Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1908 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Almond Delight Pio. Make a rich pastry and fill with the following mixture: Blanch and chop fine one cupful of almonds. Put otae cupful of granulated sugar moistened with one teaspoohful of water into a frying pan. Place over a slow fire until melted, then add the chopped alm onds, stirring briskly until the mix ture turns a golden brown. Turn this out on the crust in the pan and spread ' quickly before it cools. Beat three eggs, add two tablespoonfuls of pondered sugar and one and one-half cupfuls of milk, pour over the almonds and bake in a hot oven at first. Cover with a meringue of the white of egg and two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Moth PatXos and Freckles. Colorless iodine is a good freckle destroyer. Anoint the freckles with the iodine by means of a small camel’s hair brush or a swab made by twisting a piece of absorbent cotton around a toothpick. Apply to each freckle night and morning until the skin is red, but not too Irritated. The pigment of the freckle is deposited in the upper layer of the skin, and this must be destroyed in order to get rid of the freckle. Lemon juice applied to the skin is one of the best means of keeping the skin clear and white and preventing the deposit of coloring matter which makes the blemishes ot most patches and freckles.

Lemon Shampoo. Pour the juice of three lemons upon two ounces of salts of tartar, add about two quarts of warm water and use as an ordinary shampoo. This will make the hair soft and fluffy and is an excellent cleanser. If one has sufficient time at her disposal it is a good idea to bqll the juice, boiling the skins with it. This makes a stronger solution of the lemon. A few drops of perfume or attar of roses added will leave a faint scent upon the hair. The mixtures of salts of tartar should never be allowed to stand. It should be mixed fresh for every shampoo. Washing Thin Glasses. 1 One often will find that thin glasses are difficult to wash and leave clear and unclouded. Wash them in hot water and pure white soap and rinse them immediately in water of the same temperature and set them aside to drain. Do not wipe them until they are nearly dry and then polish with a clean towel. Clean tissue paper is excellent for polishing glasses. They are more apt to break if you dry them while they are wet, and they are also more inclined to be cloudy. A Washday Convenience. An excellent device that would be of great assistance to the housewife is the combined clothes and clothespin receptacle herewith shown. Ordinarily the wet clothes are carried from

the washtub to the yard in an ordinary wicker basket. The dripping water collects in the bottom of the basket, soon rotting and destroying IL The basket shown here is made of galvanized wire to prevent rusting'. The mesh being wide, the water from the wet clothes readily drains off. At one end is a receptacle for the reception of clothespins, while suitable straps are secured to the back by which it can be supported at some convenient point. These straps are also used to carry tlte receptacle.

Scorched Milk. When milk has burned pour it at •ace into a pitcher and stand it in a basin of cold water until it is cool, when It will be found to be quite free from the burned smell and taste; also When anything has burned In the dontoe boiler, instead of replenishing the steamer part with hot water, use cold for the same effect. Oatmeal Lotion For the Skin. An excellent oatmeal lotion for the ■kin is made as follows: Boil two tablespoonfuls of fine oatmeal and then strain. When cold add one dessertspoonful of wine and the juice of one lemon. Fluff over the face before gotog to bed, not wiping It all away. This lotion Is especially good for sallow complexions. Grease Spate on Wall Paper. To remove grease spots xfrom wall paper sprinkle baking soda over blotting ‘paper, place over the spot and press a moderately warm iron against it for a few minutes. The blotting paper will absorb tbe grease and the paper on the wall be free from spots. About Brittle Icing. A teaspoonful of vinegar beaten into boiled frosting when the flavoring is being added will’keep it from being brittle and breaking when the cake is it will be as motet and nice to a week as the day it was made.

CLOTHES AND CLOTHESPIN HOLDER.