Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-01
The Home.

Corn FRrrrERs. SIX ears Of
corn, add one tablespoonful OF flour,
and two eggs, pepper and salt to your
taste, to he fried like oysters.
IODINE AND Bo1Ls.-As soon as o
boil becomes hard and infamed paint
it with iodine. The poison will not be
scattered, but will be absorbed by it.
SMOKY LAMps.-To prevent the smok-
ing of Il lamp, soak the wick IN strong
vinegar, and dry it we'll before you use
it: It will then burn bright and clear,
and amply repay You for. the ,trifing
labor.
How TO MAKE PUDDING QUICK
Split few crackers, lay the surface
over with raisins, and place the halves
together again tie them closely in q
cloth, and boil fifteen minutes in milk
and water. With rich sauce it is
elegant.
MOUTH Dissolve one-half
pound of gelatine or fine glue in water,
and add one quarter of pound of
brown sugar boil the whole until
sufficiently thick TO become solid on
cooling; pour it ON a slab slightly
CREASED, and when cool cut into the
required shape.
| TOMATO CUsTARD.-This is said to be
q beneficial diet for consumptives. 1t
is made by straining finely stewed
tomatoes through q coarse seive, and
adding two pints of milk and one pint
of tomatoes, for four eggs and one
teaspoonful of sugar. Bake in small
cups quickly.
SUGAR FOR GLAZING CAKES. Put
into vessel with little water, the
white of one egg we'll beaten, and STIR
red we'll into the water; let it boil, and
while boiling, throw in q few drops OF
cold water. Then stir in q cup of
pounded sugar. This must boil to q
foam, then be used, this makes beau
tiful glazing for cakes.
| TOOTH WAsH.-D Dissolve two ounces
of borax in three pints of water; before
quite cold add one teaspoonful in tine
ture of myrrh and one tablespoonful of
spirits of camphor; bottle for use. A
wineglassful Of the solution added to o
half pint of tep,d water is sufficient for
each application. This solution ap-
piled regularly preserves and beauti-
fies the teeth, arrests decay, aud in
duces healthy action of the gums.
HERE is hint for housekeepers, and
o very important one. Merely cover
ing up bed with blankets and coun.
ternanes will no more protect it from
dampness and keep it dry than a pane
of glass will keep out light. The at-
1nospheric moisture. will penetrate all
woven fabrics. Hence the Importance
of keeping the beds in spare rooms
regularly aired. Many dear friend
or welcome visitors has been sent to an
untimely grave, or afflicted for life
with disease, by being put into bed
which had beer permitted to stand un
occupied. Keep tho spare beds when
not in use free from all covering but q
light spread.
HOMEMADE CAEDY.-Use . new tin
basin put into it four tablespoons OF
water, one pound of "cofEee a" sugar,
one teaspoonful of good cream tartar p;
boil, stirring constantly to avoid burn:
ing. After it begins to have soapy
appearance try it often by dropping a
little ixto cold water, and if done il
will at once becomes brittle. Butter
an earthern dish and pour the hot candy
into it, that it may cool Just enough ia
handle. Flavor to taste with oil Of
peppermint. wintergreen, sassofras 0,
lemon. Two drops of oil will flavor il
strong. For variety, divide into three
or four parts and flavor differently by
touching one kind of oil to each. Work
in the hands at once the more 1t il
pulled the winter 1t will get.