davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Things Worth Knowing
Mrs. George w. Treece, suitans

Mrs. 1eOrRe w. Treece, SufanR
Some Uses of SaIt-Cows should have
salt in every field. pinch of salt
added to mustard prevents ii from
souring. Brooms soaked in hot salt
water wear better and do not break
Salt hardens the gums makes teeth
white and sweetens the breath All
salads should be soaked in salt and
water TO destroy animalculae or small
worms. Weak and tired eyes are re-
freshed by bathing with warm water
Cheap Vsrnish-Pure linseed oil, ap-
ply with cloth, then rub with clean
dry cloth.
Saratoga Chips-Peel potatoes. wipe
dry, cut in thin slices drop in boiling
hot lard. Stir until a light brown
take out with q skinner and sprinkle
with salt while hot.
Chocolate-Six tablespoons of choco-
late to one quart of water Mix choco-
late smooth with a little water and boil
Is minutes. Add one quart of rich
milk, boil few minutes longer and
serve hot with sugar
Boiled Eggs-Put them on in cold
water and when it has boiled the eggs
will be done the whites soft and di-
geStible as they are not when put on
Pumpkin Pic without Eggs-To one
quart of pumpkin add two tablespoons
of butter. two of -four Spice to suit
taste beat well, bake in bottom crust.
To Extinguisa Fire-Take 90 pounds
of salt. 10 pounds of muriate OF am
monia and dissolve in seven gallons of
water. Put in bottles BY spraying
or dashing on the burning article the
fire Is soon extinguished.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
ST PRIZE
Useful Hints

Leila l.. White, $40 south Court street,
VisaliR
Novel Hanger for Dresses -Fasten
firmly q portiere pole through the cen
ter OF the clothes closet. high enough
so that ali skirts will clear the floor;
place each skirt or waist on a separate
hanger and hang on the pole. A small
closet will hold a great number of
clothes this way.
To Prevent Sliced Bread from Becom-
ing Hard-Place the slices one on top
of another and then place the several
slices next the loaf; place same on plate
in vertical position.
To Prevent COrks from Sticking in
Glue or Cement BOttlcs-Rub cork well
with vaseline before inserting il; also,
glass shoppers that fit too tightly can
be removed easily by treating in this
way.
Bureau drawers can be made to open
easily and noiselessly by rubbing them
with common soap.
To Wash a Dainty Pink Linen Dress
Soak a piece of deep pink tissue paper
in the rinsing water; allow it to remain
while the dress is being rinsed. This
applies to any other color and you will
find the dresses will not fade.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

units of the design whenever possible.
because 1t is the lifting and placing Of
the stencil that takes time and must
be done with special care. Always
wipe off the under side of your stencil
before putting it down III a fresh place.
Do not move. the moist blotting paper
from under one part of the design to
another part but have enough for use
under the entire work This can be
dried and can serve again another. time
Before YOU begin stenciIing the space
to be decorated must be carefully meas
ured and the placing of the stencil
calculated so that the repeats will come
out even. According to the character
of the design. 1t may be easier 10 be-
gin at two opposite corners and work
toward the center. or TO begin al the
center and work from there in both
directions.
When two or more coiors or several
tones OF one color are used for a
stencil have number of pieces OF
tough paper which nave been pre-
viously coated on both sides with shell
lac. Place these over the parts of the
stencil which you do not wish to paint
while coloring the remaining portions
then cover these portions. and taking
a fresh brush and another color. paint
paper. Wipe the pieces of paper each
time after using them.
Clean the stencils thoroughly on both
sides with a cloth dipped in naphtha
when you have finished the work so
that they may be in good condition for
another time.
Vivid coIoring is seldom effective for
stencil work; as rule the tints should
be soft and rather pale in shade. Es-
pecially is this true in textiles, and
the beginner will find that she must
restrain tendency to make her colors
too strong if she wishes TO get artistic
results.
Stenciled fabrics are sometimes much
improved by a few embroidery stitches
taken where the high lights would nat
urally occur. Silk fosses are used for
this. either exactly matching the color
of the stenciling or just a shade lighter.
Small articles, such as shopping bags
and magazine covers, and even table
covers and scarfs or similar articles,
are much more effective when the stem
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
81 PRIZE
Sweet Pickles

