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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1915)
32 BO AMD FAHMJMflJSLJSS. In the Home--HJtoigshin Notes-Redgg Tlip KdMur "III lie plcnurrt t rccettc nnil iiiil.linli MiiM of In (treat to our rruilrn. May Manton Weekly Fashion Talk A USEFUL APRON lloii'-cliold Hints. CUT cotton bating in small squares ami bake In n hot oven 20 min utes. Tlila makes each rqunre fluff up llkht nnd feathery anil sofa pillows filled in tills iwi ore us llglit as down. To Bet rid of the snioll of tobacco smoke put n lump of crystal ttnunonlii Into n Jar and add a few drops of oil of lavender. Pour a Utile boiling water over It and let the Jar stand lu the room. Every woman who cuts out from paper patterns known of the bother lu pinning It flut to the cloth. Take a hot lion and smooth the tissue paper pattern over the cloth and It will re main flat without plus. If n stove is cracked, inK equal parts of table salt and wood ashes and add water to make a thick pnbte. Hub tho paste Into the crack while tho atoo Is hot and the mended places will be as linid as a lock. When wringing out sheets and tnblo cloths, gather up in the hand by tho sclvnge edge nnd put thorn through the wrliiKor In that way and thero will be no trouble with the edges turning In when they arc Ironed. In washing chintz, wheat bran will be found more satisfactory than soup. Tie a quart of biau in a piece of cheesecloth and use this foi rubbing on tho material as ono would soap. Do not use too hot water and rinse nnd blue as one would It washed In the usunl wny. ' To stop nosebleed, roll a piece of quite soft paper in a very hard knot and pack hntd between the uppor lip and the gum. Let It r.enialu a few minutes and the bleeding will stop. It mny have to be renewed once or twlco in the ense of obstlunto bleed ing but it will bo effective. To prevent fern fi otitis ftoin turn ing yollnw, water (hem In the follow ing way: Kill n tub with water to tho depth of two Inches, place the pots lu this nnd allow them to remain until tho Mill has absorbed nil It io quires. Tho chill should bo taken fronMhe water first, but on no nc count pour water on the top of tho foi n. 1'or ImbjV Toilet Musket. Tor tho baby's toilet basket or the llttlo girl s bureau dainty doll pin cushions aio quite appiopiliite. The nro niado of ribbon lu any dnlnty color and tho tiny dollies muy be pmchased at an shop where tojs are sold. For the ioe pincushion, with n doll's head foimlug the center of tho rose, buj u bisque or china head with blond hair Make tho oblong cushion of wldn pate blue ribbon and in one sldo cut a round hole for the Insertion of tho doll's head. The bhouldcrs will bo hidden Inside the cushion and a stuf fing of cotton mn bo packed mound It. Slake tho lose leaves of scraps ot pint; silk. If you hnvo two slindoa ot pink, so much tho better. Of course tho arinugenieut of tho petals must cover the opening where tho doll'a head protrudes from the cushion. For the oilier cushion bu a tiny, jointed doll mid wrap white ribbon around it in swaddling clothes offect. Tho cushion Is ninde of whlto satin ribbon decorated with embroidered forget-me-nots and a big robotte ot knotted pale blue llbbnn lu No. 2 width trims tho pincushion. Kuiiltui-y Uii'iikfnst (Vicnl. liver; child should have a cereal at bicakfast, but never should tho dish become montouoits when (hero nro so ninny palatable uud excellent cereals on the maiket. Tho'modern way of selling cereals lu hnnltnry packages Insuieu our child an ab solutely clean food, while coieals that nre hold lu bulk nre upt to absorb nil the floating gorniB thai como their way. In oider to keep the packages wholohoniely clean after they are opened for uvo In the lnvnie It Is well to hne one of the metal lorner at tachments thnt are made for this pur pose. One fits becuroly on tho cor ner of a cereal bov, a spaco largo enough for poitilng out tho teieal is opeued uud when not In use a hinged metal covet blips ovor the opening, leaving an alr-tlght pnekngo until It is opened again. Thin metal coruor co.tt only 10 cents. 