Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1909 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

In the Laundry. Before ironing eyelets open the closed eyelets with a wooden skewer or stiletto, and you will have less trouble in bringing ont the best effects. Bran makes an excellent lather for delicately colored needlework. Turpentine removes paint if applied before washing. Salt and lemon remove wine stains. For mourning wash goods use neither soap nor starch. Boil one quart clear wheat bran for an honr in three gallons of water. While still warm strain through cheesecloth and wash the black muslin or linen In It. Press while damp. When dampening clothes for Ironing the water should be as hot as the hand can bear. It will not require as much water as when cold is used. For tho Amateur Nurse. Do not allow the patient to remain too long in one position. Give medicine exactly on time ordered. Do not vary three minutes. Measure medicine accurately. A few drops extra of some medicine might mean death. Keep the medicine glass covered. Make a round cover of white paper and lay upon the top. Replace cork In medicine bottle immediately after using. Don’t ask the patient what he wants to eat Prepare a surprise for him. Before serving food bathe patient’s face and hands and freshen the air in the room. Be patient and considerate, but firm In carrying out the physician’s orders. Idealized Baked Apples. Peel and core good cooking apples that will not cook soft too quickly. Make a thin sugar sirup and flavor with orange peel, lemon or vanila, add the apples and cook them until tender, but not broken. Take them from the sirup and place them in a glass dish that will stand the heat of the oven. Sprinkle the apples with sugar and pounded bnmt almonds and place them In the even to acquire a delicate brown. Scatter some cubes of tart Jelly over the top and cover the whole .with still whipped cream. Serve very cold. Homemade Carpet Beater. Secure a piece of old garden hose about three feet long, slip one end on a two foot length of broom handle and tie it securely. Gut the loose end of

the hose in narrow strips, allowing them to hang from the part tied to the broom handle. This makes an excellent beater for rugs and carpets.—Popular Mechanics. Flemish Onions. Slice full grown new onions and throw into cold water to soak for an hour. Slice an equal number of sour green apples. Drain the onions, dry them in a cloth and dredge them and also the apples with flour and lightly brown in hot butter. Then lay them in alternate layers in a buttered pudding dish, with a light dredging of crumbs between the layers, sprinkling each layer with a tablespoonful of sugar, a teaspoonful of lemon juice and dotting with bits of butter. Bake for ten minutes. To Kevp the Lamp Clean. Those that use kerosene oil lamps know how the dirt accumulates in the bottom of the lamp and clogs the wick, thus affecting the light. To prevent this take a few lengths of knitting yarn, tie up into a small bail, dipping out all around so that ends of the wool may be loose. Drop this into the lamp, and it will gather up the dirt making the oil look clear. It can be renewed as often as necessary. Delicate Cabbage. Boil a white cabbage fifteen minutes; then change the water for more out of the boiling teakettle. When tendei drain and allow it to become perfectly cold Chop fine and add two well beaten eggs, a tablespoonful of butter, three tablespoonfuls of milk or cream and some pepper and salt Stir well and bake in a buttered pudding dish till brown. Serve very hot £*efsteak Pudding. Line a dish with thin suet crust, cm some steak into slices, mix a little pepper and salt together and dip slices into it then place around the dish in layers till nearly full. Fill the middle with oysters or mushrooms, tie cloth over it tightly and boll for three hours, but do not let the water in pan reach to top of dish, which should be a deep bowl. Cleaning Lace Curtains. For two pairs ot curtains use two gallons gasoline to a quart of flour. See that material is well covered with gasoline, then add flour and rub in well Hang out and when thoroughly dry brush well with a stiff brush and you will And your curtains as bright as new.

HOSE CARPET BEATER.