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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
SASSAFRAS BEER

Here is a particularly wholesome summer
drink:
Have ready two gallons of soft water, one quar-
ter of wheat bran, large handful of dried ap-
ples half a pint of molasses, small handful Of
hops, half pint of strong, fresh yeast, and a
piece of sassafras root, the size of egg.
Put all the ingredients except the molasses
and yeast at once in large kettle. Boil it until
the apples quite soft. Put the moasses into
a small clean tub pan. Set hair sieve over
the vessel and strain the mixture through it.
Let it stand until it becomes only lukewarm,
then stir in the yeast. Put the liquor immediate
ly into jugs or kegs and let it stand uncorked
to ferment. Fill the jugs quite full, that the
liquor, in fermenting, may run over Set them
in large tub. When you that the fermen-
tation or working has subsided, cork, and it will
be fit for use the next day.
Two large tablespoonfus of ginger stirred into
the molasses will be found an improvement.
When the yeast is stirred in while the liquor
is too warm it will be likely to turn sour. II
the liquor is not in jugs Immediately it will
not ferment properly. Keep it in a cold place
In warm weather it will not keep longer thar
two days 1t is only made for present con
sumption.
RASPBERRY WINE
Put four gallons of ripe raspberres into stone
Jar and mash them with a round stick. Take
four gallons of soft water measured after il
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
Get Good Shields