Mrs. y. West, I3I Wool street, san
Francisco
This is delicious served with cold
fowl or game. one pound of crystal
LIED cherries, one pound Of layer raj
sins. six dozen tiny cucumber pickles.
Put a quart OF cider vinegar in porce-
lain lined kettle, add one pound OF
Eranulated sugar and cook to a syrup,
seasoning IL with two level teaspoon
fuls each Of nutmeg and white pepper.
one teaspOonful of mace and half a
teaspoonful of ground cloves. Bring
the syrup to a boil, then put in the
crystallized cherries. When they are
pumped take out with skinner and
nut IN the raisins, which have been
cut in clusters Of two and three raj
sins each. AS soon as the raisins are
bumped skim them out Of the syrup
and put in the tiny cucumbers. Let
them come TO = boil and then cook
ZEN for a minute or two longer They
should be tender. but not soft Take
The cucumbers out OF the syrup and I'll
glass; Jars, putting in a layer OF cucum-
bers, then one Of cherries. one Of raj
sins. repeating the layers until the Jars
are nearly full Pour the syrup heated
! oilinE hot over the pickles and seal
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Loganberry Shortcake

Mrs. Annie Mann. WatsOnviIIe. Box 446
Put a liberal half a cup sweet milk
In mixing bowl; melt a piece Of but
ter Gin the pan you wish to cook your
cake IND as large as a small egg and
add to your milk. Then add flour
enough, with two teaspoonfuIs baking
powder sifted together to make a soft
dough. Take half the dough. roll out
put in the buttered pan; then turn over,
take the other half Of dough, roll out
and place on top of the other piece,
and bake a nice brown Mash the
loganberries and sweeten TO suit your
taste; turn your cake out of the pan
upside down on cloth. Take the one
baked in the bottom of pan. place I'm a
dish and spread generously with the
sweetened berries Now put the other
layer of your cake on with soft side
up and cover with berries. Do not cook
too long before wanted. as the juice
SoakS the crust
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
TM@ New Stencil Crafts III

Il IS not hard 10 understand whv
stenciling has become popular Of
late as q method OF decorating house
mold furnishings and articles for per
aonsl use.
1he work has so many things 10
recommend II that It would be strange
4 X hao not arrived in time at the
appreciation Il deserves.
StsncilinE IS rapid; it is inexDensive.
y 10 not hard to DO. and requires only
me neat handedness and taste pos
sesseo by the average woman II IS
wonderfully flexible and adaptable
aethoo which can be varied in a hun
cred oinerent ways to Ill any Of the
requirements Of surface decoration.
During the last season the woman
eecorstors and specialists in embroid-
cries have been strongly featuring this
Work and have turned out very beau
uful specimens OF II. which their
wealthy patrons have bought at high
prices.
As result. every woman's paper
tnrouEhout the country has published
arucles on stenciling. more or less
practical. which have been followed
with varying degrees OF success BY the
women who love TO decorate their be-
longings.
some OF the professional stencflers.
finding that their province was being
encroeched upon by amateurs. have
a lied 10 shroud the method in mystery.
nd have limited at secret processes
nd formulas which could not. under
any consideration. be made known 70
the public. Although II is not 70 he
oenied that any worker who continues
long in an art IS likely 10 evolve her
own way OF doing things. which will
differ somewhat from that OF other
workers, still the field Of stencilinR
IS wide open 10 all corners. and the
main chance for distinction Iies in ex-
celence OF design and color rather
than IN the technique of the exec1-
ton. which is particularly simple and
easy 70 acquire.
The best color mediums for stencil
ing. because they are the easiest to use
and become permanent almost at once.
are the oil colors. which are sold In
tubes When tapestry dyes are en-
nloyeo they require TO be set before
The work viii be washable. and even
iaen they are likely TO fade On ma
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

THE Modern Housekeeper
cooking and housekeeping California facilitating
Of ideas California houekeepers
recipes that have proved big
and have discovered
beauty comfort
The Modern HOuekeepers would
and send n Make possible
that write side
address, One S. prize 81 prize
recipes and ideas published this
interesting communications will
is good it will appear turn comes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
@c:..@es.S@, MfMlfllY

