Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-10-11

Helpful Hints fsr Housewives.
TO DRIVE RATS AwAY.-Fill tho
rat-holes with new slaked lime: re.
peat it second time if necessary.
II affects them in such a manner
that they soon leave, very seldom
requiring a repetition Of the dose.
To BLEACH CorToN CLorH.-
Take one large spoonful Of sal-soda,
one pound Of chloride of lime, tor
30 yards; dissolve in clean soft
water, rinse the cloth thoroughly in
cold soft water, in order that the
cloth may not rot. The above
amount may be whitened in Is or
20 minutes.
WHITENING FLANNEL.-Immerse
the flannel for an hour in a dilute
solution of acid sulphate of soda,
and then stir in dilute ofhydroch-
loric acid in the proportion of one
part of acid to fifty Of water. The
vessel is then to be covered over
and allowed to remain for o quarter
of an hour, when the articles are to
be removed and thoroughly wash
cd.
WASHING MADE EASY Dissolve
half pound of sal-soda, and the
same quantity of hard soap, in half
a gallon Of boiling water, each sep
aratcly. Pour a little boiling water
over a quarter of a pound Of quick
lime. II quick, it will bubble when
the water is applied. Boil the dis
solved lime and soda together for
20 minutes, and then put all into a
jar to settle.
SIMPLE BUTTER CooLER.-A sim.
pie mode Of keeping butter in warm
weather, where ice is not handy, is
to invert a common fowerpot over
the butter, with some water in the
dish in which the butter is laid.
The orifce at the bottom may be
corked or not. The porousness of
the earthenware will keep the but
ter cool.
MACARoONs.-Blanch thlee-quar-
tiers of a 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 a
froth. Mix all we'll together and
drop on paper, and bake in slow
oven. OF course the paper is to be
on tin sheets.
CocoANUT PUDD1NG.-Mix a graf.
cd cocoanut with a pound of pow.
dered white sugar; add quarter
pound of melted butter, beat up six
eggs, leaving one half tho whites,
then one grated nutmeg. Let all be
well mixed. The dish to be lined
with pie-crust ofthe following Fro
portions: One pound Of -four, three
quarters of a pound of butter, and
half a pint of milk or water.
To CLEAN Tn CovERs.-Mix a
little of the finest powdered whiting
with the least drop Of sweet oil, rub
the covers well 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
dining.room, for if hung up once
damp, the inside will rust.
COCKRoACHEs.-A small quantity
of carbolic acid in paste for laying
paper hangings, and in whitewash,
will repel cockroachcs and insects.
1t will also neutralize the disagree.
able odor consequent upon the de-
composition of the paste, which in
newly prepared walls is sometimes
very oppressive. The cheapest and
best form of carbolic acid is crys-
tai, which d;ssolves in water at an
excess Of temperature.
BAKED CoRN.-Take six ears of
feld-corn, or twelve ears of sugar
corn. Cut the grain partly off, and
scraps the rest; add one tablespoon
full Of butter, a tablespoonful Of
sugar, and a tablespoonful of salt.
Rub these we'll together, and add a
pint Of new milk. Bake in a dish
that you can set on the table with
out disturbing it.
CANNING EGGs.-All know how
to can peaches and other fruits;
and the canning 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 about blood heat, when
seal and remove into cold water.
To MAKE ScoTCH CAKE.-Take
one pound of fine flour, a halfpound
of fresh butter, half pound Of
finely sifted loaf sugar; mix well in
o paste, roll out an inch thick in a
square shape, pinch tho edges so as
to form small points; ornament with
comfits, and orange chips; bake in
a quick oven. When Of pale lem
on color, it is done.