Miscellaneous

Description

This section is from the book "The Cook's Guide", by Semper Fidelis Circle. Also available from Amazon: The Cook's Guide.

Miscellaneous

Table Of Weights And Measures

1 quart of flour...............................	......1 pound
1 pint of liquor...............................	......1 pound
1 pint chopped meat (packed)........	......1 pound
2 coffee cups butter........................	......1 pound
2 cups granulated sugar.................	......1 pound
2 heaping cups powdered sugar.....	......1 pound
4 teaspoonfuls................................	1 tablespoonful
8 teaspoonfuls or 2 tablespoonfuls	.......1 ounce
The ordinary measuring cup holds.	.......1/2 pint

Japanese Cleaning Cream

Shave 3 ounces white Castile soap very fine. Boil in 1 quart soft water until dissolved, then add 3 quarts more of water. Cool and add 3 ounces each of ammonia, ether and alcohol and 2 ounces glycerine. Shake well together and it is ready for use. Excellent for removing grease spots from clothes, carpets, etc.

Chloroform For Cleaning

Chloroform will remove grease spots from wool.

Washing Fluid

One ten-cent can Gillet's lye, 10 cents worth pure ammonia, 5 cents worth Salts of Tartar. Dissolve the lye in a small quantity of cold water. Add 4 quarts boiling water. Cover tightly and let it stand until cold. Then add ammonia and Salts of Tartar. Bottle and cork tightly. Soak the clothes over night. Wring out and place in boiler. Cover with water and add 3/4 cup of fluid and plenty of soap. Boil well. Rub out of suds, rinse and blue.

How To Wash Flannels Without Shrinking

Make a warm suds of borax soap and water. Rub with the hands. Avoid using rub-board as much as possible. Rinse in warm water in which a little soap is used. Do not use hot or cold water. Do not wring, but squeeze lengthwise through the hands.

Furniture Polish

One cup vinegar, 1 cup turpentine, 1 cup alcohol, 1 cup sweet oil. Shake well and apply with a soft brush.

How To Clean Woodwork

Put a few drops of coal oil into warm water and use a soft cloth.

How To Remove Mildew

Soak the spots in sour milk mixed with salt and lay article in the sun. Repeat until stains are removed.

How To Remove Iron Rust

Rub the spots with lemon juice mixed with salt.

Hard Soap

Melt 6 pounds clarified grease; add 1 heaping tablespoon ammonia and 10 cents worth lye or potash. Stir 10 minutes and place in moulds.

How To Clean Zinc

Rub it with a cotton cloth dipped in coal oil, and polish with a dry cloth.

How To Remove Sealing Wax From Fruit Cans

Rub the ware briskly with a damp cloth dipped into baking soda.

How To Clean Tin Or Granite Ware

Pour boiling water over them or use hot stove lid.

How To Draw Threads For Hemstitching

Brush the linen over with a good lather made of soap and water. Pull the threads after the linen is dry.

How To Blanch Almonds

Pour boiling water over them and boil a moment. Drain and toss them into cold water. The skins will then slip off easily. Brown in the oven and moisten with butter.