more effectively than others The
linens linen crashes, burlaps and Rus
sian crash, close scrim and Japanese
grasscloth all are good for the work
and so is pongee and a fine quality of
cheesecloth. Almost any kind of ma
terial can be used, however, except soft
and loosely woven silks. which pull
and are hard TO keep in place under
the stencil
When you are ready 10 do the
work place your material smoothly
upon a long board or table, with
blotting paper under all the parts
that are to be stenciled. Pin 1t
down firmly with thumb lacks, then
place the stencil upon II and fasten
this down with thukab tacks at each
corner After the coloring begins the
stencil must not move In the slightest
degree. or the work will be ruined.
Round. thick stencil brushes, costing
about 8 cents apiece, are used for
applying the color. and three or more
will be NEEDED, a separate one for each
tint.
Either turpentine or naphtha can be
used for thinning the oil colors. The
mixing is done upon a white china
plate, first squeezing a little color from
the tube, then dropping upon 1t some
turpentine or naphtha and rubbing
until perfectly smooth with a palette
knife. Add as much of the naphtha
as will bring the paint to the flowing
point and keep 1t at this consistency
by adding more naphtha from time
to time as 1t evaporates, always mix
ing thoroughly. however. with the
palette knife before using.
The brush should first be dipped in
the naphtha or turpentine, then wiped
lightly and dipped into the paint which
has been made ready for use The
color must be very thin, and only a
little must be taken on the brush at
a time. A disregard OF this point IS
the cause of most of the failures of
beginners; they use a brush which is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
CrystaIIized Fruit
Mrs. b. A. johnson. 1850 Mission
Street

Mrs. b. A. Johnson. 1850 Mission
Street
Pick out the best OF any kind of
fruit Beat the whites of three eggs
to a froth and lay the fruit in the
beaten e@g. Drain them and heat the
part that drips off again. Select them
of finely powered sugar. Cover a pan
with sheet of fine paper and place
the fruit inside of IL and place in an
oven that is just cooling. When the
icing on the fruit becomes firm place
on dish, set in cool place. Oranges
and lemons should be carefully pared.
all the white inner skin removed that
is possible to keep them from being
bitter. Cut in slices. or oranges NAV
be quartered. For cherries, currants
and strawberries the largest are best.
Pears should be pared and cut in
halves. Pineapples should be cut in
slices, then the slices into quarters.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Veal and Tongue Cheese
A. c. Jochmus, lis Eighteenth street
Pacific Grove

Take equal quantities of sliced boiled
veal and tongue and grind and pound
each separately. adding a little butter
and pepper while pounding; then mix
both together and pack closely in little
Jars. Cover with melted butter or suet,
and set away in a cool place. Nice
cut In several slices served for tea.
viii keep some time.
PURGE of Brains-Soak the brains
over night in little sailed water and
next morning wash and peel off the
thin skin. Put the brains in a spider
stir until done; stir well, dust with
salt and pepper. turn over like an ome-
let and serve hot.
Loubise Sauce (good with mutton
boiled or roasted a cup of white
sauce add two medium sized onions
which have previously been boiled ten
der and chopped fine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Lobster, American Style
Elizabeth ID. Armer, Larkspur, Marin
County

Break off heads of Holsters. slit I'M
derneath and cut shells and all into
four or five pieces. Also crack legs.
Wash we'll Put in nan a large spoon
full of sweet oil and. when hot, add
small chopped onion. Brown and add lob
sters. a few black peppers, a whole
Glove, garlic and one green pepper and
a lot of parsley chopped fine. Now add
one cup of white wine. a pony glass of
brandy and one cup of stock or water
Let simmer very slowly. In another
pan cut up three large tomatoes.
thicken we'll with -four and strain and
add TO lobster. Cook little longer
and take out lobster. but keep warm.
Let gravy cook down to about half.
then pour over lobster. Garnish with
legs and parsley
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
ST PRIZE
Mushrooms Au Gratin

Mrs. c. e. Smith, 1929 seventh Street,
Oakland
One can of imported mushrooms, one
pint of California oysters, one cup of
grated cheese, one and a half cups OF
cracker and bread crumbs. small piece
of butter, one generous pint of milk,
one egg beaten in the milk put q layer
Of crumbs IN the bottom of a well but
then sprinkle with cheese, bits Of but
ter. salt and pepper; next add oysters:
then more crumbs. butter, salt and
pepper; lastly, add the milk and sprin-
kle thickly with grated cheese and bits
OF butter; bake to a golden brown.
about 90 minutes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
81 PRIZE
Delicious English Pot Roast

