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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

a more artistic effect is obtained by
having a certain amount Of framing
around the pictures. using for this
some blue material such as satesn or
denim, exactly matching the prints IN
color If the pictures are set together
with embroidery, bands OF satin stitch
are the most effective Good. clear neg
atives with plenty OF contrast are ths
best for the purpose.
A border OF these little pictures set
in across the top OF blue denim screen
with a white frame would be pretty for
use in a blue and white bedroom. and
there are other ways OF utilizing the
blueprints with good effect; for In
stance, upon the cover OF a portfolio or
a post card album
The sensitized material is kept By
dealers in Photographic supplies or 10
can be made for you at almost any good
photographers; but II you wish to pre-
pare the blueprint cloth at home you
can do so by using the following solu-
ton:
Dissolve 225 grains OF citrate OF iron
and few drops OF ammonia In two
ounces OF pure soft water; then In an
other vessel dissolve $50 grains OF fsri-
cyanide OF potassium in two ounces OF
pure soft water. When thoroughly dis
solved mix the two solutions and apply
this to the linen with a soft camel hair
brush. Do this at night by artificial
light. and dry In the dark. Be sure
and have all parts OF the material COW
cred with the solution Keep the sensi-
tiled fabric away from the light until
il has been used. A longer time Il re-
CURED for printing linen than paper.
and. II must be done IN very strong
sunlight. Then the prints must be
washed in running water until they are
clear. Keep these chemicals as cold a.
possible, as the results viii not be sat
isfactory II they are at all warm This
amount OF solution IS enough TO sensi-
TIE two yards OF cambria. A very dne
linen or cambria Is the best to use for
this purpose. as some OF the detail In
the pictures will be lost II the mate
rial is OF heavy weave. The solution
should not be mixed until you are
ready to use It
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

in calmly telling YOU to do perfectly
impossible things with impossible ma
terials, quite in the same way as. in
Our Mutual Friend, the complete
British housewife used to tell Bella
Wilfer TO take a salamander., Where
am TO get it, do you suppose? replies
Bella.
"Of course there will be times when
you viii want to use. this lacquered
silver for dinner or some other spe-
cial occasion, then just place the pieces
in boiling water for two or three min
utes. and this viii loosen the shenac
so that il can be washed off with soap
suds and warm water"
My dear said the bride, "I'u do 1T.
l knew there must be some way out of
the difficulty, and this seems like
good suggestion. But how about the
fat silver; if 1 put that away won't it
become furnished? Of course l don's
want TO lacquer knives and forks, and
YET I need to keep them bright and
ready at a moments notice for unex-
pected guests"
They won't tarnish for a long
while. answered her friend, If you
Will put them away in cotton flannel
bags closed tightly at the top, and
wrap these bags in paraffine paper, or
better yet. in beeswaX paper. This you
viii have to make. for yourself, for yon
can't buy it; spread ordinary manila
paper on a fat surface covered by
cloth, then shave beeswaX thickIy over
the. paper. and pass hot iron over these
shaviugs, melting them into the paper.
Put a few Jumps. of camphor into the
box or drawer in which you keep your
silver and still another precaution
which you can take If yeu* choose is.
TO wrap. each piece of. silver separately
IN light brown tissue paper before you
put 1t into the bags
II wish I knew Of a thoroughly. good
silver polish" said the young house
keeper. This powder that I have
been using. makes tiny scratches ali
over the. polished surfaces, and every
thing is losing. its. new: look
Z had the same trouble: at first" re-
turned her friend, until ] got this
recipe. from a .teweler, and I have used
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

