Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-10-24
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+" CLEAN WHlrE PANT Use powder.
ed French chalk and hot water F, ench
chalk 10 the common ste..tite, Or soap
st,'ne), without sap.
CLEANING GurTA-PERcHA-This can be
done Ivy using mixture Of soap and
powdered charcoal upoi 1t. -~>i':,7. j
INK FROM rhooas.-lnk spots, on floors
can he extracted hy securing with sand,
wet,ed ID oil 6f visridi and water When
the ink 10 removed, rinse With strong peare
ash water. :,
APPLE CosslEa.-Pare, core, and slice
twelve large tart apples. Add to them
the juice Of two lemons and the grated
peal II one; sweeteu to taste stew very
slDwly for swO hours; turn into mould.
when cold, serve with cream.
lilcxoaY NuT CAkE.S Tske one half CUP
Of butter, two cups Of sugar, and four eggs
beaten separately, thr { cups of -four.
one.half cup of sweet milk, two te.spuous
Of bak ng-p"wder, two cups It hickory.
nut ueats cut iine, one teaspoon extract Ut
vanilla.
u"mINv PuDDlNo.-Prepsre as for bat
ter cakes, add Que egg to each pint, some
whole cinnamon, sugar to suit the taste,
and few raisius, and luke like rice pud-
ding. A little butter OF chopped suet may
he added Serve hot W cold, with OF with.
out sauce.
To WASH .CALIco.-To prevent calico
from fading while. washing, infuse three
gills Uf salt into tour quarts If water; pu,
The Calico in while hot and leave it till cold.
In this way the colors are. rendered DER.
ma,.c,'t, and will not fade by subseqaen,
washings.
1lOMInY BREAKFA~T CAxEs.-Mash the
cold hominy with ! rolling pin, aud add a
little floar and milk battor, 80 as to make
the whole thick enough to form into little
cakes in the hand, or it may. DO put upon
the griddls with . spoon. Bake brt wn,
eat hot, and declare y0u never ate anything
better Of the batter cake kind.
To WASH Sllk.-nalf a pint IF gin.
four ounces Of soap, and two ounces Of
honey we'll shaken. Wet u sponge with
this mixture and rub the silk, which
should be spread upon the table. Then
"sscu - SnaOssku wv "At0EeS III ~nlCu put
three sp'ontuls Of OK gall, which will
ungh .en the co'ors aud prevent their run
Mug. d. not ring the silk. but hang il
up to dry, aud when dry iron it. The
ady who furnishes This receipt says she
has washed IL green silk dress by it aud i,
i"oka rs gco'' - new. y
CRYsrAL,z,ka GRASSES. - The long
teathery gr.sses are the best for this pur-
pure. They must be tho, ou9hiy dry,
formed in 'he desired sh"pe, and fastened
securely btf"re being pu, in the bath. To
make the solution, take que: pound of the
best alum, pound it quite tfne, and dissolve
It in quart OF clear water, over a slow
fire, but DO not let it bill. Take u deep
jar and suspend the h,uo"et in it by a
string from, . stick laid acroes the jar,
When the solution is milk warm, pour il
over the grasses. cover it up, and set it
away for twenty soor hours. Then take
them out carefully aud let them hang
several hours in the sun tillall tho water j.
drained away. Then set them away and
do not move them for two or three days
when they will he entirely dry. Tho 50.
luton may be heated over and used ~ be.
fore.
For blue crystal. use saturated solu
ton Of snlphate of copper iu hot water,
Fer yellow use the yellow prussiate o.
potash. These cry"t.iixea boquets should
he kept under glass shades, o, their beau.
" will soon fade.