Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1910 — HINTS FOR THE BUST HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HINTS FOR THE BUST HOUSEWIFE

Embroidery Hoop That Saves Wear on Fabrics.

The merit of the embroidery hoop illustrated above is that the two rings are quickly and easily separated, and that without exerting any pressure on the fabric between them. The inner ring is solid, as is usual, but the outer one has a segment out and is joined by a strip of metal bowed outwardly so as to form a spring. By pressure of the thumb on this spring the outer ring is widened and removed without any strain on the cloth between the two. Often this cloth is of such a fine texture that the rubbing of it between the hoops causes tears or at least spoils the weave. A woman who. has put weeks or even months on a fine piece of embroidery will appreciate the advantage of having a pair of hoops that eliminate the danger of having her work damaged at the last moment.

Codfish Soup.

One : half turnip, one or two parsley roots (or leaves if not roots) and three onions. Slice ail these and boil until done in two quarts of water, then add a cupful of shredded codfish and boil a little longer. Take a cupful of milk, an egg and a tablespoonful of flour. Beat these well together and add to the above. Let thicken and then season with a little ginger and pepper. By cooking fresh fish until it can be removed from the bones you can make same as codfish soup, only add a little salt and butter the size of an egg.

Hot Chicken Salad.

Two tablespoonfuls of butter, two tablespoonfuls of flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one-half saltspoonful of pepper, one pint of cream, one pint of cold chicken cut into dice, one pint of oysters washed and drained, one cupful of chopped celery. Melt butter in saucepan, add flour, salt and pepper. Pour in the cream slowly. Add chicken ' and oysters and cook until oysters are plump. ‘ Add celery and serve on toast. May be made on chafing dish also.

Lima Beans.

Soak overnight and parboil a quart of lima beans in salted water for twenty minutes. Drain well. Place them in a pan with a piece of butter the size of an egg and a pinch of peppen Cook pntil tender, but not broken. Then add a cupful of cream or milk and a pinch of chopped parsley. If a thick gravy is liked stir a teaspoonful of flour into the milk when it is added. Serve hot with crackers.

Cheap Bedroom Curtains.

Buy a good grade Of cream scrim and make one inch hems and sew imitation cluny inside the hem and cut the scrim from beneath. Edge the curtains with imitation cluny edging one or one and a half inched wide. Hang the curtains on thin brass rods, allowing the curtain ends to reach the casement. A wide window with valance of scrim, the curtains drawn to each side, will be artistic.

Filling For Cracks In Floors.

Soak newspapers in a paste of half a pound of flour, half a pound of alum and three quarts of water mixed together and boiled. This mixture, which should be as thick as putty, may be forced into cracks in floors with a case knife. It hardens like papier mache, neatly and permanently filling any crack to which it may be Applied. ‘ '

Gossamer Gingerbread.

One cupful of butter, two cupfuls of sugar, a little salt, one cupful of milk, three cupfuls of flour, two tablespoonfuls of ginger. Cream butter, add sugar and milk slowly, add flour and other ingredients. Spread very thin on a buttegptl, inverted dripping pan and bake in a moderate oven. Cut and roll while hot.

Buttermilk Pie.

Beat to a cream half a cupful of butter and two cupfuls of sugar. Add two well beaten eggs and four tablespoonfuls of sifted flour. Beat until perfectly smooth, and then add one pint of' freshly churned buttermilk. Mix thoroughly and bake in two crusts.

Remedy For Croup. For croup get some spirits of turpentine and when the child begins to whoop and gasp pour some turpentine on a rag and hold it to the mouth just as it gasps for breath; also lay a saturated rag on the pillow.