Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1891 — Hints for Housekeepers. [ARTICLE]

Hints for Housekeepers.

In selecting salt mackerel, examine them carefully. If rusty in appearance reject them. In “trying out” or clarifying butter it is done when the froth begins to i-ise. Skim, strain., store in a cool place and keep well covered. The sauce par excellence for broils is mushroom ketchup; and the garnish crisp lettuce, watercress or endive. The water drained from macaroni, cabbage or any vegetable, simmered with the bones from roast beef, a little boiled rice, a bit of onion, and thickening of flour, makes a good, palatable soup. New tins should be set over the fire, filled with water, for some hours before using them. Bread that fs to be kept for a week should be kneaded longer than that to be eaten soon. The marrow in bones should be scraped out and used for cooking. It. is more delicate for this purpose than suet. ~ Butter for cooking should always be clarified. Mustard for instant uses should be mixed with milk—to which a little thin cream should be added. Soap lasts mueh longer if bought by the in squares and kept in a dry place to harden.