Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-26

lcIb somewhat Slack, as Interviewing
laths will take it up.
Helpful Hints for Housewives.
SURPRISE CAKE-Onc egg, ono cup
of sugar, onc-hulf cup shortening, ono
cup of sour milk, II tcasrmonfnl soda.
Season to taste
WASHING LlQlroH For COARSE AHr1
Giles OR Floors. -Slakrl lime, half IL
pound; soda, one pound water, six
quarts. Boil two hours, let it settle,
and strain.
L" TELL Coop EGos. If you wish to
he certain that your eggs IRE good and
fresh, put them in water. Ii Che butts
turn up they arc fresh. This is III in
falliblc rllo to distinguish IL good cgG;
from a bad one.
TOMATO SoUp.-Boil one pint canned
tomatoes for twenty minutes in one
pint water; then add one pint milk
very gradually, that it may not c,lrllc
season us for oyster soup, and serve
with hot crackers or squares Of toasted
bread.
KEEPING HoNEY.-To keep honey all
tho year round, let it run through II
inc sieve to separate 1t from particles
OF wax then boil it gently in an earth
en vessel, skim off tho foam which
gathers on top and cool it in jars. After
covering these tightly, set them away
in a Cool cellar.
CLEANING STovEs.-Stove lustrc,
when mixed with turpentinc and ap-
Piled Ill the usual manner, is blacker,
more glossy and more durable than
when mixed with any other liquid.
Tue turpcntlne prevents rust, and
when pnt on an old rusty stove will
make 1t look as we'll us new.
Corn BREAD.-To all who do not
already use this recipe we will give it,
as we think it the way to make corn
bread. Take two pints of sweet milk,
two-thlrds OF cup of molasses, two
cups OF flour and four of meal add
nearly a teaspoonful of soda. Bake
slowly two hours, so the crust will he
tender when taken out.
BATTER PUDD1NG.-One pint milk {;
four eggs; two even cups flour; one
teaspoonful salt pinch OF soda. Bake
in buttcred dish three-quarters of an
hour. Eat hot with rice sauce. Or.
you may boil in a buttered tin or
Toured bag-tlouring very thickly
Boil two DEMONSTRATING care the boil
ing does not cease for moment until
the pudding is done.
QUAKING PLUM PUDD1Na.-Take
slices of light bread, spread thin with
butter, and lay in pudding-dish LAYERS
OF this bread and raisins till within an
inch of the top. Add five eggs we'll
beaten and quart of milk, and pour
over the pudding. Salt and spice to
taste. Bake it twenty or TWENTY-FIVE
minutes, and eat with liquid sauce.
Before using the raisins boil them in a
little water and put it all in.
| SHAKE Your CARPETS carpets
should be taken up and shaken once a
year, and If the room is common one.
twice or more. Whenever CARPET is
taken up it should be examined, and
II any places are burned or worn they
should be carefully darned with the
rawlings to match. A carpet can he
saved very much by guarding the en-.
trance doors with mats, ETC., especial
~ the door leading from tho kitchen.
ORANGE P1E.-Two eggs, great
spoonful of butter, cup of sugar, 2
spoonsiul cornstarch, juice and grated
peel OF one orange. Cream the butter
and sugar, at the same time stirring in
the cornstarch. Turn into this one cur
of hot water. When cool stir in the
beaten yolks and orange. Beat tie
whites to stiff meringue with three
spoOnfnls powdered sugar. When the
pie is done, take it from the oven Jus,
long enough to spread the meringue
over the top, and set back for three
minutes.
A Coop APPLE DU,1pL1Na.-Peel and
core the apples and put them in two.
quart basin. Mako a crust of cithc,
sour cream and soda or with baking
powder, the same as for rich biscuits,
Put water enough to cook the apples,
and cover with crust. Put an over.
tapping cover over the basin and cool
on top OF the stove, or bake in the oven
IT you prefer. A sauce made OF butter;
sugar, water, and nutmeg, or lemon, is
excellent, as is also sweet cream where
the apples are not acid. TWENTY-FIVE
minutes is long enough to cook ordi
nary apples. This is sometimes called
'Brother Jonathan" Peach cobblcrs
arc made similarly, with peaches instead
OF apples, and arc best with cream for