Atltl to each pailful of soft water, two
pints of fresh unslaked lime✪ To Preserve Eggs, and one
pint td coniiuon salt. Mix well. Fill
barrel half full of this mixture. Put the
e(?K^ down in it any time after June, and
they w’ill keep two years if desired.
Ket*p in a co<d place.
TO KEEP A CAKE MOIST.
Put an apple in the cake box. Renew’
the apple when it becomes withered.
Is also g<M)d for hr€*a<l. Make the ^(mmI
parts of an old tablecloth into napkins,
go<Ml to cover cakes, or wipe silver.
TO KEEP AWAY BUFFALO MOTHS.
Mix e<nial parts of borax, camphor pum
and saltpetre. Apply <lry in liberal
hatidful.s, under the eiljjes of the carpel,
also use in washinjf floors. People in
the Eastern States have nearly extermi¬
nated them by putting paris green along
the edges of the carpets.
FURNITURE VARNISH.
Take ecjual parts of the best boiled lin-
«ee<l oil, turpentine and vinegar. Hub
furniture well, then polish with a dry
soft ch)th. It will make everything l(K)k
new. Polish windows by washing with
soda water, or use gasoline in water.
Nettie Waltz.
TO TAKE COLOR OUT OF GOODS.
Take a heaping tablesp<K)n of chloride
of lime. Scald in three (|uarts of boiling
water. Let stand until cm)l, strain and
add a gallon of rain water. Let goods
stand in it a short time rinse and lay on
the grass.
TO WASH CUT GLASS.
First wjish in a clean S4)ap suds, then
rinse in warm water with a little amonia
in it. Rub dry with a soft cloth. Then
brush carefully with a jeweler’s brush.
This will give it a polish.
CUT JEWELS.
Takecadile soap sinks, a tiNdh brush,
wash rinse, and dry in saw’diist.
MICA.
M et a rag with lemon juice, or use one.
tablespoon of .salt and tw’o of vinegar
and rub it.
TO CLEAN NICKEL.
Scrub well with soap and scrubbing
brush, then rub with gasoline.
TO SWEETEN OLD CROCKS.
Put a small piece of lime into the
crock and till it with hot water, let stand
some time.
Make Bluing. — Ten cents worth Pru.s-
sian bine, five cents worth oxalic acid.
Put in one ipiart rain water, or one
package Diamond dye, one quart of
water.
A FEW HINTS TO THE YOUNG
HOUSEKEEPER.
The aim of every true wife should be to
live w ithin her means. See how well vou
•
cook, and care not for much variety.
Good cooking and right seasoning makes
food palatable and wholesome. Many
cooks use too much grease, which is the
source of much complaining, aches and
pain. To cultivate patience and avoid
fretting will save many a doctor bill. If
we cannot have our ow n way, let it l>e the
other way, it will be all right in the end,
only pos.sess your soul in patience.
It costs but little more time to keep the
hair combe<l, and to present a neat ap¬
pearance than to be careless, and pays in
many ways.
To put things into place as soon as
through using them will keep order and
save time.
To wash your dishes in a pan of .s(>apy
water, then rinse in another pan of hot
THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN COOK BOOK.
fil
water, then drain, they will scarcely
need any wiping and will look well.
Pieces of bread dried in the oven and
put into a clean paper sack (instead of
being thrown away) will often be a great
convenience in preparing dishes.
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Presented as published in 1902. 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
Add to each pailful of soft water, two pints of fresh unslaked lime, and one pint of common salt. Mix well. Fill barrel half full of this mixture. Put the eggs down in it any time after June, and they w’ill keep two years if desired. Keep in a cold place.
TO KEEP A CAKE MOIST.
Put an apple in the cake box. Renew the apple when it becomes withered. Is also good for bread. Make the good parts of an old tablecloth into napkins, go<Ml to cover cakes, or wipe silver.
TO KEEP AWAY BUFFALO MOTHS.
Mix equal parts of borax, camphor gum and saltpetre. Apply dry in liberal handfuls, under the edges of the carpet, also use in washinjf floors. People in the Eastern States have nearly extermi¬ nated them by putting paris green along the edges of the carpets.
FURNITURE VARNISH.
Take equal parts of the best boiled linseed oil, turpentine and vinegar. Rub furniture well, then polish with a dry soft cloth. It will make everything look new. Polish windows by washing with soda water, or use gasoline in water.
Nettie Waltz.
TO TAKE COLOR OUT OF GOODS.
Take a heaping tablespoon of chloride of lime. Scald in three quarts of boiling water. Let stand until cool, strain and add a gallon of rain water. Let goods stand in it a short time rinse and lay on the grass.
TO WASH CUT GLASS.
First wash in a clean soap suds, then rinse in warm water with a little ammonia in it. Rub dry with a soft cloth. Then brush carefully with a jeweler’s brush. This will give it a polish.
CUT JEWELS.
Take castile soap, sink, a tooth brush, wash rinse, and dry in sawdust.
MICA.
Wet a rag with lemon juice, or use one tablespoon of salt and two of vinegar and rub it.
TO CLEAN NICKEL.
Scrub well with soap and scrubbing brush, then rub with gasoline.
TO SWEETEN OLD CROCKS.
Put a small piece of lime into the crock and till it with hot water, let stand some time.
Make Bluing. — Ten cents worth Prussian blue, five cents worth oxalic acid. Put in one quart rain water, or one package Diamond dye, one quart of water.
A FEW HINTS TO THE YOUNG HOUSEKEEPER.
The aim of every true wife should be to
live w ithin her means. See how well vou
•
cook, and care not for much variety. Good cooking and right seasoning makes food palatable and wholesome. Many cooks use too much grease, which is the source of much complaining, aches and pain. To cultivate patience and avoid fretting will save many a doctor bill. If we cannot have our ow n way, let it l>e the other way, it will be all right in the end, only pos.sess your soul in patience.
It costs but little more time to keep the hair combe<l, and to present a neat ap¬ pearance than to be careless, and pays in many ways.
To put things into place as soon as through using them will keep order and save time.
To wash your dishes in a pan of soapy water, then rinse in another pan of hot
THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN COOK BOOK.
fil
water, then drain, they will scarcely need any wiping and will look well.
Pieces of bread dried in the oven and put into a clean paper sack (instead of being thrown away) will often be a great convenience in preparing dishes.
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