Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-27

tlliNidu bulh, tNb ttliittS Solulublu
root, two ounces Gentian root, two
ounces camomile flowers. Boil in three
quarts of water until the quantity is
reduced two. Strain and bottle. A
small ne-glassful before each meal
will give an excellent appetite and
cleanse the system.
DELICATE PUDDING. One quart of
milk while boiling, stir in one pint of
flour after it is sifted, six eggs, six
tablespoonfuls of white sugar, one
spoonful of butter, the CRATE peel and
Juice of two lemons. All the ingre-
dients must be well beaten together be-
fore they are stirred into the milk; stir
one way without stopping till 1t has
| boiled for n minute or two take it off
and turn into your pudding dish. 1t
is to be eaten cold, with sugar and
cream If you like.
SUGAR BISCUITS. Dissolve one tea
new milk, then stir i'll pint of lively
yeast, with sifted flour enough to make
a stiff sponge; let it rise until very
light, then work into the sponge three
quarters of pound of melted butter.
with sifted -four enough to make II stiff
dough work the dough thoroughly,
cut into biscuit, let them stand in but
tered tins to rise slit sugar on each
and bake IN a quick oven.
| Scent POWDER. "A charming recipe
for scent powder, to be used for ward
robes, boxes, etc, far finer than the
mixture sold at the shops, is the fol-
| lowing Corriander, orris root, rose
! leaves and romantic calumus, each one
ounce lavender flowers, two ounces {;
rhodlum wood, one-fourth of n dram /;
musk, five grains. These are to be re-
daced to n coarse powder. The scent
on clothes is as if all fragrant flowers
had been pressed in their folds.
A PASTE FOR THE SKIN. A paste for
the skin of shoulders and arms is made
from the whites of four eggs boiled in
rose water, with the addition of Il grain
or two Of alum, and beaten until thick
Spread this on the skin and cover with
old linen. Wear it all night, or all the
afternoon before a party where 1t is de
sired to appear i'll full dress. This cos
metic gives great tirmness and purity
to the skin, and may be used to advan-
tage by plump persons having soft,
fabby flesh, as it shrinks the flesh by
its astringent qualities.
COOKIES. cup white sugar, rolled
fine, mixed with half cup OF butter a
half cup of sour cream, mixed with a
half teaspooniul Of saleratus. Add two
eggs, thoroughly beaten. Season with car
away seeds or nutmeg. Rollthin, sprinkle
sugar on. Roll lightly once, cut them out
IN a crular shape and bake in quick oven.
ADULTERArED CoFFEE.-A sure test by
which to know genuine coffee is to throw
teaspoonful of ground coffee into a tum.
bier OF cold water if it is the real article it
will float. as the authorizations viii sink at
once.
To WHITEN IVORY Boil alum in water;
into this immerse your ivory, and let it re.
main one hou"; then rub the ivory with a
cloth wipe it clean with a wet linen rag,
and lay 1t in moistened cloth to prevent
its drying too quickly, which causes 1t to
crack Cabinet Maker.
TO CURE RINGwoRMs. Take the best
Cuba cigars smoke one a sufficient length
of time to accumulate one fourth or one
half inch of ashes upon the end of the
cigar Now wet the whole surface of the
sore with the saliva of the mouth then
rub the ashes from the end of the cigar
thoroughly into and all oAer the sore. Do
this three times day and inside Of a week
all will be smooth and well.--F h. in the
Rural New York.
GINGER BEER Take white sugar five
pounds, lemon juice Gill, honey pound,
bruised ginger ounces, water it gallons.
Boil the ginger thirty minutes in three
quarts of water; &when cold put in the
other ingredients and stirring. add the white
of an egg wen beaten with tcaspoonful
of lemon essence. In four days bottle it
will keep longer with honey than with
yeast.
STRAWBERRY CAKE.-Prepare pound
cake mash ripe straw berries, and drain
them; spread the fruit evenly on the cake
and frost the top stick large ripe berries
on the cake, before the icing sets, sweeten
the Juice and serve il with the cake : this
is proper dinner dish, but is good for
tea also.
FRUT IELIEs.-Fruit jellies so-called,
are made by putting half an ounce OF wa
ter let ii boil a minute, or TIL dissolved,
then add four pounds Of white sugar boil
two minutes and then strain when cool,
add half two shilling bottle OF vanilla,
lemon or strawberry extract or any other
flavor
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A Long Trip.