Few women give much thought to the subject
Of dress shields, and yet this is an important
and inconspicuous portion of their attire. poor
shield will ruin the most expensive gown; an i'll
fitting shield will mar it; an uncomfortable shield
will detract from the pleasure of wearing stun
ming creation"-a pleasure dear to womans heart
There are many points to consider in selecting a
shield. Size, weight and material vary to suit the
taste of varied purchasers but the quality should
he always OF the best. When we consider the
great number of manufacturers OF dress shields,
Who are constantly studying the needs and tastes
of women in respect to their commodities, we may
feel assured that for every woman there is shield
which will exactly suit her. 1t is certainly worth
while to stop and think about this, and then to
experiment until that one fright" shield is found.
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it and let it stand until the next day. Then
strain it through a sieve, add bottle OF cham
pagne and the whites of eight eggs beaten TO
froth This may be frozen if desired.
ENGLISH RECIPE FOR LEMONADE
Required: Two lemons, one pint OF boiling
water two ounces of loaf sugar.
Pare the lemons very thinly, and put the peel
in Jug; next take off every scrap OF plth
from the lemons. otherwise the lemonade VIII
have bitter flavor. Slice the lemons thlnly'
and after taking out all the pips, put the slices
in the Jug add the sugar, and then pour on
the boiling water Cover the jug and leu IL
stand until the lemonade is cold. Then STRAIN II
into clean jug, pressing the slices well IL
possible add a few Jumps OF ice and shce
or two of lemon to it before serving 1t.
Where it is difficult to procure fresh lemons
lemonade may be made from essence OF lemon
and citrIc acid Care, however, must be taken
TO purchase essence of lemon of a good reliable
maker. as otherwise it will have disagreeable
flavor The following variety will keep for
months.
LEMONADE NO. 2
REQUIRED: Two, quarts of boiling water, two
pounds of loaf sugar, one ounce OF cltrlc ACID
half a teaspoonful of essence of lemon.
Put the sugar into large basin, pour the
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The potato juice and dirt are finally removed
with soft sponge and cold water, but care must
he taken not to wet the back of the canvas.
Oicoth and LinoIeum
May be washed with damp cloth, and then
rubbed over with little linseed oil This will
give slight polish, and it will be found particu-
iory useful when for the sake of old people or
children, it is inexpedent to use that excellent
polishing material beeswax and turpentine
To Renovate Grape
Brush the Grape to free it from dust, then lay
it on a table, cover it with damp cloth, and
pass hot iron over it as closely as possible with
out touching it. The heat of the iron will cause
steam, and the steam will make the Grape shrink
up in the little folds and FUCKERS that it had
when new.
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;ovs of porch breakfast hot morning will
90 far to,try it again" says the Woman Practical
with laugh, when asked to explain her porch
furniture Il have taxed Jacks pocketbook and my
own ingenuity on the question of'our dining room,
hut after | had labored six days even Jack pro
nounced it good have table which is iasten
ed to the wall and closes against it when not in
use. This is for side dishes when the dining
table is crowded.
have tall rubber plant to screen the en-
trance from the front porch, and 1 mortgaged
everything 1 possessed to obtain one of those
stamped leather screens which can be placed at
any angle and which will serve to hide Jack
when he falls asleep,
81 have any number of bamboo and porcelain
wall vases and l propose to fill them with every
changing season with the flower that Nature pro
claims queen of the woods OF course l have
some ferns and the dearest teakwood tray, on
which shall serve tea to the chance visitor with
in our gates.
1T is my dining room table, though, she con-
tinued. with a sparkle in her eye, as she remem
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he dried and used in the same way.
Enameled Baths
NAV be cleaned by rubbing them with fan
mel dipped in turpentine and sprinkled over with
salt
To Whiten Linen
That has gone yellow otherwise discolored
mt little blue in the water in which it is boiled
This treatment will soon whiten it.
To Clean Steel Firearms
Scrape little bath brick into an old saucer
and moisten it with paraffne. Rub this mixture
we'll into the steel with linen cloth, and then
polsh with leather and some dry whiting
A Shabby Carpet
Will have its term of usefulness greatly pro
lonUed if it be ripped apart, and then sewn to
oetber again with it's most worn widths in the
nlace of those which look newest and freshest
| soapsuds in the Garden
If YOU have a garden, remember that soapsud
are worth saving, for they form a useful manur
both for flowers and vegetables 1t is a gooC
plan to have sunk tub in every garden wher
soapy water can stand till required for watering
A First-rate Cleanser
Is found in raw potato juice 1t viii remov
stains from the hands, from WOODEN materials
and dirt from oil paintings For the last tn
right method is to cut raw potato, and to gentl
rub its cut side over the painting, cutting she
off whenever the portion used has become aii''
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with the cherries three pounds of loaf sugar
or of sugar candy, broken up, and put them IN
demilohn or into large stone jar. Pour on
two gallons of best double rectifed whisky Stop
