The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03


ii it must be done after dark, keep away
from flame and wipe all oil from the
outside.
Even with the best of oil a poor light
results if the burner is not clean. 1t
should be washed once month in a
quart of cold water, to which has been
added teaspoonful OF washing soda and
little soap. Boil several hours, pour off
the blackened water, cover with fresh
boiling water, soap and soda, boil five
minutes, rinse in clean hot water, and
rub dry with clean soft cloth that is
not Unity
Lamp chimneys may be rubbed off
with soft paper daily, and when smoked
should be washed in hot ammonia water,
rinsed in cold water, and polished with a
tea towel and soft paper.
Walnut Cream for Filling; One and
a half cupfuls of milk, scalded; one egg
well beaten, !. scant half cupful of sugar,
dessertspoonful each OF -four and corn
starch. one-fourth teaspoonful of salt.
mix all with the egg, add to the milk
and cook in double boiler until quite
thick. When cool flavor with vanilla
and add one cupful of hickory nuts,
ground fine. Spread on cake II you
prefer use white frosting on top and
decorate with whole nut meats.
Work Easier on Wash Day.
If the wash is large one then the
maid should be allowed to begin the
ironing Just as soon as she has washed
and put away the breakfast dishes, and
given the necessary attention to the din
ing room. The mistress should under
take any light busting, also her
own room.
She might also like to iron any small |
pieces herself, such as laces or decorative
ines. 1t is probably almost unnecessary
% say all kinds of embroideries should
ne ironed on the wrong side after laying
hem face downward on folded flannel
Or soft cloth.
Fringed articles should be shaken well,
hen lightly pressed and shaken again.
Trimmings of lace are ironed afterward
licking out the joints with a pin or the
myers
Irons will heat more quickly, keep
lot longer and with less fuel if covered
while on the stove.
A cake pan viii answer, and to make
I more handy bore hole in the bottom
nd pass pot cover knob through In
ummer it will be found this cover over
he iron keeps the room from becoming
cry hot.
Linen should be damp when ironed and
e ironed dry. This gives the gloss to
men. Some people never hang linens
p to dry at all, but roll them in a
lean cloth for few hours and then iron,
sing hot irons and heavy pressure.
Colored goods should be ironed when
yer possible while still damp, and upon
he wrong side always. Delicate eolors
hould not be subjected to hot iron, be-
ause this fades them quite as much as
angling on the line in the sun.
Sometimes colored fabrics turn darker
shade under the iron, but this is moth ,
ig alarming. The original color will re-
i'm. Oil has been used in the process
manufacture and the heat releases it,
ence the darker tone. In an hour or so
as soon as dry-the color viii be the
inc as ever. "
If small articles become too dry be-
re ironing, they should be held in the Z
cam of the kettle This will be better a
ian sprinkling again. n
Should light scoreh happen to linen q
: using the iron too hot dampen and
y in the sun, repeating the process UNI .
restoration :,
A bad scoreh may respond to a mix II
re of fuller's earth, powdered soap and =
negar formed into a paste and spread !,
er the scoreh. After drying the plaster a
ould be brushed away and repeated if q,
cessary. ii
Only. very slightly warm iron must :,
used on nannels 1t is said that wip- !,
g the iron over with kerosene will pre- :,
mt scorching. -
There is no known remedy for removing :,
orch from flannel because the fibres =
We been destroyed by the heat. So the
tier plan is to iron flannel articles
lille very slightly damp, using a warm :,
IN only.
To iron a shirt waist begin with the
lar band, then iron the cuffs Next
the sleeves Ia l0-cent sleeve board ar
II be of the greatest helpl. and then re
? back The left front comes next. A.
4 lastly the right front This. OF M
rise. when the waist closes in the Il
mt When closed in the back the CEN ha
front is ironed last. sh
The hens of handkerchiefs are ironed "a,
4, then the eenters. TO
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