The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-19
THINGS WORTH KNOWING
Bits of scrapbook Wisdom on Vari-
Gus Household Articles.

1t is Tar more important that a wife and
mother should understand the chemical
values of food and right sanitary condi-
lions than that she should be an immacu-
late housekeeper or fine needle-woman.
Many woman who will put in hours
tucking frock for her child will allow
that child to run the gravest risks thru
contaminated milk or sewer gas.
"A simple way to wave the hair without
the agency Of a hot iron is to braid it in
three braids," says an expert hairdresser
Let one strand be small and the other
large. Braid loosely, and when the end Of
! a braid is reached hold tn esmalI strand
| tight while pushing the others up toward
the roots. Pin it into place and allow it
| to remain so overnight. When you comb
it out in the morning you will find it has
formed into large, natural looking waves"
| Many women do not know that jelly to
| suit every taste, from tart to sweet, can
be made from grapes by using them in the
| various stages, from green to full ripe.
One reason for this is that grape grow
ers do not market the fruit before 1t is
| ripe, because it does not look so nice and
SO the customer is not willing to pay the
same price. It may be to late now for
green grapes, but the half-ripe can be had
In stripping them from the stems the
greenest ones can be kept to themselves,
and made up separately. They will pay
Well for the little extra trouble.
| Two distinct flavors may be made of
the ripe-one by using the whole grape,
and another by using the juice from the
pulps only, the skins being removed and
| saved to put with the pulp after the juice
is nearly all taken off, to make butter or
marmalade.
In making any kind of jelly, do not
drain off all the juice, just what runs off
readily, then put the pulp thru a colander
| or TO IN 10
1t is then treated the same as the juice,
and makes good jelly for common use.
altho not SO clear as the other. But if
one prefers 1t can be made up into butter
or marmalade. *. W.
! The newest pattern in embroidery is the
| corn flower, King Edwards favorite
| flower No one who has seen the corn
| flowers starring the cornfields in England
and on the continent will ask for a pref
tier flower to work.
The following is good way Of removing
| the old stain from floors before applying
new, and it is always advisable to do this
| If the new stain is to look really well:
Use a solution of potash in the proportion
of pound to gallons of water. and apply
1T hot. Wash it off with warm water and
then, to bleach the boards, use a solution
of oxalic acid Il ounce to every pint of
water). Rinse this thoroly off with warm
water, and be sure that the floor Is per-
fectly dry before you begin laying on the
new stain.
Pine Apple Omelet-For small omelet,
just enough for one person, beat the
whites and yolks of three eggs separately
to a stiff froth, then put the whites and
yolks together and whip them again, with
the addition of teaspoonfu of lemon
juice and a tablespoonful of sugar Put
| the eggs in hot omelet pan over the fire
with plenty Of butter. When ready to fold
sprinkle in the omeet heaping teaspoon
full of grated fresh pineapple. Serve on
a hot platter. Dust the omelet with
powdered sugar