The Portland daily press., 1899-11-21
THE HOME.
TO BESovArE WOODEN GOODS.

An excellent cleansing nuid, especially
for mems aarments tiat need renovatinG.
IL prepared By dissolving four ounces OF
god, white soap in 0 quart Of boiling
water. Add . tsb,ssp ,onfui OF powdered
borax. and when 10 10 dissolved, It win
be ready for USE. For mems clethinr,
pot little OF the fluid into bowl, and
four times the amount OF watsr. and fol-
lowing the nap Of the goods, sponge 10
with piece Of cloth ihsr will leave no
lint. The grsass that gathers upon the
coat collars will disappear in ssort time
II scrubbed with small brush dipped
In the fluid. When 1t Is clean. rinse with
clear water, wipe a. dry as possible with
anc ther cloth, and press the under side
wish q warm iron. This fluid IL also use
full when painted walls or woodwork
uesd cleaning. ourfuI 20 pail Of water
being tbs proper proportion. The borax
Ii great help In removing finger marks
from woodwork. AMI does not injurs the
paint.
When washing wooden dress goods, soap
must nsver be applied directly TO the ma
terial. In order to obtain the necessary
suds. it must bs shaved fns, and entirely
dissolved In a bgs of Boiling watcr,
then put Into tbs wash tub. Wash just
as you would any other garment. but
avoid unnecessary r1bbiDg. Hard water
can be softenei BY dissolsing borax In IL
until II Is like rain water, and this 10
necessary before wooden goods arc wssheh
In IL. hinse twice In clear, warm water,
hang In the open air and iron on the
dry luFmanfH
tn It are to be N ade over may be taken
apart. washed and iroued In this way /,
and this goods VIII Iook like new.
HINTS 10 HoUsEKEEFERs.
Fat for Frying. IL: should bs remem-
bsred that while the same fat may bs used
repeatedly for frying, 1t needs specisl
care to bs kept In q suitable condition.
I. should always bs carefully strained
In ord n to be sars that any crumbs or
particles OF whltever may hsvs been fried
In 1t are not ret ,ined. Fat. too. that has
bean used for fish cannot be used again
tor any thing els, except hsh. Where
sweets are immersed In boiling fat, the
latter should not be used to fry meats,
oy sters or anything that would be injuie ed
by sweet flavor. Now that there are
ssversl grades OF so-oallsd olive oil, this
vegetable fat may be ussd mora freely
ttan when it meant considerable item
Of expense. So long AZ the cheaper grade
Is sweet. too closs an inv jstlg alton into
Its elements need not be insisted upon,
where IL IL used for frying purposes.
Food fried In the vegetable oil Ia more
wholesome than that cooked In t1s anil
NAL fat New York Pest.
HINTS 10 HoUSEKEEPERS. -
An Indiana lady IL ths prout possss slr
of sx-Presid. liant Harrison's recipe for
salad dressing. and here II 10 just as he
wrote It out at her request.
Tor each person four tablespe o afuls OF
oil, and little more, one and one-hali
of vinegar, a salti )onful of Nc, ons OF
black pepper, two Of dry mustard, and q
mix first, then put IN the oil. ard Last tn
| vinegar; and q shred Of garlic and pinch
of celery salt"
A new sub,tltute for bread has been
found In Sonth America. ~ Is oalls
guinea. Tho plant Is sc neghst similar
des Mountains. 1t produces great q nan.
tity or black sesds, which, when reduced
to q starchy meal. ara SAID u make "a
very good substituts for brsaa. -Ameri-
can Miller.
For stuiilng flsh a lecturer adv.s,d
Sitting out the line BIS as they mad.
pasty stufl.ng and were useful fo'
cram bling fer frying An excellent
st liiinG Tor fish is made by adding lit {
cnopped chivss, seasoning with salt sno
pepper aud moistenln2 w tn tomato. In
white of one egg a,so Is adoed.
70 cleal "a chamo's skin, wasa IL 10 o
strong suds aud rinss iu lukewarm waite
. t,k In IA. hau kaa. "a
ell. Then shake Ii thoroughly and hang
&c up to dry. During the drying process
change its position upon the line, SO III u
all four corners may he dry at the same
time.
When Ink is spilled on q carpet or gar.
! iuenr, at once cover the place { witt q
thick paste OF starch and cold water
the depth oil an inch and let dry. Or take
up with plotting paper, wash well in
sweet or sour milk, then. cover with white
corn meal and leave twelve hours. 10,
dry ink stains. soak In milk and repsal
| the above several times.
DO not wrap silver or pl ated ware Bo'
| iu daily use IN tianrel; IL contains sol
phur, which is likely TO tarnish IL Wral
In blue tissue paper, then In unbleachd
canton flannel, and s.enclose In heavy
| wrapping paper to EXCLUDE the air a.
much as possible. To polish silver thai
has become badly tarnisded, moist. n 4
| SUI ClOtu III nWStb Oii thcH Win any
| tested polishing powder rub the sily-
until ,he.spots have disappeared. Than
rub with channels skin and tie powder
and finish polishing with c.esn pilos o.
channels.
There Is no need of raising bread ave-
night at any time of the year, and II
summer there IL always risk of thi
fermentation passing Beyond the prcpel
stage before it Is checked by preparing !
the oven. Ons yeast cake to two loave,
| OF bread, ana five hours from the tim,
the flcur Is siftsd until it is taken from
the oven, Is the rule OF the best bread
ma kers.
Toasted biscuits ara better II, after be-
ing 81 lit into halves. they are plunged
| quickly into hot water, and taken oui
at once; they should then be- put on tn,
broiler and toasted, the split side down
over clear fire.
| Soft boston crackers make a good eli,
| dish for the ohildren's luncheon, similarly
toasted, arranged on platter. with boil
ing wstsr poured over them and drained
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