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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-29
EETECTWAL WAYS OF REMOVING SP0TS OF VARIOUS KINDS

bleaching bed and table linen. or hand
kerchiefs that have become yellOwec
with perspiratiOn; a half teacupful Is
added to a tub Of clear water and
the clothes are allowed TO lie in this
Is or 20 minutes. then they are rinsed
In clear water. then in water to which
little ammonia has been added. and
dried in the sum- This viii make the
clothes OF a snowy whiteness. and II
the ammonia is used in the anal rinse
IT viii prevent the bleach from de-
terioratfng the goods
Boiling water should be poured
through fruit and tea and coffee stains
while they are fresh. II possible. but
II they have become set Javelle water
viii have TO be called into play, al
though this bleaches cOlored fabrics.
The best of all known processes for
removing discolOratiOns from white
goods is to spread il out soaking wet.
on clean grass or some other support in
the strong sunlight, and sprinkle 1t as
soon as it becomes dry until the bleac--
ing has been accomplished and every
spot or tinge OF color has vanished
II the laundry closet Is fitted up with
the following remedies for the common
est kinds Of spots and II they are used
promptly. a good deal OF trouble and
expense will be avoided
It would be a good plan 20 paste
these directions for applying the clean
ing fluids on the inside OF ths closet
door, to still further simplify the
matter.
spots-Grease. wax. taToW. Rsnsdiss-ErAsE.
benzine or French chalk
Spots-Vaselins. tar. axle grease. kamedy-
Kerosene.
Spots-Paint. Remsdy-Turpenttns.
Spots-Mildew. Remedy-Javels YATES.
Spots-Iuk Remedies-JaVello water. ErsSe
milk lemon juics or oxaIic acid
SDOts-Varnish resin Remedy-AicohoL
SDots-Iron rust Remedies-Hyd ydrochlo1is add
or cream OF tartar.
Spots-Grass Remsdies-Alcohol % nolAsssA.
SDots-Colored inks. dyes Remedy-AscohoL
SpOts-Tea coffee. fruit, cocoa RsmedtsS-
Hot water or tavele water.
Spots-Ammonfa. to counteracf acids.
General bleaching. tavells water.
But In the question OF removing spots
as well as IN many other matters. -an
ounce OF prevention Is worth = pound
Of cure"
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THE USE OF THE SILENT WAITRESS

provided with a little alcohol lamp in
their hot closet; but the most conven-
lent ones for general use are those
which have shelves as well as the
closed compartment.
The serving table stands just back Of
the mistress al her left hand, where
she can conveniently take things from
and return things to 1t, and it has been
friVolously called .the silent waitress
not a bad substitute either, for some
of the blundering mattresses who are
far from silent, and who are tolerated
under the delusion that they can not be
dispensed with.
Housework with the clean and easy
processes in which electricity is an
agent. and with the many little con-
trivances for convenience of which the
silent waitress" is an example, is los
ing its terrors even for the women who
wish to have time for some interests
outside of the four walls of home. 1t
is the only promising solution of the
problem, for modern conditions and
ways of thinking are reducing the
ranks of the servants at a fearful rate,
and it will soon be only the very rich
and the very fortunate that will be
able to have them.
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better try II first on a small piece of
the material. Another way to remove
rust spots. especially from white goods.
is to dampen well. cover with a thick
paste of cream of tartar and water, and
lay in the sun. This is better and
quicker than the old remedy of salt and
lemon juice.
Grass stains can be removed with
alcohol; dip them in it and rub Wig
orously; after the spot should be
scrubbed with soft brown paper until
dry. On white goods grass stains may
have molasses spread over them and be
put in the sun until the green turns
brown. This brown can be washed out
with clear water
Mildew stains are something TO be
dreaded. because they soon destroy the
fbers of the material and a hole is
the result. MiIdew can be removed
from the most delicate white goods
by soaking for "a hours in moIasses
and then washing in warm water;
sometimes a second application is
necessary in aggravated cases An
other remedy for mildew is javelle
water-this is an old and trusted
friend of the house keeper, who uses
it for general bleaching, as well as
for removing stains. Javelle water
can be bought at drug stores, but many
people prefer to make their own; they
put quarter of a pound of chloride
of lime into two quarts OF boiling wa
ter and when this has been dissolved
as completely as possible they add one
pound of sal-soda. When the solution
has settled it is strained through
flannel cloth and the liquid is put into
corked bottles or jars ready for use.
The undissolved residue is good for
clearing out drain pipes If poured down
them with hot water. Pour a little
javalle water into a cup or bowl and
dip the stain in this. rubbing IT WELL
then rinse thoroughly and use a bath
of little household ammonia in wa
ter, just as you would to counteract
an acid. This precaution prevents the
bleaching fluid from weakening the
fibers. For cocoa and fruit stains or
obstinate discolorations Of any kind
javalle water is one of the best reme-
dies. Some house keepers use It for
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= HE servant problem seems to be
finding its solution mainly along
the lines of simplifed methods for
doing the housework so that women
can, if necessary. dispense with the
services of inefficient and unsatisfac-
tory servants and get along very COM
fortably without them.
One of the most puzzling questions
is how the mistress of a household can
serve several courses, some of them
piping hot. without absenting herself
from the table for long and frequent
intervals. The answer to this is found
in a variety of tea and dinner wagons
and movable serving tables. each
planned with the same. object in view.
to simplify the serving of a meal, and
make it possible to keep things hot
in the dining room until they are
wanted.
One type of these tables is shown in
the illustration. 1t has central com
partment lined with asbestos into.
which hot dishes can be put and kept
warm until the moment for serving
them arrives, and there is room above
and at the sides for setting other
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-29

