Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-09-12
The Household .

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iodine a few time; and it will entirely
destroy every vestige of it.
As SOON rs boil becomes hard and
inhamed paint it with iodine. The pois-
on will not be scattered, but will be
absorbed by it.
LAMPS are liable to explode when
trimming is neglected. Tie wick be-
ing charred low down in the tube, the
fame obtains access to the oil below. :
To DESTROY ants, wrap piece OF gum
camphor in cloth or paper to keep it
from dissolvin9, and place it in or
about your cupboard or sugar, and it
will drive away those pests.
To REMOVE stains on spoons, caused
BY using them for boiled eggs, take q
little ADmmon salt, moistened, between
the thumb and finger, and briskly rub
the stain, which will soon disappear.
IS 0ME1ErrE.-Six eggs, beat the whites
and yolks separately until very light,
sthen stir together; add no salt, az it
will make it heavy. Put on a hot grid
die slightly creased with butter when
nicely brown, turn. Serve hot.
TOMATO CUsTARD.-lhis 10 said to be
q beneficial diet for consumptneness.
It is made by straining finely stswed
tomatoes through coarse sieve, and
adding two pints of milk and one pint
OF tomatoes four eggs and one table,
spoonful of sugar. Bake in small cups
quickly.
SoFT GRAHAM BRKAD.-Stir Yeast Or
milk rising into warm skim milk then
stir the graham -four enough to make q
good batter as thick rs can well be STIR
red with spoon put into deep bake
dishes and set in q warm place to rise,
the same as knedeed bread when light.
bake moderately until there is q hard,
t crown crust oyer the top, which, ifpre-
with damp cloth.
Am Your BEDS. -Some advocates for
excessive neatnsss have the beds made
up in mediately after they are vacated.
1t Is not healthy. They need to air for
a couple Of hours. Open the windows
as wide as possible, and set ~.opoh the
door also. Unless there lisa thorouQh
draught; there is no true ventilation of
sleeping room. The only executions
to this rule are during high winds,
when the door cannot safety raemain
open, and in very wet and foggy wealth
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ELDERBERRY BRANDY.-Select the
npest elderberries you find, aud after
picking them from the stems, TO five
quarts OF berries add two quarts of
water, boil we'll, then mash and strain
through q colander After all the Juice
is extracted, add two quarts of water,
half an ounce of whole cloves. half an
ounce of allspice, two grated nutmeg.,
one tablespoonful of powdered ginger,
one ditto of cinnamon, q little lemon
and orange peeling. Boil all we'll three
hours over slow fire, then add five
pounds of sugar after cooling strain
through a flannel bag, then add two
quarts of the best Honongahela whis-
ky, or good brandy, according to taste.
PRESERVING grapes with honey is rec
commended by those who have tried
it, it being asserted that many kinds of
fruit are preserved nicer with it than
by the use of sugar, Mrs. Upper
says: Grapes, p1ums and all kinds
OF crab apples are especially nice. Jam
or butter made with honey is delic-
lous, whatever fruit is used. We have
preserved grapes in this way for wears
as follows !: Seven pounds of fruit
in perfect lunches, if possible-four
pounds of honey, one pint of good
cider vinegar, and spices of any or all
kinds to SUIT the taste. Boil the honey
and vinegar together, With the spice
tied in cloth pack the grapes close
~ in jar, and turn the boiling honey
over them. It ia sealed at once, and
no further care is necessary-it will
keep tor years. If not sealed up, the
strip should be turned off the ninth
dry, reboiled, and turned again on the
fruit"