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The Washington bee., 1908-07-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

II pecan nuts are soaked over night
in water when cracked the kernels
will come out whole
Sun blinds and shades should be IN
rolled and examined 70 see If they re
quire mending or cleaning The best
way to mend a tear is to coaguline a
piece OF the same material on at the
back.
A garment made OF almost any ma
terial may be creamed with tea. Make
the tea strong and soak the garment
will in It. Iron the garment before
1t dries and the color will be q pretty
cream. The tea does not streak the
goods as coffee does and is a pTettier
color and less expensive than the
creaming substance that Is bought
After cOOky dough has been pre-
pared instead of using q cutter in the
old way turn out part Of the dough at
a time on bread board and with the
hand roll long round roll about five
inches thick. Then with 4 sharp knife
cut of in small pieces about one-half
inch thick; place in baking pan and
give plenty of room to swell or spread.
VIII bake in perfect shape and is
much quicker
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IDEAS OF FRENCH CHEFS.
Three Soups That Are Very Popular
Across the Water.

French soups have delicious havors.
According to Everyday Housekeeping
We may have three that are very pop
uIar.
Potage a la -Garceau: Ingredients
Two tuTnips, two ounces butter. one
quart of broth or stock, a slice of
pumpkin, a small piece of sugar, three
tablespoOnfuls of cream. some crou-
tons of fried bread. MethOd-Chop up
finely the turnips, and toss them in
butter till they are a golden brown.
Add to this the pumpkin boiled in the
broth. Pass the soup through a sieve,
adding to it a small piece of sugar.
the cream, and croutOns of bread
fried a golden brown in butter.
Potage a la d,Aumale: Ingredients
-Twenty-four large mussels, a small
bunch of parsley, one onion, three
pints Of beef broth. croutes of bread.
MethOd-Scrape and wash the mus
sells. Cook them in water with the
parsley and onion (sliced). Then
take the mussels out of the shells and
trim them. Place them in a soup
tureen with the croutes of bread,
which have previously been Drowned
in the oven. Strain the broth and add
to il pint of boiling milk, sweetened
with lump of sugar. Pour the soup
into the tureen containing the eroutes
and mussels and serve.
POtage a la Colbert: Ingredients
Some spring vegetables, three poached
eggs, tabasco or Worcestershire sauce,
a few shreds of chervil, three pints OF
clear soup. MethOd-Cut few
spring vegetables into fancy shapes
and bojl them in salted water. Drain
them and cook in the consomme. Just
before serving the soup pOach the eggs
and place them in the tureen, also
the sauce, and some chopped chervil.
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IN THE HOME.
much qUicl

An open fire is certainly a happy
feature in it.
Chairs that can be sat upon are a
more necessary essential than some
housewives think
IN the living room there must be a
softly shaded light placed low for read
ing and sewing.
Readable books and magazines lying
around loose are one of the important
things.
A carpet that can be walked on by
the family is much better than one
preserved for the sacred feet of stran,
gers.
Stilted suits" of furniture ars .
good thing to avoid; also loud papers
and highly cOloTed pictures.
AS to tobacco smoke and dust-weI,
there have been homes with them and
places without them that utterly failed
TO be homes.
Cheerfulness and love and mutual
accommodation as to tastes go further
to make real home than over-zealOus
spOtlessness and everlasting over,
sight.
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ALUM TO KILL INSECTS.
Guaranteed to Drive Away Enemies Of
Domestic Peace.

Dissolve two pounds OF alum in
three quarts of water. Let it remain
over night until all alum is dissolved
Then with a brush. apply boiling hot
to joints or crevices in the closet or
shelves where croton bugs, ants, cock
reaches, etc, intrude; also joints and
creYices of bedsteads, as bedbUgs can
not live where this solution is ap-
Piled
To keep Weolens and furs from
moths be sure that none are in the
article when put away; then take a
piece Of strong brown paper, with not
a hole through which even a pin can
enter. Put the article in it with sew
eral Jumps Of gum camphsr between the
folds; place this in closed box. Cover
every joint with paper. a piece OF
cotton cloth. If thick and firm, will an
swer. Russian leather, tobacco leaves,
whole cloves, also are used to pre-
serve furs or woolens from moths.
Mice never get into trunks or draw
ers where gum camphor Is placed.
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BEST WAY TO CLEAN ZINC.
Sulphurio Acid Will Do it, But 1t Must
Be Handled with Care.