the vessel coselx,. and let it stand three months,
shaking every day during the first month. At
the end of three months you can strain the
liquor and bottle. The flavor improves by age
EAST INDIAN PUNCH
Roll twelve lemons under your hand on the
table, then pare off the yellow rind very thin
and boil it in a gallon of water until all the
favor has been extracted Break up into a
large bowl two pounds of loaf sugar, and squeeze
the lemons over it. When the water has boiled
sufficiently, strain it from the lemon peel, and
mix it with the lemon juice and sugar. Stir
in quart of rum or Of the best whisky.
Two scrupes of flowers of benjamin stepped
in a quart of rum, will make an infusion which
resembles the arrack of the East Indies. It
should be kept in bottle and little will be
found to impart a very fine fragrant flavor to
punch made in the usual manner.
ROSE CORDIAL
Put pound of fresh rose leaves into a tureen
with quart of water. Cover the vessel
and let them infuse for twentyfour hours. Then
squeeze them through a silken bag until all
the huud is pressed out. Put pound of fresh
rose leaves into the tureen pour the liquid bacl,
into it and let it infuse again for two days.
This process may be repeated until a strong in
fusion is obtained. Then. to half pint of
the infusion add half pound of loaf sugar,
half pint of white brandy, an ounce of broken
cinnamon and an of coriander seeds
Put il into a glass jar, cover it well and let stand
for two weeks. Then filter it through a fine
muslin or bl0tting paper (Which must be white)
pinned on the bottom of the sieve, and bottle
| for use.
ROMAN PUNCH
Crate the rinds of twelve lemons and two
oranges upon two pounds of loaf sugar, squeeze
on the iuice OF the lemons and oranges, cover
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Put the barley in saucepan, cover 1t with
cold water let it come to the boil, and then
boil it for five minutes. Then strain out the bar
lev throwing away the water. Put the barley
in Jug with the thinly-pared rind of the lemon
and the sugar, pour over the boiling water, COW
er the Jug, and leave it until cold; then strain
off the barley water and serve it. If 1t is liked
very strongly favored with lemon, add some of
the juice of the lemon to it.
MULLED WINE.
To pint of water add teaspoonful of cloves
(powdered) and cinnamon, setting it where it
will boil Beat the yolks of three eggs with
a teaspoonful or powdered sugar and as soon as
the water boils turn it on the yolks and sugar.
Add pint of wine and stir in the beaten whites
of the eggs. Serve hot.
RUSSIAN TEA.
Pour lust enough boiling water over three gen.
erous tablespoons of English breakfast tea to
cover it, Let it stand a minute and then draw
oF Pour in half a pony of Jamaica rum and
three pints of boiling water. Leave it to steep
for three or four minutes. Serve in cups with
three slices of lemon, powdered sugar and a
decanter of rum on the tray.
RASPBERRY VINEGAR.
Look the berries over carefully and place them
without water in a preserving kettle, let them
| beat until the Juice is well drawn and add sugar
TO make very sweet Boil ten minutes until
rich then add vinegar enough to taste triae
acid. Blackberry vinegar may be made in the
same manner.
CHAMPAGNE PUNCH
Take three teaspoonfuls of tea steeped five min
utes in one pint of boiling water. Strain and
set away to cool. When cold add 1 sliced orange,
Which has been peeled 6 Jumps of loaf sugar.
thin slices of pineapple, liquor glasses of
brandy. . of maraschno and of Medford rum.
Mix and then add quart of champagne, bottle
of nlan soda (chilled) and one-half pint of Rhine
vine. Pour in punch bowl and serve at once.
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spoonful of onion juice, salt and pepper
to TASTE Lastly, add the whites of eggs beaten
stiff Press into timbale moulds and cook as di-
rected for mushroom tmbales. Turn out
platter to form border and fill the centre with
a fricassee of lobster. Select fresh hen lobster
of about pounds and boil in salted water for
one-half hour. When cold remove the meat from
the shell and cut ntosdice. Put 1 tablespoonful
of butter in a saucepan and cook with l table
spoonful of -four until it bubbles. Add half cup
of cream and of milk. stirring constantly until
the mixture boils. Add the lobster with salt and
pepper to taste, and heat thoroughly Remove
from the fire, add the beaten yolks of eggs and
| tablespoonful of chopped parsley.
Deviled Spaghetti
Early in the day on which the dish is to be
served place an ordinary can of tomatoes in a
saucepan over the fire and let stew until reduced
10 one pint Then stand aside until needed
Wash ~ pound of spaghetti and cook in boiling
water. well salted for half hour. Drain and
throw into cold water for moment or two and
then drain again Melt tablespoonfuls of butter
in saucepan, add tablespoonfuls of flour ane
cook until brown Then add the tomatoes, which
have been strained, tabespoontuls OF finely
chopped green pepper and the spaghetti. Season
to taste. cover the whole with grated ParmesaI
cheese and serve.
Lobster With Mushrooms
Both lobster and mushrooms are counted amonI
table hixuries, but cooked in the following man
ner the cost is not excessve For one medium
sized lobster the proportion required is one dozel
mushrooms. The lobster should be purchases
alive and cooked several hours before 1t Will D
reouired. allowed to become quite cold and the
removed from the shell. For dozen mushroom
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Description of the illustrations

