The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-07-05
ITEMS OF DOMESTIC LORE.
A Budget of Information Intended
for the Aid of the Busy
Housekeeper.


The dainty lace patterned oilcloths
so much used for kitchen shelves are
very apt to stick" to the wood when
they become saturated by the steam of
the cooking. To avoid this, place pa
pers on the shelves before lacking on
the oilcloth.
Very thin curtains or those whose day
OF service is very nearly over will stand
the ordeal of washing much better if
care be taken to haste them upon sheets
of cheesecloth first. This relieves them
OF much of the strain of wringing and
prevents them from being whipped to
pieces by the wind in drying.
Grated horseradish can be kept on
hand ready for use and yet retain its
fresh flavor if well covered with vinegar
and put into an alright jar Immediately
after grating. When it is to be used
take out quantity desired, dilute slight
ly with cold water and mix with one
teaspoonful of sugar to two tablespoons
Of horseradish.
Many housekeepers do not know that
the tiny black specks seen on almost
every lemon are the eggs of an insect
If the grated rind is used these eggs
become an unwholesome element of the
dish. Lemons should be dropped into
water as soon as they come from the
store, then scrubbed with little brush,
dried with a cloth and hung in a net in
a cupboard until used.
Cotton and linen Sraperies and covers
and clean new mattings make house
cooler, cleaner and 100 per cent more
wholesome in summer A house thus
furnished. if well ventilated makes
summer living comfort rather than
burden, for it is the STIFFNESS of too
much wooden upholstery, carpeting and
curtaining and the lack of ventilation
that makes summer a dread to so many
people
With many cooks the main objection
to rhubarb pie is the fact that the I'M
dercrust becomes moist with the juice
in the process of baking. This can, in
a measure, be avoided ty brushing the
inside of the lower crust with beaten
egg and allowing it to become glazed.
Then put in raw rhubarb, sweetened
with granulated sugar, to which flour
has been added in the proportion OF
one-eighth. A slight glazing Of the
upper crust when the pie is nearly fin
Not every owner of a velveteen gown
is aware that velveteen STANDS washing.
Yet this can be very successfully done.
Have ready warm, sOapy lather, i'm
merse the velveteen garment in it and
gently rub until the dirt disappears.
After rinsing press as dry as possible
and iron damp on the wrong side with
hot irons frequently changed. Then
hang in front of the fire to finish and
the pile will come up like new. To be
successful this treatment must be car
ried out with extreme care, otherwise
1t is far cheaper to send the costume to
cleaners.
The old-fashioned glaze chintz is now
extremely fashionable and sensible for
bedroom spreads and hangings 1t
comes usually in large floral patterns on
a white ground and will last for years
If properly washed. The bed spreads
are usually made long enough to ar
range over the pillows, though separ-
ate throw" for the pillows may be used.
The spreads are ordinary, finished
with white cotton knitted fringe on
both sides and one end. Sometimes the
walls are hung entirely with the chintz
following out the English fashion, but
they are put up so they can easily be-
taken down and cleaned.