The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-14
ny Dear Nancy:


Ing, and hasten TO answer it. You are
GOT to blame because you are little bit
discouraged. These little things are al
ways worse TO bear than the big ones.
Your first difficulty seems TO be about
your hands. You say they are stained
and you are afraid the discoloration will
have TO wear off. Try the following re-
cipe: When your fingers are stained
fiom peeling fruits, preparing green wal
nuts or in similar ways, dip them in
strong tea. rubbing them well with nail
brush, and afterward wash them In
warm water, and the stains will dIsap-
pear.
Don't shed any more tears over that
annoyance.
Now about the luncheon cloth on which
the ink was spattered. Try dipping the
damaged material in pure melted tallow.
The hot tallow seems TO absorb the ink,
and, after washing. the stain will be
found to have disappeared.
AS regards your difficulty about OBJ
taining lavender for your sheets. you can
substitute Italian orris root and French
verticert, a dried root, in its place, and
the odor Is quite as satisfactory.
Let me tell you how to keep you.
bread. Get a new tin box and rub all tho
inside well with fine meal. Heat It,
and the meal Will drop out when turned
over, taking with II all the rosin or any
other foreign substance which may have
adhered in the tin shop; then polish well
and shake a little flour into the box
Have a clean. fresh piece of cheese cloth
for each loaf of bread. Keep the box
well closed all the time. Clean twice a
week, allowing the sun 10 shine into
the box after washing il. Hang the
cloths i'm the sun 10 dry. Never dry them
In the house near a stove. They will re-
tain odors which will be noticeable Of
tentimes In the bread. The tin Is often
painted on the outside, and when this is
done IL certainly makes very much
neater-looking box. Do net allow moist
or new bread to be put into it, as IL win
become spoiled in a very short time. The
steam and moisture win collect and
make IL heavy. In summer or in a warm
climate, khe bread can be sprinkled with
-four and tied up in paper bags, which
are hung on hooks in the pantry shelf
II your pantry is moist or above moist
CELLAR, put little box OF lime i'm the
pantry and peck or more of lime in
The cellar. "A damp pantry is often re-
sponsible for bad bread, and, more than
that, 1t is responsible for many an attack
OF indigestion.
That recipe you ask for is as follows:
FOAMY APPLES.
Take FIVE large tart apples. remove the
cores and FIJI in with butter and sugar.
Cut the skin in three or four places and
turn back the peel nicely. They will look
like tulip leaves when baked. Put lit
tie hot water i'm the dish when baking. so
the apples will not burn, and add more.
IL necessary. Bake in a moderate oven.
These are very nice and a little change
from the regular baked apples.
You are in doubt about your last let
ter because / mentioned oyster Cock
tails They contain no liquor. and I
should have explained them in fun had /
not supposed you knew Take six oys-
ters and put into a tall glass--a Jelly
glass is good for the purpose; pour over
them a teaspoonful OF water. two tea
spoonfuls of vinegar. a little red pepper,
a little salt and enough good table
sauce TO cover them. 1t is a fiery con-
coction, perhaps. for some palates. but
one generally liked. 1t serves as n
change from the inevitable oysters on
the half she'll" / have tried 10 answer
ell your little queries, and / sincerely
hope to hear from you again soon. and
III you have any more difficulties / shall
be only too glad to help you to solve
them. Yours for good digestion.
COMFORT JONES,
t.,!k,t' Doctor Of Cookery.