FoodNet

A manual of home-making

1919

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Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
8. Lemon jiiieo. Kct^p the slain moistened and exposed to the sun. ?'or ink on carpet, first apply ah«3orl«'nt.s, iis in No. 1 ; follow by repeatml apphrations of oxalic aciij, tun in Xo. 2, or ji^'ta&sium permanganate, as in No. 5, or liy nihbing with the cut .surf an* of a lemon, w]uef>aing on the juice and rinsing Irt'twivn applipatiouH with a riean, wet cloth until no more ink can be removixl. Hub the spot then with a rleaa, dry cloth. After the carpet is dry, brtiah up the nap with a stiff brusli or a cloth. . Iodine. One of the following agents may be used in removing iodine stains from unstarcbeil materials: 1 . Water. Wash the .stain in an abundancf^ of waitT or soak it for a number of hovirs in cfild water. These staiuj^ can be removed also by wetting with water and drying in a warm place, such as over a radiator^ | repeating this if ntH-t-sHary. 2. Ammonia. Sponge the stain with dilute ammonia. 3. AlcohoL Sponge the stjiin. Thb agent frcijuently can be usod on materials which water would injure. 4. Starch, prepared as for laundry purposes; for washable materials. Inunerse the stained place in the starch and lx>il; it first turns blue and then disapiM'ars. 5. Flour, u.*«e<l in the sjime manner as starch. For removing iodine stains from starchtxi materials one of the following agents may be empltjyetl: L Ammonia, Soak the stains in dilute ammonia until they dia- , appear. 2. Water. Boil thi* Htaininl material for 5 or 10 minutes. 1 I STAIN REMOVAL For irofi-rust stains on white wfLshaltle rnatc»rials one of the agent,s given below ahould be «sed. In the case of colored materials, the effeet of the agent should Ix* tried first on a sample or m an in conspicuous place. 1. Hydrochloric acid, m&de by diiutjiig the strong acid with ?m equal Vfjlume of water. Spread the Btained place over a bowl of hot water and apply the acid drop by drop until the stain turns bright yellow; then im- merse at once in hot water and rinse thtiroughly, Repe^it the treatment, if necessary. Add a little anunonia or l»orax to the tast rinsing water to neutralize any acid which may remain in the goods. 2. Oxalic acid» in saturated solution, asf^d in the same way as hydrochloric acid in No. 1. Or apply the ery.stals directly to the stain and moisten. 3. Cream of tartar. Boil the stained place in a stjlution of 4 teaspoon- fuls to 1 pint of water, until the stale disappears. This agent, owing to i\s cost, is practicable only for stains upon small artielm which can be tmmefsed and ImikMi in a cup or two of fiolution, though it may be used in the case of larger articles by holding them alwjve the solution in such a way that only the stainefl portion is immerse<b 4. Lemon juice. Hprcad the stained place over a vessel of actively boUing water, and then squeeze lemon juice on tlie stain. Aftc»r a few miiiutes rinse the stain and repeat the process. Tliia method is rather slow but does not injure delicate wliite cotton or hnen fabrics. 5. Lemon juice and salt. Sprinlde the stain with salt, moisten with leraon juice, and place in the sun, adding more lemon juice if necessary.