Chapter III: Part 3

Cleansing with mustard is said to remove the smell of fish from pots.

The clothes wringer will last twice as long if the pressure screw at the top is loosened after using.

When mixing pie crust if the lard, flour and salt are mixed before adding the water the crust will be rich and flaky.

A few pieces of Gum Camphor kept in the boxes in which silver is placed in wrappings will prevent its turning dark.

When boiling eggs wet the shells thoroughly in cold water before dropping in the boiling water and they will not crack.

LAUNDRY HINTS

To remove fruit stains from a tablecloth apply powdered starch to the stained parts and leave for several hours till all the discoloration has been absorbed by the starch.

When Heating Irons.

When the fire is not good or there is a draft across the range, irons to be heated quickly should be covered with an inverted dishpan or a pot to concentrate the heat and prevent them being cooled by cold air playing over them.

Rust Stains.

Rust stains no matter how bad can easily be removed by putting vinegar and salt on the stains and placing it in the hot sun.

To Remove Soil Marks from Raincoats.

A simple and excellent way to remove soil marks from a raincoat is to cut raw potato into slices and rub it well on the marks. It will also remove mud stains from dress skirts, children and mens coats.

Peach Stains.

Peach stains can be removed by wetting spot with water and putting on layer of cream of tartar. Then place in hot sun.

Coffee Stains.

The most difficult of all stains to take out are those made by coffee. With care however the stains can be removed from the most delicate silk or woolen fabric. Rub the marks gently with a little piece of glycerine, then rinse it in lukewarm water, lay cloth over the damp part on the wrong side and press with a cool iron until dry.

To remove Scorch.

To remove scorch from linen cut an onion in half and rub the scorched part with it and then soak it in cold water. The mark will disappear.

To Keep Out Moths.

First shake each garment then brush or beat it and hang it out of doors if possible. Spray the box or trunk which is to hold the woolen with turpentine and line it well with newspapers. Fill the trunk or box with garments laying them smoothly and with newspapers between them and over the top. If moths should be seen during the warm months just sprinkle the top papers lightly with turpentine or kerosene as the odor will disappear very quickly.

To Clean Furs.

To clean white furs buy 5 cents worth of plaster of paris and sprinkle the article to be cleaned, rubbing lightly with the fingers or a soft brush, dust and if not clean repeat. It will clean much better then corn meal, requiring but a few minutes and the article looks like new.

Transcriber’s Notes

The transcriber advises caution in actually replicating the recipes, which often seem to be missing ingredients or instructions or have seemingly very odd proportions. These oddities have been replicated as per the original.

Errors in punctuation have been fixed.

Page 8: “15 ot 20 minutes” changed to “15 to 20 minutes”

Page 16: “Scolloped Potatoes.” changed to “Scalloped Potatoes.”

Page 17: “and than a layer of tomatoes” changed to “and then a layer of tomatoes”

Page 18: “tesapoonful salt” changed to “teaspoonful salt”

Page 19: “its cold” changed to “it’s cold” “fine membrances” changed to “fine membranes”

Page 22: “¹⁄₂ tesapoon of salt” changed to “¹⁄₂ teaspoon of salt” “apples cut n di e” changed to “apples cut in dice”

Page 23: “cup of Maderia” changed to “cup of Madeira”

Page 24: The coconut pie did not list any coconut in the original ingredients.

Page 25: “sweeten to tate” changed to “sweeten to taste” “Maderia Wine” changed to “Madeira Wine”

Page 28: “while boiling heat in” changed to “while boiling beat in” “Snow Puddiug.” changed to “Snow Pudding.”

Page 30: “1 teaspoon cinnamon each nutmeg” changed to “1 teaspoon each cinnamon nutmeg” “marachino cherries” changed to “maraschino cherries” “dissolve entirely be setting” changed to “dissolve entirely by setting” “broken macraoons” changed to “broken macaroons”

Page 31: “tesapoon of cinnamon” changed to “teaspoon of cinnamon” “sweetened cram” changed to “sweetened cream”

Page 33: “through cheesecoth” changed to “through cheesecloth”

Page 34: “n squares” changed to “in squares” The raisin fudge recipe has no baking instructions in the original (and no raisins). “nice fesh dates” changed to “nice fresh dates”

Page 35: “cocentrate the heat” changed to “concentrate the heat” “into slice” changed to “into slices”