Zinc is one OF the most difficult
metals 10 keep bright and stainless
1t can be cleaned with sulphuric acid
but the greatest care must be OBJ
served in using this strong chemical
II you Will do the work yourself, OF
have it done under your personal su-
peryisiOn, you viii find this method
satisfactory:
Have the zinc well washed with
soap and hot water, that no trace Of
grease may remain on it; wipe it very
dry.
Make two mops by fastening pieces
OF cloth on two sticks; have on hand
two pals of clean, cold water and a
cleaning cloth
Put into a stoneware bowl one
quart Of cold wa-er and very grad
Ually add three ounces Of sulphuric
acid
Be very careful not to allow the acid
to touch your hands. Dip one Of the
mops in the acid water and swab the
zinc; in a few seconds it viii begin
TO look bright and clear.
When this occurs wash with the
Second mop and clear water; follow
this with a good washing with a cloth
and water TO which household am
mOnia has been added in the proper
tiOn Of a tablespoonful of ammonia to
quart of water Rub the cleansed
surface with dry whiting. Be sure to
add the acid to the water, and not the
water to the acid
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Pan Stew.

Take pieces of cold beefsteak, cut in
small pieces. place in a frying pan
until the bottom of the pan is Gov
cred. Dredge with flour, a little salt
and pepper, and one onion chopped
fine. Then slice cold potatoes and lay
in layers on the meat; cut up a few
tomatoes and place on top of the pO-
tatoes; season all with salt and pep
per. Cover all with water, put the
cover on and cook 20 minutes. Boil
potatoes with the skins on the day
before using. When the meat is
boiled save some Of the stock and put
in when the meat and potatoes are
mixed.
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For Timing Equs.

An egg alarm is one of the latest
additions to the kitchen equipment. It
is a German invention, at least it
comes to US from that country, and
is intended to act as a reminder to the
cook when the eggs are done. It is
made of an oblong piece of porcelain
fitted in the center with a clock dial
and an alarm bell. The dial is marked
on into minute sections up to the num-
Der of five. When the eggs are put
into the water the alarm is set for
two, three. four or five minutes and
the cook need not be bothered with
watching the clock TO see that the eggs
do not boil TOO hard. When the time
is up the bell rings sharply as q signal
that the eggs are done just right
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Country SAUSAGE

Peel and core two pounds apples and
finely slice them; also slice four
peeled bananas the same way. Place
in a saucepan with an ounce of melted
butter, three salt spoons of salt. and a
salt spoon of cayenne pepper. Cover
pan, then set in the oven 25 minutes.
Remove from the oven, press through
a sieve into another saucepan, and
keep hot Pierce the skins of II raw
country saUsages. Heat tablespoon
of melted butter in a frying pan, add
sausages and fry five minutes on each
side Nicely dress the puree of apples
and bananas on a hot dish, arrange
saUsages over it, remove fat from
saucepan, pour in half a gill of port
wine. boil three minutes, pour over
sausages, and serve.
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Corn Starch BLANC Nance.

Stir into one quart boiling milk or
fruit juice of any sort (that from
stewed raspberries or cherries being
best) four rounding tablespoonfuls
corn starch dissolved in a little Of the
cold milk or fruit Juice. Stir until
smooth and thickened, sweeten and
flavor to taste, then cook in double
boiler for an hour. Pour into small
molds wet with cold water and set
away to cool. When ready to serve
turn out on individual dishes and
serve cold with cream and sugar.
A pretty addition to the service Of
this pudding is to encircle each mold
as turned out on a glass or china dish
with a row of strawberries, raspber-
ries. sliced bananas or peaches. This
makes an extremely decorative and
inexpensive dessert.
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Making Mint Sauce.

For a good. simple way Of making
old-fashioned mint sauce use one large
tablespoonful Of chopped mint. three
fourths of a cup of vinegar and two
tablsspoonfuls of sugar Mix the three
together and let them stand an hour;
then serve. DelmOnicO's rule for mint
sauce differs from any other rule 1t
calls for One-quarter OF a bunch of
inely-minced mint leaves, half a cup
full of water, half a cupful of broth or
consomme, four tablespOonfuls OF vim
egar, a tablespoonful of salt and half
an ounce Of sugar. Mix together and
serve in a sauce bowl.
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MaaIe PoIishlnn Cloths

Mix two pounds of whiting and one
half ounce of Oleic acid with a gallon
of gasoline. Stir and mix thoroughly
In this compound soak flannel rags
of the desired size, then wiring out
and hang up to dry, being careful to
keep them away from a fire or open
flame. These cloths will give a fine
gloss to silverware, viii not soil the
hands and will preserve their polish
ing qualities MISUNDERSTANDING
Home Companion.
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Pest Afro-American Accommoda
ton in the District.
Baked Salt Cod.

