The Dallas Daily Herald

Milk Instead of Soap.

A lady writing to the New York Times says: "Without giving any receipts for making soap, I wish to tell all the hard worked farmers' wives how much labor they may save by not using such vast quantities of this article. For nearly five years I have used soap only for washing dishes and other kitchen purposes. My family has ranged from three to twenty-five. I have used cistern water, limestone water, as hard as possible, and hard water composed of other ingredients besides lime, and I find with all these my plan works equally well. Have your water hot, and add a very little milk to it. This softens the water, gives the dishes a fine gloss, and preserves the hands; it removes grease, even that from beef, and yet no grease is found floating on the water, as when soap is used. The stone vessels I always set on the stove with a little water in them when the victuals are taken from them, thus they are hot when I am ready to wash them, and the grease is easily removed. I find that my tinware keeps bright longer when cleaned in this way than by using soap or by scouring."