Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-09-20
Washin9ton STANDARD
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

To Pre-. ERVE CHEEsE.-CEccse can
be kept from moulding by rubbing
the cut part with butter Coyer with
white PAPER aud keep in a dry place.
Don't throw away starch that is left
on ironing day II Il little is used when
you rub stone on the hearth or door
steps, they will stay clean longer than
when washed with water only.
TO PROTECT GILT FRAMES FROM
FLIEs-Pour quart OF boiling water
on half dozen large sliced onions.
Cover it and let it stand for two days,
then strain and brush the gliding with
the liquor, and flies will not touch it.
AN EXCELLENT POLISHING CREAM
FOR FURNITURE.-Scrape in fine pieces
one ounce of ordinary beeswax, half
an ounce of white wax, half an ounce
of CASTLE soap. Mix gradually with
half pint of turpentine and half a
pint Of boiling, soft water.
To clean furniture made OF mahog-
any or black walnut, use soapy water,
wipe it dry and polish with slightly
greasy cloth. Furniture covered with
serge, repp or similar materials should
be we'll brushed and wiped with a
damp cloth to remove the dust.
When scrubbing floors and tables
do not use soda, for it makes boards q
bad color, and does not cleanse better
than soap and plenty Of cold water.
The boards should be scrubbed the
way Of the grain and not round and
round, as so many servants prefer do
ing.
A spoonful of ox-gall to a gallon OF
water will set the color of almost any
colored material if soaked in it before
washing. Vinegar in the rinsing
water OF pink and green cottons will
set and brighten the colors. Soda an.
swers the same purpose for violet and
lilac.
Cracking hinges of doors may be
made to work silently If little black
lead is applied. Where possible, rub
with cake of ordinary blacklead,
such AS is used for polishing stoves /;
then in small cracks, where this can
not be used, rub with the point OF q
lead pencil.
To keep cut flowers fresh add q
small piece OF charcoal to the water in
which they are placed. Another way
to keep cut flowers fresh is to arrange
them in shallow vases almost full of
green moss, which must be thorough
" damp. In warm weather the moss
must be frequently moistened.
For change in the garnish of a
platter of cold meat, cut lettuce leaves
with scissors, in very thin strips no
wider than blade of grass, and ar
range them 10 wisps as bed on which
the meat is placed. If desired. the
lettuce may be dressed with French
dressing before being put ON the plat
ter.
Lard may be kept sweet . long time
BY the following means: As soon as
il 10 cold after it has been poured into
the jar, cover with . piece Of rag or
grease-proof paper, carefully pressing
it down round the edges; now cover
the cloth about one.half inch deep
with finely powdered salt, put another
piece of cloth over the salt, then seve-
raj thickneases Of paper; lastly, tie
down with grease-proof paper, and
store in . cool, dry place.
To KEEP EGGS FOR SEVERAL
MoNTHs.--The following is an old
fashioned aud well-tried method of
keeping eggs. Of course they arenot
suitable for boiling, but are in every
way good for cooking purposes. TO
every three gallons OF water put one
pint of fresh Stacked lime and one
half pint of common salt; mix thor
oughly in q barrel; with the hands
carefully place the eggs in the mix
ture; let the eggs be perfectly covered.
PIccALILLI. = Chop ono quart Of
green tomatoes and add four chopped
onions and four green peppers, also
chopped. Sprinkle with one cupful
Of salt and let stand two days; squeeze
dry, add two tablespoonfuls of celery
seed and . tablespoonful of mustard
sesd. Mix a tablespoon Of mustard
with little cold vinegar, add half .
cupfal OF brown sugar, and teaspoon
full of cloves. Add two quarts of win.
egar. Let come to boil, pour over
the chopped vegetables, and seal while
hot. This il good with any meat.
When Pairing Onions.
Although the fact of the pungent
odor arising from the peeling of onions
affecting the eyes is we'll known, the
way to avoid these effects is not %
generally recognized. The odor which
affects the delicate membranes sur
rounding the eyes is due 10 sulphur
GUS oil, which volatizes rapidly when
the tissue Of the vegetable IL broken
in any way. To avoid the effects Of
this vapor is easy if small pared po-
tato be stuck on the end of the knife
with which the cutting is done. A
chemical affinity which cannot read.
lily be explained. but which is none
the less satisfactory in it, workings,
attracts the fumes and their presence
is not manifested to the operator till