Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-08-30
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Onions Make Mirth,


If people would eat more onions
the population would be Il great deal
healthier. You never saw dyspep-
tic man eating onions. He thinks
they are poison, but in fact, they are
the medicine that he most needs.
Whenever you see an onion eater
you see wholc-soulcd. open-hearted,
jolly good fellow, who knows what
he ought to eat to keep him good
humored. Talk about the staff of life
why, bread is only a crutch. There
is more nOrishment in an onion than
there is in roll.
Soothing Baby.
Sometimes especially in hot weather
or when over-excited children find it
impossible to 90 to sleep directly
when they are put to bed
When this is the caSe-instcad of
Scolding the little wide awake it is
good plan to rcarrange the bed
clothes; they generally get very hot
and uncomfortable when the child
has tossed and turned for some time,
and turn and shake up the pillow
The feeling of physical comfort
caused by this simple means, and the
cool surface of the pillow will often
induce sleep.
Cookery Secrets.
In boiling all kinds of food skim
ming is most important. As the
scum rises it should be- removed, or
both flavor and appearance will be
injured. Remember, nothing should
remain in the water after it is suf-
ficiently cooked Fish and vegetables
are specially injured by this. Also.
when making very delicate light
cakes that are not rich with butter,
it is best to use water instead of milk
as milk is apt to tOughen in baking.
whilst water, being neutral, makes
crumb and crust soft and delicate.
A Cooking Wrinkle.
Before putting green vegetables
into boiling water they should be
well washed in salt and water and
allowed to drain, or even dabbed
over with cloth. Many people take
the cabbage, etc, straight out of
water and put into the saucepan.
which stops the water boiling for
some minutes, whereas if the veg
etables were put in dry they would
not stop the water boiling. If people
object to soda being put in the water
to make the vegetables green, try
a lump or two of sugar. Soda i'm
proves the flavor of peas.
Tomato Pickles
| want the sisters to have my to-
mato pickle recipe: One gallon
sliced tomatoes, the grecner the bet
ter; salt them in layers and let them
stand over night; in the morning
drain them well; slice four large
onions; put layer of tomatoes in
the vessel then a few slices of onions
Proceed in this manner until they
are all put in. Cut six green pep
pers very fine and spread over the
top. Take one tablespoonful black
pepper, one tablespoonful allspice,
two tablespoonfuls cloves, three
tablespoonfuls mustard, put in a bag
and boil in the vinegar till the
strength is extracted, then put the
bag on the top of the pickles, pour
on boiling vinegar enough to cover
them. Cover the vessel tightly and
let it stand three weeks without
opening.
Some Uses For Soda.
A weak solution of soda will revive
the color in dusty carpet. Keep
flowers fresh by putting a pinch of
soda in the water. Add little soda
to the water when boiling out enamel
saucepans and it will help to cleanse
them. A spoonful of soda added to
water in which dishcloths are washed
will keep them u good color and
sweeten them, One large teaspoon
full of sal soda will bleach u kettleful
of clothes. Hair brushes need a
weekly cleansing, for this purpose
add one tablespoonful of soda to a
quart of hot water, dip the bristles
not the back-into this and shake
well, until perfectly clean, rinse and
stand on edge to dry.
When the waste pipe is clOgged
with grease. pour down a gallon of
boiling water in which has been dis
solved a cupful of soda. Repeat this
until all the impurities are removed.
In cooking gooseberries add pinch
of soda, size of pea to a quart of
fruit and less sugar will be required
to sweeten it. Add teaspOOnful of
soda to the water in which you wash
silver. Before using glass fruit jars
the second time wash with soda water
and rinse in order to sweeten them.
Dampen soda and apply when bitten