Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1910 — HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE

Handy Spoon Rest For Cooking Kettles.

A rest for keeping spoons from slipping into kettles can be made from a strip of metal bent as shown in the above illustration. The spring of the metal will make it easy to apply to the kettle. The spoon placed in the rest will drain back into the kettle. The cover can be placed on without removing the spoon.—Popular Mechanics. > Pimples and Blackheads. Once every week steam the face for ten minutes, then press out the blackheads. Next massage with the pimple cream, then wipe the cream off, dampen a corner of the towel with the toilet water and wipe the face gently until all the cream is removed. You can then use a very little good face powder. Cleanse the face and throat with the cleansing cream before steaming and every night before retiring. In the morning use the toilet water instead of ordinary water. This will cure the blackheads and pimples and make the skin as soft and white as nature intended it to be. Cleansing Cream.—Oil of sweet almonds, four ounces; white wax, two ounces; orange flower water, four ounces. Pimple Cream.—Lanolin, one and a quarter ounces; oil of sweet almonds, one and a quarter ounces; sulphur precipitate, one and a quarter ounces; oxide of fine, five drams; violet extract, one dram. Toilet Water.—Elder flower water, two ounces; distilled water, two ounces.—Philadelphia Press. Pumpkin Pie. This is an old fashioned recipe: Cut the pumpkin into large pieces, keeping the skin on, and put it on to boil. When soft scoop out the pulp, sift it and for every heaping teacupful of pumpkin add one pint of rich milk, two eggs, one and a half cupfuls of sugar, one-half tablespoonfui of ginger and the same of salt. Make a good, short pastry, fill with the mixture and just before putting into the oven put a few small pieces of butter over the top and grate over them a little nutmeg.