The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-12-29
Hints for the Housewife.

Hints Tor the HOUSEWIFE.
The Wooden Mok.-The ravages of the
wooden moth may be prevented in a
measure by the use of any of the follow
ing substitutes Camphor, and perhaps
the most agreeable for wearing apparel,
mixture of one ounce of cloves, one
ounce of rhubarb, and one ounce OF &C.
dar shavings, tied up in bag, and kept
in box or drawer. If the substance
be dry, scatter it in the folds OF the
cloth. carpet, blankets, or furs; II
liquid, scatter it freely in the boxes, or
on the cloth or wrapper, laid over and
around it.
TO Clean Looking GlaSSes.-Take a
newspaper, fold it small, dip it in ba'
sin of clean cold water. When thor
oughly wet, squeeze it out as you do a
sponge then rub it pretty hard all over
the surface of the glass, taking care
that is not so wet as to run down IN
streams in fact, the paper must be
only completely dampened all through.
Let it rest few minutes, then go over
the glass with piece of fresh newspa-
per till it looks clear and bright. The
insides of windows may be cleaned In
the same way also spectacle glasses,
etc. White paper that has not been
printed on is better; but in the absence
of that, very old newspaper, on which
ink has become thoroughly dried,
should be used. Writing paper will not
answer.
Remedy for CornS.-Mr. Rose, mer-
chant of San Diego, Cal, announces
that the creators Of so much torment III
the world, can easily and surely be
cured by applying good coat OF gum
arabic mucilage every evening on going
to bed. He had them forty years, and
tried the above, which readily cured
him in a few weeks.
A New Way to Cook Meat.-A good
way to cook meat is TO seal it in a vessel
Theoretically tight. Cooked thus a
long time in its own juices, it is rem
dered very tender, and has a peculiar
appetizing flavor. Take an earthen jar
that will stand heat, with tight fitting
cover. If beef is to be the dish for din
ner, cut it in convenient pieces, lay
them in the jar, rub each piece with
salt and pepper and little lump OF SUI
ger, and put in little water; then lay
on a piece of thick buttered paper, and
press down the cover. Bake in a mod
crate oven four or five hours, according
to tenderness of meat. Chickens or
turkeys are excellent cooked in this
way. The toughest meat is rendered
tender by this process and none OF
the nutritious matter Is wasted, as III
many of the forms Of cooking.
4 Delicious Pudding.-Into one quart
Of sweet milk put one pint OF fine bread
crumbs. butter the size Of an egg, the
we'll beaten yolks of five eggs; sweeten
and flavor as for custard mix the
whole we'll together. While the above
is baking. beat the whites of five eggs to
q stiff froth, and add teacup of pow
dered sugar pour it over the hot pud-
| ding when cooked, return it TO the
oven and bake to delicate brown.
We like the above without addition, but
some prefer a layer of Jelly, or canned
peaches, or other fruit over the pudding
before the frosting is added. No sauce
is needed. 1t is not only delicious, but
| light and digestible.
10 Renorate Black Nk.-Steep an old
black kid glove in water, and sponge
the wrong side of the silk with the
liquid, and press while damp; or, take
piece OF carbonate of ammonia of the
size Of a walnut, add gill of alcohol
and one third as much water sponge
and press as before; and either recipe
| think, will give satisfaction.
To Keep Insects ont Of Bird Cages.-Tie
up little sulphur in silk bag and
suspend it in the cage. For mockina
birds this is essential to their health
and the sulphur will keep all the RED
ants and other insects from the cages Of
all kinds of birds. Red ants will never
be found in closet or drawer if a small
bag of sulphur be kept constantly in
these places.