MAY 1. 1911
The Commoner.
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water, may bo cleaned with benzine,
benzole, naptha, or gasoline. These
fluids are very volatile, and should
not be used where there is any flame
or fire, as their gases are very in
flammable. Take two earthern ves
sels, each containing sufficient of the
fluid for the purpose, put the goods
in the fluid and knead, or squeeze,
or press between the hands, but do
not rub. The dirt will quickly come
out, and then the fabric should be
rinsed in the clean fluid, as you
would in water; squeeze, but do not
wring, or wipo with a soft cloth.
Let get nearly dry, then iron with a
cool iron. If velvets are cleaned,
they should be steamed, after they
are dry, in order to raise the pile.
The smell of the fluid will soon pass
off if the goods are exposed to tho
fresh air. Let the fluid settle, pour
off, to be used again.
For Cakc-Maklng
Several readers are at a loss to
understand the terms used in various
recipes for mixing eggs or cream
with the other ingredients required.
Stirring the batter is done by mov
ing the spoon or knife horizontally
round and round in widening circles
until the ingredients are smoothly
blended. ' Beating Is done by strik
ing the mixture vertically in long
strokes, cutting through the entire
mixture each time. Stirring differs
from beating In that It is simply to
blend the ingredients, while beating
is intended to Incorporate into tho
mixture more or less air as much
as possible, usually. Cutting and
folding are terms used to designate
the incorporating of the whites of
eggs or cream very Btiffly beaten,
into the already beaten mixture
without the loss of the air already
beaten into tho eggs or cream. It
is done by cutting through the mix
ture to the bottom of the dish, and
lifting Ythe mixture upward, folding
it ver' the eggs until the egg-whites
are thoroughly mixed with the bat
ter while still retaining the air al
ready beaten into it. When eggs are
used, to add lightness as well as to
enrich the food, as in cakes, they
should be beaten stiffly. If a fine,
close texture is wanted, use a Dover
egg-beater; if for a looser texture,
use a whisk, or the flat, wire-spoon
beater. For creams, to bo well
whipped or beaten, what is known
as double cream must be used. This
is the cream from milk which has
stood for twenty-four hours.
If chilled, this can be beaten stiff
in a very short time, using any
beater; but the best results will be
obtained by using the churn beater,
giving a much closer texture than
any other method.
If the housewife would make a
trip to any largo house-furnishing
store and go through the house-furnishing
department, she would find
many very inexpensive, labor-saving
devices that would greatly lessen the
fatigue of the cookery department
&t home.
"mussed," look Jlko now, sponge it
on tho surface with a weak solution
of gum-arabic or white glue and
Iron it on the wrong side. Do not
havo tho iron too hot.
B. N. H.Skin tho flBh, cover it
with bread-crumbs and egg, season
with salt and pepper, and fry in
boiling-hot lard. Tho catfish has no
scales.
X. Y. Z. You should write to any
one of the largo publishing houses
where books, etc., are published, for
tho information In regard to compil
ing. Had you sent an addressed
stamped envelope, or even your
name and address, I could have sent
you addresses from which you could
havo obtained information.
Young Housewife For gravy for
roast beef, pour tho drippings back
into the pan, and when they are
smoking hot (not scorching) stir in
a tablespoonful of flour and cook it
well; then add a cupful of boiling
water, stirring all the time so that
no lumps are left, season with Bait
and pepper, and if liked, add a spoon
ful of catsup.
Ico cream is a dolicacy bo cheaply
and easily made, whoro one can got
th6 cream and eggs moderately cheap
or whoro one has them in tho homo,
that it pays to havo a good freezer
and use it. If one has an ice supply,
its cost is almost nothing, under the
homo supply conditions.
Ico for tho Ico Cream
For making ice cream In tho homo,
one must have several things, and
the first to be considered Is a good
freezer and tools for shaving and
breaking up the ico. Other things
follow. In preparing the ice, for a
gallon freezer, cut off about fifteen
pounds of ice from tho block, put
into a bag and hit it hard against a'
stone or brick wall a cellar wall
will do, and this will break It up Into
lumps about tho size of an apple.
Then spread tho bag out on the floor
and pound the ice with a wooden
mallet until it is as fine as coarse
salt; then empty It into a pall; mix
well with tho crushed ice one-third
of its bulk of salt, using coarse Ice
cream salt, and mix thoroughly.
Pack the freezer to the top with this;
put on the lid and let-It stand ten
minutes or until the inside of the
can is covered with frost crystals,
then put In the cream or custard.
