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Washing Fluid

Two oz. carbonate ammonia, 2 oz. salt tartar, 1 lb. can lye. Dissolve lye in 1 gallon hot water, when cool add other ingredients and pour into an earthen jar. Soak clothes over night in cold water, wring out and soap the dirty spots. When water in boiler is hot, add 2-3 cup of the fluid and 1-4 bar soap. Boil clothes 1-2 hour, rub and wrinse thoroughly.

Dumplings in stew will not be tough if they rest on the meat. Don't let them sink into the broth, but, put some potatoes under them if there is not enough meat.

i A little boiling water in an omelet, keeps it from being tough.

Ant Exter Nato, (Poison)

One spoon tartar emetic, 1 spoon sugar, mix into a thin syrup. Put in a shallow tin and place where ants congregate.

For Burns

A cream made of lime water and olive oil is excellent for burns. Place the oil in a dish, add the lime water slowly, beating with a silver fork all the time.

How To Remove Stains

One ounce of ammonia, 1 oz. of salts of tartar, mix well and bottle for use, keeping it well corked. To use : Pour a little in a saucer and wash in it white articles stained with ink, mildew, fruit or wine, wrinse carefully in cold water after the stains are removed, then wash in the usual way.

Javelle Water

Dissolve 1 lb. sal soda and 1-2 lb. chloride of lime in 2 quarts boiling water. Let cool and add 2 qts. cold water. Used to bleach or remove stains from white cotton goods.

Equal parts ammonia and spirits of turpentine will take paint out of clothing, no matter how hard or dry it may be. Saturate the spots 2 or 3 times, then wash out in soap suds.

Cold Cream

Four oz. sweet almond oil, 3 oz. rose water, 2-3 oz. white wax, 3 drachms spermacetti, 3 drachms white rose extract, 5 drops oil of rose, 3 teaspoons lemon juice. Directions: Have a vessel of boiling water on stove, empty everything into the bowl, except perfume and oil of rose and set bowl (or a little pan will do) in boiling water. Let it remain until wax and spermacetti are melted, then take out the bowl and beat until cold. Keep it scraped down from sides of bowl while beating. Beat 1 hour, then add the perfume and oil of rose and put in jars. Cut the wax and spermacetti up, as it will melt quicker; the longer you beat the better. Do not put the perfume and oil of rose in until you are ready to put in jars.

To keep cream from dripping off nose of pitcher, rub a little butter on the end of nose before setting on the table.

Spinach Green

Pound a quantity of spinach in a mortar, put the pulp in a muslin bag, and squeeze out the juice, add 1-4 its weight in sugar, heat until reduced 1-2 and batter. Good for coloring soup, ices and candies.

How To Remove Paint

To remove paint and putty stains from window glass, dip a wet cloth in baking soda, and rub the paste thus made thinly over the glass. Let remain 15 minutes, then wash in warm soft water without soap. This will bring all the stains with it. Rub dry and polish, or wash the windows with hot sharp vinegar; this will remove mortar and paint.

Grained woodwork should be washed with cold tea.