Soak salt Goldfish several hours in
plenty of cold water, put into cOE
water. and simmer gently about Is
minutes. Pick into fine shreds and
add the same amount of mashed po-
tatOes. To one quart Of the mixture
add two rounding tablespoons of but
ter, one beaten egg, and hot milk 10
moisten. Put into a buttered baking
dish, brush over with soft butter,
dredge lightly with -four, and bake un.
til brown on top. Serve with a sauce
made from two level tablespoons of
-four, four of butter, one cup of milk,
and salt and pepper to season. Add a
hard boiled egg chopped coarsely and
heat well, then serve.
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All in the Servinu.

Even an ordinary pudding of a
creamy nature takes on a new appear
ance if served in the tall-stemmed
sherbet glasses. A tasty pudding
served in this way at a recent dinner
was made with rice and chocolate.
topped with whipped cream. The pud-
ding is made in the same way as the
ordinary creamy baked rice pudding
except that grated chocolate is added.
A baked custard, topped with whipped
cream and dotted with Maraschino
cherries, came to the table in sherbet
glasses the other day.
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Good Fish Salad

Soak two big salt herring in water
over night Then clean fish of all
bones and skin and chop fine. Chop
six or seven boiled potatoes and five
boiled red beets and two big onions.
Mix all together with pepper and
enough vinegar to soften the mixture
Press hard in molds and when shaped
turn out on fat plate Chop the
whites and yolks Of three hard boiled
eggs : arately. Then decorate the
top with alternate rows of whites,
yOlks and beets
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Porch Chair.

Mend your porch chairs with picture
wire. II is easy to work with and
strong. Lace across the seat and back
to make a straight surface. Paint
with enamel or carriage paint Make
covers to suit. / use burlap or dinim
and fill with excelsior. If thsy'get wet
they soon dry out and no harm is
done
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Crane Juice Punch.

This is excellent and has the merit
of being nOn-alcohOliC. Cook together
one pound sugar and a half-pint water
until it spins a thread. Take from the
fire and turn over a large cup Of
strong tea. Add the juice of six lem
ons and the same number of oranges.
with quart of grape juice. and stand
over night. When ready TO serve add
sliced fruits and the water. plain or
mineral, with ice in the punch bowl. If
desired, cut a half poU..d marshmal-
lows into quarters and allow three to
each glass.
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MapIe SUGAR Cake.

Put one pound of shaved maple
sugar, one-half ef a pound of butter
and four tablespOonfuls of milk in a
saucepan; let it cook slowly until the
butter is melted; take from the fire
and cool slightly, but add while still
hot one-half of an ounce Zone table
spoonful Of ground ginger and three
quarters of pound of sifted -four.
Beat thoroughly, add a heaping table
spoonful of baking powder and bake in
thin sheets. This quantity of -four
will be too much for spring wheat, but
/ should add a little at a time until
the cake is the proper consistency.
This is very rich and delicious, but
should be used while warm.
More -four may be added to the
same batter, the baking powder omit
ted; the dough after being well worked
may be rolled thin, cut in small cakes
and baked in a moderate oven.
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To Prepare DUCK.

To dress a duck SO that It will not
De an all day task, as soon as killed
and while it is still warm, pick of the
fine feathers, providing you want to
save them for pillows. Then pour
scaldlng water over it and wrap it
PROMPTLY in a piece Of old blanket or
flannel and allow it to steam in this
for fully ten minutes. Unwrap and
pull OF the coarse feathers. and with
a coarse cloth "a piece of burlap is
best) rub the small feathers and
down" of il with almost no trouble.
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TO SERVE GOLDFISH
FOUR RECIPES FOR DELICIOUS
DlSEES.
Leftover Portions May Be Utilized in
Patties-PrePsred La Mode
Cooked with Either Maca-
roni or Spaghetti.

