruit loosely
in clean basket and dip the basket
into fresh, clean water.
Currants dried at home for winter
use are much nicer than those that can
be bought and are easily done. Pick
them over and remove the stems,
spread them aonf plates, sprinkle we'll
with sugar, and dry them in the sun
or in slow oven.
If a cloth is wet in vinegar and then
wrung out as dry as possible with the
hands and wrapped around cheese and
then the whole put in large paper
bag and kept in a cool place the cheese
will retain the moisture and freshness
of new-cut cheese, and will not
mould.
1t is said that if a lamp wick is
soaked in vinegar twenty-four hours
before being placed in sathe lamp a
clearer flame will be insured. Wicks
should be changed often, as they soon
become clogged and do not permit the
free passage of the oil.
If oil is spilled upon a carpet i'm
mediately. scatter corn meal over it,
and the oil will be absorbed. Oil that
has soaked into a carpet may be taken
out by laying a thick piece Of blotting
paper over it and pressing with hot
flatiron; repeat the operation, using a
fresh piece of paper each time.
A thin coating made of three parts of
lard, melted with one part roSin, and
applied to stoves and CRATES, will pre-
vent their rusting during the summer.
Mice love pumpkin seeds, and will be
attracted to a trap baited with them
when they will pass by piece of meat.
To keep f1atirons clean and smooth
rub them first with piece of wax tied
in cloth, and afterward scour them
on paper or cloth strewn with coarse
salt
The severe itching and smarting pro-
duced by being poisoned with ivy oak
or dogwood may be relieved by wash
ing the parts affected with solution of
salaratus water4two teaspoonfuls to a
pint of water--and then applying cloths
wet with EXTRACTOR witch hazel.
If every pot and pan or any utensil
used in the cooking of food be washed
as soon as emptied,, and while still hot,
half the labor and "a great deal Of time
will be saved. 30
An excellent hair wash is made of
one cents worth of powdered borax
and half a pint of good olive OIL pour
over them one pint Of boiling water;
let the mixture cool and pour it into
bottle and shakeFbefore using. The oil
nourishes and the borax cleanses the
hair.
Never eat full meal when bodily
exhausted. A cracker and cup Of hot
tea will be the best thing to take The
tea will give enough stimulus and a
little strength allowing the body grad
ually to regain it's usual vigor and in
two hours a hearty meal may be eaten
without i'll results.
If new butter is covered with a brine
it will keep sweet a year or more. The
best way is to make the butter into
small rolls and wrap each one in
muslin cloth. Put the rolls in large
crock and pour over them brine
strong enough to bear up an egg, in
which has been boiled quarter of
pound of granulated sugar and table
spoonful of saltpetre to three gallons
of brine. The brine should become cold
before being strained over the butter.
A weight should be put on the top to
keep the butter under the brine.