The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-09-09
Household Hints.

One of the most useful articles for
cleaning cooking pots and pans is wire
chain dishcloth. 1t is now made fastened
to long, smooth, wooden handle. which
allows one to use it without PUTTING the
hands into the water.
The hardy, free blooming, climbing
single rose is one of the most graceful
plants for decorating the table. The
sprays may be laid upon the cloth in any
manner desired or draped from the chan.
deler to the table. The blossoms viii
remain fresh for some time.
A small, clean whisk broom kent in the
clothes basket is the most convenient to
use for dampening clothes. Dip the
broom into bowl of clear water and very
lightly shake the water over the clothing,
In this manner the work is done more
evenly and quickly than if the fingers are
employed to sprinkle the water about.
Now the time has come again for prepar
ing the little cucumbers for picking: do
not forget to add little horseradish root
to the vinegar the cucumbers are put in !:
1T helps to retain the strength in the vine
gar, and prevents mold from coming over
the top of the liquid. The horseradish
leaves, too, are excellent for laying over
the top.
No particle of cheese, no matter how
small, should be thrown away or allowed
to mold and thus go to waste, for it may
be used in many different ways besides
the usual rarebit or dish of macaroni and
cheese. White, crisp lettuce with dress
ing and little grated cheese scattered
over the whole is very fine. Try grating
little cheese upon dish of stewed DO
tatOeS.
The astonishing fact is vouched for that
If fresh paint is gotten on wooden goods it
may be removed by vigorously rubbing
with piece of cloth of the same texture
1t has been tried in the case of paint
spotted sleeve. The dress skirt was gath
cred up and the sleeve rubbed with it.
Where the paint went to, unless it disap-
peared in balls of fuzz that were formed
was a mystery, but no trace of it was left
on either sleeve or skirt
1t is surprising how much rubbing will
do in the way of cleaning. Many spots
on dresses require no other treatment than
to have the goods gathered up in hands
and vigorously rubbed together Many
cleaning fluids leave rings and spots on
the goods and should only be tried as a
last resort. A leading druggist is author
ity for the statement that if benzine or
naphtha is applied directly to the center
of a grease spot, and from thence to the
outside, no ring will be formed around the
spot.
Blanching vegetable is accomplished
by giving it boiling bath. 1t is COM
mon process in French kitchens, where
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cooking process is more minute than in
others. measure or spinach, after care
fully picked over and washed, is miners
ed in large wooden or earthenware
bow filled with boiling salted water. and
left for five minutes. The salt water is
then poured off and cold water turned
over it, after which it is carefully dried,
minced and cooked, to be served with
butter, salt and pepper and bit of boiled
egg.
Mos of the so called cleansers and pol
ishers for tan shoes leave them with a
shining surface quite different from the
soft finish with which they come from the
shop. A piece of chamos skin will re-
move any spot or stain if applied within
twenty four hours after it appears. A
nightly rubbing with a piece of chamos
skin will keep pair of tan shoes looking
like new for many week. The same re-
suit may be secured by rubbing with the
inside of worn kid gloves. One economi-
cal little woman saves all her cast off
winter gloves for this purpose and goes
through the pile at the rate of glove a
night until she has exhausted the supply.
Damp cellars are death traps, pure and
simple. Many visitations of Providence
that leave empty chairs in the household
can be traced directly to damp, dark,
mouldy cellars. A bushel of charcoal
placed in trays about the cellar will
improve the atmosphere, but the stu if
must be brought up and baked in the oven
every three or four months, as it gets
clogged up and impure from long absorp
ton of the dampness and mould. Half
bushel of lime in wooden box or two
will help to sweeten the cellar, and
neither will leave an oder behind. 1t is
not bad idea to make a strong, hot cop
peras water, and sprinkle about the edges
of the damp cellar also.
The 9th Maine Battery Association.