The Pennsylvania German cook book

and one ounce salts amonia. Stir until all is dissolved, let it settle. Ponr off and put into a jug, use one-half cup fluid, to two and one-half pails of water. Soap clothes and soak over night. Then boil with this Iluid, and they will need very little rubbing. WHITE CLOTHES. Soak in warm water, soaping all the soiled parts, in the morning, ring. Soap soiled parts and stains and boil quickly. Suds out in hike warm water. (Please (try it tired housewife. ) THK PKNXSYhVANI A CiKRMAN (’OOK HOOK. r»8 CLEANING. TO CLEAN FINE LACE CURTAINS. Put them into a tight bag adding two handfnlH of cornmeal and one of Tie it shut tightly. Beat and shake bag thoroughly, then take out curtains and shake them well. Put in another bag and add two handfuls of flour, shake and beat as before. Then hang curtains on line, where the wind will shake off meal and dust. TO CLEAN LACES. Baste them carefully on a strip of muslin, taking care that each point is secured. Fold and wet in cold water. .Soap well, lather lightly, do not rub hard, wash in this manner through several waters, rinse in soft water, dip into bluing water with a teaspoon of made starch to a quart of water. .'Squeeze and lay be¬ tween the folds of clean cloth, one hour. Remove basting threads and pin on a clean ironing board, carefully securing each point. When dry fold over a piece of pasteboard. TO REMOVE TAR. Rub with lard then wash w’ith cold soft water and soap. TO REMOVE STAINS FROM TABLE LINEN. Grease every si>ot w ith clean lard. As soon as you are through using it, by the time it is washe«l the spots w ill disappear, or scald the spots thorougly by pouring iNUling water through the linen with a teakettle until they disappear. TO REMOVE RUST ON GOODS. Wet the goods then ring them dry, cover the rust spots with lemon juice and lay in sun, this will take out any rust if re- peatetl, should you fail at flrst. Another way is to use oxolid acid, but that is more apt to eat the clothes. TO RESTORE OLD CASHMERE. .After dn‘ss has been ripped and dusted make a solution of hot water (soft), a little piece of logw'ood, several spoons amonia, after logwocsl is dis.solved and while it is hot, put in dre.ss goods let stand until cold, then rinse out drawing it up and down through the solution. Drain but do not ring. After it is drained rinse in very blue water hang until partly dry, then wrap up in a cloth press between two pieces of cloth length wise. TO RENOVATE OLD SILK. Boil an old black kid glove in soft water until it is <lissolved. Then pour it into strong black coffee that has been settled and strained, add a tablespoon li(iuid amonia. Take a soft cloth, dip in¬ to this mixture as hot as you can bear, press it a little and sponge off silk, on both sides until every spot is removed, and it is thoroughly dampened. Then roll each piece as it is cleaned into a cloth. When the whole has been cleanetl thus, take two pieces of black goods (calico is best) lay .silk on one piece turn¬ ing right side down. Put the other piece over top, and press with a hot iron. Pre.ss it lengthwise of the gornls, and it will look like new. TO WASH BLACK CALICO. Wash black calico as follows and it will always look fresh. Strain boiling soap suds and pour on goods. After it is well scalded add cold water and wash rinse, dry and iron as any other calico.