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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1914)
14 —l i AND IWRV i.AZIXE S ECTIOV ■ m a child hag p r e tty lig h t h a ir 1 it may be kept from darkening in thia way: Wash the head once a fortnight with a good shampoo and add to the rinsing water the juice of a lemon. Every day well rub thia lotion into the scalp and hair: Oil of orange « - . brushed ' ' ‘- r « im .....« .............. a fte ir. flower four drops; alcohol (90 per cent) - i ' Î . set are through th e gums a these are ' not m ediately r four drams; acetic acid, four drams; sm all toothbrush should be pro such things a re eaten. » m a rin e « , riv s; v,ded and Hie child tau g h t to clean its t.lnC.t.?re v* ot » can*l>arides, five e dram drams; Children’s Teeth Need Much Care A ’ « « “ ^'.;’. . T 1IK discussion o f w ays to boil ham may seem to some en tirely superflu- ous, vet have you n ever noticed In the w arm th of the mouth these th a t some ham s retain th a t rich red distilled w ater to m ake eight ounces. te e ,,‘ thoroughly, back and fro n t up p articles ferm ent quickly, become acid color and perfect taste, while others Do not forget th a t scalp m assage keeps and down- and in tim e cause the teeth to decay, have a brow nish color and th e m eat especially in eases w here they are not comes a p a rt? T his d ifferen ce lies in ' « « ■ I ■ » i » .................. « ¡ , X “ i 1“ " ' “ <» i e r \ strong and sound to begin with. the m anner oi boiling. A good ham put | T eeth, oi course, d iffe r in d ifferen t on in cobl w ater an.l cooked slowly, or ..... ,...y „ „ ’V "™ people. A robust person generally lias allowed to stan d for aw hile w ithout leleaued tw ice a stro n g er m ake of tooth than one of cooking will lose much of its nutrition. An Automatic Ltlrrer. mu. h poor constitution. 1 lie proper way to cook a ham is to A large, clean m arble boiled in milk . r e A . » '’'ean .n g and brushing So if the children are rath er fragile porridge, custards, sauce, etc., will am’ t , mom ¿ T r 7 s’ "1 * it is p articu larly im portant th a t they put it on in w ater th a t is already- hot, ju st beginning to simm er. I f it can to m atically do the s tir r in - as the liquids v ie . T ”, u . " P*’ <‘° of ad should tak e special care of th eir teeth. be kept at th is ta m p e r, tu t ■. which is a cook. Any chance o f burning will be They should never be allowed to make few degrees bi low the b illin g point, prevented and also th e f .t.g u e com ‘ the teeth do duty' as nutcrackers, scis sta n tly stirrin g , i t saves tim e, as by , 1*i ' ve brM d- <’ak<“' ° r biscuits sors, etc., and o f all things they should so much the b etter. At any rate, it should not boil vigorously. E’or everv this m eans the cook can be atten d in g to • -° " C" d a t b e d ,|me unless its teeth a fte r eatin g t h ï m " T T v " ‘ l“ m " e" a t b' d,im e aa d a f t i r pound of ham let it boil a q u a rte r of several things a t once instead of having _____________ _______m- 1 a rtic le s)th ia eat nothing until morning. an hour. Thus a 10 pound ham would to give her whole tim e and atten tio n require four hours to properly cook. to one. When put in hot w ater the o u ter la y irs of m eat are cooked a t once, thus pre Saving Fuel. venting the escape of juices w hich will All w aste paper should bo rolled or tak e place in cold w ater. crushed into loose balls, placed in buck ets and well dam ped w ith cold w ater. Mincemeat. These p aper balls may’ be placed iu the Boil three pounds of lean boneless cen ter o f the fire, coal on top and m eat, and when cold put through food round it. This will cause th e fire to chopper. Then add four q u arts chop burn well and give out a good heat for ped apples, one q u art of ground suet, four or fiv e hours w ithout touching it. tw o pints of fru it juice, elierrv or straw b erry are the b est; on? pound of A musing