The national course in home economics

Take a piece of woolen cloth, place the lace on this, free it of all dust with a brush, and then apply some alum (which has been burnt, powdered and sifted through a fine sieve) with a soft brush. This will remove the tarnish and restore it to its former brightness if it has not been worn threadbare. ROLLS, PRETZELS, COFFEE CAKE, ETC. (Directions for Making, see Page 145^46-149.) GRANDMOTHER'S BROWN BREAD (Directions for Making, see Page 138.) ALL KINDS OF WHITE BREAD (How to Make. See Chapter "Bread, Biscuit, Muffins." etc.) TO WASH BLANKETS. Use plenty of soft water, and soap that has no resin in it Resin hardens the fibres of woolen goods and should never be used. The water in which they are scalded should be made quite blue with indigo. I. J. WASHING FLUID— HOW TO MAKE. Four pounds of sal soda, two ounces of borax, one ounce of sal tartar, one-half pint of water of ammonia, two ounces of spirits of camphor, one ounce of oil of turpentine, six pints of hot water. Dissolve the salts in the hot water and add the liquids in succession, mix well and bottle. Add one tablespoonful of this to each gallon of water used for soaking the clothes before washing and a little may be used in the washing water if necessary. Mrs. R. SOFT SOAP— HOW TO HAKE. Four to five pounds of tallow, a box of condensed lye, three pints of cold water. Put the tallow in an iron pot and dissolve by gentle heat then remove from the fire (it must be merely lukewarm). Dissolve the lye in three pints of cold water and add to the tallow, stirring it until it gets white and thick. Cover closely with a heavy cloth and stand it away until the next day, then cut up the soap, which has become hard, add hot water and keep stirring until all is dissolved; do not heat it again; pour it into a five-gallon jar and add enough water to fill it, then set aside for further use. Excellent for washing all things that have to be laundered, especially nice for machine use. Ada. Foltz. Note. — Take one quart of the above soap, dissolve it in hot water, add One box of Lewis lye, when this is dissolved add enough water to make it four gallons. This soap is unsurpassed for scrubbing sinks, tables and floors. When wanted, dilute some of it in boiling water and use in place of hard soap. De L. EXCELLENT HARD SOAP. One can of Babbitt's potash, three pints of cold water, two heaping tablespoonfuls of powdered borax, five pounds of grease, one-half ounce of oil of sassafras; put grease over fire in kettle; cover with water; let boil thoroughly to wash all salt out of grease; pour into pans; set where it will harden; next day skim off the nice clean grease, weigh it, taking exactly five pounds. The day before you wish to make soap put borax and potash into pitcher, with three pints of cold water. Melt the grease to consistency of strained honey; put in sassafras, take from fire, pouring slowly the lye water, stir at least ten minutes, or until it begins to harden; then pour into a box you have previously lined with wet cotton cloth Next day you can cut into cakes, and set away to dry. Mrs. a. M. Seth. Economics for the House. TO PRESERVE ICE IN THE ICE-BOX.