washed separately, just a few pieces
at time. and whenever we dropped a
mother would say There's a penny
gone meaning of course that that
amount of silver was rubbed off by
the fall. She kept her own silver so
beautifully that quite a number of the
pieces which have come down to us are
still heavy, instead of being worn thin.
as most of the old silverware is
81 love the old silver pieces" said
the bride. "One of my wedding gifts
which | thought the most of was this
melon shaped tea and coffee set that
my maternal grandmother sent me
from England l think I will have this
lacquered, as you suggest, because
only use it on special occasions. and it
is too much of an undertaking to poll
ish the whole set every week.
Il wonder what / can do to brighten
up these silver bonbon dishes that
have an inlay of goid?"
Go over them first with the silver
polish, avoiding the gold as much as
possible, and afterward rub the gold
with a piece of chamois leather on
which there is little jewelers.
rouge" replied her friend oracularly.
Il happen to know because I've been
over exactly this same ground myself"
she continued, as she saw the bride
smiling. II had to hunt in books and
ask everybody knew and then try the
things until L found what I.wanted;
so that is the reason that 1 happen to
be posted. After you have polished
your gold wash off the rouge with cas-
tile soap and water and rinse first in
clean water, then in alcohol and dry
with jewelers. sawdust All gold that
needs Frightening can be treated in
the same way unless it is very much
furnished or very dead and lusterless..
In that case dissolve half; an ounce of
cyanide of. potassium In a pint. of
water and dip the furnished gold In
this, then rinse in clean water and poll
ish with the rouge"
At don't suppose" said the bride;
that you could tell me how to clean
and brighten my engagement. ring.
don't like to send it away to be done
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
AN EASY METHOD or CLEANING Y0UR SmkWERWARR

II CERTAIN young bride, not many
weeks after the wedding. was re-
GREETING the furnished and altogether
unattraetive appearance of her we'd
ding gifts. a majority of which had
been Of silver. she had. bravely de-
oided 70 solve the servant problem"
by doing her own Homework. and had
already put in several afternoons rub
bing away with metal polish and rags
and brushes in an effort to restore her
gifts TO their first brightness The
prospect Of having TO spend hours
every week in this manner was not
pleasant one and the young house
keeper was beginning TO cast about ia
her mind for some way 10 avoid being
a slave 20 her possessions. when one of
her friends happened in TO see her
This friend was a notable house
keeper; she seemed TO have a genius
FOR discovering the shortest and best
way Of doing things. She took the
point of view that house keeping is an
exact science. combining. chemistry and
natural philosophy as well as several
OF the other sciences. and she studied
each Of her problems 10 a finish Just
as. she used 10 90 at college when she
and the bride had been classmates. SO
when she 7eard Of her friends dbl
culty, and saw the furnished wedding
silver. she made a few suggestions.
-If ] Were YOU" she said. II would
select whatever pieces are needed for
constant use, and all the rest I would
polish Cll IL Jocks like new. and then
put some of IN away. The large pieces:
that are 10 be left out on the buffet
J. would have sheliacked. Just as the
jewelers. do; imagine what time they
would have cleaning their silver every
week II they kept II .exposed to the air
] always take my silver 10 a 5eweler.
and hR lacQuers il for me al small ex-
pense- Il read a recipe awhile ago in a
magazine for doing this at home. but
after two or three unsuccessful trials.
j decided that my talents did not lie.
IN that direction. I often wonder why
some magazines seem 10 take pleasure
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Clean Temperance Bread
Mrs. Ada. Miner, San Martin


This: will cause no fermentation in
a weak stomach. New salt rising; not
offensive like grandma theirs, but deli
cious. Start early in morning, O'CLOCK,
while making breakfast. Scald g. fiye
or six quart tin pail with teaspoonful
all about; remove and wipe pail. Put
one level teaspoonful of soda, one level
teaspoonful Of salt in the pail. Add
two quarts of boiling water; when cool
to bear your finger in stir graham -four
cover good. Place this pail in a large
kettle, pail or five gallon oil can sur
rounded with water as hot as you can
bear. your. hand in and not scald, set
on the back part of the stove or warm
out out U of draft "a Add hot H or cOid wa
ter at times needed. In winter cover
with. paper or blanket to keep from
cooling too quickly.
In. three hours add slowly handful
of graham flour. beat well. In five or
the top of pail IL kept warm. Stir
down and let stay till you grease your
tins and prepare your flour In bread
pan. Now use: any kind of flour you
wish. part white and graham or all
graham is better II you are subject
to constipation. Warm. but not. scald,
your -four in cold weather. Put one
level teaspoonful of soda and as much
salt as you wish in a cup and pour
boiling water over IL. To four loaves
use a large tablespoonful of salt
and one and a half quarts of water
flour and then the sponge. Mix with
your hands or stir with spoon, not
too thick; lift. into your tins three
fourths full. Set In q warm place.
hot oven. bake one hour. 1t is sweet
and delicious.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