NJ oU have worn your new costume
only once. perhaps. but in that one
wearing a spot Of grease has mali
ciousiy attached itself TO the front
breadth Of the skirt just where it viii
be most conspicuous. You are anxious
70 wear the suit again al once. so
you can not send it TO the cleaner.
who would keep it at least two or
tnree days. You 90 not want to run
The risk Of spelling your suit. and II
you only knew exactly how TO treat
* IN order 10 remove the spot as
completely as the cleaners do. what a
convenience Il would be,
POSSIBLY the spot is ink instead OF
grease or IL may be d grass stain. or
q SPOT Of paint. but whichever il han
pens 10 be, while It may seem triffng
matter, lt completely spoIls the effect
- your WpoLe costume and makes Il
impossible for you tQ wear it.
Cases OF this sort are EVERYDAY
occurrences and Unless one is pro-
weed Win few reliable rules for
taking out the commonest kinds Of
spots one sometimes finds oneself in
a corner. without knowing Just how
20 get out Of il.
Ia lhe nrst place, people 90 about
The work in the wrong way. When
-Aey have spot 10 remove they pour
some cleaning huid directly on il and
- F-9 vigorously with a cloth on the
right side OF the material. then they
hang Il up while IT is stilI saturated
with the liquid TO dry. When they and
lnaI distinct rim has been left around
Ile SPOT and that the nap of the cloth
has been rOUghened they conclude that
II Is not possible TO do these things
properly al home. and that they ought
% have sent the garment 10 the clean
ers Ia the beginning
That IS not at all necessary if they
would use different method OF pro
cedure- To remove a grease spot when
rae grease Is clean and fresh the sim
plest way is 10 place a piece of clean
1-o-ung paper on each side of the ma
lsr-al and press with hot iron from
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the wrong side. being careful not to
scorch the fabric Taliow or wax is
treated in the same way, after being
scraped on both sides. But when there
is dirt mixed with the grease you will
have 10 brush away the loose dust
muslin under the spot TO absorb the
cleaning fluid and apply this from the
wrong side with a piece of the ma
terial or a soft toothbrush. In order
70 avoid rings. rub with 4 gentle cir
cular motion from the circumference
toward the center. Be sure and sat
urate the spot with the liquid. apply
ing it a few drops at a time. When
the pad underneath becomes stained
use a fresh one and more cleaning
huid. trying to have the liquid spread
as little as possible. and when the spot
has completely disappeared continue
the circular rubbing with clean cloth
until the place is dry; never leave it
TO dry OF itself. All this must be done
from the wrong side, so as not TO de-
stroy the nap and gloss Of the fabr q.
finish rough goods by raising the nap
with a soft brush. and smooth material
by pressing on the wrong side with a
warm iron. Ether is one of the best
cleaning fluids to use for removing
grease, but be very careful not to in
hale il while you work, as it is apt
20 cause nausea or make one dizzy.
Benzine or naphtha often leave faint
yellow ring around the spot where
they have been used. and for that rea-
son ether is preferred, but sometimes
when the spot viii not yield to this,
benzine will have TO be resorted TO.
Another way of removing grease
spots is to use French chalk; mix this
TO a thin paste with water and paint
the spot thiclly with it on the wrong
side, allow it TO dry thoroughly and
then brush it out 1t is sometimes
necessary to DO this twice or even
three times in order to get out the
last traces OF the spot
" heel grease generally has dirt
mixed with it; this viii have to be
brushed out carefully and then the
ether treatment used. Or If 1t is axle
grease which has a basis OF tar, kero-
sene is the proper corrective agent.
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Eggless Cake
Mrs. N. Hicks, Box 62, Route i, Hayward

