The representative., 1900-05-24
H0QsehOld Hints.

Ho0sehold Hints.
Did you know that handful of coarse
salt scattered over the kitchen floor be-
fore sweeping will gather the dust and
lint and make the room look very much
cleaner?
A pinch of tartaric acid sprinkled over
the top Of the cook stove just before the
| polish is applied will make the polish
stitk, and give the satin finish so much
desired by the dainty housekeeper.
If child has been burned or scalded
ia any way the best and quickest method
of relieving the pain consists in cover
irg the injured part with common bak-
Ing soda, then mixing quickly equal
parts Of lfnseed oil and limewater, ap-
plying this liquid to the burn or scald
and covering with cloths.
The secret of making good starch is
to have the water quite boiling and to
boil the starch over the fire for few
minutes to make it quite clear.
When hot grease has been spilled ON
the floor. The best way is to dash cold
water quickly over 1t and prevent it
from striking into the boards.
TO REMOVE MILDEW.
One OF the most successful methods of
removing mildew is as follows: Mix a
half cupful Of soft soap with equal
quantities of powdered starch and salt.
Squeeze In the juice of lemon. Spread
this mixture on the mildew spots, on
both sides; spread the spotted cloth on
the grass and let it lie in a strong sun
one day and remain until next morning.
then turn it over and let it bleach an
other day on this side. Take the cloth
up and rinse it well. OF course, such
stains can only be removed from white
goods, as this stain eradicator would re-
move the color from any colored goods.
LEMON SYRUP.
This syrup makes delicious lemonade.
Crate the yellow rind from six fresh
lemons and stir 1t with three table
spoonfuls of powdered sugar. Squeeze
the juice from one dozen lemons and
strain out the seeds; remove pulp from
the skins, boil it five minutes in two
cupfuls of water, adding the sugared
rind; strain, add the juice, measure.
allow one and one-fourth cupfuls of
sugar for every cupful of the LIQUID, put
over the fire, stir until dissolved, boil
nve minutes, skim and seal hot.
COOKING KIDNEYS.
Properly cooked kidneys ara vorv
healthful, but as they are usually cook
ed they are very indigestible. No meat
requires more skill to cook properlv
They need to be cooked like an egg.
Too much cooking is worse than too
little, they harden and become indigest
ible. Five minutes cooking is better
than ten or Is, If sliced.
RASPBERRY VINEGAR.
The proper way to serve this or any
other fruit vinegar is to serve it in in
d1vidual tall glasses with chopped Ice
In 1t, small piece of lemon and a little
mint, and a bottle Of seltzer water ready
at hand. The combination of the seltzer
and the vinegar and the mint Is SO ex-
cellent that no one would care for anv
more palatable or cooling drink in sum-
mer.
PRUNE WHIP.
A most dainty and delicious dessert
for this time Of year is prune whip.
Soak quart of prunes over night, cook
slowly in little water until soft; put
through potato ricer, sweeten and beat
into we'll beaten white Of an egg, nav
or with little vanilla ana serve with
whipped cream after it has been
thoroughly chilled.
GOOD DESSERT FOR JUNE.
German Rounds.-Cut slices one-third
of an inch thick from stale bakers bread
and shape these into circular pieces with
biscuit cutter. Dip each one of them
In mixture of egg made by beating
three eggs slightly, add to them one-half
cupful of milk and one-third teaspoon
ful OF salt. Saute each round on both
sides in butter until well Drowned, and
serve hot with strawberry sauce.
STRAWBERRY SAUCE.
Take one box Of strawberries, mash
them, and sprinkle with powdered sugar
until sweetened to taste. No definite
rule can be given for this, because
some Strawberries require more sugar
than others. To this pulp add in the
same proportion heavy cream that has
been beaten until stiff.
THE CHAIRS NEED SOAKING.
Every woman does not know what is
the trouble with her big rush chair
which looks 80 cool and pretty on the
piazza, but which seems an OF sudden