Alcohol six ounces, aqua ammonia half ounce, soft water three ounces ; electro silicon to make it the consistency of cream. Keep the bottle tightly corked. Apply with a soft cloth and rub off when dry. J. F. W., Santa Barbara. JAVA WATER. One pound chloride lime, two pounds sal soda, fourteen quarts boiling water. Strain and bottle for use. This will remove fruit and wine stains. Dip in the water a few mo- ments until the stain disappears. It must be well rinsed in cold water before putting into hot. Mrs. J. G Mossin. 250 LANDMARKS CLUB COOK BOOK FURNITURE POLISH. Dissolve four ounces shellac in one quart ninety-five per cent alcohol ; to this add one quart linseed oil and one pint of turpentine. When mixed, add four ounces sulphuric ether and four ounces aqua ammonia. Mix thoroughly before using. Apply with a sponge and rub until the polish appears. H. C. W. CLEANING SOLUTION. One gallon deodorized benzine, half ounce each of ether and chloroform, one ounce alcohol. Can be used for cleaning gloves, lace or silk goods. Will not leave a ring. Mrs. J. G. Mossin. SOAP BARK FOR CLEANSING. Steep ten cents’ worth (two ounces) of soap bark in a gallon of water. Strain and wash the goods in the usual way. Steep the same bark a second time for a rinsing water. All grease will be removed. Dampen and press. Mrs. J. G. Mossin. TO CLEAN BRASSYVARE. Ten cents’ worth of oxalic acid dissolved in a pint of hot water. Bottle, label and keep out of the reach of children, as it is a deadly poison. Pour a little in a cup and apply with a swab. Be sure not to allow the acid to touch the hands. Mrs. E. B. Millar. TO TAKE PAINT OUT OF WASH CLOTHING. Equal parts of ammonia and turpentine will take paint out of clothing, no matter how dry or hard it may be. Saturate the spot two or three times, then wash out in soap suds. Mrs. E. B. MillaR- TO REMOVE FRUIT AND OTHER STAINS FROM THE HANDS. Use half a lemon ; rub the spots thoroughly, then wash in soap and water. Mrs E. B. Millar. TO REMOVE INK STAINS FROM FINGERS. Take a common sulphur match, wet it and rub over the ink spots ; then wash the hands in soap and water. The spots will all disappear. Mrs. E. B. Millar. MISCELLANEOUS. 251 TO REMOVE INK STAINS FROM CLOTHING. Dip the spots in pure melted tallow. Wash out the tallow, and the ink will come out. Mrs. Koepfli. TO SET COLORS IN FABRICS. Calicoes and cbambreys will not fade if before the first washing they are soaked in a bucket of cold water contain- ing one tablespoonful of sugar of lead. PROPORTIONS. Five to eight eggs to one quart of milk for custards. Three to four eggs to one pint of milk. One saltspoonful of salt to one quart of milk for cus- tards. One teaspoon ful or less of vanilla to one quart of milk for custards. Two ounces gelatine to t$4 quarts of liquid. Three heaping teaspoon fills baking powder to one quart of flour. One even teaspoon ful baking powder to one cupful of flour One teaspoonful soda to one pint sour milk. One teaspoonful soda to half pint molasses. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Four gills — one pint. Two pints — one quart. Four quarts — one gallon. Sixteen ounces — one pound. Half kitchen cupful — one gill. One kitchen cupful — half pint, or two gills. Four kitchen cupfuls — one quart. Two cupfuls granulated sugar, 2 >4 cupfuls powdered sugar — one pound.

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Alcohol six ounces, aqua ammonia half ounce, soft water three ounces ; electro silicon to make it the consistency of cream. Keep the bottle tightly corked. Apply with a soft cloth and rub off when dry. J. F. W., Santa Barbara. JAVA WATER. One pound chloride lime, two pounds sal soda, fourteen quarts boiling water. Strain and bottle for use. This will remove fruit and wine stains. Dip in the water a few moments until the stain disappears. It must be well rinsed in cold water before putting into hot. Mrs. J. G Mossin. FURNITURE POLISH. Dissolve four ounces shellac in one quart ninety-five per cent alcohol ; to this add one quart linseed oil and one pint of turpentine. When mixed, add four ounces sulphuric ether and four ounces aqua ammonia. Mix thoroughly before using. Apply with a sponge and rub until the polish appears. H. C. W. CLEANING SOLUTION. One gallon deodorized benzine, half ounce each of ether and chloroform, one ounce alcohol. Can be used for cleaning gloves, lace or silk goods. Will not leave a ring. Mrs. J. G. Mossin. SOAP BARK FOR CLEANSING. Steep ten cents’ worth (two ounces) of soap bark in a gallon of water. Strain and wash the goods in the usual way. Steep the same bark a second time for a rinsing water. All grease will be removed. Dampen and press. Mrs. J. G. Mossin. TO CLEAN BRASSYVARE. Ten cents’ worth of oxalic acid dissolved in a pint of hot water. Bottle, label and keep out of the reach of children, as it is a deadly poison. Pour a little in a cup and apply with a swab. Be sure not to allow the acid to touch the hands. Mrs. E. B. Millar. TO TAKE PAINT OUT OF WASH CLOTHING. Equal parts of ammonia and turpentine will take paint out of clothing, no matter how dry or hard it may be. Saturate the spot two or three times, then wash out in soap suds. Mrs. E. B. Millar. TO REMOVE FRUIT AND OTHER STAINS FROM THE HANDS. Use half a lemon ; rub the spots thoroughly, then wash in soap and water. Mrs E. B. Millar. TO REMOVE INK STAINS FROM FINGERS. Take a common sulphur match, wet it and rub over the ink spots ; then wash the hands in soap and water. The spots will all disappear. Mrs. E. B. Millar. MISCELLANEOUS. TO REMOVE INK STAINS FROM CLOTHING. Dip the spots in pure melted tallow. Wash out the tallow, and the ink will come out. Mrs. Koepfli. TO SET COLORS IN FABRICS. Calicoes and chambreys will not fade if before the first washing they are soaked in a bucket of cold water containing one tablespoonful of sugar of lead. PROPORTIONS. Five to eight eggs to one quart of milk for custards. Three to four eggs to one pint of milk. One saltspoonful of salt to one quart of milk for custards. One teaspoon ful or less of vanilla to one quart of milk for custards. Two ounces gelatine to 1¾ quarts of liquid. Three heaping teaspoon fills baking powder to one quart of flour. One even teaspoon ful baking powder to one cupful of flour One teaspoonful soda to one pint sour milk. One teaspoonful soda to half pint molasses. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Four gills — one pint. Two pints — one quart. Four quarts — one gallon. Sixteen ounces — one pound. Half kitchen cupful — one gill. One kitchen cupful — half pint, or two gills. Four kitchen cupfuls — one quart. Two cupfuls granulated sugar, 2 >4 cupfuls powdered sugar — one pound.

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