PACIFIC TREE AND VINE 



j^ Household Notes j^ 



When beating the whites of eggs, tlie 

 addition of a pint'li of salt will cause the 

 eggs to come to a froth more quickly. 



A deposit of alkali should never be al" 

 lowed to accumulate in the tea kettle. 

 Remember that tea kettles should be 

 washed like any other utensil. 



Knitted dishcloths area great improve- 

 ment over cotton ones. They are easily 

 made. They are best made of coarse, 

 soft, unbleached cotton.abouthalf ayard 

 square. 



How many housewives wash the dish 

 towel cloths daily? Yet it is a bit )f 

 kitchen work that should never be over- 

 looked. The cloths should be washed 

 and scalded <laily. 



For cleaning bath tubs, kitchen sinks, 

 removing rust and as an aid in making 

 articles sent to the weekly wash white, 

 kerosene oil is ualuable. A few drops of 

 kerosene added to starch will give the 

 clothes a gloss and make the ironing 

 easier. When boiling clothes add a 

 tablespoonful of kerosene to the water. 



Apple bread i)udding is delicious if 

 made of good, easily cooked apples. For 

 this butter a baking dish and nearly till 

 with pared and thinly-sliced apples. Add 

 spice, sugar, butter, and a little cold 

 water if the apples are juicy, more if they 

 ire not, and cover witli grated or ground 

 bread crumbs. Cover the dish and set it 

 in a shallow pan of hot water and let it 

 oake slowly until done. Serve with 

 nlain, rich cream. 



A delicious cordial that may be used 

 is a liquor and dinner cordial is made 

 rem three quarts of ripe red raspberries 

 md one quart of pure cider vinegar. I^et 

 .hem stand together twenty-fonr hours, 

 .hen squeeze, strain and measure. To 

 lach pint of the liquid allow one pound 

 )f white sugar. I'ut all together in a 

 )reserving kettle, an<t boil half an hour, 

 ikimming constantly until dear. When 

 lool, add to each i|uart of the shrub a 

 uU gill of French brandy. Bottle and 

 eal. 



To make hoarhound candy, put a tea- 

 poonful of dried hoarhound leaves in a 

 up and pour over them half a cupful of 

 loiling water, cover it and let it steep 

 .ntil cold, strain and pour it over a pouml 

 f granulated sugar and a tablespoonful 

 f vinegar. Boil without stirring and 

 f any scum rises to the top, remove it. 

 "est the candy in cold water, and when 

 Tittle remove it from the fire, and pour 

 ito a buttered i)an. Mark into squares 

 eiore it is cold, or lireak into irregular 

 ieces. 



•An excellent and inexpensive bluing 

 lay be made at home by dissolving on.' 



package of blue diamond ilie for cotton 

 ( the dye only) in a cpiart of boiling water 

 then strain through cloth and bottle for 

 use, says The Household. The dye pow- 

 der should be wet with a very little cold 

 water before adding the boiling water. 

 When making starch for skirts and col- 

 lars the addition of a teaspoonful of pow- 

 dered borax to a quart of starch will adil 

 greatly to its stiffening <|Halities anil 

 make the ironing easier. 



The coffee and teapots are often neg- 

 lected and are not in good condition for 

 brewing good tea and coffee. They 

 should be washed out every time they 

 are used, Do not use too much egg to 

 settle coffee; that which clings to an 

 empty egg shell is sutHcient, or a few 

 drops of egg is better than too much. 

 Put the cream in the cup before you 

 pour in the coffee. The taste of coffee is 

 enjoyable, but it is a dangerous stimulant 

 to most people. Tea is less harmful than 

 coffee, but both tea and coffee make 

 people nervous and stimulate them more 

 seriously than many alcoholic drinks. 

 Tea should not steep or boil. Simply 

 pour boiling water over the tea grounds 

 and let it stand live or ten minutes bs- 

 fore drinking. 



A lady can secure a salary to Introduce 

 MERLINE, the new toilet preparation which 

 prevents under-the-arm perspiration, do'ng 

 away with dress shields. Send Fifty Cents 

 for sample bottle and full particulars. 

 MERLINE COMPANY. 144 Union Square 

 Ave., San Francisco, Cal. 



Bright, eunny rooms are lovely in del- 

 icate shades of green and blue, whilecold 

 north rooms are more attractive in warm 

 browns and deep reds. Of course, one 

 can get as expensive paper as one can 

 afford, but very delicate and pretty 

 shades of paper can be bought very 

 cheaply, and it does not cost so much to 

 re-decorate the whole interior of a house 

 and nothing but the direst poverty is an 

 excuse for having the humblest home 

 anything but cheery and attractive. If 

 the floors are of soft wood they must be 

 I'ither carpeted or painted and laid w ith 

 rugs. If the lloorsareof hard wood they 

 .-iliould be thoroughly cleaned and when 

 dry oiled with warm boiled oil. If the 

 oil is too hot it will darken the floor. 

 But some prefer dark floors, and in that 

 case some sort of stain may be added to 

 the oil. To oil a floor easily put a piece 

 of soft flannel in the mop and rub the 

 lloor thoroughly with the warm oil ex- 

 actly as though you were mopping, and 

 then go over it the second time with a 

 dry rtannel cloth to take U]i the surplus 

 oil. 



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SAN FRANCISCO. 



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