/. Nickel mixer.
2. Mixer with sieve top
3. New shape for lemonade glass.
4. Cut glass lemonade set.
8. New lemon squeezer.
&. Bottle or glass holder.
z. Glass dish for sugar or minced fruits.
g. Serving tray of silver nickel.
8. Soda siphon.
10. Nickel sieve.
II. Cooling bucket.
II. A gentle concoction.
13 Footed punch bowl.
IA Ice shaver.
10 Forked shaver.
16 A novel sieve.
Gathered on this page is a delectable array o
beverages suited to epicurean palate we'll al
the temperance pledge supporter. These recipes
have been carefully selected from an imposing lis
of both foreign and domestic beverages.
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Womanly

Maid-"Are you at home to Mrs. Toney, mum!
She's at the door,"
Mistress-'I am if she has new hat on, not
otherwise. Answers.
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Potato Parlngs

Potato Parlngs
not throw away potatoe parings, ou'
after the cooking is done, set them III
the oven to dry, You will find they
form a valuable addition to the wood
used for fire kindling, and, of course
they cost nothing, Orange peel may
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
Rice TimbaIes With Lobster

ASH cupful of rice and place in dou-
BILE boiler with 2 cupfuls of milk and
let cook until dry and tender. Then
stir in 1 tablespoonful of butter, 1 tea
snoonfnl of onion Juice. salt and pepper
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15

TOT every woman has been blessed with
the home-making instincts, but here is
\ one who has, Listen to the explanation
81 of her ingeniously planned furnishings.
- "Anvone who has tasted the mutual
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
ROMAN PUNCH

ROMAN PUNCH
Crate the rinds of twelve lemons and two
oranges upon two pounds of loaf sugar, squeeze
on the Juice OF the lemons and oranges cover
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-19
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
said specifications being No. 2s (New

said specifications being No. 2s (New
Series).
4th. That cement gutter be constructed
along the east line of the roadway or
said Mountain View avenue from q
Point $50 feet south of the south line OF
First street to point 30 feet north OF
the north line of that portion OF Valley
street extending east of Mountain View
avenue; and along the west line OF the
roadway of Mountain View avenue
from point $50 feet south OF the south
north line Of that portion OF Valley
street extending east of>Nountain View
avenues; and a cobble\paved gutter
along the east line of the roadway OF
Mountain View avenue from the south
curb line of First street to point 150
feet south of the south line of First
street, and from a point 80 feet north
Of the north line of that portion Of. Val al.
ley street extending east of Mountain
View avenue to the produced north line
of that portion of Valley street extend
ing east of Mountain View avenue; and
along the west line of the roadway OF
curb line of First street to point $50
feet south of the south limo OF First
street: and across Mountain View ave-
nue. along the south side Of First street
(excepting along such portions of the
line of said roadway along which CO.
ment or cobble paved gutter has al
ready been constructed to the official
line and grade and also excepting such
portions of said street and intersections
as are required by law to be kept in
order or repair by any person or COM
pany having railroad tracks thereon).
Said cutters shall be three (3) feet
in width excepting at intersections of
streets, where said cutters shall be six
(6) feet in width; and said cutters shall
be constructed in accordance with the
plans and profile therefor on file in the
office of the City Engineer, and in ac-
cordance with specifications for the
construction Of cement and cobble
paved cutters on file in the office of the
City Clerk, said specifications being
Nos. and Z, respectively New series)
upon estimate of the City Engineer
that the total cost OF said Improvement
will be greater than fifty cents per from
foot along each line of said street, in.
oluding the cost of intersections. and 1t Is
determined. IN pursuance of an Act
California, approved February q, 1883, al al
amended by an Act of the Legislature
amending said last named Act. which
amending Act became law March 2, 1899
that bonds shall be issued to represent
the cost Of said Improvement. Said bonds
shall be serial, extending over period
Of ten years, an even proportion of tht
annually, on the second day Of January
of each year by coupon, after their date
until the whole are paid, and to bea,
interest at the rate Of seven "a per cent
per annum payable semi-annually on the
second days Of January and July of each
and every year.
Reference is hereby made to said
Ordinance of Intention for further par
ticulars.
JAMES A. ANDERSON,
4-16-21 ct President.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-19

Notice of the Filing of the Assessment
for the Widening of Hoover Street,
from Eighth street to Ninth Street,
Together With the Diagram of the
Assessment District for Said Inn
prOvement.
Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Public Works has filed with the
Clerk of the Council of the City of Los
Angeles the assessment for the widen
street to Ninth street, as contemplated
by Ordinance No 1o,4s4 (New Seriesl
sessment district. The date of the first
publication Of this notice is April 10.
hereby required to file in writing their
objections. if any, they have. to the
City Council. with the said Clerk Of
the Council, within thirty days after
the said date of the first publication OF
this notice, to wit. ON or before slay
10, 1906.
Persons signing objections must
give postoffice address.
H. ]. LELANDE.
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk OF
Council. 4-10-19 lot
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Notice of Street Work

