The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

At the end OF the time take them up with q
split spoon and spread upon dish in the
sun. Boil the sirup left in the kettle half
an hour longer. pack the straws into wide
mouthed Jars, and pour the sirup In upon
them. Seal at once.
III you follow these directions you will
have cand!ed orange peel, good to eat as 1t
is, and available for many dainty purposes.
II makes lovely straw for a nest of blanc
mango Easter eggs and other dishes. Some
times chop II finer and mix with Jelly when
It is halfway firm.
When preserving fruits are scarce you
may call this marmalade. MARY E. W."
As Is my right and privilege. comment
upon the foregoing admirable recipe by say
ing that have a postscript shred couple
Of grapefruit skins along with those Of the
oranges, and when they have all soaked
together for the second time, strain into the
water in which they are to be cooked the
Juice OF the grapefruit Proceed, then, as
directed by our correspondent The prod
uct Will be a delicious marmalade. Or. Il
you wish to extract straws for garnish-
ing. the flavor will be finer than 1: the
oranges are used alone.
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To Get Gold Effect.
please let me know how I can get
FURNISHED dull French gold effect upon can
dlesticks, baskets, etc. The onlys gold paint
I have been able to get thus far Is bright
and shining when appNed and does not give
the dull effect want ETHEL"
Referred. Have you inquired at a shop
where artists supplies are kept? There
Is such a paint. for have seen It applied.
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Lavender Drives Apdv Flies9
A correspondent declares that lavender
will drive away flies. I wish ! could con-
firm the statement! have tried the simple
expedient repeatedly, 10th to discredit the
efficiency so often proclaimed by tongue
and newspaper. I gave up finally all hope
Of verifying II when. raising my head from
my paper TO see why two pertinacious speci-
mems of the detestable musca 6omesti-
ca - had intermitted their buzzing about
my ears, saw them perchec contentedly
upon the absorbent cotton / had soaked
In lavender and laid upon plate near by.
Had / not read that clothes stepped In
spirits Of lavender would drive every fly
out OF the living room II 3udiciously dis
posed upon mantel and tablesT'
Perhaps my prsventives were not " tu-
diciously disposed" I should like to hear
from others who have read and believed
and drunk the wine OF astonishment as
result of the obedience TO the injunction
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Recipe for Canning Tomatoes.
"will you not print a recipe for potted
meat-beef or veal? For how long will 1t
ksspf Would parafan seal 1t as well as
butter?
Perhaps somebody may Hike my way Of
canning tomatoes
TO CAN TOMATOES.-Scaldt the toma-
toes: pour on the hot water and cover with
cold. Let them lie in this for ten minutes
By then the skins viii slip on easily. FIJI
glass jars with the peeled tomatoes and
pour In enough cold water to Ill the jars
almost to the tops To a gallon Of tomatoes
add tsaspoonful Of salt Place tho Jars
thus filed upon a wooden rack In a wash
boiler. FIJI the boiler to Within two and q
half inches Of the tops q the jars with
cold water. Cover the boiIee and let the
water come to boil. Keep tn pp for rrom
three to fsve minutes accordfng to the de.
sres Of 1ripsnsss Of ths<omatss. Remove