The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-09-22
For the Housewife.

1t is said that a good way to keep
flies from speaking gilded frames is to
boil onions and dip a cloth in the
juice and rub the frames. The odor
is short lived and the flies avoid the
frames for weeks after their unique
bath.
Sometimes in preserving the syrup
begins to rise so rapidly that there is
scarcely a chance to remove the kettle
from the stove. In this emergency a
few t%easpoonsful Of cold water thrown
in will cause the syrup to subside i'm
mediately.
just as good a way as any to clean
willow furniture is to make a good
strong soapsuds Of some nice white
soap, with plenty of borax in the wa
ter. Use a clean scrub brush and
rinse in cold water; then place in the
bright sun to dry. It may yellow q
little, but that is not a bad fault.
Vaseline and lamp black mixed
make a good shoe black, better than
the liquid stuff you buy, but always
put it on and set the shoes aside for
the blacking to dry in for at least "a
hours. Then rub the shoes we'll With
q flannel cloth, otherwise the dust will
gather on the leather and make it
grimy and gray.
Teach everybody about the house
to a v all the strings that comes into
it. Start a ball and wind. each new
bit of string on that. Don't tie it,
but just wind on. When about as big
as a baseball begin a new ball. Keep
these balls for ready reference all over
the house. You have no idea what a
convenience they soon become.
The greasy stains made by heads on
the paper back of the couch can often
be removed without trouble by mixing
pipe clay or fuller's earth to a paste
with water, Of which apply a thick
plaster to the wall paper. Leave it
there to dry, and when brushed off it
will be found that the clay has absorb
ed all the oil. If not quite all gone
apply it again.
In preparing mashed potatoes, re-
member that the potatoes should be
just done, and no more. Do not let
them wait until you are ready to mash
them. but pour off the water and mash
at once if you would have them light.
If they need to be kept hot, set on the
back of the range or over hot water,
covered with a coarse meshed towel,
that will allow the moisture to escape.
If treated in this way they will keep
sweet and light an hour or more; but
if they are covered close, they will be
heavy, dark and strong favored.
To boil apples, and they are better
than baked ones, get them we'll of
size, wash and core. Put evenly in a
tin pan, pour over them a cup of wa
ter and let them cook for 10 minutes.
Then nearly cover them with boiling
water, fill the holes where the cores
were with sugar and pour two cups Of
sugar to a dozen apples over the top
of all. Let the apples cook till done
turning over once. Pour of the
juice and put it over the fire to cook
to a jelly. Then pour it over the ap-
pies. A single GLOVE in the boiling
Juice gives a delicious favor.
Never wash black hose in which
white clothes lave been wash
ed, because the lint will stick to them.
and soon make them look gray. The
best way to wash black hose is to
take them by themselves and wash in
ammonia water with some good soap.
Rinse. in very blue water and hang
wrong side out, in a place sheltered
from the sun, but where they will dry
quickly. Always shake and brush
stockings we'll before putting into the
water and turn all colors wrong side
out. Then if they have a mind tc
streak the streaks will be on the in
sides, where they will not show.
A new way of serving the large,
soft peaches is to cut them in two
that they may be eaten out of the skin
with a spoon. Always serve a doiley
with peaches, as there is no fruit
stain so difficult to remove. An old
housewives superstition used to be
that if the peach stain of one year
laid aside until the next, when tho
peach trees were in blossom; the com
bined action Of sun and grass bleach
ing would remove the stain. The
modern housewife, however, feels that
a year is too long to wait on a venture
and, with characteristic promptuess,
attacks the offending spot with renew
ed applications of %javelle water OF