Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1900-05-16
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
Of Value to the Busy.
Housewife.

Cloths used for oiling and waxing
floors should be kept clean by soaking
them for half an hour in strong
solution of salsoda. stir with stick.
The water should be hot, and the
cloths finally rinsed in the water that
has little oil in it, generally using
two tablespoonful of oil to two
quarts of water, says the Washington
Star.
In this connection, again, comes the
word CT warning against the whole
sale use of old rags for cleaning pur.
poses. 1t is a false economy to fur.
nish domestics with frayed busters.
Unity towels and mops and scrubbing
cloths which fall to pieces in the
using. A good share of the plumbers
bills against which we inveigh so bit.
terly come by reason of these very
rags and shreds, which soon clog the
pipes leading from bath and sinks.
Before commencing the spring clean.
ing the wise woman will see to it
that an abundance of whole cleaning
cloths, suitable for windows, wood
work and floors, are in readiness, and
that as each days work is finished the
cloths are washed out and dried ready
for the next day.
The secret of having croquettes firm
and not grease-soaked lies in their be-
fore using. The meat should be
chopped very fine, being freed first
from every particle of fat and gristle.
Allow to each pint of the meat one
half pint scalded milk, one tablespoon
full of butter, two tablespoonful of
flour, tablespoonful of chopped pars-
ley, teaspoonful of salt, a half tea.
spoonful of pepper, quarter tea
spoonful of nutmeg or grated lemon
peel, as preferred, and teaspoonful
of onion juice. Cook the butter and
-four together. add the milk little by
little until you have a thick, smooth
paste. The seasoned meat is then
added to the white sauce, mixed thor
oughly, and the whole turned out to
cool. When ready to use, mold into
croquettes, dip first in beaten egg,
then in fine bread crumbs and fry
in smoking hot fat.
Small potatoes which are wasteful
to peel and cook with larger ones
should be sorted out and utilized in
salad. Boil these small tubers with
their skins on and while still warm
peel and slice thin. Mince parsley and
onion very fine, just a little of each,
and strew over the potatoes in the
salad bowl. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper, pour over two or three table
spoonfuls of best olive OIL and
moisten with weak vinegar, adding
water if necessary, that it may not
be too sour. Potatoes may be used
in combination with a number of
things, such as picked beets, a fresh
cucumber sliced. Dutch herring, cut
up small, or few sardines, minced.
Only one of these things at time,
be it understood, and it should be
mixed with the potatoes before add
ing the oil and vinegar. The salad
may be garnished with picked beet
chopped fine and put diagonally
across the dish, or simply cut in
fancy shapes, and lettuce leaves.
On ironing day, when the irons
won't heat fast enough to supply the
demand, try placing them on the pam
cake griddle set down close to the
Goals. The dripping pan turned over
them will aid in conserving all the
heat. even with doors and windows
opened.
The best securing material for steel
knives can be found in half new po-
tato and little fine wood ashes. The
potato is also much easier to use with
bath brick than bit of rag which the
ordinary maid of all work is apt to
employ for this purpose.