Mrs. N, Hicks, Box g., Route L, Hayward
One cup sugar, one cup sour milk.
quarter cup butter. two cups flour. one
teaspoonful soda CeveD, two table
spoonfuls melted chocolate. Bake in
layers.
For filling. one cupful raisins stewed
until very tender, sweeten and mash.
II loaf cake is desired add one cupful
nutmeats and one cup raisins.
Sweet milk. soda and cream of tartar
may be used instead of the sour milk.
one and half cups sweet milk, half q
teaspoonful of soda and one teaspoon
ful of cream of tartar.
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Cash Prizes for F1ousekeepers

THE Modern Houskeeps raise the standard OF
cooking and housekeeping California facilitating interchange
Of ideas California The best
recipes that have proved big kitchen and the
and discovered adding materially the
beauty comfcrt homethese things
The Modern Housekeep Page would like to I'm writing
Make
that write only side of the Sign
address, One S. So
recipes published this generally
interesting win
yours is good, it viii appear when its
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becomes. discolored, then use a fresh
supply Do your rubbing on the wrong
side of the material and try to have
the liquid spread as little as possible.
When the ink has been removed rub
dry on the wrong side with a clean
cloth. placing a blotter underneath the
right side. Then take out the milk
with ether. proceeding as you would
for a grease spot. Some inks need an
acid lemon juice or oxalic acid this
may or may not discolor the fabric. It
is best to try it first on a separate
piece of the goods. If it turns the
color try q drop or two of household
ammonia, which may restore it. then
rinse in clear water, always remem-
bering to rub dry with a clean cloth
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on the wrong side.
Iron rust is one of the most difficult
stains to take out, and it is also, un-
fortunately one of the commonest.
Spread the spot over a china bowl full
of hot water, then let fall Just one drop
of hydrochloric trnuriatic) acid on it.
When the stain becomes light yellow
let 1t go down into the bowl and rinse
it in the water. Repeat this. if neces-
sary until the stain is entirely gone,
and then rinse in two or three changes
of clear water After this allow the
material to soak in little ammonia
water for a few minutes in order to
correct the acid. then rinse and dry.
This can not be used on silk, and while
it does not injure some eolors you would
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81 PRIZE
Home Corned Beef

Mrs. s. Small, I447 East Oak Street,
Stockton
Get at the market about eight pounds
of fresh meat, the best TO be had. and
the same. cut you would ask for If
you bought IT ''corned." Ny prefer
ence is for the first cut Of brisket Put
about three quarts of water in the ket-
tie, add one full teacup of common
salt, one tablespoonful Of brown sugar,
one even teaspoonful of mustard.
When this is boiling put It into the
meat and cook slowly four or five
hours or until tender. Then set 1t on
the back of the stove where II will
keep hot, but not cook, for q half hour
or hour before serving. You viii have
served hot or cold. BY putting the
meat IN the boiling water the outside
is Immediately cooked and the juices
are kept In as they are In a roast
which is put IN q very hot oven.
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yaseline stains resemble grease. but
they require d different remedy. Use
kerosene, turpentine, or ALCOHOL in
stead of ether. applying it in the same
way, with a pad underneath, and rub
wrong side.
Spots of varnfsh or resin should be
warmed and then washed in strong
alcohol
Ink stains, as we'll as spots of every
other kind, are much easier TO remove
while they are fresh. The longer they
stay in the material the more firmly
established do they become. Milk used
a once plentifuIly is effectuaI in a
ma iority of cases. Dip the spot in the
milk and rub and rinse until the milk
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Hot Poi
Mrs. Ray steiner. Pacific Grove

Mrs. Ray Steiner, Pacific Grove
The materials necessary for making
snis dish are; First: four quart
cut OF mutton chops, six mutton kid
news or one beef kidney. a pint of
California fresh oysters with the Juice
and about 10 medium sized raw potatoes
and four dried onions Peel the po-
tatoes and slice in quarter inch thick
slices across the broad part of po-
tato- Line the bottom Of pan with a
layer of sliced potatoes. Cut the chops
IN two and put a layer of these over
potato layer and over meat. Slice q
layer of onions. Sprinkle over each
layer, salt and plenty of pepper. Over
onions put another layer OF potato.
then sliced kidneys. then oysters, then
layers OF potatoes. meat and onions
until all Is used. the top layer being
potatoes. Pour the oyster juice and
two cups of hot water over all and
bake in oven until tender when tried
with fork. Add water when it bakes
dry.
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Nut Pudding
Mrs. e. Stein, 375 San Carlos Avenue,
San Francisco