Goldfish a La Mode.-Take a large
cupful of salt Goldfish that has been
boiled and finely shredded, add a gill
Of vinegar, two tablespoons of melted
butter, a saltspoon of black pepper, the
juice of half a lemon, a little minced
parsley, and one egg well beaten.
Form in balls with the hand in oval
shape, and roll in egg and cracker
crumbs. Fry in hot fat and serve
with bechamel sauce
Goldfish Patties-If you have any
creamed Goldfish remaining from break
fast II can be utilized in this way.
Make some tiny puff paste shells, ba-
king them in a quick oven; when cold
Ill with the creamed Goldfish, lightly
dusting with grated nutmeg; cover the
top Of each shell with a teaspOonful of
whipped cream. lightly salted, and
return for an instant TO a hot oven.
Serve with fried parsley and thin
slices Of lemon.
Timbale of Codish.-Break in short
lengths either macarOni or spaghetti,
and boil in salted water until tender;
dress il with cheese and melted but
ter according to taste and add one we'll
beaten egg. Butter and bread crumb
a plain mold and when the macaroni is
nearly cold iii the mold with it, press
ing it we'll down and leaving a hollow
in the center, which should be filled
with Goldfish prepared as follows:
Freshsn two good sized pieces of cod
dsh by changing the water frequently
in which il is soaked, then boil for
20 minutes, putting it on in cold wa
ter. Remove from the fire, and shred
II finely with = silver fork. adding a
small cupful of cream, a tablespoon
Of melted butter, a dash of cayenne
and a teaspoon of onion juice. Cover
the top of the mold with a layer of
macaroni and bake in a moderate oven
for half an hour; turn from the mold
and serve garnished with blanched
celery.
Goldfish Chowder-Fry six slices of
fat pork crisp in the bottom of the
pot in which you are to make your
chOwder; take them out and chop
them in small pieces, putting them
back in the pot with their own gravy.
Cover this with a layer of shredded
salt Goldfish that has been freshened
in cold water, and continue with lay
ers of minced onions, sliced potatoes,
split crackers, tomatoes and parsley;
sprinkle with summer sayOry. cayenne
pepper and celery salt Alternate
these layers until the pot is three-quar-
ters full Pour in enough cold water
to partly cover the ingredients and
Stew gently for one hour, watching
that the water does not boil away.
When the chowder Is thoroughly
cooked turn it into the tureen, adding
a cupful Of rich milk, and serve hot
with toasted bread fingers.
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A suhstitute for sninach.

The tender leaves of young beet
tops or turnips may be used instead
OF spinach and make a pleasant
change for the lover of greens.
Thoroughly wash leaves to remove
grit and boil until tender. Drain, press
out the water and dress with butter,
salt and pepper, stirring in saucepan
until thoroughly heated.
The navor is much improved If a
little vinegar and oil are added on the
table. This is better than serving it
with the greens as many persons pre-
fer the butter dressing.
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Eoo Dressing.

One egg well beaten; add a table
spoonful of -four, teaspoon Of pre-
pared mustard, one-half cup Of sugar,
a teaspoonful of salt and pepper, If
desired. Beat al thoroughly. then add
one cup of cider vinegar Boil-sIr
constantly, or cook in double boiler
till thick, and add heaping tablespoon
ful butter
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To FrV TsndeTtciu.

Cut across the Grain of the Ioin.
beat an egg. place he meat on the
chopping board eldwise; mash il,
then dip in the beaten egg that has
been salted, have ready cracker
crumbs, and dip alternately: fry in hot
butter.
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DESTROY Moths,

II you suspect that there are moths
in your carpets, try and locate their
hiding place. Wiring a coarse cloth
out Of clean water and spread It
smooth on the spot in the carpet
where you think the moths are. Iron
the wet cloth with a hot iron. The
steam will kill the moths and eggs.
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To Make Soda Cake.

To make soda cake take two eggs,
two cups of sugar one cup of butter
or lard not quite full, one cup of sour
milk, one cup Of chopped raisins or
currants. one teaspoonfuI of soda, one
teaspoonful of flavOring if wanted. one
teaspoonful of cinnamon, one teaspoon
full of allspice, and one teaspOonful of
cloves. Make stif batter. Bake in
I'm
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TO MARINADE OR LARD MEAT.
Two Processes That Will Distinctly
improve the Flavor.

