Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-04-05
Washington Standard
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

4 loaf OF stale bread may be made
almost like new if treated thus: Dip
it in cold water, place on buttored
pan and let it stand in hot oven ten
or fifteen minutes. 1t is much supe-
rior to the old way of steaming dry
bread
The simplest and most economical
plans for purifying the air in bedrooms
arc as follows: Heat an iron shovel
then pour on it few drops Of vinegar.
If possible, have windows and doors
open at the time. Again have some
Jumps of camphor in an old saucer,
heat the poker till very hot (but not
red) and touch the camphor with it.
The smoke that arises will take away
all disagreeablc odors and leave no
oppressive scent behind.
An excellent method OF Kidding the
house OF iicas is to dip broom in wa
ture OF carbolic acid, and sweep the
floor or carpet. Then take more car
bolized water and large sponge,
wiring the sponge out of the water and
wipe everything in the room which
will admit OF it, wiping the carpet last,
using an extra amount of acid in the
water. This method will effectually
rid the most hopelessly infected house
of the troublesome pests.
Coffee stains may in most cases be
removed by moistening the spots and
holding them over the fumes of sui
phur placed in an iron kettle. Care
must be taken to wash the stained
parts Immediately afterward in water
containing little soda or ammonia.
IT the spots are small it will suffice to
hold them over the fumes of few
matches. Sulphur often proves effica-
cious where everything else fails, but
the fabric must be Immediately rinsed
in every case to avoid injury.
Very nice draperies and portieres
are made from pieces of OLD silk. The
method used is much the same as
that in vogue for the old-time rag
carpet. The. silk is cut into rather
narrow strips, care being taken to
have them uniform in width, these
are then sewed together, rolled into
balls and sent to carpet weaver, who
weaves them into fabric of the re-
quired width and length. The re-
suits are always very satisfactory if
proper precaution has been observed
in cutting the strips.
Dark prints should be washed in
starch without the use OF soap. Use
flour starch, we'll strained and thinned
with cold water. Wash lightly, rims
ing twice, once in clear starch water
like the first and again in fresh cold
water. Dry in the shade, dampen
about an hour before ironing, and be
careful to iron till dry on the wrong
side. Treated in this manner prints
will look like new. Lawns are washed
like white clothes, starched in boiled
laundry starch, and ironed on the
right side. 1t is better to dry them
always in the shade.
A simple dessert is made in the fol-
lowing manner:
Take a couple of small sweet Or
anges, pare the rind very thin and
with the grated rind OF a small lemon,
put to steep in porcelain-lined basin
Mix the juice of the oranges and
lemon with a cup of sugar, add to
this the strained extract of the rinds
which have been stepped, stir in
nearly a cup of the best corn starch,
previously made smooth in q little
water, add one quart of boiling water,
and let boil until it thickens, stirring
constantly to prevent burning, turn
into dainty molds and set away in q
cool place. The same recipe may be
used substituting pineapple for the
orange.