Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-22

WASHING MADE EAsY.-Dissolve half
a pound of sal.soda. and the same
quantity OF hard soap, in half a gallon
of boiling water, each separately. Pour
| a little boiling water over a quarter of
pound of quicklime. If quick, it will
bubble when the water is applied. Boil
| the dissolved lime and soda together
for 20 minutes, aud then put all into
jar to settle.
SIMPLE BUTTER CooLER.-A simple
mode Of keeping butter in warm wealth.
or, where ice is not handy, is to invert
with some water in the dish in which
the butter is laid. The orifice at the
bottom may be corked or not. The
porousness Of the earthenware will keep
| the butter cool.
MAcARooNa-Blanc tAyee.auarters
of q pound of sweet almonds and the
same of bitter almonds, beat them very
fine, then add one pound and half of
white sugar, the whites of six eggs.
beaten to froth. Mix all we'll togeth-
or and drop ON paper, and bake in q
slow oven. OF course the psper is to
be on tin sheets.
.CoCoANuT PuDDMa.-Mix q grated
cocoanut with q pound of powdered
white sugar; add quarter pound of
melted butter, beat up six eggs, leav-
ing one half the whites. then one grated
nutmeg. Let NIL be we'll mixed. The
dish to be lined with pie-crust of the
following proportions One pound of
hour. three;quarters Of pound of bet
ter. and half pint of milk or water.
To CIEAN TIN OovERs.-Mix a little
of the finest powdered whiting with the
least drop of sweet oil, rub the covers
we'll with it and wipe them clean then
dust over them some dry whiting in
muslin bag, and rub bright with dry
leather. This last is to prevent rust,
which the cook must guard against by
wiping them dry and putting them by
the fire when they come from the din
ing room, for if hung up once damp,
the inside will rust.
CoCKRoACHEs.-Asm small quantity of
cafbolic acid in paste for laying paper
hangings, and in whitewash, will repel
cookroaches and insects. It will also
neutralize the disagreeable odor con-
sequent upon the decomposition of the
paste, which in newly prepared walls is
sometimes very oppressive. The cheap
est and best form of carbollc acid is
crystal, which dissolves in water at IN
excess of temperature.
BAKED CoRN.-Take six ears of field;
corn, or twelve ears of sugar-corn. Cut
the grain partly of, and scraps the rest;
add one tablespoonful OF butter, a Ia
blespoonful of sugar, and Tablespoon.
full of salt. Rub these we'll together,
and add pint of new milk. Bake in
q dish that you can set on the table
without disturbing it.
CANNING EGos.-Al know how to can
peaches and other fruits and the cam
ming of eggs to keep them fresh is but
little different. Place the eggs in the
jar, with the large end down place
the jar in boiling water, where let it
remain until the inner atmosphere of
the jar is at abaut blood heat, when
seal and remove into cold water.
To MAKE ScorcH CAxH Take one
pound of fine -four, q half pound of
fresh butter, half pound of finely:
sifted loaf sugar mix well in paste,
roll out an inch thick in square shape,
pinch the edges 80 as to form small
points; ornament with comfits, and
orange chips 4; bake in a quick oven.
When of pale lemon color, it is done.
TOMATO STEw.-Tale eight pounds
of the plate Of beef, put It ON to boil
in a gallon of water, with . dozen of
tomatoes, the same of ekras, six pota-
toes cut small, two carrots, cut length
wise, two onions season il to your
taste with pepper and salt let it stew
slowly foqr hours; skim all the fat off
the gravy, and garnish the meat with
the potatoes and carrots.