To Color And Flavor
To Color And Flavor Candy Colorings F Or Candy. — Coloring Matter For Candies Can Be Purchased In Small Jars For A Few Cents Each. These Are So Intense Tbat A Drop Will Tint A Pound Of Candy. Hence They Will Last A Long Time. Red, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, ...
To Do Up Laces
To Do Up Laces And Curtains To Starch Laces.—good Lace Does Not Require Starching. Enough White Sugar Dissolved In The Last Rinsing Water To Make It Slightly Sweet Should Give It The Required Stiffness. Or Boil 4 Ounces Of Rice In 1 Quart Of Water Until The Kernels Break Up. ...
To Dry Clean Mens Garments
To Dry-clean Men's Garments To Clean Men's Clothes.—hang The Garments On A Line, Beat Them With A Carriage Whip Or Piece Of Rubber Hose, And Brush Them Thoroughly With A Stiff Brush. To Remove Spots, Place Several Thicknesses Of Soft Cloth, Like An Old Towel, Under The Spot, Moisten It ...
To Dry Clean Womens Garments
To Dry-clean Women's Garments To Clean Woolen Dresses. — The Most Satisfactory Method Of Cleaning Waists Or Skirts Of Wool, Silk, Velvet, Or Anything Except Cotton Goods, Is To Soak And Wash Them In Gasoline. For This Purpose Two Or Three Large Earthen Jars Will Be Found Very Use Ful. ...
To Mark And Store
To Mark And Store Linen Linen Closet.—a Special Closet Or Wardrobe For Linen Is A Great Con Venience. If This Is Not Possible, And Linen Must Be Packed In Chests Or Bureau Drawers, The Various Articles Will Lie One Upon Another So That It Is Difficult To Keep Them In ...
To Remove Stains From
To Remove Stains From Vege Table Fibers To Remove Stains From Linen.— All Tea, Coffee, Milk, And Other Stains Or Spots On Linen Should Be Removed As Quickly As Possible. If They Ap Pear On A Clean Tablecloth Slip Be Neath The Spot A Small Dish Contain Ing Hot Water. ...
Toilet Powders
Toilet Powders The Bases Of Most Toilet Powders Are Compounds Of Magnesia, Includ Ing Talc Or Talcum—which Chemically Is Magnesium Silicate, And Which Is Mined In Large Quantities In Various Parts Of The World — And French Chalk, Which Is Not Chalk But Ground Soapstone; Fuller's Earth, A Greenish Clay ...
Toilet Preparations
Toilet Preparations Recipes For The Toilet.—the Enor Mous Array Of Mixtures Of All Sorts For The Toilet Evinces Equally The Popular Interest In These Recipes, And The Whims, Caprices, And Vagaries Of Their Makers. At First Glance The Number And Variety Of Recipes Rec Ommended By Standard Authorities Is Bewildering. ...
Toilet Preparations Poe Men
Toilet Preparations Poe Men Shaving Creams. — The Base Of Creams, Pastes, Or Soap For Shaving Is Usually A Good, Hard White Castile Or Other Soap Mixed With White Wax Or Spermaceti, And With The Addition Of Almond, Olive, Etc., Or Palm Oil, Honey, And Various Cosmetics, As Benzoin, Glycerin, ...
Toilet Soaps
Toilet Soaps Soaps.—pure Soaps Do Not Irritate The Skin. There Are Two Principal Kinds Of Soaps: Those Containing Free Alkali In The Form Of Potash Or Soda Lye, And The So-called Neutral Or Fatty Soaps. The Former Increase The Swell Ing And Softening Of The Horny Parts Of The Skin. ...
Tongues Cubing Hans
Cubing Hans, Tongues, And Bacon Pickling Mutton Kams.—first Rub The Hams With A Mixture Of 1 Pound Of Salt, 1 Ounce Of Saltpeter, And 1 Ounce Of Sugar. Hang Up For 24 Or 48 Hours To Drain. Cover With A So Lution Of About Pound Of Salt To 2 Gallons ...
Tooms
Tooms, Yolks 2 Eggs, Cupful Milk. Wash The Kidney, And With A Sharp Knife Cut Off The Outer Part Of Each Lobe, Rejecting The Purplish Portion And Tubes. In A Saucepan Put The But Ter, Salt, And Pepper. When Hot, Add The Kidney; Shake, And Cook For Five Minutes; Add ...
Toothache
Toothache This May Arise From Several Causes. Either The Crown Or Root Of The Tooth May Partly Or Wholly Decay, The Gum May Recede So As To Expose The Soft Dentine Of The Neck Of The Tooth, Or The Membrane Covering The Outer Sur Face Of The Root Of The ...
Toothache Remedies
Toothache Remedies Use The Oil Of Cloves Or Equal Parts Of The Oil Of Cloves And Chloroform. Saturate A Bit Of Cotton With This And Crowd Into The Cavity. Renew Frequently. But If The Tooth Is Ul Cerated, Saturate The Cotton And Place It On The Gum. Meantime Soak A ...
