Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-09-05
Domestic Recipes.

Domestic Recipes.
An IMPROVED METHOD OF COOKING
BEETs. Bake them; it requires about
two hours to medium sized beet.
hardly think any person will resort to
the old method of boiling them after
eating one meal of baked beets.
To MAKE HARD WATER Sort. a
barrelful of water put about two quarts
of wood ashes. A sediment Will settle
to the bottom, leaving the water clear
and soft. The ashes can be tied up in
a cloth if one is very particular, but the
strength will not come ont as soon. 1t
is a good may, if it is wanted for wash
ing, to get the water ready on Satur
day, and by Monday morning it is all
ready to use.
CURE FOR SNAKE BITE.-We have
times, and for the benefit of those whe
may get bitten by a snake, we publish
ii again. Take one table spoonful of
gunpowder, and salt, and the yellow Of
an egg, and mix so as to make plas-
ter, place on cloth and apply to the
wound, letting it extend an inch on all
sides Of the wound AS the poison is
drawn the .laster will lose its sticking
qualities, and when full viii fall off.
Apply a new plaster until it sticks,
which Is sure evidence that the poison
is all out. This will cure snake bite
on either human or beast. Cut this out
and save it.
A RELISH FOR BREAKFAST OR LUNCH,
Take a quarter of pound of good,
fresh cheese; cut it up in thin slices
and put it in a spider, turning over 1t
a large cupful of sweet milk; add a
quarter of a teaspoonful of dry mus
tard, dash of pepper, a little salt, and
piece of butter as large as butternut;
stir the mixture all the time. Have at
hand three Boston crackers, finely pow
dered or rolled; sprinkle them in grad
ually as soon as they are stirred IN,
turn the contents INTO n warm dish and
serve.
LEMON FOR A CoUGH. Roast the lem
on very carefully, without burning it
when it is hot cut and squeeze into a
cup upon three ounces of sugar, finely
powdered. Take spoonful whenever
your cough troubles you. 1t is good
and agreeable to the taste. Rarely
has it been known to fail of giving
relief
Potato SALAD.--Anyohe who has
eaten potato salad at Partisan hotel
will be glad to try it after he gets home.
/ The following is good formula for the
simple but delicious preparation: Cut
ten or twelve cold, boiled potatoes into
slices from a quarter to half an inch
thick; put into n salad dish with foul
tablespoonfuls of tarragon or plain
vinegar, six tablespoonfuls of best sa-
lad oil, one teaspoonful of minced
parsely and pepper and salt to taste ;
stir well, that all will be thoroughly
mixed 1t should be made two or three
/ hours before needed on the table. An
choyies, olives, or any pickles, may be
added to this salad, as also cold beef,
chicken or turkey if desired but it is
1 excellent without these.
ROMAN PUNCH Take two pounds OF
best loaf sugar; beat fine the peels OF
three oranges then add the juice OF
eight or ten oranges, one quart of wa
ter, and lemon juice in such proportion
as TO give a dash of acidit- without
making positively sour. Now pass
through a thin cloth. Whip up the
white of four eggs, and mix in well.
To ten punch glasses add half a tum-
blerful of rum. Freeze it, and serve
up in punch glasses set around the Ia
BILE, or set it on the table IN an urn OF
pitcher after the company are seated,
and let each person help himself. Ro-
man punch comes in just after you
commence the meat dinner, or after
YOU remove the meats-like cham
payne, and to take the place of san
garee-not as a dessert, or with des-
sert