The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-02-02
noMEsTIO RCoNOMY.

BOILED DIsH.-Almost every family has a dinner as
often week. Of what is popularity called "boied
dish, and which, properly cooked, is one Of the best
dishes in the word but ali cooks do not know the best
way boil beef The common method, in order to
make It tender being to put it in cold water and let beet
and water come gradually toa boil This certainly makes
beef endcr but it also extracts all the strength and
and Juices better way is to wait till the water boils
before putting in the beef 10 viii then bo equally tender
and will retain all ts strengthening and juicy properties
Many housccepcr suppose that putting meat IN hot wa
ter inevitably renders It hard aud fought and so it will II
the water only hot hut If It bos the effect win be the
just putting discolored t0beClOh In hot
will the stains; but put II in boiling water and
IL tokos them clean out The same rule oppte5 to all
boiled meats.
MAKING WINTER BUTTEH.--Tmmediatcly after milk
ing, strain your milk into tin pans and put IL into
YOUR cooking stove until the milk Is quite scaldng hot
then remove IL TO shelf cupboard adjoining your
kitchen, with temperature Of from co. TO 7O1 Skim II
within three days You may keep the cream, if neces-
hcent for ten pounds Of butter put In the juice of two
or three airszed orange carrots Then churn from ten
TO twenty minutes, with your cream ut temperature OF
b00 to COY and see 1t you do not succeed IN making goOd
sweet yellow butter worth 25 to 30 cents per pound
For many years have made butter through tho en-
tire winter Of as rich fragrance and aroma as can well be
made in June or September. Try it.-LN. Il. Farmer
RATs-A correspondent Of tho Gardeners Monthly
SAYS 81 tried the effect Of introducing into the numer
ous holes, runs, or hiding places small portions Of eor
de of lime bleaching POWDER wrapped In calico anc
stuffed into the entrance holes and thrown loose into tho
drain from the house. This drove the rats away for
twevc-month, when they returned to it, They were
again treated in the same manner with like effect tn,
cure was most complete. presume Il the chlorine
gas that did not agree with their olfoctorios,"
SC0URINu KNIvEs.-Thc Scientific Artisan says that
SMALL clean potato with the end cut off, Is very
nent medium Of applying brick dust to knives, keeping
tabout the right moisture while the juice Of tho potato
assists in removing stains from the surtrce. We gel
better polish by this method than by any other have
tried and with less labor.
Swiss CAKE.-One and half cupful Of sugar. four ta
bcspoonsfu Of butter, cupi Of milk, three cupsfu
Of -four, two eggs teaspoonfu Of Soda and half
teaspoonfu Of Of tartar Flavor to your liking.
NEWTON SPONGE CAKE.-The weight of twelve eggs in
sugar. weight Of eggs Fin -four beat the whites
the eggs roth also beat the yOlks wcl add the silt
cd sugar TO the whtes then put In yoks and the d0ur
add also the grated rind and juice Of three lemons
To make Rice Grlddo Cakes put a eacupml Of rico in
60 two teacupsu Of water and boil it ill the water Il
nearly absorbed and then add pint and half Of milk
Boil itBOwly until the rice is very soft