Mrs. e. Stein, 375 San Carlos Avenue,
San Francisco
Cream one-quarter cup butter and
half a cup sugar and beat into this
half cup chopped nuts. Beat yolks
of two eggs lightly and add to the mix
ture half cup of milk. Sift two cups
pastry nour with three teaspoons bak-
beaten thoroughly. Then last add stiff
whites and salt and steam In CREASED
cups half an hour. Serve with choco-
late sauce.
Chocolate sauce-Cream one-quarter
cup butter. half a cup sugar, two table,
spoons cornstarch. add two squares
chocolate melted, a pint of boiling water
and very little cinnamon and salt. Let
boil 10 minutes. strain and serve.
Potato Soup-Heat one quart of milk
and one pint Of water. season with salt.
pepper, root pepper, celery stick,
onion: boil in milk first, then strain,
then two tablespoons butter and two
of -four: mix together, thin 1t, stir IN
soup. then six potatoes cooked. grated.
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Sponge Cake-No Baking Pow
der

Mrs. r. o. Hoffman, 1874 Turk street,
City
Beat five eggs and one cup OF sugar
for half an hour, then add one cup Of
-four, well sifted, and flavor. Bake In
moderately hot oven.
Sponge Cake, Using Baking Powder
Four eggs, one cup of sugar, one and q
half tableSpoonfuls cornstarch, one
teaspoonful baking powder, pinch of
salt. one cup of -four, three table,
spoonfuls OF cold water; flavor. Take
color. add the water; mix -four, corn
starch and baking powder and salt
well and sift into 1t, then fold In
whites of eggs. well beaten. Butter
and -four molds
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Ribbon Cake
Mrs. T.. P. GambinI. valley Ford

Mrs. T.. p. Gambinl. valley Ford
Two-thirds Of a cupful OF sugar, one
tablespoonful butter. one egg. one cup
fuI OF milk one large cupful OF Hour.
two teaspoonfuIs of baking powder;
flavor with what you please. Mix the
sugar and butter for five minutes; add
the beaten egg and stir II until creamy
add the milk. then the -four and baking
powder sifted together. and stir all to-
gether for five minutes; flavor last
Take out enough dough for one layer
in a bowl add about a fourth OF q
cupfuI OF chocolate TO make dark
c0lor. then take out enough dough Tor
another layer in another bowl and color
IT. pink with fruit cOloring and the
other layer leave Just as II IS and bake
each layer for about 10 minutes. Use
any filing you like between the layers.
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Orange Pudding

Mrs. Matte Townsend, 261s santa CLARA
Avenue, Alameda
Peel and slice thin In an earthen dish
three oranges. Cover with sugar, let
ting them stand while you prepare the
rest. Take a pint Of milk and let ii get
boiling hot. Stir two spoonfuls Of corn
starch IN a little cold milk with the
yoIks OF three eggs and eight teaspoon
fuls of sugar. Flavor with nutmeg.
Stir this into the boiling milk and let
cook smooth Pour over the oranges.
Beat the whites of the eggs and
sweeten and spread over the pudding
and set In the oven to brown
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Boston Cream Pie

Mrs. w. b. Kittredge. 21o4 Vine Street,
Berkeley
Put on pint of milk to boil; break
two eggs into a dish; add one cup of
sugar, half cup of -four, previously
mixed, after beating eggs and sugar;
stir into milk just as it commences to
boili add an ounce Of butter; stir until
thick: flavor.
Crust-Three eggs, beaten separate
ly, one cup OF sugar, one and half
cups of sifted -four one large tea
spoonful OF baking powder and two ta-
blespoonfuls of milk or water. Divide
the batter in half; bake in two small
sized pie tins; bake rather quickly to
a straw color; when done split each
cake and spread the above cream be-
TWEEN each cake.
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Tomato Bisque
Mo II. =. oakler. PorterxIIIe