Treatment Of Special Parts
Treatment Of Special Parts Rupture Of Varicose Veins.—ele Vate The Limb, Loosen Garters, And Ap Ply Bandage Below The Wound And Also Over It. Blood Clots Help To Stop The Bleeding And Should Not Be Re Moved. Bleeding Of Hand, Wrist, Or Arm. —elevate The Arm. In Arterial Bleed Ing, ...
Trying Oitt And Storing
Trying Oitt And Storing Lard Lard.—the Leaf Fat Which Adheres To The Ribs And Belly Of The Hog Make The So-called " Leaf Lard," Which Is Of The Best Quality. Hence It Is A Good Plan To Try Out The Leaves Separately. But Any Part Of The Hog Fat Not ...
Use And Care Of
Use And Care Of Sewing Machine The Sewing Position That Is To Be Ocupied By The Sewing Machine Should Be Where The Light Is The Best In The Room. It Is Preferable That The Light Fall At The Left-hand Side Of The Worker. The Woman Who Uses The Sewing Machine ...
Uses Of Paint
Uses Of Paint Quantity Of Paint To Use.—to Esti Mate The Quantity Of Paint Required, Divide The Number Of Square Feet Of Surface By 200. The Quotient Is The Number Of Gallons Of Paint Required To Give Two Coats. Or Divide The Number Of Square Feet Of Surface By 18. ...
Utensils And Materials
Utensils And Materials Utensils For Canning Most Useful Utensil For Canning Fruit In Oonsiderable Quantities, Is An Ordi Nary Tin Wash Boiler, Such As Is Used In The Laundry, Cut Down To Conve Nient Size. As This Utensil Will Not Ordinarily Have A Great Deal Of Wear, A Cheap Tin ...
Utensils And Materials For
Utensils And Materials For Soap Making Utensils For Soap Making.—a Large Iron Soap Kettle Or A Common Wash Boiler Is A Great Convenience For Mak Ing Soap In Large Quantities. Two Or Three Smaller Kettles Can Also Be Em Ployed To Advantage. A Common Meat Chopper May Be Used To ...
Utensils For Sweeping
Utensils For Sweeping Carpet Sweeper.—the Ideal Method Of Sweeping Is By Means Of A Carpet Sweeper. This Goes Over The Surface Of The Carpet With A Light And Even Pressure, And Takes Up All Dust And Dirt With The Least Possible Friction And Consequent Wear Upon The Carpet, And Raises ...
Varnishing
Varnishing Before Varnishing, The Surface Should First Be " Flatted " Either By Mixing The Last Coat Of Paint With Turpentine Or By Rubbing It Down With A Piece Of Felt Moistened And Dipped In Pumice Stone. For A Level Surface, Tack The Felt On A Block Of Wood, Or ...
Veal
Veal Left—overs The Flesh Of An Immature Creature, And Will Not Keep Fresh As Long As That Of An Older Animal. A Left-over Of Beef May Be Kept A Day Or Two Before Serving Again; It Is Bet Ter To See To The Condition Of Veal Twenty-four Hours After Cooking, ...
Veal
Veal Roast Breast Of Veal. I Cupful Stale Bread, 3 Tablespoonfuls Butter, 9 Tablespoonfuls Minced Onion, I Teaspoonful Salt, I Teaspoonful Thyme, 1 Egg, Small Breast Veal (about 3 Pounds), I Tablespoonful Cornstarch. Soak Stale Bread In Cold Water; When Soft, Put It In A Towel, Press Out The Water, ...
Vegetables
Vegetables , Peas, Corn, Beans, And Many Of The Vegetables Which Are Universally Used, Receive Fair Treat Ment, But In American Kitchens There Is Still Much To Learn On The Subject Of How To Make The Best Of What A Country Cook Calls " Greens." In The Spring, One Craves ...
Volatile Oil Varnishes
Volatile-oil Varnishes These Are Solutions Of Various Res Ins, Principally Gum Copal, Canada Balsam, Resin, And Others In Oil Of Turpentine; Are More Durable And Less Brittle Than Spirit Varnishes, But Re Quire More Time In Drying. Like Fixed-oil Varnishes, They Im Prove With Age, Whereas Spirit Var Nishes Deteriorate ...
Wall Coverings
Wall Coverings The Materials Commonly Used For Wall Coverings Are Chiefly Of Three Sorts, Paper, Cloth, And Paint, Or Washes Applied Direct To The Walls. The Last Method Is Much More Gen Erally Used Than Formerly. Wall Pa Pers Are Cheaper But Less Durable Than Cloth. Suitable Tints And Stains ...
Washing Fluids Labor Saving Methods
Labor-saving Methods, Washing Fluids, Etc. Certain Compounds Added To The Water In Which The Clothes Are Boiled Are Recommended As Labor Savers. Washing Fluids And Powders Contain Two Kinds Of Ingredients: Volatile Sub Stances, Such As Kerosene, Turpentine, Alcohol, Ammonia, And Camphor Gum; And Alkaline Substances, As Potash And Soda ...
