The varnish brush costs 25 cents, is flat and
two inches across. An ordinary stiff scrubbing
brush is the best thing to use on a carved surface
to remove the Adelite.
A dining-room table which scars easily re-
quires a slightly different treatment. Omit the
varnish. After the sandpapering has been fin-
ished rub on the oil with a soft cloth, then rub it
down thoroughly with a piece of Brussels carpet
placed on a wooden block.
After one or two oilings and rubbings the
table gets a wonderful polish and nothing will
scar it. It is easy to keep in condition by repeat-
ing these oilings whenever it gets a little blurred
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and by rubbing it well with the polisher when
the crumbs are brushed off after each meal or, at
least, once a day. This is a far better treatment
than to use even the thinnest coat of varnish
which a hot dish will mar. ^^With the oil finish/'
declares one young woman who has "done over"
all her ancestral furniture herself, "you can even
set the kitchen stove on your table and it will not
scar."
Sometimes mahogany has a too high finish that
is very ugly. To overcome it dip a rough cloth
first in linseed oil then An powdered pumice and
rub very carefully over the shiny surface. This
needs delicate handling, or one may cut through
the varnish. Wipe off with waste, and you will
have the lovely satin finish seen on old furniture.
Burlap can be used for the cloth, or any fabric
with a roughish surface. The powdered pumice
costs six cents a pound.
The chief trouble with renovating furniture at
home is the hard work it entails. Do it gradu-
ally. Rub off the varnish, for instance, on but a
small section at a time, as a single drawer in
bureau or high-boy. Work to the point of fa-
tigue and your enthusiasm will not last for more
than one piece — with strong probability of send-
ing that half finished to a re-finisher of antiques.
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For the Definite Cook
The inexperienced cook is often much tried by
the indefinite information given her by the "born
cook" when a recipe is asked for. The following
comparisons may help her out :
A common kitchen coffee cup is the standard.
A cup, 1/2 pint (liquids) .
A cup ( rounded ) , % pound.
1 pint of sugar or butter, ... 1 pound.
1 quart of sifted flour, 1 pound.
2 cups (packed solid), 1 pound of butter.
4 level cups of flour, 1 pound or 1 quart.
% cup of butter, 14 pound.
1 cup, 14 tablespoons.
3 teaspoons (solids), 1 tablespoon.
4 teaspoons (liquids), 1 tablespoon.
4 tablespoons, 1 wineglass.
1 heaping tablespoon of but-
ter, 2 ounces.
2 rounded tablespoons flour,
coffee, sugar, 1 ounce.
2 tablespoons of liquid, 1 ounce.
1 teaspoon of soda, salt, pep-
per, 14 ounce.
1 teaspoon of liquid, or 30
drops, 14 ounce.
1 piece of butter size of an
egg, 1 ounce.
A pinch of salt, i/4 teaspoon.
A dash of pepper (black or
white), 1/4 teaspoon.
A pinch of cayenne, % teaspoon.
9 large or 10 medium eggs, . . 1 pound.
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FOR WRITTEN RECIPES
To Wax a Hardwood Floor
(Miss Lucy Hayes.)
A hardwood floor that is kept in good condi-
tion by being wiped off daily with a soft cloth
should not be waxed more than once a year, as
the process is very hard on the wood. If it wears
badly, however, the waxing may be done oftener.
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Presented as published in 1913. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
The varnish brush costs 25 cents, is flat and two inches across. An ordinary stiff scrubbing brush is the best thing to use on a carved surface to remove the Adelite.
A dining-room table which scars easily requires a slightly different treatment. Omit the varnish. After the sandpapering has been finished rub on the oil with a soft cloth, then rub it down thoroughly with a piece of Brussels carpet placed on a wooden block.
After one or two oilings and rubbings the table gets a wonderful polish and nothing will scar it. It is easy to keep in condition by repeating these oilings whenever it gets a little blurred
and by rubbing it well with the polisher when the crumbs are brushed off after each meal or, at least, once a day. This is a far better treatment than to use even the thinnest coat of varnish which a hot dish will mar. ^^With the oil finish/' declares one young woman who has "done over" all her ancestral furniture herself, "you can even set the kitchen stove on your table and it will not
scar."
Sometimes mahogany has a too high finish that is very ugly. To overcome it dip a rough cloth first in linseed oil then in powdered pumice and rub very carefully over the shiny surface. This needs delicate handling, or one may cut through the varnish. Wipe off with waste, and you will have the lovely satin finish seen on old furniture. Burlap can be used for the cloth, or any fabric with a roughish surface. The powdered pumice costs six cents a pound.
The chief trouble with renovating furniture at home is the hard work it entails. Do it gradually. Rub off the varnish, for instance, on but a small section at a time, as a single drawer in bureau or high-boy. Work to the point of fatigue and your enthusiasm will not last for more than one piece — with strong probability of sending that half finished to a re-finisher of antiques.
For the Indefinite Cook The inexperienced cook is often much tried by the indefinite information given her by the "born cook" when a recipe is asked for. The following comparisons may help her out : A common kitchen coffee cup is the standard.
A cup, 1/2 pint (liquids) .
A cup ( rounded ) , % pound.
1 pint of sugar or butter, ... 1 pound.
1 quart of sifted flour, 1 pound.
2 cups (packed solid), 1 pound of butter.
4 level cups of flour, 1 pound or 1 quart.
% cup of butter, 14 pound.
1 cup, 14 tablespoons.
3 teaspoons (solids), 1 tablespoon.
4 teaspoons (liquids), 1 tablespoon.
4 tablespoons, 1 wineglass.
1 heaping tablespoon of butter, 2 ounces.
2 rounded tablespoons flour,
coffee, sugar, 1 ounce.
2 tablespoons of liquid, 1 ounce.
1 teaspoon of soda, salt, pepper, 14 ounce.
1 teaspoon of liquid, or 30
drops, 14 ounce.
1 piece of butter size of an egg, 1 ounce.
A pinch of salt, i/4 teaspoon.
A dash of pepper (black or
white), 1/4 teaspoon.
A pinch of cayenne, % teaspoon.
9 large or 10 medium eggs, . . 1 pound.
To Wax a Hardwood Floor
(Miss Lucy Hayes.)
A hardwood floor that is kept in good condition by being wiped off daily with a soft cloth should not be waxed more than once a year, as the process is very hard on the wood. If it wears badly, however, the waxing may be done oftener.