Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-07-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Good Housekeeping.

A sandwich which had great vogue
at New York teas the past winter is
easily made. Butter three slices OF
white bread, two of graham. Lay light,
then dark, on top of one another alter
nately press carefully together. Then
cut like layer cake in pieces half an
inch wide.
The thinnest OF gauze suits, for un'
derwear, will be found to aid materially
in the effort to keep cool. They should
be changed daily, OF course, for it i,
a positive discomfort to don perspired
and clammy underwear when dressing
in the morning. They will require
scarcely more than a rinsing, and the
sun will do the rest. No ironing is
necessary; indeed, they are fresher and
sweeter without. The union suit is
cooler than the two-piece suit, in that
it does away with the extra band about
the waist.
A housewife was caught in the coun'
try house, three miles from a store, with
a lot Of jelly ready to boil up and about
half as many tumblers as she needed
There was nothing in the house which
could be used to hold it, but the cellar
overfowed with empty bottles. She
remembered an experiment her boy.
had tried for winter evening fun. She
took bottle, tied turpentine soaked
cord about it half way up and tied the
knot tightly. Then she set fire to the
cord. As it burned its way around
there was q swapping noise. The fire
had made a clean cut and she had 9
beautiful jelly glass. Dozens of other
bottles were served in the same way
and the jelly making process went on.
Perfect Bread.
For four loaves, boil two good sized
potatoes (slicing them) in three pints
scant of water, without covering the
vessel used. Have ready in a gallon
bowl tablespoonful OF salt, sugar and
lard each, and when the potatoes are
done strain the water into the bowl
also add the potatoes, rubbed through
the strainer. Blend the ingredients
by little stirring and when the tenn
perature is lessened below scalding
add enough -four to make a medium
thick batter Qour or five cups), beat
ing until all Jumps disappear. When
the temperature is reduced to luke
warm (or little over) add one-hal
cake Of any reliable dry yeast dissolved
in cup OF warm (not ho) water
stir until we'll blended and stand the
bowl (covered) where it will not chill
over night. In the morning work in
flour until the dough will not stick tc
the molding board-which point
should be attained while the mass il
fairly soft and yielding, not stiff and
hard as some poor breadmskers fancy
it must be. Work we'll for thirty
minutes from the time of beginning te
add flour. When light, work down by
just few +" turns" and when it hal
again risen mold into loaves. Nov
allow to rise a third time, and theu
bake from forty-five to sixty minutes
according to the oven. The proper
degree of each rising may be definitely
indicated by the veteran breadmaker'l
formula: "when it doubles in bulk
1t is better to raise dough in covered
stone jar (it should be warmed in colo
weather) than in tin breadpan. The
bread may be begun in the morning
by using one cake OF compressed yeast
but it is not 90 fine in flavor as the
overnight bread made with less yeast
1t is possible that half . cake (or less
Of compressed yeast might be substi
tuted for dry yeast in the over-nigh,
sponge; but that is a point for expert.
ment. If directions are followed, the
bread will be moist, close-grained, very
light, deliciciously favored, "keeps'
to the limit Of good keeping, is whit.
in short, is all that bread should b.
to merit the verdict perfect"