Miss Theresa Mcmahon. 1900 Point Lo-
hos Avenue, San Francisco
Take four pounds OF cross rib beef.
put IN granite pot with two tablespoon
fuls OF olive oil and fry a delicate
brown turning on all sides. Then add
salt pepper, then good sized onions,
slice thin a couple of cloves OF garlic,
one yellow turnip. half dozen French
carrots. cut in dice: little celery and
parsley, cut fine; two cups of water.
Cover pot and let steam two hours. then
add one tumbler of sherry wine, two
tablespoonfuIs of Worcestershire sauce;
let simmer for 10 minutes, then thicken
with brown -four. Serve with mashed
potatoes. A cheap and substantial din
ner for eight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Boiled Suet Pudding
Mrs. S. G. Cooley, r.. ID. II, Box A
San Jose
(For Six Persons)

Mrs. S. G. Cooley, r.. ID. Fl, Box 4e,
San Jose
One egg, two-thirds cup white sugar,
one cup raisins. one-third cup currants,
one-half teaspoonfu1 grated nutmeg,
one heaping teaspoonful baking pow
der. one-half cup OF suet Chopped and
free from strings), one-third cup sweet
milk, one teaspoonful lemon extract.
Mix the eggs, sugar, suet and fruit
with a, little of the milk, and beat all
together, and add the milk and little
-four and the baking powder, nutmeg
and extract; add -four until stiffness of
loafcake is reached.
Sew up q sack from thin muslin, 4
inches wide and Il inches long; grease
inside and flour. Tie the upper end
and place in kettle Of boiling water.
Be sure to put something under to
prevent sticking. Boil one and one
half hours. and serve with sauce made
as follows
One tablespoonful cornstarch, one
half cup sugar. butter the size of a
walnut, and a little lemon juice
Mix the starch with a little cool
water and add boiling water and a
little grated nutmeg. For a large din
ner double the amount and cook in two
sacks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
81 PRIZE
Strawberry Puff Served With
Boiled Custard

Hfrs. Ether TfIghman, 1853 Eleventh
Street. Oakland
Take one cupful Of fresh strawber-
rjes. stem, wash and drain; put into
q deep bowl and add one cupful OF
sugar and white OF one egg; beat all
until light and stiff, about 20 minutes.
Place bowl on ice II convenient, II not
two or three hours before serving.
Serve with sliced cake.
Rolled Custard-One pint of milk,
two eggs and yolk left from egg Of
pun. three tablespoonfuls Of sugar,
Eranulated. havoring.
Place milk on stove in granite pan.
Let come TO boil; beat eggs ana sugar
together until light. Pour half OF
boiling milk swiftly into eggs and
sugar. placing pan with remainder of
milk back on stove When the above
ingredients have been well mixed pour
eli back into milk stirring until thick
ened Serve IN berry dishes, surround
Ing pun with custard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

too full of color. and the paint runs
under the stencil. Press the brush
against the edge of a cup or dish until
all of the superhuops color has been
worked out and only a little remains.
A few trials on scrap of the material
before beginning will show the right
amount TO be used.
In applying the paint, "pounce" it
on, and when rubbing is necessary, use
a quick rotary motion. Go at the work
as If you intended to paint the ties,
rather than the open spaces of the de-
sign and the color is less likely to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
A Good Way to Cock Beef
Mrs. l.. g. Cummings, 114S Fourth
Street. Santa Rosa

Take a piece Of beef out of the neck.
Just enough water to cover. salt
and pepper a little, when done re-
move from kettle, save the wa
ter it has been cooked In. When
cool cut in slices, have a large iron fry
ing pan ready with a good sized piece
of butter. Now take small onion. two
mushrooms. stalk of celery Cor half
teaspoonful of celery seed, cut in small
pieces eight peppercorns. eight cloves
and half teaspoon mustard seed and
half a teasponful brown sugar, fry in
butter until brown. add half a cup to-
matoes and water the meat was cooked
in. thicken with little flour, add slices
of meat and simmer half an hour.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Beef a la Newport
atf.o kfebeIe Sunowvafn

Butter size OF a large walnut. two
small pieces or ground in food chopper,
Half cupful grated cheese. one cubful
tomatoes canned ones the best). FOUR
eggs. paprika or peppef- Place butter
in saucepan. when melted add the oas2
and cheese. stir till cheese nelts. 30
careful not TO have too hot a fire Add
toma toes and stir. when at the boiling
point add eggs, slightly beaten. stsr
until all comes to the boiling point:
add paprika or pepper no salt. Al the
beef has salt enough Serve while rot
with toasted crackers. This Is also IN
excellent chafing DISH reclpa-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Household Notes
Mrs. j. Adams, santa Maria