The cream or custard should have
been on Ice at least six hours before
putting in the freezer. If it Is
churned rapidly without stopping, it
should be frozen solid in ten minutes.
Mnyonnnlso
For somo unexplained reason, tho
mayonnaise dressing turned out by
some women fails to bo of tho creamy
consistency that is required, and be
cause of their failure, they buy tho
ready-made mayonnaise, which can
bo better made at homo. Tho cause
of most of tho failures is that the
amateur cook becomes tired dropping
the oil slowly, drop by drop, and in
a sudden fit of impatience turns the
whole amount at one time. The
dropping can be done much easier,
and with less fatigue by using a
medicine dropper. This will make
the work a real pleasure, and insure
success. A medicine dropper can be
bought for Ave cents, and will drop
tho oil much more evenly than can
possibly bo done by tho hand. An
other device is a twisted wire, with
one end bent at right angles with
tho longer part of 'tho wire. This
can be inserted in the oil bottle, the
long end reaching the oil, and tho
short end on the outside, and the oil
will drop from it with machine-like
regularity.
bearing poor fruit, much or little In ,
quantity. Bo sure that tho best Is
nono too good, then give it good
caro. It will repay.
Easy Mending
When a hole has been torn, or a
round place worn thin, if the edges
are frayed, carefully smooth them
out and turn on the wrong side and
seo that every thread is in its place,
the edges just right for Joining.
Then moisten a piece of the same
goods with a very thin mucilage,
place this carefully on the tear, keep
ing the edges smooth, and lay a
heavy weight on It until it Is per
fectly dry. Between two pieces of
glass Is a good place for it.
Filling Small Vacancies
See that all tho vacancies in tho
fruit garden are filled this spring.
One really good vine, bush or tree,
which bears really good fruit, Is
worth dozens of worthless plants
Odd.s and Ends
Bo Buro to plant somo nasturtiums,
not only for their beautiful flowers,
but for their seed-pods, which mako
excellent pickles. Nasturtiums bloom
best in poor soil, and when tho green
pericarps, or seed pods are well
formed, cut off tho dried blossoms
which adhoro to them, and drop them
into a bottlo of good vinegar. They
need no cooking or scalding, .but aro
soon sour and spicy, and ready for
tho table. Prepared thus they aro
a nice substitute for capers. Thoso
seed vessels should begathered before
they aro in the least hardened, for
when hardened, they aro tasteless
and worthless.
For canning rhubarb by tho cold
water process, wash tho stalks and cut
into 1-inch pieces or less, pack closely
in tho jar, and fill as full ns possible,
pressing It down; then set under a
running stream of water and let
overflow for twenty minutes, then ad
just the rubber and screw on tho
top. Jar, lid and top must bo thor
oughly sterilized with boiling water
beforo Ailing, and tho lid must fit
perfectly. For sterilizing the rubber,
dip quickly in and out of the boiling
water, as to let it lie in tho water
will soften it.
When making your asparagus bed,
remember that asparagus roots are
gross feeders, and nothing in tho
way of fertilizers come amiss; tho
largo, tender stalks come from very
rich soil. You will havo to guard
against tho asparagus beetle; it
comes early in tho spring, laying its
eggs on the young plants; tho eggs
soon hatch, and tho young grubs eat
voraciously, often destroying seed
lings and young plants newly set. Let
the chickens act as insecticides, for
they will feast on tho larva. Paris
green may be applied in either pow
der or solution. Ono of tho greatest
things in tho garden is the thrifty,
well tended asparagus bed.
When using stale bread for pud
dings, or for any other purpose
whero it must be wet, soak it in cold
water; It is then light and crumbly;
if soaked in hot water, It Is heavy.
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Query Box s
B. S. A. The little powdery sub
stance you refer to on the flower, is
called the pollen. It Is immaterial
whether yon wash it off or not, as
It does not affect the value of the
flowers for the purpose named.
L. M. Oil should not bo applied
to dry leather. If you wish to oil a
harness, wet it over night, cover
with a blanket to keep It moist, and
in the morning apply neat's-foot oil
in small quantities, rubbing it well
into tho leather. Harness and
leathers should be washed and oiled
to keep from hardening. A soft,
pliant leather lasts longer than a ne
glected one. Vegetable oils are
Claimed to be less valuable than ani
mal oils, and neat's-foot oil is said
to be the best of these.
Fannie 8. To make tho silk,
jfrhicn has been wrinkled and
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