Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24
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| nave piece of fine ironing almost com
| pie'eo ana Then have too hot iron brown
| Its imprint on a conspicuous place This
can usually be avoided In two WAYS. First.
| DE sure that the garments are well rinscd
III suspicion of soap is left in them they
VIII yellow more or less under the iron.
Two rinse waters will do more for YOU
lhah TWO suds.' Then always have on
the ironing board a folded cotton cloth On
| which 10 test your irons II the cloth
smokes after application of the iron cool
the iron before you put IL on the garment
Tor even IL it does not actually yellow the
cloth the intense heat tends to rot Il and
| 1t Will break before IL ought to- After
! scorching just dampen the spot with cold
water and place in the sun. Keep Il damn
till the spot disappears which IL will UNI
| less you have actually burned the fiber
| Nothing will take the spot out after that
! has been done
damp cloth dipped in common soda
will brighten tinware beautifully Rub
| briskiy and dash hot water over IT.
| III you want your stoves TO look like new
| when you come 10 put them up in the
autumn. DO not leave them to rust in the
| Clubhouse. Dip flannel cloth in coal oil.
| and. fun to dripping. rub lightly over every
| part of the stove. Then throw over IL a lot
of old newspapers, which pin to keen i'm
! a big old table cloth over that. When YOU
come to put the stoves up YOU will find
| that they are in perfect condition. and all
you need to do Is to rub them of with a
| coal oiled rag and blacken Unless you 10
| protect them in this damp climate they
/ VIII rust. and rusted stove Is a stove
| iufred so far as beauty is concerned. II
| there is nickel plate about the stove u
| should be polished. then wrapped in fan
! mel. tied closely.
| Iron rust can sometimes be removed from
/ marble by taking one part OF nitric acid
| to twenty-five parts of water and apply.
| ing carefully TO the spots. After standing
few moments wipe off. and If not gone
! repeat the dose. Be careful of the acid, a.
| II is ruinous 10 the nails and skin, and &c
| clothing.
If you have real cream. and want a dos.
sert that would make an epicure smile with
! content, try this. Take a pint of thickest
sweet creSm, sweeten to taste. and use
| such flavoring as you like. something deli
| cate is best, and put over the fire. Beat
| the whites of ten eggs to a froth with a
| tablespoonful of thick cream strain IL, aud
! stir into the pint of whipped cream, which
should be just at the boiling point Stir
| TIL all is thick like custarG, take up and
strain through a hair sieve. beat with a
spoon or egg heater till II is cold then turn
in dish and set in the Ice box to harden
| 1t is like velvet.
a recipe for the destruction of vermin
that is said by distinguished chemists TO be
infallible is made of simple alum. IL will
destroy red and black ans cockroaches
sriders and all crawling pests which in
fest our houses. Two pounds of alum dis
solved in four quarts of hot water. and
placed upon the stove till all the alum
Seems to be dissolved is the recipe. While
hot apply with a large brush to every Joint
ard crevice in your closets bt dsteads nan-
try shelves and the like. Brush over the
crevices in the floor and the mopboards. II
You suspect that they harbor vermin. IL in
embarrassing a ceiling plenty Of alum il
added to the lime. II will also serve to keep
II sects at distance. Cockroackes will flee
the paint which has been washed with
alum water. The remedy Is simple that
it will cost bat little to put 1t into opera
ton.
If you are so unfortunate as to get
grease on your silk gown apply magnesia
to the wrong side, in a thick powder, and
set a moderately warm iron over it. first
placing bit OF blotting paper over the
E.agnesia.
Heat your new iron pots and skiIlets very
gradually. or they will crack. 1t is a good
plan to place such new utensils on the
back Of the stove. and let them heat all
day, empty. of course. and then they will
be much nicer for use
LIildewed linen is hard thing to treat
properly, but nothing better than soap,
salt and lemon has ever been discovered.
Good strong laundry soap-soft soap Is
best. If made of wood lye-mixed with
l,mon juice. and table salt applied to che
o!Cth and laid In the sun.
All fruit that requires pairing should be
put Immediately In very cold water and
allowed to remain until sufficient quantity
has been prepared, to prevent the
fruit from becoming discoored. When
the fruit is very tender and il is desired
TO have it keep its shape and color. fl may
be dipped quickly into strong lemon juice.
and when the syrup is made In which Il
is to be cooked little lemon juice may
be added. Some use alum in hardening
fruit and pickles, but that can scarcely be
recommended.
Paint splasnes may be removed from
window glass by rubbing with strong
solution of soda, or ammonia water. and
scratching with a blunt knife. Then rinse
Off with the same water using elbow
grease and a flannel rag.
Stewed fish does not sound very inviting,
but 1t really tastes very nice. Wash and
draw the fish-it should be perfectly fresh,
OF course-and cut into several pieces. and
put i'm a stew pan with water to keep I'll
from burning while 1t SINNERS for half
an hour. Then remove the bones. season
with a dash OF cayenne and salt to taste.
Let o II boil up and n,n skim then then stir In
mixed to a smooth paste with a help-
ing tablespoonful of -four. Add to this a
little bunch of sweet marjoram. chopped
or picked fine, sprig of chopped parsley,
and a teaspoonful of finely chopped onion
Cover and let II simmer for another half
hour.
This is such nice way to serve pota-
toes and leftover meat. Take cold beef
mutton, veal or ham, clear from bones ard
gristle. season with salt, pepper, a tiny
dash of nutmeg, and a small pickle. Chop
fine. Boil and mash some good white To-
tatoes, and when cool, make a paste of
them with two well-beaten eggs. and roll
on the bread board with a busting of -four
Cut out with saucer. when about quarter
of an inch thick. Put on half OF each of
these a little Of the meat mixture and
turn over half the crust, like a turnover
pie. Pinch the edges together. and fry
light brown in hot lard Or you may mix
a little butter with the potatoes use only
one egg, and bake the puffs In q buttered
pan in the oven
To whiten your old sailor hats, scrub
them with a nail brush in soapy water.
then rinse. but be careful not to pull out
of shape. While damp su2pend over a sui
phur candle. in a close old barrel. for an
hour or two. This VIII whiten them beau
tifully. Another way IL to cover them
with a paste of sulphur and water. and LEI
II dry On, then brush OF. 1t Is a tedious
job. however. and the candle way is best.