The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
Hausehoil Hints.

MILK pans should be first washed IN
cold water, then in warm soap suds, to
take off all particles of grease, AID then
scalded in very hot water, and dry well
in the sun or by the fire.
The sulphate of ammonia is an ex-
cellent manurial liquid to apply to
verbenas or any other flower, giving to
the foliage dark green, iuAuriant and
healthful appearance. 1t is economl-
cal and easily applied. Prepare it the
evening before using, by dissolving
one ounce Of ammonia IN two gallons
of water, or smaller quantity IN like
proportions. 1t may be applied once a
week with safety,
ACCORDING to the London Athenaum,
Mr. Marietta has been calling attention
to new process for preserving meat
fresh. This consists in dipping the
fresh meat into melted butter, and
packed in salt. The examination of
the specimens furnished by him is said
to have been quite satisfactory but
IN the opinion of the Athenaum it
does not differ essentially from that Of
dipping the meat in paraffine, which
answers for a temperate climate, but
ldliStt III d tIOi'ICd1 ItSioU.
SILVER SoAP.-A good article may be
made as follows; Hard soap, eight
ounces; turpentine, one and a half
ounces; water, four ounces. Boil I'M
til perfectly dissolved, and add three
ounces liquor ammonia.
Com STARCH CAKE.-Take the whites
of nine eggs, two and one-half cups
tu-n
one cup corn starch, one cup sweet
milk, two teaspoons baking powder
Flavor with lemon. Bake in good
sized dish with pipe.
Brown BETTY. One cup of bread
crumbs, two of chopped tart apples,
one-half of sugar, one tcaspoonful of
cinnamon, and two teaspoonfuls of
butter cut into small pieces. Butter a
deep iish, and put layer of chopped
| apple at the bottom sprinkle with
sugar, few bits of butter, and CHINA
mon; cover with bread crumbs then
more apple. Proceed in this order
until the dish is full, having a LAYER of
crumbs at the top. Cover closely, and
steam three quarters of an hour in a
moderate oven then uncover and
brown quickly. Eat warm with su rar
and sweet sauce. Serve in the dish in
which 1T is baked. We do not use near
as many apples as we. might, with ad
vantage IN both economy and health.
The Brown Betty" here described is
very good, quickly prepared, and util.
ICES scraps of bread that are often
wasted.
| IMPROVEMENT OF RANCID BUTTER
| According to Land and Water, rancid
| butter can be greatly improved in
quality by washing it thoroughly in
lime water. and then clearing out the
| lime by good washing in cold spring
water. The lime water is easily made
by allowing a lump of lime, the size OF
the fist, to slack in a bucket of water,
stirring it well, and afterward allowing
the lime to settle. 1t is said that a
large business is now done in Europe
by sundry persons, who purchase ran
cid butter at low rates, and sell it
again at much higher prices, after
manipulating in the manner mentioned
LEATHER GLUE. A substance known
rs % leather glue us prepared by mix.
ing ten parts of sulphide of carbon
WITH one OF OH OF turpentlne, and
adding enough gutta-percha to thicken
the mass. The leather surfaces to be
united must be free from oil, which is
accomplished by subjecting them to
pressure by laying the leather upon
blotting paper and applying hot iron.
After lacking together the edges to be
joined with the cement, they are to be
kept under pressure until the glue is
entirely dry.