The Jasper weekly courier., 1873-10-17
THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.


If the crust 20 bread j. wished tender,
rs soon rs the loaycs ARE taken out OF the
oven. wrap them I'm wet cloti Mrllig
from cold water, and then over II "A dry
towel.
Common Fruit Cakc.-Onc pound OF
flour one pound of raisins; One pound OF
cnrrants: onc-half pound of citron; one
cup of sugar: one of molasscs; one OF
butter: one OF milk; three eggs; a tea
spoon of salcratus, and spice to taste.
Orange Tart.-~guccIe two oranges
and boil the rind tender; add half a tea
cupfiIl Of sugar: the juice and pulp oi the
fruit, and one ounce OF butter beaten 10
naste. Line shallow dish with light pun
crust. and lay the paste OF orange IN II.
To have nice bright crisp parsley for
winter use. spread thinly, ~ soon as gath
cred. on piece of paper, place IN "A cool
oven. leaving the doors open as soon a.
dry. powder il and put into a bottle. cork
ine 10 exclude the air. Other herbs will
discolor if dried in this manner
The juice of apples boiled in shallow
vessels. without particle Of sugar, makes
the most sparkling. delicious Jelly imagln-
able. Red apples will give jelly the color
and clearness of clarct. while that from
lipht fruit l. like amber. Take the cider
lust a. il is made. and not allowing IL 10
ferment at all. and if possible boil IN a pan
flat. very large and shallow. Any one
living near a house" FOR boiling sorghum
Juice can make this jelly in perfection.
The best way of Keeping onions for
family use is the old-iashioned style Of
etrinoing them. Gather them without
breaking on the tops. Take up three or four
and string through the tops and tea string
around them TO secure them firmly Add
more onions. and tie until You have a foot
or more in length. Hang them in dry
place and they will keep any length of
time.
Rice Puddmg.-One quart OF new
milk. one cupful of seeded rlsin>. two
thirds of a clptul of rice keep il hot in "a
saucepan Oh the back part OF the stove FOR
two hours. or until the rice l. soft enough.
Then add one quart of milk. one cupful Of
sugar. and when cool enough. two eggs
(the volks and whites beaten separately
until they are froHD), piece of butter the
size of walnut. and very little salt.
Mix carefully. so a. not 10 break the rice,
and bake about half or thrce-quartcrs OF
an hour.
For years we have been satisfied. says
a lady. that wide shceting i not economi-
cal: so we buy muslin nine-cightlls wide
and sew the >hcetin the middle by the edges
and using the machine. By the time the
sheet is 50 worn ~ To need turning. the
thread used in sewing it together Will be
tender enough 10 make ripping the
breadths apart an easy matter. The other
day. in conversation with cotton manu-
f,ctnrer. he said: = IL stands to reason
that i'm web ninc-fourths wide the middle
must sag more or less. and the texture by
consequence be less firm and close than
nearer the edges of the web. My wife
never uses the wide shecting because the
narrow lasts 20 much longer.
A novel method Of killing mosquitoes
has been discovered which deserves To be
patented But wc disclose il 10 our read
ers. unconscious that We thereby infringe
anybody'- rights. Thcapparatu~ required
j. simple. consisting of a broOmsiick. the
cover Of tim blacking-boN. and a nail.
The inside of the cover should be- anOinicd
thoroughly with Kerosene oil. and then
nailed. hollow side mp. 10 the end of the
broomstick. The method of operation j.
equally simple clap the machine over the
nearest mosquito on the wall or ceiling.
and hold him prisoner moment. Then
his dead body Will be- found adhcring to
the oil at the bottom of The cover. the fumes
having put an end To his existence. Some
times strong-hcaded individual will reel
about while before he kccls over and
dies. BY nm Industrious use Of this ma
chine room can bc entirely cleared Of
t.nunnifn.s