It. ever since. Take two ounces of
French (prepared) chalk and add to
this four ounces of alcohol, two ounces
of water, and one+quarter of an ounce
of ammonia When these have become
thoroughly mixed. add ten grains of
cyanide of potassium Dissolved in two
ounces of water; this should form q
creamy liquid. A pleasant odor can be
given to-. the. mixture by adding 20
grains of. oil of sassafras, but this does
not affect its polishing qualities; keep
it In a bottle and shake thoroughly be-
fore using. And 1 mustn't forget to
say that the cyanide: of potassium is
deadly poison. so you had better label
the bottle; and be careful to keep it
where ii won't get mixed with your
medicines. If you haven't a. measur-
ing glass. you know one tablespoonful
of liquid or a rounded tablespoonful of
powder equals half an ounce.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Maple Ice Cream
Miss ELLEN Hender.on: Wiz,

Take two-thirds of q cup of maple
syrup, put in double boiler and heat
syrup to the stifly beaten yolks of
six eggs. Now one pint Of cream
beaten as stiff as for cake. Put all into
the double boiler and cook, stirring
to the spoon. Set in a pan of cold
water to cool. When cool enough to
handle put into a lard bucket and
pack in freezer with ice. and salt. 1t
must stay packed ave hours. No turn
Ing Is required. When ready to serve
apply cloth wrung out of hot water
to the outside OF the bucket inyert-
The ice cream will soon fall out and
will look as II 1t had a cream sauce
poured over 1t. Take to the table and
slice like cake, serving on small cake
dishes with small fork or spoon, as
one. prefers. No cake need be served.
This is rich dish and one that is no
bother, like turning a freezer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
81 PRIZE
To Keep Baby Warm.


Mrs. Charles GOeIz,. Sonora, TuoIunne
County. Cal -
In cold weather take warm blanket
about.dve or six. feetlong and three and
a half feet wide and wrap: it around
and around just under. the. baby's. arms
and pin with safety pins from top. to
bottom. In summer. when nights are hot
IN the ferepart,: d good. sized: bag. OF
light goods would be best, fastened with
draw strings under the arms:
A small baby often cries because of
cold: feet. A small piece: Of flannel,
we'll warmed, tucked about the little
feet each time the .pinning blanket is
unfastened Will keep the. baby quiet
and contented: A baby's. feet chill: as
quick as the cold air strikes them. But
in hot weather. baby: should go with us
few clothes as possible. -
!. White. vaseline may be given. the
smallest baby for cold and is. very
good because-it can: not harm one in
any way. GIVE freely and before you
know il, the. cold will be gone; ex+
tremely good for any one who can
take II -; . a.:
go
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
PRIZE
Hominy. Bread
Mrs. H. f.. Franck, Box 4Os, Grass
VALLEY

Mrs. II. f.. Franck, Box 4Os, Grass
Valley
n delicious breakfast dish of Sweden:
one and a half cupfuls fine broiled
hominy. half cupful corn meal, one
cupful~ sweet milk, two eggs well
beaten. half a teaspoonful- Of salt, two
tabIespoontuls butter. Bake IN a, quick
oven and serve in the pan in which it
is baked
French method Of keeping fruit fresh
all the year: Beat up well together
equal quantities Of honey and common
water Pour IL into an earthen vessel.
put in the fruits freshly gathered and
cover them Up quite close. When any
OF the fruit is taken out wash in cold
use.
Recipe for making toilet water. Take
2 fruit jar and I'LL quarter full of best
alcohol Fill with. any sweet smelling
blossoms. Let II stand until the water
IS Of the desired strength. Drain ana
put in bottles.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
BLUE Prints for Pill
lows GU0@ Screens

\ n attractive way to preserve the
~ many photographs that almost
every one takes during the vacation
season is to make blueprint screen or
sofa pillow of them. printing the pic
lures on sensit1zed linen. The college
girl will. appreciate a pillow OF this
sort which reminds her of good times
and outings amid. the beautiful scenery
common in vacation haunts.
The 4x5 is the. most popular
size for the purpose. and. the arrange
'ment is entirely matter for personal
taste to decide. Sometimes the pillows
are. made completely Of the blueprfnts
Joined together with feather stitch, but
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
How to Can Strawberries With
out Cooking
Mrs. A. 5. Thompson, TurI0ck

