The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-26
THE HOME.
HoUsEcLEANING NOTES.

HOUSECLEANING NOTES.
II the floor is painted vanished, or
oiled, crude petroleum may be used in
stead Of water; 1t serves double pur-
pose, as It cleanses and polishes the floor
at the same time. Apply the petroleum
Tin very small quantity with a soft cloth,
rub briskly, and follow always the grain
Of the wood. Allow 1t TO dry one or two
hours, then polish by rubbing vigorously
with clean wooden cloths. Unless the
floor Is thoroughly polished, dust will
cling to 1t, and It will look worse than
IL did before cleaning. Crude petroleum
is more effective than refined petroleum.
The dlsagreeable odor accompanying It's
use soon passes off, II the windows are
left open during the drying.
For painted and shellaced floors, warm
water, used as described, proves very sat
isfactory. and is easier to use than petro-
leum.
waxed surfaces should never be treated
with oil.
Putt pommade Is excellent for polish
ing sold brasses, but Is too vigorous for
veneers. For the latter use electro-silt-
con.
Apply putt with piece of flannel;
allow II 60 stand until all the pieces have
been treated, then, beginning with the
first, polish with dry flannel, and finally
with channels skin. Or. brasses may be
polished with electro-sillcon, moistened
with lemon juice and water. Apply the
paste, and follow the same directions as
for the use Of putz pomade. For clean
ing marbles, use paste of whiting and
water. or rub vigorously with dry salt.
Whiting, moistened TO the consistency
of whitewash is excellent for cleaning
windows. Rub It over the entire surface,
and, when perfectly dry, remove the
powder with a soft cloth, and polish until
clear. Sprea paper under the window
to catch any whiting that may fall.
For washing mirrors, picture glasses,
clock glasses, ETC., use alcohol and warm
water in the proportion 10f one teaspoon
full Of alcohol to one quart of water. APP
ply with a soft cloth, and dry one surface
before moistening another. Soapsuds
should not be used, as 1t leaves the glass
streaked unless very thoroughly rinsed.
10 clean finger marks from paint, wipe
the spots first with cloth DIPPED in warm
water, then with cloth dipped In whit
ing; finally, wipe again with clean,
damp cloth. This method Is especially
applicable to cleansing white paint
Country Gentleman.
DELICIOUS JUNE DESSERTS.
Strawberry Salad.-Make cup of two
large lettuce leaves, I'LL with ripe berries,
sprinkle with sugar, squeeze over few
drops Of lemon juice, and put on teal
spoonful of mayonnaise sauce.
Strawberry Nectar Crush quart of
berries, and three pints of water and the
juice of lemon. Let stand two or three
hours; strain 1t over u pound of pow
dered sugar. Heat, strain second time.
| and when cold set on ice several hours
before serving
Strawberry MuiIins.-To pint of -four
add half teaspoonful of salt and two
slightly heaped teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, and sift twice. Rub In little
more than half tsacupful OF butter,
make into n light spongy dough, using
knife to cut the butter into the flour.
| Dust the molding-board we'll with sifted
flour, shape the dough into fiat cake,
handling lightly, roll half an inch thick,
cut with small round tin cutter, and
cook on pancake griddle CREASED with
FIRE III butter. Cook slowly. When light
and puffy, turn and brown. Tear apart,
spread with strawberries seasoned with
sugar and cream, and serve at once.
Orange Shortcake.-Peel five or six
oranges, chop very fine. removing the
seeds. Add teacupful of powdered
sugar. Make good baking powder
shortcake, divide, put a layer OF the filling
| into one half; sweeten il desired; cover,
and spread the orange filling over tie
top. Put tablespoonful Of whipped
cream over each section when served.
Orange Float.-Into four teacupfuls of
boiling water, put the juice and soft pulp
of two lemons; add four tablespoontnls
OF cornstarch, wet smooth In a little cold
water; stir and cook slowly fifteen min
utes; when cool, pour 1t over tive sliced
oranges with the rind and seeds removed.
Over the top spread an icing made OF
the beaten whites of two eggs and
teacupful or more of sugar. Serve with
cream.
banana Compete and slice white
and red bananas place In alternate layers
in glass dish, and pour over the follow
ing syrup: Boil pound OF sugar in three
teacupfuls of water for fifteen minutes
Let stand until cold, then serve with
whipped cream.
Pineapple Jelly sprinkle thinly sliced
pineapple with sugar; let 1t stand three
hours. With gelatine, make a stiff,
sweet Jelly. When 1t begins to thicken,
spread layer over u layer of pineapple;
when set, another layer Of pineapple, and
so on until the dish Is full. Spread over
the top a layer of whipped cream.
Lemon Dumplings.-Mix pint Of fine
brea 1-crumbs, half teacupful of sugar,
cornstarch and the grated rind of
lemon. Stir Ia and beat well two eggs
and the Juice of the lemons. Put the
mixture into cups, well buttered, cover
with a plate and steam three-quarters OF
an hour. Serve with sweet liquid
sauce.
Lemon Pie.-Cook in double boiler
teacupful and half of white sugar, two
heaping tablespoonful OF cornstarch, the
lightly grated rind Of two lemons moist
elied with the yelks of three eggs well
beaten, the juice Of the lemons, two tea
cupfuls OF water, and q small bit of but
ter, Cook until 1t thickens; cool and
pour into large desp pie tin lined with
PASTRY: bake; spread over the top me-
rlnQue OF the three whites OF eggs beaten
with thrss tablespoonfuls OF sugar.