The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-16

| press thru a fine hair sieve, return to
4 pan and simmer gently until the con-
4 sistency of thick cream. Chill. put in
4 the ice box and leave until ready to
serve. Turn into glass dish. and serve
with whipped cream.
i A sour cream salad dressing which il
| made as follows is fine: Add to a small
4 cupful thick sour cream three table,
spoonfuls cider or tarragon vinegar, a
teaspoonful each salt and sugar. a salt
+, spoonful paprika or pinch of cayenne.
For potato salad a teaspoonfuI onion
/ juice or minced onion and a tablespoon
full minced parsley will be found an adj
dition.
| Prune gingerbread Is nearly as good
as fruit cake and a heap more digesti-
BILE. Put into pan one cupful of brown
sugar, one cupful New Orleans moiasses.
one-half cup melted butter, lard or good
4 drippihgs, one cupful sour milk into
which has been beaten one teaspoonfuf
lsoda, two beaten eggs, teaspoonful and
a half of cinnamon. a teaspoonful of
cloves. two teaspoonfuls of ginger, the
grated rfnd of a lemon. one cupful
steamed and chopped prunes and flour
enough to make a rather stiff batter.
i There Is a difference in the thickeninS
! qualities of flour. but the amount re-
quired will be about three cupfuls.
i The use of a perfectly pure face pow
der will hurt no one. but antisepticism
1 IS the slogan of all particular women,
Tor they know that something more than
mere soap and water are required for
cleanliness. Immaculate tho the skin
:, may seem after washing, 1t is not free
i of germs. and antiseptic cleanliness
i means the destruction of germs and O.
i more hygienic condition. ~
women who are most nartiptIlar
the treatment of their compilations are
j not now using either puffs or pads for
applying face powder. This is not be-
cause they are trying to be economical
but because they want to keep the skin
free from irritating microbes To this
end absorbent cotton which has pre-
4 yiously been sterilized is used for rub
bling on the powder. and each piece rs
d used but once. 1t is Immediately after
| ward dropped into the waste basket
| The advantage of this is obvious, for
: permanent puffs. containing old dust,
cannot help but leave some of the dirt
on the skin. Antiseptic cotton, besides
being toilet necessity, is used In many
!, different ways in the home. Its absorb
ent qualities are excellent for any kind
of skin washing that requires particular
care. For instance. when the face Is in
Ian irritated condition after burning from
the sun pad of cotton is a much softer
tions, and much surface dust can also
, be removed with it without reddening.
the skin-a fact worth remembering
when it is necessary to battle the neck
or face and dress quickly for dinner.
u To make raspberry Jelly. simmer the
fruit until soft, using scant pint hot
, water with every two quarts berries.
l Drain over night in a jelly bag, and in
4 the morning strain again thru a flannel
/ bag. Measure and allow two pounds
sugar to three pints juice. Set the sugar
r in pans in the warming oven Cook
enough apples to make a cup of apple
Juice. Small green apples will answer
| just as well as any. Strain, add to the
= berry juice and cook just 20 minutes.
: Add the sugar, stir until dissolved, with
, draw the spoon, cook two or three min
/ uteS longer, then fill the glasses. Cover
with paraffin paper when cold.
4 For raspberry and currant Jelly,
which is one Of the best jellies made,
use half currants and half red raspber-
Z rfes, and make the same as currant jelly.
II Eggs as well as people quickly lose
{ their freshness in hot weather, so care
must be taken lest supply spoil be-
/ fore it can be eaten
81 1t is well in Summer to buy eggs in
| smaller quantities. Also see that they
are absolutely fresh at the start
/ Remember that egg shells are porous
. and quickly absorb impurities Often
the dealer is blamed for the cooks
| carelessness in putting eggs away I'M
covered in place where cheese, cab
bage or melons are.
| As soon as eggs come from market
put them in a covered stone crock or a
tin kettle, with alright lid. and set
them in the lower part Of the refrigera-
ltor.
: Did housewives know the many uses
to which plaster of paris can be put
: they would find it a panacea of many
worries.
4 This substance is properly known as
gypsum. and has adhesive qualities that
; can hardly be surpassed, and is used
lgenerally to put together statues that
have been cast out of the same sub
stance and out of chalk.
| 1t can, be used to patch up a break
in molding. and can be formed into
the same design as the original if the
one using it is deft with fingers.
}, In putting together crockery 1t is
3 quite indispensable, for where a crock
has a large piece broken off it is worth
/, while putting together.
Leaks and cracks. in fountains and
water troughs might easily be doctored
by putting in some of this plastic sub
stance and allowing it TO dry thoroly
before turning on the water.
j Where large and valuable picture
frame has been Clipped it is easy to
| fill up the spot with plaster of paris,
lsmooth over carefully. then after thoro-
ly drying an application of gold paint is
put on to match the rest of the frame.
Holes in the wall might be filed up
/ with plaster of paris. Mold little
lump to fill the space and use a knife
as n trowel to smooth it over nicely.
The housewife finds it discouraging to
attempt to drive a nail into the wall
and find that the nail strikes a spot
that is not solid
The nail can easily be extracted. the
hole filled up with plaster. and while it
is still wet the nail put into place, al
lowing the substance to harden about it.
There is hardly any need to say that
she can hang upon the nail a pretty
heavy picture without the least doubt
as to the good result which will be at
tanned
| Little mantelpiece figures and stat
uettes might easily be repaired with
this substance, and any missing piece
might easily be supplied by filling up
the empty space and molding it into the
shape of the missing part.
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