The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-06
THE HOME.
NUTS AS FOOD

Bulletin 81 of tina Maine agricultural
experiment station treats of Nuts as
Food" To those who have regarded nuts
as an aftsr-dinner luxury, or have
munched peanuts at odd hours ths same
as they would popcorn, 1t will be news to
learn that nuts are the hsart!est and
most concentrated vegetable foods. This
is the first at all complete study OF the
food value Of American nuts that has
been made. While nuts will never come
to take the place Of cereals with us. they
can be advantageously added to our
dietaries. With the exception Of peanuts.
almonds, and chestnuts, with us nuts are
nearly always eaten raw. Abroad they
are cooked In various ways and made to
take the placs filled by us with other
vegetable foods A pound of shelied
forming nutrients and twice as much of
the fuel constituents as pound of wheat
-four. A quart OF unshelled pean uts
contains as much protein az pound OF
sirloin steak, and at one third the cost.
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
Before putting away linen take care
that 1t is thoroughly dried and aired.
Nothing collects darnpness quite SO
quickly as linen. Should 1t show any
sign of turning yellow, wiring out In luke
warm soap and water, blue slightly, then
dry and store again.
10 Clean White Straw Hat.-Take
all the ribbon oil the mat, and brush it
well. Then cut lemon in half, and
half Of the lemon to finish off, When all
dirt is removed, place on a table in, tina
shade to dry.
10 wash delicate ging6ams without
fading add a Tablespoonful of turpentine
to a gallon of lukewarm water, and
soak the garment in this for an hour;
afterward wash clean in warm suds. DO
not let lie, but rinse IL quickly through
several waters. and hang in the shade
20 dry.
To soften kid shoes that have been hard
enei by getting wet. clean them thor
odghly and rub castor oil into them be
fore taking them of.
10 Clean Gilded Frames. Gently wipe
them with fine cotton cloth dipped In
sweet oil.
When "a lemon Is hslyed or quartered
and left unused tumbler turned over IL,
protecting 1t from the air, will kesp it
from drying or moulding for several
days.
Dates stuffed with mArshmallow paste
makes u tempting dessert.
When a hat 10 wet with rain 1t shonld
be dried with a silk handkerchief brushed
with soft brush. and when nearly dry
with harder brush until perfectly dry.
10 Remove Iron-rust From Linen. -
Apply muriatio acid, rubbing until
stains disappear, then rinse thoroughly;
use little ammonia in first water to
counterfeit aoid.
70 Remove grease. --Moisten with
ammonia-water, lay blotting paper over,
and iron dry; If silk, use chloroform TO
restore color, or cover with powdered
French chalk aad iron.
For Cleaning Jswelry. -fhsrs Ia moth
ina better than ammonia and water. II
duh or dirty, rub little soap on soft
brush, AND brush them In this wash.
Rinse n cold water, and polish with
chamois-skin.
One Of the hindranoes to good cookery
in some homes, is the prejudice against
pnfamiliaF food. FOR instanos. there 10 NO
better meat seasoning for a change than
q dash OF curry powder, yet few cooks
use IL. Paprika. which Is q mild sweet
red Pepper, IL much TO be preferred to
cayenne or black pepper, yet IL Is GLOW in
o64ing Its way into favor with cooks.