Children. currants, one and one h a lf pounds of E very child should b’eru to amuse it seeded raisins cut in halves. The juice self if you w ant it to be happv. of four lemons, peelings of three o r To Minus,- a child is on a p ar with the anges, which have been through food fonlish h abit of “ p u ttin g to s le e p ." chopper, one fourth of a citron cut fine, Children should put them selves to sleep, on? tablespoonful o f cinnam on, one h alf and they will do so—except, o f course, tablespoonful of allspice, one h alf tabla- when they are ill or in p a in if tbev are spoonful of cloves, one and one half never accustom ed to h aving some’ one pints of weak vinegar, and then : 1 p attin g and rocking and sin g in g Io enough brow n s u g a r to s u it th e ta s te . them When they nre put to bed for the night. M aple W affles. The habit of “ being a m u s e d " fosters Vermont maple w alfles ire delicious the seeds o f idleness in a child disposed when served nicely b u ttered and piping natu rally to th a t sort o f thing. hot. To m ake them , soften one cupful Luxurious nurseries, „ h e ro the ch il o f fin ely shaved m aple .-rgar in three dren are “ w aited on hand and foot"— cupfuls of milk. S ift one q u a rt of where ¡time one is alw ays a t hand to flour with th ree teaspennfuls of baking pick lip toys th at have been flung powder and one saltspoonful of salt, down in a p ettish humor and to follow then rub m one tabl ‘spoonful of so f to ‘ tidy u p " a fte r untid y children are tened b u tter. Heat the yolks of four not by any means good for the children eggs until light, then a.l l the m ilk and (bemscl vest. sugar and s tir gradually i n n th e flour; This kind o f thin g d o esn ’t reallv 8249 F ive Piece S k irt, 24 to 38 Waist. b ra t thoroughly, fold in v. lutes of W ith N atu ral W aist L ine and Shaped make for happiness in a nursery. eggs beaten s tif f and -'ey in I bent ,8219 Child’s Rompers, 2 to G Years. B elt or W ith High W aist Tone W ith Round or Square Neck, Short cr again. B ake in a v e il g rc i •! and and U nder Facing. h e a t’d w affle irons. To K eep Rice Drains Whole, Long Sleeves. Have p len ty of w ater boiling rapidly BY MAY MANTON. BY MAY MANTON. Cheeso Biscuit. in a large saucepan, add to it the strain IJ E five piece s k irt is such a standby ed ju ice o f n lemon, put in the rice, RETTY little rom pers such as these An excellent d ie se bi,;- n t is mado th a t it is alw ays in dem and and s tir with a rooking fork (n ev er stir can be made Iroin plain serviceable by s iftin g to g eth er two cupfuls of flour here is one o f th e new est The edges nee with a spoon), boll bard for i5 pow der m aterial and worn during the morn four tenspoor fills of In k in g nre overlapped a t th e le ft o f the front m inutes uncovered. Now add th e salt in place of being seam ed which gives a ing hours or they can be made from und one and one-half teaqionnfiils o f w hite linen or w hite galatca and be salt, then w ith a folk or the fin g ers • t.r well, bell It) ,„m utes Jouger, pour sm art touch ami th e finish can bo made pound of quite dressy enough to be worn during work in to it me qiinrti r of it into a colander, shake well, put into nt eith e r the high or the n atu ral w aist " warm oven for five m inutes to drv, line. When th e n atu ral w aist line is the afternoon. The tucks at the front I cheese and add gradually about a cup make an a ttra c tiv e finish and provide ful of w ater. It is im pessibie to give Serve in |,0{ uncovered vegetable used, the finish is made w ith a shaped dish. The lemon juice does not flavor fullness for the bloomers. The plain the exact am ount of w ater, as flour belt. It is exceedingly sm art and gen th.i rice. d iffers in its cap acity for ta k in g up sleeves are stitched to th e armholes. erally becoming • • • moisture. Toss the dough on a floured Eor the 4 y ear size, the rom pers will I’or i he medium size, th e sk irt will board, roll out and cut w ith a biscuit Rendering Lard. require 3 3 8 yds. of m aterial 27, 2 1-4 require 5 yds. o f m aterial 27. 