The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

10 SETTLE COFFEE-A lady CORES
pendent of an exchange says that she
finds the best method of settling coffee is
as soon as you brown your coffee,
and while the kernels are yet warm, to
mix with it a beaten egg, say one egg to a
pound. The egg forms a covering around
the kernels, preserving the aroma and
when ground acting as an admirable set
tier.
To BLEACH COTTON CLOTH.-For five
pounds cloth, take one pound of chloride
of lime; dissolve the lime IN warm, soft
water, sufficient to wet the cloth thor
oughly without crowding; turn the cloth
often with the hands and raise it up to
give il air, SO all parts may be exposed
Continue this process about three-fOurths
of an hour, then wiring out and rinse thor
oughly two or three times and hang to
dry.
Pork STEAK BROMED.-The tenderlOin
is the best for steak, but any lean, white
meat is good. Broil slowly, after splitting
it, so as to allow it to cook through with
out drying or burning. When ready to
turn over, dip the cooked side in a nice
gravy of butter, pepper and salt, which
should be prepared on plate, and kept
hot without boiling. Itmust be well done
1t requires slow broiling. 1t will take at
least twenty minutes to broil pork steak
VEAL OMELET-Thrce pounds of chop
pod veal, 2 eggs, beaten l tablespoonful
of sweet cream, tablespoonful of salt,
teaspoonful of ground pepper, 6 table
spoOnfuls of rolled crackers, teaspOonful
of thyme or summer savory. Make into
a long roll, put into "A dripping pan with
water enough to keep from burning
Bake well. Some add slice of salt pork
chopped.
NEVER whine over what you may sup
pose to be loss of opportunities. Every
man who wishes it may educate himself
Many q servant has listened with atten-
ton while his masters children were say
ing their letters, and by putting together
what he thus learned, acquired the ele-
ments of spelling. If man has strong
thirst for knowledge, it matters not where
his lot may be cast he will become an ed
ucated man. The first step toward self
Improvement is, to leave off crying over
split milk" Let the past go, and bend
every energy to the Improvement of the
present.
To CLEAN SILK OR MERINos Crate
q pint of cold water let them stand short
time, pour off the liquid clear, or strain it
through a sieve, when it will be fit for use.
Lay the silk on a flat surface and apply
the liquid with clean sponge, till the dirt
is well separated; dip each piece in a pail
of clear water and hang up To dry without
wringing. Iron while damp, on the wrong
side Should the silk be of more than
= 81, IA
piece first, lest the dress should be spoiled
by moisture, causing the colors to run
but for self celOred silks, the direction is
an excellent one; and satinets, even of
light colors, if not creased or stained, will
make up again almost equal to new-1he
Household
A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Tribune gives the following facts about
onions, most of them authenticated by
several witnesses. When at New Orleans,
in charge of 100 men, among whom chOl-
era was raging, he observed that those who
ate freely of onions were surely and fatal
ly attacked; he has, however, found
ONIONS were specially potent in cases of
poisonous bites, his son and others having
been cured from snake bites by their use.
He also knows OF a man who in the frenzy
of hydrOphObia ate onions voraciOusly and
recovered In cases of epidemic he has
observed: /. That onions i'm the room
with smallpox patients decay rapidly,
blisters appearing on them. .. That they
retain and communicate the virus many
weeks. 3. That they prevent the small
pox by thus absorbing the virus. 4. That
when applied to the feet of fever patients
they quickly turn black. He inlers from
these facts that onions possess strong med
ical properties, that they should not be
eaten during cpidcmics, and that they are,
probably, among the most effective absorb
ents of blood poisons we have, as well as
excellent disinfectants.
A LOVER of good coffee sends to Hearth
and Home the following directions for
making good article: "Have your pot
made with an elongated bottom, so as to
fit into the tea kettle, and extend to within
an inch of the bottom of the latter, but
not touch it. Now prepare your coffee in
the usual manner, see that the kettle il
boiling briskly, then turn into the coffee a
sufficient quantity of boiling water, and
set the coflee-pot into the tea-kettle, and
keep the kcetle boiling briskly for fifteen
or twenty minutes, or as much longer as
Won please, for any length of time will
hardly impair the quality, for the coffee