Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-01-25
KITCHEN WRlNkLES.

KITCHEN WRINKLES.
Currant jelly is excellent for serving
with game.
Do not let leftover tea or coffee
stand in tin.
You cannot make good cider out OF
rotten, dirty or unripe apples.
Sliced Seville oranges 90 we'll with
Wild duck, pigeons, teal and such
game.
Keep a rocking chair in the kitchen
and you can snatch many needed mo-
ments OF rest.
Persons who live mostly on vege-
tables have the best nerves and the
best compilations.
Mint either with or without parsley
makes tho best sauce for roast lamb,
whether hot or cold.
Fried sausage or force meat balls
make an appropriate garnish for roast
turkey, capon or fowl.
To remove the odor OF onions from
knife, dip it into running cold water,
then dry and polish it.
Fine tablesslt rubbed on marble
will remove . stain unless the latter
be of too long standing.
Small pickles, olives and capers
n,innad Gn0 -, Avnollnnk
soning for salad dressing.
To make good meat stew use as lit.
tie water as you can cook the meat in,
and let il stew very slowly.
Boston baked beans can be greatly
improved by adding q cupful of sweet
cream the last hour Of baking.
Hot water tends to set the odor Of
onions on knives, hands, etc., and for
this reason should be avoided.
A red pepper or small red apple are
the most desirable articles for filling
the mouth of young roast pig.
Potatoes, sliced thin and fried. are
indigestible, afford no real nourish.
ment, and cause . arrangement of the
liver.
Bacon should be soaked in water
for three or four minutes before be-
ing fried to prevent the fat from run
ming.
Carrots and onions will be better il
soaked in cold water for twelve hours
before using, to draw out the strong
flavor.
Scatter salt on . carpet when sweep
ing, and you will find not only that il
has cleansing effect, but that it also
keeps away moths.
If stockings are washed before being
worn they will last twice IS long.
They should always be washed separ.
ately by themselves.
When washing silk, add . table.
spoonful of methylated spirits to each
gallon Of riusing water, and the silk
will look bright and new.
Coloring for gravies can be pro.
duced by chioory. A very small pinch
Of this will make . good color, and
leaves no trace of it's flavor.
To make linen beautifully white,
prepare the water for washing by put.
ting into every ten gallons . large
handful of powdered borax.
Before pouring very hot water into
sglass, put q spoon in it. The spoon
prevents q cracking of the glass by
absorbing much of the heat.
Boots that have been wet should be
cleaned and then rubbed with vaseline
on soft cloth. It softens the leather,
which would otherwise stiffen.
The most easily digested meats are
cold mutton, mutton chops, venison.
tenderloin, sirloin, lamb chops, roast
beef, steak, rabbit aud chicken.
Stains on black cloth can be re-
moved by rubbing with q freshly cut
raw potato. Afterwards rub thor.
oughly with clean damp cloth.
Carrots should be cut in slices in.
stead OF cubes, because the outside
darker part is richer and better, and il
cut in slices it is more equally die.
tributed.
When putting away silver, . little
olive oil rubbed over it will prevent it
from getting furnished. When need
ed, wash in warm, soapy water and
dry thoroughly.
Ounce syrup is good to eat on frit.
ters or pancakes. Make a syrup of
three pounds of sugar and . pint OF
water. Pare and CRATE two large
ounces and stir in. Boil a quarter of
an hour and can.
II lamp should be overturned, do
not attempt to put out the fame with
water. for it will simply spread it. In.
stead, throw upon it -four, and sand,
garden earth, or salt, any OF which will
have the desired effect.
If you have so many things that you
don't know where to begin to do
them, take hold OF the first one that
comes to hand and do it and you will
find the rest ell fall in file and follow
alter like company Of well-drilled
soldiers.
Do not forget 10 provide home
amusements for the children. The
long winter evenings may b. made to
appear very short b, combining amuse-
ment wi.b instruction, changing often
enough to prevent any part from be.
coming wearisome.