Take ripe strawberries: stem and
wash; mash well to a pulp; then take
equal parts OF the crushed berries and
sugar. stir well together and put into
a glass fruit Jar; I'LL to within an inch
Of top; sprinkle a layer OF sugar and
put lid on loosely without rubber: set
In the hottest sunshine you can get; let
working; then stir and set back IN sun
till 1t Jells at bottom again: screw lid
down without rubber and set among
other fruit. The writer has also put
up loganberries and raspberries in the
same way.
When making shortcake do not Use
sugar. as there is enough in the ber-
ries. There Is no more delicious sauce
made than this. as IL retains the fresh
taste and flavor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

Probably some of the little scratches
you speak of were due to particles of
dust or grit on the cloth which you
used for polishing The jeweler told
me to buy some cotton flannel. cut
it into squares about - inches
across, and keep it wrapped securely
from the dust in thick brown paper
/ take one or more of the squares
each time. and i never use them again
for this purpose: they can be washed
and used afterward for dust rags or
cleaning cloths
Some peoples silver soon gets to
look so scratched and denied" said
the bride. I've often wondered why
One reason is that they gather 1T
all up together. with one piece rubbing
against another, replied the visitor
"and then they wash it in metal dish
pan. My mother had a little wooden
tub for the silver and always had it
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Loganberry Fluff (0riginaD

Mrs. Sleeves Hicks, $50 North First
Street, San Jose
Take one drawer OF red loganberries
mash slightly, sprinkle two cups Of
sugar over them and let stand over
night. Press. through a fine. sieve until
only the seeds and cores remain; take
one. cup Of sugar to one OF the pulp
and mix these thoroughly Place the
pan over a kettle of hot water for 10
minutes to dissolve sugar, strain
through. sieve again, then put into
jelly tumblers. Place in the sun for
two or three days before covering with
wax. One drawer will fill a dozen
glasses. The resulting fruit is pre-
served with the natural flavor. fluffy,
red and delicious.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Cabbage Roll (For 4. Persons

Mrs. %. IT. Nish, 2o2I Grant Street,
Berkeley
Cut the leaves from a head of cab:
bage without breaking, wash and drain !:
grind half pound of veal and half a
pound of fresh pork together, season
with salt and pepper; mince one small
onion and a small piece. of "a green
pepper fine and stir in the meat, also
one egg. Take one tablespoonful OF
the meat, RON in the cabbage leaf, tie
with a. cord and drop in boiling salt
water and boil IS minutes. Then make
gravy-one tablespoon Of butter.
enough flour to make & smooth paste,
then add enough milk to stir into a
per, then lift the cabbage roll carefully
on platter, cut the strings with shears
and pull off carefully; pour the gravy
over the cabbage rolls and. garnfsh
with rings of green pepper and serve.
lThis makes John smile).
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Cash Prizes for Housekeepers

Modern Houekeeps helping the standard of
cooking and housekeeping California facilitating interchange
OF ideas California housekeeper
recipes that have proved big Kitchen the
and have discovered adding materially the
beauty comfort eonvnences
The Modern Housekeepers Page would You
and send In Make communication brief possible
that write only side Of the
address, One S. prize 81 prize and five 81
recipes and ideas published this Sunday generally
interesting communications win be page II
yours is good, 1t win appear its comes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Mocha. Filling (OriginaD
Mrs. G. Ormsby. Pefaluma

Half cupful strong coffee, one and a
half cups sugar, one-fifth teaspoonful
cream tartar; boil until it will spin
a thread from spoon; whites of two
eggs, beaten stiff, and pour mixture
over, beating constantly till cold I;
spread between layers of any good
cake.
Strawberry Cake-One and a half
cups sugar, three eggs, beat five min
utes; pinch salt, half cupful cold water.
(two cups flour, one heaping spoonful
baking powder, sifted); favoring /;
with whipped cream and strawberries;
better If served soon after putting to-
gether.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
81 PRIZE
Salt Rising Bread

Mrs. r.. Hicks. r.. r. ID. Box 81, Hayward
Stir into two tablespoon1uls ool1ng
milk one heaping tablespoonful OF corn
meal Let this stand over night. Make
thick sponge % warm water and -four
2 quart bowl two-thirds full; add to
this the corn meal and milk Stir to-
eether with two tablespoonfuls of salt
Place the bowl IN a kettle Of warm
water mot hot). let stand until bowl
Is full. usually about an hour Take
pint each OF warm water and milk. stir
thick with -four; add TO this the sponge
IN the bowl. let stand one hour In warm
place until the bowl is nearly full
knead very little, make into loaves and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Fried Chicken
Mrs. Bessie sandelI. Pennerov,

