Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Orris | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- a handful of oatmeal
- a tablespoonful of glycerine
- a dash of orris root
- a cupful of kerosene oil
- two-thirds full
- two before using it will last about twice as long
- one application of oil will suffice to remove the rust
Directions
An economical housewife wastes nothing, of course, and the wonder- ful things she does with scraps of lefi>over soap, the impossible residue of a w'hole cake, are worth studying. With expensive toilet soap she has several plans. One is to put the pieces carefully away until there are half a dozen alike, when they are welded together with warm water and firm pressure, and made into a cake almost as good as new. Another plan is to add these scraps to all the other small pieces of toilet, bath and pure white soap, whioh are all preserved in a crock in the bathroom. When the jar is about two-thirds full, the pieces are cut small, and it is filled up with boiling water, stirred, and to it is added slowly a handful of oatmeal and a tablespoonful of glycerine or borax. This makes a very good soap jelly and makes a splendid bath lather or hand-soap, soft- ening and whitening the skin in the severest weather, on account of the oatmeal and glycerine in it. Or she pounds the bits into powder and sews them into c'heescloth bags filled with oatmeal or bran, with a dash of orris root, if the powder is not already scented enough. These are very pleasant to use in the bath instead of washcloths.
Pine soap scraps are sometimes put into an agate pan, covered with water, and cooked slowly in a moderate oven for an hour or two to jelly. In a covered jar this is always in demand for washing delicate laces, em-
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broideries, and handkerchiefs which should never be rubbed with soap. Remnants of laundry soap can be boiled into a Jelly or soft soap for di^h- waishing, or shaved into the wash boiler on wash day. When dissolved, soap powders and bar soap seem to do more work than when used in their ordinary state.
If all bar soap is aired and sunned for a week or two before using it will last about twice as long and not melt away in the water without any visible effect. — American Cultivator.
TO KEEP AN IRON SINK CLEAN. The first step toward keeping an iron sink properly, says the Pio- torial Review, is to remove the accumulations of grease and dirt, and also the rust underneath ; this is easily done by applying a liberal wash of coal oil or kerosene ;, put this on vrith a flannel cloth or the top of a worn flannel stocking, wearing an old glove; rub it well in and then apply more coal oil and leave it over night. In the morning wipe off the oil, and, with a basin of hot water, to which has been added borax and strong soap powder or soft soap, wash the sink thoroughly, and then wipe it dry, wringing out the moist cloth repeatedly until all the water has disap- peared, and then finishing the drying with a perfectly dry flannel cloth. If the rust has not entirely disappeared, repeat this process the second night, although usually one application of oil will suffice to remove the rust and dirt, and after the sink has been dried, leave the iron black and shining.
CARE OF LINOLEUM. "In caring for linoleum," says an authority on household economics, "do not use soapsuds as for scrubbing a floor. It stands to reason that soap is going to injure the varnish and the finish. On a farm where there is plenty of milk, a cloth wrung out of skim milk is the best means of taking up the dust and brightening the linoleum. Where milk is scarce, or needed for food, use lukewai-m water, to which has been added half a cupful of kerosene oil or some good furniture polish. Wring the cloth rather dry from this, and go over the linoleum after sweeping, and it will be quite new and bright, and the finish uninjured. . . . Most housewives scrub oilcloth and linoleum as though it were a bare floor ; it is dusty rather than dirty, since ever}'thdng remains on top, and for this reason a clean cloth slightly damp is ill that is necessary."