Zurich Herald, 1924-06-26, Page 611
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COLD DRINKS FOR HOT DAYS:
When the hot days come upon us
the appetite craves something cool
and refreshing and fruit juices in.
suitable combination, slightly sweet-
ened and diluted, are best_ suited to
strengthen and refresh the inner man
—or woman—or child.
Lemons, oranges, fresh pineapples,
limes, all fresh summer fruits and
berries, spices, extracts, pure water,.
ginger ale and carbonated water are
useful ingredients,
In serving summer drinks at home
make then attractive by. serving them
in tall, well -polished glasses garnished
with a slice of fruit on the edge of
the glass or a:
s few bright Kerrie or
g'ig cherries
a sprig'' of mint in the top of each
glass.
Fruit Lemonade —2 lemons, 1
orange, 1 quart water, 4 slices :pine-
apple, % cup'sugar, ice.
Squeeze the juice from the lemons
and half the orange•into a bowl. Add
the sugar and stir well, then add the
water and stir until the sugar is all
dissolved. Slice' the remaining half
of the orange into quarter -inch slices,
cut the pineapple slices into quarters
and set the bowl into a cold place
until ready to serve. Plain lemonade
is made the same way, -.. omitting the
other fruits.
Iced Te
a-4 a-4 level
teaspoons
tea, '1
quart boiling water, 4 slices lemon,
Ice.
Pour boiling water over the tea,'
cover closely and let stand to steep
about three minutes. Then pour off
the tea from the leaves and let stand
until cold. For serving, ,add cracked
Ice and a slide of lemon to each glass
and let each person sweeten the tea
to taste. Tall glasses are best for iced
tea,in order to hold the ice.
Fruit Punch -2 quarts water, 4
cups sugar, 3 cups pineapple, 1 cup
raspberry syrup, 1 cup Iemon juice, 2
cups orange juice, 1 cup preserved
cherries.
Boil the water, sugar and the'chop-
ped pineapple together. for twenty
minutes, then. add the other ingredi-
ents and chill. When ready to serve,
dilute with ice water and serve with
cracked ice.
Orange Egg Shake—Juice of 1
orange, 1 fresh egg, '2 teaspoons sugar,
small piece ice.
Put the orange juice, whole egg and
the sugar in a deep bowl and neat
thoroughly with an egg beater until
all is well blended. ..Pour into a tall
glass and serve at once. Very nour-
ishing with lunch or between meals.
An excellent drink for convalescents.'
Maple Cream -4 tablespoons of
maple syrup, 2 tablespoons of sweet
cream, ginger ale.
Put the maple syrup and cream into
a glass. Pour in the ice cold ginger
ale to nearly fill the glass. Beat hard'
with a spoon and serve. •
Iced Grape Juice -1 quart grape
juice, 1 cup sugar.'
Look over. the' grapes and discard
all imperfect ones. es.Wash eIl d
p
w an
cook until the seeds and the skins
separate easily. Press the grape pulp
through a jelly bag. Add the sugar
to the juice and boil for twenty ,min-
utes. Seal in bottles. -To serve, pour
into glasses and add cracked ice, or
keep in very cold place if no ice is
available. This is fine for a field
drink.
FRESHEN 17P THE REED
FURNITURE.' . ..
You can convert a miscellaneous
group of fibre or reed furniture into
a good-looking set for the sun parlor
or a set
to be u
sed later -
on the ver-
andah.
andah. A chair or table that has lost
its freshness through use on the ver-
andah, may be made attractive enough
for a bedroom or living room. Paint
them old ivory, 'choosing a light,
medium or dark finish.
First see that your chair or table
is free' from dust. A good brushing
is usually enough. The hose may be
turned on reed furniture, but it should
be thoroughly dry before you begin to
paint.
Next give the piece of furniture a
coat of flat white paint and allow it
to dry for several days at least. Then
give: it a coat of white enamel and
allow this to dry for at least .three
days. A, 'week is better.
if you want the light or yellowish.
old ivory finish get a pound of 'chrome
yellow—and mix with: turpentine.
Paint the piece of furniture all over
with this. With a Tintless cloth then
wipe off all you can of the yellow..
You cannot reach' the inner surfaces,
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Soaking takes the
place of rubbing
UST bysoakingthe clothes in the
. suds
of this new soap, dirt is.gently loosened
and dissolved.
.Even the dirt that is ground. in at neck-
• hands and cuff -edges yields 'to a light
rubbing with.dry Rinso. Not a thread
is weakened. The mild Rinso suds work-
tiioroughly through and through the
clothes without injury to a single fabric.
Rinso is made: by the makers of Lux. For the family
wash it is as wonderful as Lune is for fine things.
Alt gr'ocer`s arra depar•trneni stores sell Ritmo,
LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED. TORONTO
eo, these are left the deeper tint char
acteristic, of `old.ivory,finish ' xkough.
of the yellow la left on ow ouuter,Lsur-
faces of the enamelto give the faint
cream tint. If the article is rather
large you should paint only part of it.
and then begin to rub it off before the
yellow gets too dry,
, If yell wish a medium' ivory hnisih
Use raw sienna instead of the •ehrome
yellow, For the brown tones use
burnt umber.
The painting, you will find,,takes
your furniture stronger and firmer as
well :as smoother and 'prettier; If
mending is necessary it should, of
courser he done before you paint.
Cretonne cushions and pads made
put of one design will aid ix: snaking
your assembled articles look as if, they
belonged together.
ON A SEWING TRIP.
A friend• who had dropped in as I
was, about to cut out a new dress
noticed by my side a light, matting
dress suitcase. ew
"A.re you going on a trip?" she
asked,
"Going on a sewing trip," I replied.
. She looked puzzled until "I opened
the suitcase and;revealedthe goods
and trimmings ' for a defige. =