2 3 8 yds. < ut leaf lard into sm all pieces and 36 or 44 m. wido. The w idth at the y ds. 36, 1 7 8 yds. 44 in. wide, w ith 1 1 8 cu tter. When in the pan sprinkle over the top a b it of grated cheese. run through the m eat chopper before lower edge is 1 yd. and 16 in. yds. 27 fo r trim m ing. • • • rendering and you will have alm ost o The p attern 8219 is cu t in sizes from The p a tte rn 3249 is cut in sizes for Stowe Hint. all lard and very few cracklings when 24 to 36 inches w aist m easure. Ask 2. 4 and 6 years. Ask your m erchant N ever throw aw ay old stove brushes through cooking. A teaspoonful of com your m erchant fo r th is p attern . for this pattern. when they are worn out. Cover them mon b aking soda in the w ater in which w ith an old black stocking, enough, to you s ta rt yo u r lard to rendering makes make a thick pad. Tick a piece of vel it White and sweet. H prinkle a thin lay vet over it. I his enables one to alw avs or o f salt in the bottom of ja rs before keep the stove looking clean and nice. pouring in yo u r newly rendered lard and it will not get rancid. . i , h 7 Zf °“8 °f th’ b"’‘ knowu den Fashion Talks By May Manton T t P i How to Economize in the Kitchen t HERE is a great deal of waste in the tion for purer« and gravies, as an addi American kitchen. Thus the green tiea to all gravies and as a faetor in taps of certain vegetables, such as the making of forcemeats and sauces. ' j beets, carrots, onions and radishes, all I he lemon, orange and grapefruit BME babies begin to crawl about on VRX «•»n ha overdone. of which are utilized by cooks of other peelings, thrown away in many house their knees at eight months old, I here is a type of woman who seems countries as soup greens» are often hold«, make a delicious sweetmeat can others not nntil they are tea or to think of nothing in the world but thrown away, although they aro of food died with ginger whieh would cost next twelve months old or even later cleaning and tidying the hotisev Not a value. Pea pods make a delicious soup to nothing in the putting up, but not It is the same with walking and talk ■peck of dust or dirt can be found in if boiled with a small piece of fat pork one native cook in tea thinks of utilii in g Children vary greatly, and no tabl« her house. All this ia very admirable and some barley or rice and then I ing them. can be made to give the exact time a| no doubt, but she's scouring and clean strained clear. j Turnip tops make a fine salad, health whieh they should do these things. ing all day. and the consequence is The stock pot, that treasure of the ful as the dandelion. At a dinner given If, however, at 18 months the eh ili that when her husband and children come home she is thoroughly worn out Tuscan and the French cook, receives by a woman's club the question of what makes no attempt to creep abont a doo- and irritable. all the clean waste that is thrown away would go ia a salad was tested by the tor shovid be consulted, as there m -tj Surelv a tired, irritable mother and hy other nations. Even fruit peelings service of a bowlful containing dock be serioue lack of vigor. Some children can walk at a year and a spotless house are less desirable than go into it, and the daily boiling, skim leaves, young mint, wood sorrel, chopped a little dust and a bright mother ready ming and straining leave it a jar of chives and sassafras buds. This mix ««me not before they are two. to wdeome husband and children after broth which quickly jellies ia the cold lure was garnished with honeysuckles ®»krd apples are delicies» v ita u ,,i , ^ , _ and wild Cowers. It was voted a sue filled the day 'e work ia done. v i a a rsa « , m a rm a li» ice box and eaa be used as a founds M M The Irritable Mother T Walking and Talking S E I naie and >