Mrs. J. Adams, SANTA Maria
When cutting fresh piece of butter
for the table hold a knife for a. few
seconds in the steaming tea kettle lid,
then it will cut a clean slice OF the
firmest butter in the coolest weather
To Remove an Obdurate Serew=Ap-
ply red hot iron 10 the head for
short time, the screw driver being ap-
piled Immediately while the screw is
hot.
Simple Cure for Sore Throat
Cut slices OF fat homeless bacon pep-.
per II thiekly and tie around the throat
with a flannel cloth.
To Make Leather Watrrpro0f-Ssftu-
rate IL with castor oil. To stop shoes
from squeaking drive a peg into the
middle of the sole.
For Earache-Roast raisin and
wrap Ii in a little cotton, then put il
in the ear.
To Launder Linen Stiff and Glossy
Dissolve a little white gum arabic and
Spermaceti in the starch
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

run under tho stencil.
Absolute fairness OF tone is not
always to be desired in stenciling; a
slight unevenness IN the color is rather
more artistic. but this must not be ex-
aggerated. and there must be a general
uniformity of tone In all parts of the
DESIGN.
When you have completed one sec
ton of the work and lift your stencil
for the next, be sure that in placing 1t
again the pattern matches exactly.
This is why 1t is we'll to have the
stencil consist of several repeats or
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Sour Cream Pie
Jennie Rice TayIor. Tracy

This is a very good pie recipe for hot
weather in place OF mincemeat pie, as
il is healthy and easily digested and,
IL anything. better than mincemeat,
though few can tell the difference: One
cup sour cream, one cup chopped raj
sins. half cup sugar. one egg, four tea
spoonfus vinegar, one teaspoonful
cloves. one teaspoonful allspice, one
teaspoonful cinnamon pinch of salt.
Bake in double crust. same as mince-
meat
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Page or I'm the Daily Call
Stuffed Rock Cod

Mrs. A. Seligman, Payran Street, Peta-
luna
Take rock cod; have il cut into two
inch pieces; take out fish meats and
put in a chopping bown; cut into it two
onions; pepper and salt until we'll sea
soned; add three raw eggs and two
hard boiled eggs, a slice of butter, a
piece of white bread, soaked; chop all
together and put back into the fish
skin; take a pot and put in it carrot.
an onion and a little parsley; put the
fish into the same pot; cover IL with
cold water and let boil for two hours.
Can be eaten hot or cold
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Sunshine Cake
Mrs. j. G. Schrodt. 1859 Thirteenth
Avenue, East Oakland

This cake is very fine. Take the
whites of seven fresh eggs and the
yolks Of five fresh eggs, one cupful of
-four. one-third teapsoonful cream of
tartar and a pinch of salt Reat the
yolks OF the eggs thoroughly. then,
after washing beater. beat the whites
about half Add cream of tartar and
beat until very, very stiff. Stir sugar
in lightly. then beat the yolks of the
eggs again thoroughly. Add -four, put
iii tube pan and bake in moderate
oven from 80 to 80 minutes
Boiled Icing-Boil one cupful of
white sugar with half cupful OF water
till il ropes when dropped from fork
pour gradually over stiff1y whipped
whites of two eggs. beating hard Add
flavoring to suit taste.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Baked Fish With Tomato Sauce
Mrs. J. VI. Lacey, II California Avenue
Santa Cruz

Secure a nice fish, either a salmon
ep wt6 sa pace IN aha bakng
put four slices OF fat bacon on top
and bake until done, but do not let it
fall apart.
soned with salt, pepper and paprika
and. one scant tablespoonful of sugar;
put on the fire and cook slowly until
onion, chop fine and brown in butter:
add to tomatoes now. When all Is
done, strain one can mushrooms and
one can whole shrimps and add to
sauce; stir until all is warm through.
Place fish on large platter and pour
sauce over it. This is delicious.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Loganberry Pie

Mrs. Charles II. MiIIec. Box Is. Route 1,
Petaluma
Let one cupful of loganberry Juice
come to the boiling point. Beat the
yolks of two eggs, add one cupful SUI
gar, one tablespoonful -four and two
tablespoonfuls water. Beat smooth and
add to the boiling juice, stirring until
thick. Pour into rich crust which
has been baked. Cover with the beaten
whites of the eggs, sweetened and
brown in the oven. Currant or other
fruit juice may be used in the same
way.