Mix two tablespoons of -four, half
level teaspoon of salt, one-quarter level
teaspoon OF pepper. Disjoint fryer. dry
each piece thoroughly. Put tablespoon
of butter and lard together in a skillet
when 1T Is hot. Dredge each piece of
chicken as you put 1T In the skillet,
put In. as many as will brown nicely:
as each piece gets brown put 1t in a.
saucepan ON back of range, have butter
tightly. When all is fried put half a
tablespoonful of butter in skillet, add
dredging -four what is. left, If not any
supply some brown; add enough boiling
over chicken. and cook slowly until
DONE. stirring occasionally When ready
to: serve garnish with parsley. II in
frying the BUTTER and lard cook away,
add more
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Steamed Blackberry Pudding
Miss A. c. Butcher. HeaIdsburg

Miss A. C. Butcher, Healdsburg
One quart of flour; butter size of an
egg; salt; two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; milk enough to make a dough
three-fourths of an inch thick and
spread over a basin filed with black
berries: set it In a steamer and steam
one hour. Delicious.
Sauce for Blackberry Pudding-Put
one and a half cupfuls milk into a
double boiler, and one cupful of sugar;
heat to boiling point; add one beaten
yolk, mixed with heaping tablespoon
full of dissolved cornstarch; nutmeg fla
voring. Remove from stove and stir
in the stiffiy beaten whites of two eggs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
81 PRIZE
Scotch Scenes

Mrs. wilkes. 5sI North Acacia street;
stockton
Mix four teacupfuls -four, one tea
spoonful bicarbonate soda one and
half teaspoonfuls cream tartar, half
teaspoonful salt. two teaspoonfuls
sugar; rub into dry ingredients a
small tablespoonful butter, mix we'll
then add buttermilk TO make soft
dough. Care must be taken 10
mix thoroughly until all -four IS
absorbed and IL is firm enough to
handle without working it after dough
is on bake board; sprinkle board with
-four, then put out half the dough on
top, then gently work with fingers into
round half inch thick, cut In four and
IRE on moderately hot griddle. - -.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Prize WINNING Ideas sns &sPes an@ Names of fe Prize
miners
Mayonnaise Dressing

Mrs. c. EckIund, 400 Fifteenth Street,
San Francisco
For Those Who Can Not Use Mus
tard, Vinegar or LemOn-Sep8rato tbs
yolk and white OF one egg carefully,
then add to the yolk one and q half
tablespoonfuls Of the best olive oil.
drop by drop. stirring constantly with
fork until 1t thickenss add pinch
OF salt and a dash OF pepper: beat the
white until stiff, then add II to the
above, a little. at a. time, beating Il
continually. or otherwise II will not be
smooth. II the above directions are
carefully followed this dressing should
be of the consistency OF whipped
cream. Excellent on lettuce, asparagus
and tomatoes. The above recipe II
enough for two persons
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Caramel .Frosting


:. Mix one and fourth cups of brown
sugar. one-fourth cup of white sugar
and one third cup boiling water; bring
to. the boiling point and let boil until
syrup. will thread when dropped from
tip of spoon. Pour slowly while beat
Ing constantly on the beaten whites
of two eggs and continue the beating
until the mixture is nearly cool. then
set in pan of boiling water and cook,
stirring constantly until mixture be-
comes slightly granular around edge
of dish. Remove from stove. and beat
Add one teaspoonful of vanilla and one.
third. cup English walnut meats
broken in pieces. 1t should be poured
on the cake. then spread with the back
Of q spoon, leavinga rough, irregular
surface.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Chicken Patties
sIrs. p. r. GaIIIson. sonora

Chop meat OF cold chicken coarsely
and season we'll: make large cup rich
drawn butter and while on fire stir in
two eggs boiled hard, minced very fine.
also little chopped parsley, then
chicken meat Let almost boil Have
ready some patty pens Of good paste
baked quickly to light brown, slip
from pans while hot, fill with mixture
and set in oven to heat. Arrange upon
dish and serve hot.
Veal Outlets Breaded-Trim and Hat
ten the outlets, pepper and salt, and
roll in beaten egg, then in pounded
crackers. Fry rather slowly in good
dripping, turning when the lower side
Is brown. Drain of the fat squeeze
a little lemon Juice upon each and
serve in q hot fat dish.