Water Ices
'water Ices Cider Ice. 1 Quart Cider, 1 Cupful Orange Juice, 1 Cupful Lemon Juice, 11 Cupfuls Sugar. Dissolve The Sugar In The Cider, Add The Fruit Juice, Mix The Ingredients, And Freeze. Orange Ice. 4 Cupfuls Water, 2 Cupfuls Orange Juice, 2 Cupfuls Sugar, 1 Cupful Lemon Juice, Grated ...
Water Supply
Water Supply Water Should Be Brought Into The House, And Also To The Barn Whenever Possible, By Windmill Or By A Gravity System. Pipes Should Then Be Laid To Remove The Waste Water From House And Barn, And To Dispose Of It In Such A Way As To Avoid Creating ...
Water For The Laundry
Water For The Laundry Laundry Water Water For Laundry Purposes Must Be Soft Or Else The Clothes Cannot Be Made Clean. Hard Water That Contains Lime And Other Mineral Substances, Or That Is Brackish From Its Vicinity To The Sea, Will Cause The Soap To Curdle And Float On Its ...
Waterproofing Leather
Waterproofing Leather To Oil Boots.—sponge With Warm Water, And When Nearly, But Not Quite, Dry Rub With Kerosene Oil Or Neat's-foot Oil Or Castor Oil. Or Dissolve 1 Ounce Of Pure Par Affin In 1 Pint Of The Best Lard Oil By Means Of Gentle Heat. Apply Any Of These ...
Weights And Measures
Weights And Measures There Are Four Principal Dasses Of Weights And Measures, Namely: Meas Ures Of Length, Of Surface, Of Vol Ume, And Of Weight. In Addition To These Are Measures Of Value As Ap Plied To Money And Coinage--meas Urement Of Time, Temperature, And Others. The Principle Underlying The ...
What An Invalid May
What An Invalid May Eat Sick-room Diets Are Classified As Liquid, Light, And Convalescent. The First Consists Wholly Of Liquid Food, And Is Given In Cases Of Typhoid Fever And Other Severe Illnesses. In Typhoid, Nothing Is Allowed For Some Time Ex Cept Milk, But During The Run Of Other ...
What The Home Nurse
What The Home Nurse Ought To Do A Rubber Hot-water Bag Is Not At Hand, A Very Good Substitute Is A Stone Bottle With A Perfectly Tight Cork. The Hottest Water Can Be Put Into It Without Fear Of Crack Ing, And It Will Retain Heat The Great Er Part ...
Whitewashing
Whitewashing Before Applying Whitewash, Go Over The Wall Or Ceiling With A Brush Or Dust Cloth To Remove Dust, And Wash With Clear Water. Fill All Cracks And Broken Places With New Plaster. Cut Away The Edges Of Broken Places To Make A Square Edge. Fill Small Cracks And Breaks ...
Worsteds Woolens
Woolens, Worsteds, And Flan Nels To Wash Woolen Goods And Flan Nels. — Washing Woolen Goods And Flannels Without Shrinking Them Or Causing Them To Lose Their Natural Softness And Delicate Colors Is One Of The Best Tests Of The Skillful Laun Dress. Cautions For Woolen Goods.—wool En And Flannel ...
Worth
Worth. Rice Milanaise Fashion. 1 Cupful Rice, E Tablespoonfuls Butter, 1 Onion, 1 Quart Stock, 1 Teaspoonful Salt, 2 Tablespoonfuls Butter, / Cupful Grated Cheese. Cook The Rice In A Quart Of Cold Water, Stir Until Thsing Point Is Reached, And Let Or Four Minutes, Then Drain And Rinse In ...
Worth_2
Worth. Baked Macaroni. Pound Macaroni, 1 Quart Stock, 1 Tablespoonful Butter. Break The Macaroni Into Inch Lengths. Boil Till Tender In Stock. Drain, Put The Macaroni In A Dish; Pour Over It Cupful Stock In Which It Was Cooked, Add Tfie Butter, In Small Pieces, Here And There Through It ...
Writing Ink
Writing Ink Ink.—inks Are Of Several Classes, As Writing Inks, Marking Or Indelible Inks, And Printing Inks. Writing Inks May Be Black Or Colored. Black Writ Ing Inks Are Chiefly Nutgall Iron Inks, Made From A Solution Of Aleppo Nut Galls With Copperas; Chrome Logwood Inks, Made By The Addition ...
Zinc And Its Alloys
Zinc And Its Alloys Zine.—zinc, Sometimes Called Spel Ter, Is Almost As Common As Lead. It Has The Peculiarity Of Evaporating, Like Water, At A Comparatively Low Temperature. Hence It Is Produced By A Process Of Distillation. The Ores Are Heated In Retorts, And The Zinc Vapor Is Carried Off ...