The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-28
THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.


Frozen potatoes make more starch than
those that are not frozen; they also make
nice cakes.
"A piece of red pepper. the size of your
dnger-nal, pat into meat or vegetables
when first beginning 90 cook, will aid
Greatly in killing the unpleasant odor
arising thcrcirom. Remember this for
hoiled cabbage. green beans, onions, chick
ems. mutton, etc.
As the bmckwhcat season is upon us
we rive the following recipe for " grcasing
the griddle:" Take tumip, cut II in
half rub the griddlc with the inner side.
and YOU will find the cakc- 10 come OH
nice and smoothly. and you VIII be rid OF
the disagrecable odor 81 burning fat
III l. not generally known that the
leaves Of u grriniun are an excellent APP
plication Tor cuts where the sam Is rubbed
an and thcr wounds of that kind. One
or two leaves must be bruised an.l applied
IA The part. and the wound viii be cica-
tried in a short time.
The best iced tor family cow is the
hest of clover hay and corn. wheat bran.
oats. and peas ground together in equal
quantities. This should be given stirred
into A pail of slightly warm water, with "A
handful OF salt. About three quarts morn
inc and night should be- given. Occasion
aliy "A change should be made by substitu-
tinp cotton seed or linsccd cake meal for
peas.
some substance that will not easily
ferment aud mold and rot is To be selected
for packing for the ice-housc. Fresh saw
dust, tan-bark, or charcoal dust are the
best if they can be procured. The next in
usefulness are chaff from the thrcshing-
IL f-ft ar
has already been used for some seasons.
Fine chips from planning mill is very good
hacking. Buckwheat hulls or hemp heads
are too easily rottcd and fermcnted 10 be-
used for this purpose.
A Hearth and Home correspondent
saws linen that j. placed Immediately after
being roncd near the stove or in the hot
sun i sitter when dry than if il j. permit
ted to dry slowly. II is a good plan 10 lay
collars and small articles ON a waiter and
SET them on "A kettle or other support on
the stove till they are quite dry. Some
times the iron will stick in a manner per-
fectly unaccounlablc ii il is rubbed on a
board on which fine salt has been sprinkled.
and then passed over brown paper with
WAX in ii- folds. the sticking pr0pensities
will be- checked. A bowl of clear water
and clean old linen is useful 10 remove
any specks the linen may acquire before or
while being ir0ned.
kid gloves and slippers. when soiled.
may bcrcnoyatcd BY the following process:
Take little sweet milk and piec. of
white or brown soap. Fold a clean towel
three or four times. spread il over your
dress. and spread the glove smoothly upon
1t. Take large piece 81 white flannel. dip
il into the milk. then rub il upon the soap.
and rub the glove downward toward the
iingcrsG loldng the wrist of il by the left
hand. CONTINUE this process until the
glove. ii white. looks OF dingy yellow,
but il colored. looks dark and entirely
spoiled. Now let il dry. aud then put il
on your hand. and it will be- soft. smooth,
glossy. and clean. Take care. however. 10
omit no part OF the glove in rubbing IL. and
see that all the Soilcd parts are thoroughly
cleaned. This process applies only to
white and colored Md gloves. For black
gloves that are soilrd, turned white and
otherwise injured. take a spoonful of salad
oil. drop a few drops Of ink into it. and rub
il all over the gloves with the tip of feath-
er: then lei them dry in the sun. White
Kid boots and slippers can also be cleaned
by the first process 10 look las good Is
new" and black Kid boots and slippers can
be- restored to their pristine gloss by the
latter method. White Kid gloves can be
dyed yellow or brown by stepping saffron
leaves in boiling water for eight hours, and
then wetting the gloves with sponge
dipped into the dccOctiOn. The color can
be- graduated by the strength of the dye.
4 handful of saffron leaves stepped i'm a
pint of water will color half a dozen pairs
Of gloves.