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CHOICE RECIPES
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Washi ng Solla.
Whi sk B r ooms.
vV indow B rush.
Wrapping Paper.
Writ ing P a p er .
PRACTICAL METHOD FOR CLEAN–
ING MIRRORS AND SILVER–
WARE.
Wa sh the silverwa r e in soa py luk e–
warm wat er a nd th en dry it. Dissolve
whitening
in
wa t er and pu t a t hin
_ layer of it on t he a rticle to be po l–
ished, a n d let it dry . Th en r ub jt off
wit h a soft cloth a n d p olish w it h
cha mois or soft brush. L ea ve uo
white ning in cTevices. R ub y our mir–
rors bri skly w i th a damp linen cloth
or towel, t hen dry w it h a d ry towel:
Be car eful in cleaning mirror s to all ow
no wat er t o Tun down th e f a ce of t h
mirror ;md get into the j oints a n l
cr evices of the frame. Th e cloth
should b e just damp, so th a t n o wa ter
ca n b e squ eezed out of it, t hen you
will b e safe in using it.
PROOF AT WHICH TO SERVE
LIQUORS.
D omestic w hiskey s sh oul d b e, a s a
r ul e, ser ved over th e b a r a t about 93
proof. Wh er e the b a r ma n r eceives
whisk eys over proof, or where he has
aged th e liquor himself, h e can r e<lu co
it t o 93 pr oof by a ddin g th e n ecessar y
a mount of clear , di still ed water, a ncl
preser ving th e color w ith burned suga r
or caramel. Th e quantity of wat er t o
l; e 11sef! is determi ned entirely by t he
numb er of degr ees of r etlu ction re–
quired. This can always be kn own by
ascer tainin g, w it h th e prop er imple–
ments, the number of gall ons in th e