While meats are so very high, many
a housewife viii buy the cheaper cuts,
and marinade them TO make them ten
der. Marinading is a process with
formidable name and a simple mean
ing, To marinade is simply to soak
meat in a mixture for some hours, or
even days. with the idea of improving
its flavor or softening its fbers and
making it tender. Vinegar. oil, pepper
and salt are mixed together, and the
meat is packed in the mixture; some
times a slice of onion and some herbs
are added. The meat should, of course,
be wiped first, but not washed. The
process is more frequently used for
meat than for fish Larding is quite
easy-it only requires care and accu-
Tacy. 1t simply needs a larding needle
and some neatly and evenly cut strips
Of fat bacon or pork which are used
exactly as if they were pieces of wool
or thread. one large stitch being taken
through the meat and the short ends
Of the fat left sticking out The strips
are called laTdOns. The fat bacon or
pork to be used in the process should
be kept in a cold place. Use that part
of the pork which lies between the
rind and the vein Lean and dry meat
and some kinds Of game are much i'm
proved by larding.
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Make Rloomers for Girls.

For summer make bloOmers of ging-
ham or anything dark and aprons to
match for the little girls. This saves
washing, while the little one is kept
cool during the hot days, as only the
apron over the bIoomers is needed to
plaV in
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Home Cures

Wet a cloth, put red pepper over
it, and apply where pain is-a sure
cure for neuralgia.
To cure a cold in head OF break I'D
a cold pour spirits OF camphor on
hands and inhale through mouth and
nose.
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WOMEN'S GUIDE

WOMkN'S GUIDE.
A NEW PAMPHLET BY MRS
MARY J. BOLTON - ITS
CONTENTS.
Birth and early life of the au-
thOrtSs.
\ word TO the young girls and
mothers.
The man who is little protection
to his family.
Color Inc among Negroes.
A word 10 the better class preach
eT.
Why married people don't stay
together.
\ talk to the mother of good
character.
Price, IS cents.
Address, 5I2 You street north
west.
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BORN CLAIRVOYANT
AND

CARD READER
TELLS ABOUT BUSINESS.
Reunites the Separated, and
Removes Spells and Hvil Influences
1878 zsth St. NV, Washington, D. &
Gives Luck to AllsN
n. B.-No letters answered unle4
accompanied By stamp.
n. B.-Mention The Bee
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-01

Do you keep your hands and wrists
properly clad during this changeable
weather? You are greatly mistaken
if you think this is q matter of small
importance. A great many people Won
der~why they suffer so frequently with
cold in the head. The matter has puz-
zled even the onnniscient doctor, and
his only explanation was that some
persons We're constitutionally Inclined
that way.
Investigation shows, however. that
it is all due to4the hands. No matter
how warmly you elothe the rest of the
body, you readily catch cold If You
leave the hands exposed.
The reason is very simple after all.
OF course, everyone knows that the
blood and vessels contribute a sort of
hot water warming apparatus for the
body.
As the hands arc more exposed than
other parts, they receive a more liberal
supply of the heating fluid. But this
blood is Immediately chilled and re-
turned in an icy state to the lungs.
Here it sets up Inflammation. with the
natural consequences of congestion,
which is commonly called cold.
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TO SOLVE THE LUNCHEON PROBLEM.

The luncheon proposition is a per-
picking one for city girls. also an ex-
p~ensive one. But six girls have Sim
plifed the problem in this tanner: One
girl takes so cents and provides a lun-
cheon at her home which she takes to
the office for the girls on Monday. 1t
consists Of good buns, cake, cheese and
such articles. On Tuesday the next
girl provides the meal and so on
through the week. This makes 1t easier
and cheaper, too, for the girls, then
they have a way of getting different
MONDAY lunch. They have saved a
considerable amount and have plenty
to eat, too.
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GREATER TO BE TRUSTED THAN
LOVED.

Woman and man are Joined for
happiness, and the rippleless joy
of the connubial state is born only
of implicit mutual trust. 1T is
greater TO be trusted than to be
loved" No philosophy is compatible
which sanctions a wife's committing
an act, the only possible effect of
which is the breaking of the har-
mony OF their union. If, from
weakness of the flesh, man becomes
inconsistent, and withal, does no
handle his matches" with care, his
deeds will come to light without
woman indulging in this petty pro-
pensity.
Many wives, from pure, wanton,
feminine cuMosity, are guilty OF
ransacking their good husbands
pockets, and are often mortified to
find that man, after all, is still as
prone to err as when he was first
created, ".chaste as the icicle that's
curded by the frost from purest
snow" and when the tears have
been dried by hot words and these
in turn have cooled. we must charge
1t all to the vagaries of humanity
in general, to whose myriad whims
man contributes but an humble
part. HENRY j. STANFORD.
POP Forest street, Montclair.