Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-11-08
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oven before you try to bake.
Don't slam the oven door. 1t will
spoil the cake and won't improve the
pudding.
Don't be wasteful. Bread crusts
may be Drowned and ground. Bits
OF meat may help to improve the soup
pot.
Don't be in Il hurry. 1t you skimp
Ill the matter of time you are certain
to leave SOnie important thing un-
done.
Don try to improve upon recipe
until you have mastered its every
detail. If you deviate from it to
" save trouble" you will probably
make trouble for yourself.
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Kitchen Helps.
Always use pinch of salt in cake
and candy.
Never rub soap directly on to col
orcd goods but rather have Il soapy
water ready to wash them out in.
Sprinkle a scant amount of salt
over the fire and you will gain the
blue flame SO much desired for broil-
ing purposes.
Cut off all discolored portions of
slightly tainted meat in water in
which a teaspOOnful of boraX has
been dissolved.
DO not use water in case of fire
from parafiine. 1t will spread the
flames. Dirt, sand or a rug. thrown
over the flames is best.
Fruit stains on linen may be re-
moved by pouring boiling water
through them before they are wet in
the regular wash water.
Hard water can be easily sOftenal
for toilet purposes if Il muslin bag
containing fine oatmeal be squeezed
out in the water before using.
For removing old paint and vanish
from woodwork, apply an emulsion
formed of two parts ammonia shaken
up with one part of turpentine and
rub.
Water on cut flowers should be
changed every day, not only to ben
eft the flowers but to prevent all
possibilities of malaria to those
about.
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Useful Recipes.
Apple Johnny Cake.-One cup corn
meal. one cup sweet milk, one pint
sweet apples, salt, and pinch of soda.
The apples are cut up in small pieces
before adding to the mixture.
Clam Fritters. egg, one-half
cup clam liquor. a little salt, one cup
flour, one rounding teaspoOnful of
baking powder. Cut CLAIMS into small
pieces after washing we'll and add
last. Fry in deep fat
Macaroni and Peanuts. s.-Boil in
Salted water q sufficient amount of
broken into inch lengths,
to serve all at the table, and when
done, drain and roll quickly in pound
ed peanut dust, salt lightly. and
serve right away.
Graham Cookies. One large cup
sour cream, one cup sugar, one egg,
one cup graham flour, One-half cup
entire wheat flour, One-half teaspoon
full of cloves, one and One-half tea
spOonfulS of cinnamon, one cup of
raisins. When using milk in place of
the cream, use q piece of butter the
size of an egg also.
Quick Cake.-One- third of cup of
soft butter, one and One-third cups
brown sugar, two eggs, One-half cup
milk. one and three-fOurthS cup pas
try flour, three teaspoonfuls baking
powder, Onc-half teaspoonful cinna-
mon, one-half teaSponful grated nut
meg, one-half pound of dates cut up.
Mix all together at once and bake.
Lemon Dumplings. Ten ounces of
fine stale bread crumbs, q heaping
tablespoonful of flour, half pound of
finely chopped suet, grated lemon
rind, four ounces powdered sugar,
three large eggs beaten and strained,
and the strained juice of two lemons.
Mix we'll Form into four dumplings,
tie them in Il well Toured cloth; boil
one hour. Use hot butter and Su-
gar sauce on them.
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Handy Hints.
Too rapid boiling makes most veg
etables tough.
All vegetables should be put into
boiling water.
Tomatoes are most hygienic when
not cooked.
AS q rule vegetables should be
cooked uncovered.
Oxalic acid or salts Of lemon will
remove iron rust.
Rice or macaron, require fast boil
ing in deep water to separate.
Kitchen floors painted with boiled
linseed oil are very easily cleaned.
Painted furniture wiped over with
a little milk and water will look
bright as new.
Borax plentifully sprinkled among
furS will keep away moths if the furS
be done up well.
Too much salt in gravy may be
counteracted by putting a pinch of
brown sugar in it.
In blowing out candle. hold it
aloft and blow upwards. This will
prevent scattering of the grease.
Vanished wood should be washed
with cold tea and afterwards wiped
dry and polished with a soft cloth.
In a mixture of two ounces of salt
to pint of water, good eggs will be
found to sink, whilst indifferent ones
will float.
After ironing linen place it near a
good fire or in the sun until perfectly
dry. rs the garments will be stitfer
than if left to dry slowly.
Broken china may be mended by
brushing the edges with white lead,
such as painters use; press the pieces
together and tie them in place, then