8387 ChiM'-i pron, 3 to 6 yean. Till: protective apron bucIi its thin ono fills nn Im portant plnco In tho child's wardrobe since It means a reul Having of frocks. This modot that is made lu kimono style involved senrcoly appreciable labor. It la thoroughly comfoi tnblo at tho same time and can be mndo very pret ty and nttrnctlvo fiy simple Iteatnicnt. Hero bluo and whlto checked gingham Is trimmed villi bunds of plain blue. It would bo very pietty made or bluo linen or blue chnin- bray with tho ntek and sleeve edges scalloped with whlto uud, In tho back v I o w , w h 1 1 0 b u t c It o r ' linen Is shown with trimming ot blue. For runny fornix of pln.v, the shorter hIoovoh nro to bo preferred but, UK eoolor weather np proarhcH, tho long one finished with bunds will bo welcome. For tho l-yenr sire, the apron will icqiilro 2 jds. of material 27, i )ds. ;:r. or u in. wide, with jd. 27 for the tilmiuliig. The May M a 11 1 o 11 pattern of the apron s:t.s" is cut lu Mi's from 2 to ('. years It, will be mailed to nu ' nddiCHR by the Fashion Department of this paper, 011 receipt of 10 cents. Tlit. Krtltor nil) ,e , , j receive Niitl nnlill.u u,u., rrclpra. "' j Methods In Art of Dishwashing UY MltH. UIXUK M. UNDIIItWOOLi IN T1IU COUKTIIY HOMi:. ICONSIDUU tour things nro osbon. tlal to make the tntk of dlshwush Ing easy. A large kitchen table, a quantity of good soft water, plont) of good soap and a large dish drain er. Soniu kitchens are too small to penult the use of a large table, but n folding shelf makes n good substi tute. This sheir can be nttuthed to bewail with hinges at a convenient height and let down ngnlnst the wall when not In use. Tho dishes cannot bo borted and scrnped rapidly unless ono has plonty ot table room. Tho majority of farm homos nro equipped with large cisterns, so thu question of water ought not to be a serious one. I always fill my dlspan half full of wntor and If there nro ninny dishes to wash I chnngo the water when half the dishes nro washed. Soap which makes good suds nnd does not injure tho hnnds Is not easy to find ut u smull price, and as wo need lots of good heap for dlsw ashing, the prlco of it Is nn Item for us to consider. I have solved tho problem by making my own soap from the meat leavings nuil greaso. I nuiko It as follows: To ono 1Q cent cau of potash or lye I add ono quart of water and allow it to cool. Then I melt the giense, of which I like flo pounds. When tho greaso Is Just warm I slowly add the cold ho and two tablospoonfuls ot powdered boi ux. I stir tho mlxturo tor nbout 10 minutes and then pour It Into tho mold and beveral houis later I cut It iito piece!,. Any large dry goods box llued with heavy pnper can be used as a mold. This soap is white and make n splendid suds which does not hurt the hands. 1 uso this soap for luun di purposes and tho mon of the rum 1 Prefer t to nny other for washing their bunds. I ilnso my dishes in ory hot water nnd fill the rlnslnij pun ono-thlrd full. I dip each dkh Into th s water before putting It In the drain 0 dry. When using a dish drainer It Is voiy luiportaut to cltango tho rinsing wntor wheneer it looks soapy. "Necwblty Is the mother of Invention," and buck It was with my dish draluer, ' During tho rush or busiest Union or the j ear on our furm I hnvo to cook for several men and until last S11111 mei It seemed to 1110 thnt I spent nil in) tlnio wiping dishes uud wash dish towel. One clny I laid some smull sticks on my table and spiend a heavy cloth over them to catch tho water. Then I rinsed tho dishes carefully nnd sot thorn there to dry uud I ills coveted that when thoy were dry thoy looked better than thoao I hud wiped. I found wire dialnorn In hurdwaro stores, but those woio too Hinnll, Tor each dish must hnve Its own placo In 11 drainer or the dishes will drip on ouch other and becoino spotted. So I had a dish drainer mndo an fallows: I or n foundation I used tho body or an old kltehon tnblo nbout two by three feet and standing on logs nbout .! luchoH high, on tho top or tho able hI small sticks were nnllcd engthwUo. Thesu sticks wero n halt Inch thicker on ono end than the oth er so as to give a slant to tho tin which rested on top or thorn. This tin Is tho exact bIzo ot tho top of tho table with a narrow rim all uroiind It to pi event water, which dilps from to dishes, running onto tho rioor. At the low or end of this tin as It rests on the sticks thoro Is a spout and un der this spout I hang a small pall to catch whntover wator that runs off. I had n lack mndo of smull sticks put ciosswlso. This rack Is tho samo sue as tho tin nnd rosts upon