The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-02


 take out the dasher and pack the ice quite solid. Let it stand for about 20 minutes; then open the freezer and using large spoon, scoop out the middle portion all the way to the bottom of the freezer taking care to leave an even DOT tion all around the sides.
 Mix in large bowl the cream, powdered sugar and flavoring, sub stituting something for the vanilla or almond extract, if you choose When the mixture has become ice | cold beat it with a whisk until light and dry. Skim off into another cold bowl and stir in the half cup ful of nuts-pecans or walnuts. Pour this fresh mixture into the cavity made in the strawberry ice. close the freezer carefully. and set away until it is frozen hard.
 When ready to serve remove the tin, and wrap around it, for just a moment. a hot cloth. which will cause the ice to slip out easily on a flat platter. It is to be cut from the end in slices about an inch thick and served flat on the plates. Canned strawberries may he used to advantage in this recipe) Cucumber Cream.
 One of the very best cosmetics is good health, and health is well worth trying for. Yet as long as women feel that they must cover up. instead of clear out the blemishes of the surface, it is as we'll to rec ommend simple, harmless things for the purpose. Sometimes the result of their use is satisfactory; some times not Here is a recommended ! recipe for making cucumber cold cream, which is said to be whiten- ing to the skin: Put six ounces of sweet almond oil into the inner yes otl ol tut uouDlt Dolltl Stt oNtt the fire, after putting water in the outer vessel, into which water the inner vessel must be placed. Have foud good-szed cucumbers at the stage where used for the table, we'll cleaned and cut up into inch squares, without peeling or seeding When the oil begins to heat put the chopped cucumbers in it and set the double boiler where the water will merely simmer slowly for four or five hours. then strain the oil, and to six ounces of the strained mixture add one ounce of white wax, one ounce of spermaceti and two ounces of lanolin. Heat until all the ingredients are melted. then take from the fire and beat with an egg heater until cold, adding during the beating process two tablespoon fuls of tincture of benzoin. If care fully prepared, this will make a delicious cold cream.
 It is claimed by many that Ian olin will induce a growth of hair where used but those who claim authority in such matters say not. If the use of lanolin or other emol- lients would induce a growth of hair, we should have no scant locks nor badness. Anything that nour- | ishes the hair follicles. if there be a | tendency to hair growth, may strengthen the tendency to de- gree; any tissue food properly used may nourish the cuticle and, conse- quently, the hair follicles, in a small degree.
 l Vaseline as Cleanser Vaseline has quite a number of domestic uses. When the brasses are cleaned it is little extra work to polish with a soft duster, but this will save much work ultimately, as after this treatment they will not readily tarnish
 To Save Stockings.
 To save stockings from being torn by the garters, stitch an inch wide strip of silk ribbon round the top. 1t gives the stocking a new lease of life and prevents needless darning.
 To Keep Refriserators Clean.
 Wash with water, soap and am monia. The refrigerator will then be clean and sweet and all spots will have disappeared.
 l Grass Stains.
 Grass stains on clothing of child ren should be saturated with alcO- hol for little time and washed out in clear water before they are put in the general wash.
 | To Clean Brass.
 For cleaning a brass kettle. cut a lemon in halves, dip the cut edge in salt and SCOUT with this It is not poisonous, like oxalic acid. and will brighten brass utensils Polish with dry whiting when clean. The use of the brass kettle is harmless if kept | well cleaned. Nothing shOuld be