One quart plain tomato juice. one
pint sweet milk. place on stove in sepa-
rate pans Mix three tablespoonfuls
OF -four with a little cold water and
stir into the hot milk This will make
thick white sauce. When at boiling
point add a pinch Of baking soda 70 the
tomato Juice and then stir IL slowly into
the white sauce. Last Of all add a table
spoonful OF butter and salt and pepper
70 taste Cook for a minute or two. This
never cuFdles IL directions are carefully
followed The given quantity wiz serve
five persons.
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MIS- W. II. SdBehOTns 500 castro street,
Oakland
AT noon scald two-thirds OF a cup
OF cornmeal, with the same amount OF
new milk that has previously been
heated Then thin with cold milk or
water; keep IN a warm place until
next morning when it viii be light
Warm one pint OF milk in a vessel
holding two quarts. add the light meal.
a pinch OF salt and enough warm -four
TO make batter. Put in a warm oven
or vessel, or in very warm water, not
scalding. and cover until 1T rises.
which VIII be about one and a half
hours Have warm -four ready IN pan
when sponge is light; add TO IT one
pint of warm milk; pour into -four;
add salt as for other bread; mix dough
as thin as can be handled. Have the
pan well creased make into loaves and
roll into the grease In the pan. Set
IN warm oven, not too hot, until light,
then bake. 1t wants TO be kept warm,
not hot. and hurried to be a success.
Delicious If made right
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Swedish Meat Balls

Mrs. e. r. Wrenn, 37Os sutter Street,
FruityaIe
Ten or fifteen cents worth of round
steak, ground; two small slices of stale
bread soaked In milk four hours. When
bread is soaked put meat in and let
stand until ready to use Then season.
salt. pepper. chopped onion to taste:
add one egg. Fry in half butter and
drippings of lard. Drop in pan from
spoon and flour well. Turn, brown;
add sufficient water to cover; simmer
20 minutes This is very nice, as well
as inexpensive.
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Apricot MarmaIade
Mrs. Susie Il. Christ, 500 Waller Street.
San Francisco

Mrs. Susie Il. Christ, 500 Waller Street,
San Francisco
Ten pounds apricots, peeled and pit
ted, seven pounds sugar, one large
pineapple peeled and cut in small
pieces, juice Of two lemons, half Gun
each blanched and chopped almonds,
walnuts and apricot pits. Boil april
cots 40 minutes. then add sugar, boil
20 minutes longer. then add pineapple
and chopped nuts; boil 20 minutes
longer. Cook over a very slow fire,
stirring very often.
Plum Pudding (old English, 125
currants. one cup suet, one cup brown
sugar. half a cup bread crumbs one
cup cracker crumbs rolled, half a cup
-four. two large apples chopped fine,
half a teaspoonful yeast powder, four
eggs. half Wineglass brandy, half
a teaspOonful cinnamon. mace nut
meg and cloves. juice OF two lemons.
Boil four hours in a pudding mold COW
cred tight. Place IN a large pot of
boiling water. Be sure to renew boil
Ing water as IL boils away.
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Poisons in Bottles
Mrs. A. l.. Stuart, 11O4 East Seventeenth
street. East Oakland

The following is submitted as a use
full household suggestion: In the bath
room, medicine cabinet, or on the
shelves in the pantry, all bottles which
contain poisons or liquids Cor even
Internally should have the corks
guarded in the following simple man
ner:
Run two common pins horizontally
through the cork at right angles to
each other, extending through far
enough for the point end TO be ex-
posed This Will, on smaller corks
leave the head end also protruding
Accidents arising through picking
up the wrong bottle In the dark" can
not possibly happen II the corks of
dangerous bottles are so guarded.
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Chocolate Cake
Mrs. r. r. HammaIt, sausaIito

Mrs. r. r. HammaIt, SausaIito
Cream one cup OF sugar and half a
cup OF butter: add one-fourth of cake
of chocolate, melted, then two eggs,
beaten together; then two-thirds Of a
cup of milk. alternating with one and
a half cups Of -four, and one teaspoon
fui of baking powder. Bake in a square
pan or in layers, and use a white boiled
frosting.
Doughnuts-Two eggs, one heaping
cup OF sugar, one cup OF clabber milk
and a pinch OF salt: -four to roll very
soft; fry IN hot lard.
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Sponge Cake With Mock Whip
ped Cream

Miss Julanfa Crooks, 3o15 Hfllegass
Avenue, Berkeley
Three eggs beaten thoroughly. one
half cupful sugar, pinch salt, three
fourths OF a teacup OF boiling water
poured over this. one and one-haK
cupfuIs (leveD -four. one and one-hak
teaspoonfuls baking POWDER davor
with lemon: bake in three layers.
Ffllfng-Grate two large. mellow
apples; beat up white OF one egg (sttn),
then add grated apple, one cupful OF
sugar; beat thoroughly until white.