It. Around tho outsldo of tho drainer Is a wooden rack against which to rest tho dishes. I had It painted through out, as this makes It cnsler to clean and protects tho tin from rust, mid I thou put cnBters on the legs. Whon the dishes nro finished tho drnluur can bo put out of tho way. I druln ull my dishes, putting In tho gliibs first at ono ond nnd reserving tho other end for tlnwnio. or courso 1 wlpo tho bllvor. I prize this dlbh drulnor veiy highly. In washing paus nnd cooking dishes a small sized egetablo brush Is good and a mucilage brush is alho good for washing cream pitchers and under tho small handles on cups uud tureens. A large bponge Is albo a fluo thing In cleansing kitchen utensils and ono will lust foi a long tlmo. Kfl'ectlvo FioK(h,K. fVJAKH ordinary boiled frosting nnd after j 011 hnvo beaten it stiff enough to hold Its own firmly on a eako empty It Into n double boiler Mnko ordinary boiled trostlng and nftor you havo beaten It sllft ononuh to hold Itu own firmly on a cako ompty It Into 11 doublo holler. Placo tho doublo boiler over a good flro that will keop the water In the lower pnti nt a brisk boll. Do not Htlr tho frosting nt nil, but watch It until It begins to fudge mound tlic side of tho pun. Then Inko It from tho stovo nnd heat it In tho pnn until It lg cool dnough and thick enough to swirl on your enko, holding Its own In what ovor IrrogulnrlticH you wish, to per potruto. If you lot It get too cool It will bin den In tho pun perhaps beforo )oti hnvo finished frosting our cako. If It, docs liniden u little hot water benten In will remedy the difficulty. Do not uso u knife to put on frost ing whou you want the fiostlng to fork handle, Ituttei' Apples. Cut out tho coich and centers ot ono dozen apples of uniform she. l'luco lu n buklng pan and fill each npplo with Hiigar and a little grated nutmeg. Now make a cake batter of 0110 cupful ot sugar, one teaspoon fill of butter, 0110 cupful or sweet milk, two eggs, two toospoonfuls of linking powder nnd three cups of flour, Dent this well, pour over tho apples and bake. Servo with sauce. i,rt-(hci-Miirrin. If thero nro many muffins left over from breakfast, tin 11 them into rakes .for luncheon, says tho New York I'ross. Ico thorn with Icing made from 0110 Ofjg while ami enough con fectlouer'H sugar to stiffen It Place a rnlslu or half a nut or a rnntlled cherry on ouch. Or else cut the muf fins in two crossvvlso lners and fll thorn with chocolnto Icing or (IIIIdk nnd spi Inkle the tops with pondered uitgur. Angel Cake. JJIft togothor four tluios, one ami ono-hulf cups of sugar, one cup flour, ono teaspoon rul cream of tartar; stir lu this vory Itutitly whites of 11 eggs thoroughly bcatan. Flavor with one half teaspooiiful ot roso extract. Halo r0 minutes In n slow oven, not open ing tho oven for 30 minutes. Turn pan over on u ruck uud lot cako remain In pnn 0110 hour. This Is tho simplest rulo for nugol cako thnt we hnvo ever seen, uud Is oxcollout. Koutherii Ilenten lllscult. Ono quart flour, one cup lard, on pinch of soda, ono tcaspnontul sugar, a little salt. Mix with sufficient snect milk to mako a stiff dough. Roll out on biscuit board and beat with a rolling pin or wooden mallot. Fold tho dough ovor nnd bent again. Con tluuo this until tho dough Is full of nlr hllstors, usually 30 minutes l long enough. Roll out thin and cut with Hinnll, round cutter. Prick three times with n sliver fork and bake until n light brown. Apple Itlce. It culls for olght applos, one-half glass crab npplo Jelly, one-baK cup seeded raisins, two tnblcspoontuls butter, ono cup hot cooked rice, to cups milk, throo ogg yolks, one taWf spoon loinon Julco. Paro and cor tho apples. Arrnngo In baking dirt. fill npplca with Jolly nnd surround with rice, mixed wjtli hot milk, ess yolks, buttor, raisins and "avr'D Cook In ovon until apples are tender. Homovo from ovon and cover jriiu morlngiio if desired. Serve not or cold. Toinutn Murmalade. Itomovo tho skin from four qur s of rlpo tomntooa and slice, cut lnrgo lomons In halves. Mf nnd Bllco vory thin. Seed on CUP or ralslua. Put tho tomntocs, rajsi" nnd IcmoiiB Into a preserving M in layers, alternating with 4 P of granulated sugar. Coo k one 1 on tho front of Btovo. Then .set 1 kottlo back and allow 7 ' , Blmmcr until it Is of tho mmWW ,m ofmnrmulado. rut up, whllo hoi, tjl Jelly. ( HU t ' Ahrli!