Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1911 — HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE

Pan For Quickly Cleaning Silver Tableware.

Every housekeeper knows bow much work is entailed in keeping silver clean; furthermore, that this work must be done frequently, as the ware tarnishes even when stored away. A device has been invented by which the cleaning can be done in a fraction of the time heretofore required and without auy scouring with powders or pastes. A metal pan. with a grating Just above the bottom, is partly filled with d solution of warm water and a tablespoonftil each of common salt and baking soda. The pan is made of a material which will not corrode from the. action of these substances in the water, but this same action will remove the tarnish from silver in a few minutes. The tableware is placed on the grating in the pan and allowed to remain there for from one to two minutes if warm water is used and from five to ten minutes if the water is cold. It is then removed and wiped dry, leaving it as bngbt as new.

Rump Steak, Old English Style. To prepare this have three or four pounds of rump steak cut about an inch thick. Put one tablespoon of butter in the frying pan and let it melt without browning. Put steak in the frying pan. cover closely and let it ■lowly become very hot As soon as it is thoroughly heated add salt and pepper. then keep it jnstsimmering (never allowing it to boil) until perfectly tender. It will require about an hour and a half to cook it Just right. When done place the steak on a heated platter. add a little walnut or tomato ketchup to the gravy in the pan, let it get very hot and pour it over the steak. Sometimes a slice of onion or carrot is added to impart a delicate flavor to the steak. ''. (