Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1914 — CURTAINS ARE WORTH CARE [ARTICLE]

CURTAINS ARE WORTH CARE

Their Usefulness May Be Prolonged With a Little Pecaution at Cleaning Time.

When doing up fine curtains the weight alpne of the heavy work often tears the curtain. To avoid this, take cheesecloth that has been shrunk, or old sheets sewed together, on which carefully baste the curtains. After shaking out the dust, soak in cold water. Put in suds and boil. Gently lift up and down in the water. Rinse in several waters, the last slightly blued for white curtainß, or stained with coffee for ecru. Put through the wringer; never wring by hand. Set up the stretcher, and after doubling -your curtain to find the center, commence to pin on from center to outside. Keep the curtains constantly wet while pinning on, or they may tear. Four curtains may be pinned on at, once, so keeping all pairs precisely the same size and shape for bay or double window. A little starch may be added to the last rinsing water if desired.

Six Months’ Cake. Work one-half cup of shortening (using butter and lard in equal proportions until creamy), then add gradually, while beating constantly, one cupful of sugar, two eggs well beaten and one-half cupful of molasses. Mix and sift two and one-half cups of bread flour, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-fourth teaspoonful of clove and one-fourth teaspoonful of mace. Add alternately with one-half cup milk to first mixture and beat vigorously; then add one cup of raisins, seeded and cut in small pieces and dredged with two tablespoonfuls of pastry flour. Turn into two bread pans and bake in a moderate oven 45 minutes.