The Portland daily press., 1897-03-27
THE HON E.
Spring Cleaning Hints.

brushes is spirits of ammonia and warm
water. Take tablespoonful of ammonia
to quart of water, dip the bristles up
and down in the water without wetting
the back of the brush, and rinse in clean
warm water, then shake we'll and dry in
the air, but not in the sun.
Soap and soda softens the bristles and
will turn an ivory backed brush yellow,
so in case of the latter the following
treatment is recommended: Rub plenty
of fiouf well in, wrap up in paper and
leave all night; give a good shaking and
remove the remaining flour by blowing
the brush. Ivory that has become yellow
from age or usage may be whitened by
good rubbing with tue sandpaper or
moist powdered pummice stone.
Tortoise shell combs or ornaments
that have lost their polish may be re-
novated by rubbing them with very HE
ly powdered rotten stone mixed with a
little olive oil. The rotten stone should
be sifted through piece of fine muslin
before mixing il with the oil. When all
marks are removed polish again with
F@SSS
little jewelers. rouge.
Glass which has become dull may be
brought back to its original brightness
by washing with diluteh hydrochlorlc
aoid and afterwards clubbing with moist
chalk or whiting. a. -.
Marble may be cleaned with common
dry, salt, which :.lay be rubbed directly
on the soiled surface.
Ormuiu articles and trimmings OF fur-
niture should be washed with plain soap
and water, and polished with chamois
leather.
10 clean brass and copper mixture of
oil aud rotten stone applied with a piece
of leather, and then rubbed bright with
clean chamois skin. will give beautiful
polish.
A careful housekesper is frequently
troubled by the tannin stains in fine
china tea cups. They may usually be re-
moved by rubbing them with little
whiting on flannel. Salt will have the
same effect, but it sometimes scratches
very fine ware
To clean wall paper use bread about
day old If the paper is only dusty flick
and rub it with a soft yarn mop. 1t it,ls
marked with grease. hold piece OF blot
ting paper over the spot with a hot fat
iron for few moments.
Rubbing silver or plated eggspoons
with a little liquid ammonia and salt
the sulphur in eggs.
The best way to clean mirrors and win
dows is to rnb them with a paste of
whiting and water. When this dries,
polish with chamois skin and remove
the powder A little alcohol in cold
water also gives brilliant polish. Soap
suds should never be used,
When grease has been split upon mat
ting apply powdered French chalk and
sprinkle lightly with the benzine When
the latter has evapOrated, brush off the
chalk and the spotswill also vanish.
When grease is split on wooden floor
ing cold water should Immediately be
poured over it, This h"rdens it so that
it can easily be scraped away, otherwise
it sinks in and repeated scrubbings will
not get rid Of it.
To remove ink stains cover them with
solution Of starch; when dry rub off
the hardened starch, and repeat the pro-
cess until the ink has entirely disap-
peared. -Globe Democrat.
Honey in Cookery.
While nothing can be more delicious
than honey served in its natural state,
or simply strained. yet 1t may be-advan-
tageously used in the preparation of
many cakes and puddings Indeed,
where economy is an object honey may
often do duty in place of sugar more sat-
isfactorily than one would imagine.
few we'll tried receipts may be welcome.
Honey jun bles. One tablespoonful of
butter, half a cupful each of sugar and
thick strained honey, one tablespoonful
of cream, one egg, one heaping teaspoon
full of baking powder, and sufficient -four
to make rather stiff dough. Do not
roll. but simply form them into rings
| with the fingers, and bake light Blown,
They are best eaton fresh.
| Honey Cake. -Half cupfal of butter,
one small teacupful each Of sugar and
honey. two eggs, two cupfuls of fioJlr, and
one large tsaspoonfnl of baking powder.
Bake about thirty five minutes.
| An d d fashioned receipt is for
Little Honey Cakes-They will keep
indefinitely, aud are particularly relished
| by the children. Cream together quar-
ter of pound each of butter and sugar,
add three-quarters of q pound Of strained
honey, one teaspoonful Of ginger, a quar-
ter of nutmeg, half tenspoonful of
| SODA, aid one and three-quarters pounds
of flour. Kohl thin, cut in small rounds.
and bake quickly.
| Honey Pudding. -Beat one cupful of
strained honey with the yolks of three
small eggs. Add the juice of half lem
ON. the beaten whites of the eggs, two
cupfuls of flour. and one small teaspoon
full of soda dissolved in boiling water.
Spread half an inch thick in two shall
low pans and bake. Beat up an egg with
two tablespoonfuls of -four, Que of sugar
and three Of honey, and add il 10 two
cupfuls of hct milk. Boil until it thick
ems. and when cool spread it between the
two cakes. Frost with:
Honey Icing. Boil together two-thrds
of cupful OF sugar. three tablespoon
fuls of water anu half teaspoonful of
lemon juice, until it will harden at once
when dropped into cDld water; remove
from the fire and add two dessertspoonfuls
of honey. Set in vessel of cold water
and stir constantly until it is like thick
cream. then pour quickly over the top of
the cake
Honey Candy. Boil one large oupful
of granulated sugar with quarter Of q
cupful of water until it becomes hard,
almost brittle, when dropped in oold
wafer; take off, and add third of cup
full of stra ned honey and small half
cupful of butternuT meats; stir steadily
until almost stiff then pour on but