Public notice is hereby given that cn
Monday, the 26th day of March, A D.
1905, the Council of the City of Los An
adopt an Ordinance of Intention, num-
bered 12,7O8 (New series). to have the
following work done. to wit:
MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE,
in said city from the south line of First
street to the produced north line OF
that portion of Valley street extending
east Of Mountain View avenue, inc.ud-
ing all intersections of streets eek
cepting such portions of said street
and intersections as are required by
law to be kept in order or repair by any
person or company having railroad
tracks thereon. and also excepting such
portions as have already been graded
and graveled and accepted), be graded
and graveled to the official grade in
on file In the office of the City Engineer
and Specifications for the construction
of graveled streets, Glass B, In the City
OF Los Angeles, ON file in the office of
the City Clerk of said city. said speci-
fications being No. 81 (New Series).
I'd. That cement curb be construct
ed along each line of the roadway -
said Mountain View avenue from the
south curb line of First street to the
produced north line of that portion of
Valley street extending east of Noun
tain View avenue (excepting alonS
such portions of the line of said road
way upon which a cement or granite
curb has already been constructed to
the official line and grade), in accord
ance with specifications for construct
ing cement curbs, on file in the office OF
the City Clerk, said specifications being
No. 20 (New Series).
Sd. That cement sidewalk five (5)
feet in width be constructed along the
east side of said Mountain View ave-
nue. from a point 150 feet south of the
south line of First street to point so
feet north of the north line of that
ITnl1 .fn tam lfNaC or
of Mountain View avenue, and along
the west side of Mountain View avenue
from a point 150 feet south of the south
line OF First street to the produced
north line OF that portion OF Valley
street extending east of Mountain View
avenue (excepting such portions of
said street between said points along
which a cement or asphalt, sidewalk
five (5) feet in width has been con-
structed to the official line and grade),
said sidewalk to be constructed in ac-
cordance with specifications for con-
structing cement sidewalks on file in
the office OF the City Clerk OF said city,
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Ordinance No. 1876

An Ordinance authorizing and direct
ing the condemnation or certain lands
necessary for the use of the Polytechnic
High School of the City of Los Angeles;
The Mayor and Council of the City OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section l. That it is necessary for
municipal purposes and the public in
terest and necessity OF the people. re,
quire that the following described
property in the City of Los Angeles,
County of Los Angeles, State of Cali
fornia. be acquired by condemnation for
School of said city,
Commencing at the northeast corner
of Flower street and Twentieth street;
of twentieth street 1858 feet to the
owned by the Board Of Education
thence northerly along the westerly line
tion 800 feet; thence westerly, parallel
with the said northerly line OF Twen-
tieth street, 1858 feet to the easterly
line of Flower street; thence southerly
street 500 feet to the point of begin
Sec. 2. The City Attorney is hereby
authorized and directed to institute
Los Angeles county for the condemna-
ton of the land hereinbefore described
and to prosecute such proceedings to
Sec 8. This Ordinance is urgently
required for the immediate preservation Of
the public peace, health and safety; and
the City Clerk. shall certify to its passage
by a two-thirds vote of the Council. and
cause it to be published once in the Los
Angeles Herald and thereupon and there
after it shall take effect and be in force.
l hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council OF the
City of Los Angeles is nine, and that
the foregoing Ordinance was passed by
a two-thirds vote of said Council, at it's
meeting. of April 16, 1906, by the fol-
lowing vote, to wit:
Ayes-Messrs. Blanchard, Ford, Ham
mon, Healy, Hitler, Smith and Summer
land Cd.
Noes--None.
H. ]. LELANDE.
City Clerk.
Approved this 18th day of April, 1906.
OWEN McALEER,
4-19 1t Mayor.