The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-28
THE HOME.
HINTS TO HoUsEKEKEpRs.

Put little lemon juics or vinegar In
the kettle which oaulihower or cabbage
Is boiled In. 10 win serve 10 kesp II
white while cooking. 10 also whissns
and keeps firm fish meat. Apropos OF
boiling oabtages the cook Of one family
manages this process without the usual
disaersenbls smell coming from IL. Her
secret, she says. IL In cooking the vsge-
table very slowly, practically stewing 10.
In fact, and keeping the pot closely Gov
cred.
Fine granuiated sugar IL used In all
cakes, unless otherwise Specified. Fine
cake cannot be made with coarse. granu-
lated sugar.
To trie hten torto'ss shell combs and
pins rub them With alcohol, and after
drying with Q soft rag use bismuth pow
der to render them bright
"For several years have burned every
kind Of kitchen refuse In the range, be
tween the top Of the oven and the middle
covers, says a resident OF fiat. Here IL
come In direct contact with the haine or
the hot air from the fire. and does not
check the fire as when put directly on the
GOALS IL burns without odor II the draf
be opened, and 10 more quickly redr ced
to ashes than In any other way. apple
pArinHs, corn oobs, waterm elon ri1os
and other things which contain much
watsr, and which would deadsn the IRE
IL put eirectly on the Goals, disappear ike
magic.
When the wbits Of an egg after being
frottei teRins to separs,e.a few drops
Of lem on juice added will remedy the
troubls.
Aiwaysufe earttenwsre for whiskins
eggs In.
A frequent cause Of the oillness ON the
outside OF lamps Is that the wick 10 KEPT
too high when unlighted. IL should be
remsmb ered that hs WICK draws tire oil
to the surface, and II 1t psojscts TOO fsr
above the Burner, IL will soon acoumu-
lite oil there which will find Its way
slowly over the oatsi6e
To reic owe tarnish or stain from brass
or o,pptr. rub finely powdered bath br,cs
on 10 with o section Of lemon. Pollh
with dry cloth first and then with
soft cloth or piscs OF channels akin.
Marble weshstan6s and mantelpieoes
can b, cleaned by simply washing the
surface with warm watsr, 70 WHOM
little borax has bsen added. polishing
after ward with a dry cloth.
A word of caution sent out by one OF
the large refrigerator msnufactursrj Is "a
the effect that food should never lie placed
in a ref gerator In . warm state, as IL
will cause dampues or mol 'ture. FOOD
should never tie kept In tie Refrigerator
without Toe or with cover or doors closed.
Never put chemi cals Of any kind In q
refrigerator. The zinc lining should oc-
o. sionally be washed with soap and warm
water, and then BIS wiped perfectly dry.
A lso rour warm water In the waste pipe
that may clear the slime that accumu-
Iates from the Toe. This will keep the
refrigerator clean and free from odor.
WASHING EMBROIDERY.
In washing OF daiatiiy embroideredand
lace oentrepieecs and doilies. the lnun-
dress cannot be too careful or have too
light hand.
In the first place they th,uld never be
allowed to get SO soiled that the lightts-
rubbing in the hands will not cleanse
them; and having been washed once In
warm suds. they should be rinsed aga'n
ana again In tepid water, then folded In
u Turkish towel. and wrung out.
After wringinR they should be thor
oughly shaken until the moiIture has
been reduced as much as possible.
At this point the irons should be hot
and q table prepared with q thick, clean
blanket. The piecss are then laid right
side downward, and ironed until pefect
~ dry. Done In this way, every flower
and figure will stand out most satisfac-
torlly, aud there will be no drawing up
Of lace edges, which oft,n causes the cen.
ter of piece to bulge ny in an irritating
way. If ttey are starched, rs some house.
wives prefer. the starch must be smooth
and absolutely without lumps, other
Wise the linen is likely to blister. As
foids In these pieces ara not always de.
slra IL is a good idea to have cylin'
der Of wood or pastboard upon which they
can be rolled. Napkins, tsblecloths,
sheets. pillowcases, and towels should be
dampened evenly, and ironed until quite
dry. For fringes q ooarse comb should
be kept. and used carefully, as nothing
makes towels look quite 20 shabby as a
worn, uneven fringe, and oombing Is
much less destr uotive then shaking.
ZWIEBACK.
A New Hampshire reader asks for a
ecips for zwieback. This 10 a sort Of
rusk. To make 1t, soald q quart OF milk
and let it become lukewarm. Now put
In level teaspoonful OF salt and a yeast
cake dissolved In little luKeuarm
water. Ada sufficient sitted flour 10
make drop batter; tnen peat uhsii
smooth. Cover the bowl and set 1t
either In warm water or In warm place
where 1t will become light aud spongy.
Cream one-half pound of butter and
one pound of sugar. then sad five eggs.
Add this to tie sponge, beat thoroughly
and add -four enough to bring the mix
turs back to its first consistency. Let
rise again and add -four to make soft
dough, kusad and shape In long narrow
Ioaves. Let rise and bake. After taking
from the oven let ths loaves stand for "A
hours, then cut into half-inoh slices,
spread on tin pans and set In the opsn
oven until dry and OF a golden oolcr.
Miss Farmer gives the following rnie
In her cook book: One-halt cup OF scali-
ed milk. one.half teaspoonful OF sals,
two yeast cakes. one quarter cup OF sng-
ar, one-qusrter cup OF melted butter,
thrse eggs and hour.
Dissolve the yeast cakes in the milk
when lukewArm add salt and ons cup OF
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