The Washington times., 1904-06-29
HELPS AND HINTS
AROUND THE HOUSE

Never put table linen into soapsuds |
until the stains have been removed by
pouring boiling water through the linen |
When making a pudding don't forget
to make pIeat in the cloth at the top
Of your basin. so as to allow the pud-
ding room TO swell
When boiling green vegetables add
piece of sugar to the water, it is quite
harmless, and preserves the color as
well as soda would.
To dry-clean cream Holland blinds.
have plenty Of clean powdered brickdust
ready. Lay the blinds fat on a table.
and with a clean dry cloth rub the
brickdust well into the blinds, renewing
it as It's gets dirty. Shake we'll. then
give them final rub with a fresh clean
cloth.
French Fries.
To have French-frIed potatoes brown
and crisp pare uncooked potatoes
and divide into halves lengthwise. Di-
vide each half into three pieces. Let
stand in cold water about one hour.
Drain them well and dry on towel
Put few at a time into boiling hot fat
Care must Toe taken that the fat does
not boil over. Cook ten minutes and
drain upon brown paper. Dredge with
salt and serve hot. About two dozen
pieces can be cooked at a time. Too
many pieces put in at once will lower
the temperature OF the fat, and thus
spoil the quality Of the Wand.
To clean rusty steel, first rub thor
oughly with sweet oil, leaving enough
oil on the article 70 be cleaned to thor
oughIy soak into the rust Leave TIL
next day, and then rub with unslacked
lime till all rust Is removed. But If rust
is allowed to eat deeply into steel moth
ing will remove the marks, so II Is wise
to look over any steel articles that are
not in use at least once month, ana
have them cleaned IL necessary. IF pos
sibIe. good plan is 10 smear them over
with unsettled mutton rat, and wrap in
brown paper
Making starch with sOapy water Is
the best way 10 produce gloss ana
prevent the iron from sticking.
Mashed Potatoes.
The best way 10 mash potatoes is to
rub them through a wire sieve; YOU
can then be sure there are no Jumps
left.
Before using a lamp wick soak II IN
strong vinegar, then dry II thoroughly
and il will burn both brightly and with
out any unpleasant smoke or smell
Ink smiled on the carpet may be taken
up without leaving a stain if dry salt
| be applied Immediately. AS the salt be-
comes discolored. brush it off and APP
pIv more. Wet slightly. Continue till
| the ink has disappeared.
Fish and Onions Nothing is more
unpleasant than to find that n knife,
I fork, or spoon smells and tastes of fish
| or onions. and yet II very OFTEN oc-
| ours. The speediest method 10 remove
| the disagreCable order is 10 put the
articles TO soak in q basin Of cold tea
/ and leaves Let them soak for ten min
/ utes or so. then wash them In the ordi-
nary way
| To Distinguish Eggs.
To tell a good egg from a bad one
hold 1t between you and the light;
| lamp or candle is better than strong
sunshine. The good egg will have a
J fresh look all over. When an egg is
old there will be a hollow space al one
end. II you find dark spot which does
not disappear when slightly shaken the
egg has been laid a long time. and the
voIk adheres to the shell. Do not buy
! eggs which do not look clear and full.
An almost invisible cement for mend
| ing glass IS made OF isinglass boiled in
! spirits of wine.
/ A Smoky Fire--A little salt spTinkled
! on a smoky fire will clear it. The same
method on fire prepared for brOiling
will give the blue flame so much de-
| sired
| A candle may be made to fit any can
! dlestick If IL be dipped into very hot
/ water This sOftens the wax, and il may
! then be easily pushed into candlestick
! which otherwise would be too small, and
! IL will be neatly and firmly held.
| 1t is not generally known that eggs
| covered with boiling water and allowed
| to stand for five minutes are more nOur-
! ishing and easier digested than eggs
| placed In boiling water and allowed 10
! boil furiously for three and a half min
utes.
To Clean a Ceiling.
When a whitewashed ceiling has be-
! come bIackened. apply layer of starch
and water to 1t with piece of soft fan
mel. Allow It to dry. then brush Oft
| lightly with a brush. The blackness will
have disappeared. leaving no marks
| whatever.
! A simple disinfectant-To fumigate a
room put a few red-hot Goals in an
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