Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-11-27
RECIPES, ETC.

half a cup of thick sour cream. Beat
these together ten minutes Crate nut
meg over it. Nice for Indian buildings.
-Railroad Cake.-One and a half cup
sugar, half cup butter, one and a half cups
flour, half a teaspooniul soda; bake in
three or four thin layers; while warm
spread with jelly; place II on top ofthe
other and frost the last layer.
Snowflake Cream.-Take four heap
ing tablespoontuls of rlzena, three ofsugar,
a few drops of essence OF almonds or
other f1avoring extract, with two table
%spOonfuls of fresh butter, and one quart
Of milk; boil from fifteen to twenty min
utes, until it forms a smooth surface,
though not too thick; then pour in a mold
or cups previously buttered. Serve when
cold, with cream, or any kind of stewed
or preserved fruits.
Cooking Cranberries.-In the first
place select ripe fruit and remov all de-
tective berries. The selected fruit must
then be thoroughly washed through seve-
raj waters; one washing is not enough.
To every pound of fruit add one pound
Of sugar. Put them into a preserving
kettle over a slow fire. Dc o hurry the
process of stewing. To prevent the Der
rles from sticking to the kettle, stir them
frequently with a silver spoon. When
done, turn them into a dish, and set aside
to cool; after which they may be used for
pies, tarts or sauce. When for sauce,
mash them fine through a cullender, and
put them into small molds suitable for
the table, having first rinsed the molds
IN cold water to prevent the berries from
sticking.
To Clean Paint.-Save the tea leaves
for a few days, then steep them in a pail
or pan for half an hour, strain through a
sieve and use the tea to wash all vanished
paint. 1t requires very little "elbow pol
ish," as the tea acts as a strong detergent,
cleansing the paint from all its impuri-
ties, and making the varnish equal to
new. 1t cleans window sashes and oil
cloths; indeed, any vanished surface is
improved by application 1t washes win
dow panes and mirrors much better thar
water, and is excellent for cleaning black
walnut picture and looking glass frames.
1t will not do to wash unvarnished paint
with it. Whiting is unequaled for clean
ing white paint. Take a small quantity
on a damp flannel, rub lightly over the
surface and you will be surprised at its
effects.
TO Roast q Quarter of Lamb.-IIave
boiling water two or three inches deep in
the lower part of the boiler-deep enough
to just touch the bottom of the pan to be
set over it. Place the lamb in the inner
pan, without water, first seasoning it with
salt and pepper, if agreeable. Put on the
cover, fitting it in tightly, When the water
begins to boil, set the boiler back on the
stove or range, where it will keep Just at
the boiling point, and let it remain cook
ing the usual ime-fitteen minutes for
each pound is generally thought long
enough. When done take it out, dredge
with Hour, and put it into a quick oven to
brown, but not scorch. 1t is usually esti-
mated that one pint of gravy is lost when
meat is boiled in the usual way. Here
you have it all saved in the dish, the pure
juice of the meat, making excellent
gravy.
Russian Pickle.-This piquant pickle
is thus prepared: Take seed cucumbers
yellow, on the v.ne,0 cut in half length
wise, rinse, and scoop out the seeds. Di-
vide them in the middle and put in strong
salt and water, to remain from four to
nine days, as convenient. Take out, drain
and wipe them. Then scald in sufficient
vinegar to cover them. Drop in a small
bit OF alum, the size of a cherry, to each
gallon of vinegar, and let it boil well.
Stuff the cucumbers with one quart of
small onions, half a pint OF garlic, one
pint of mustard seed (miXed white and
black, half a pound Of horseradish, quar-
ter of a pound of black pepper, three
ounces OF cloves, three ounces OF allspice,
and, lastly, two nutmegs pounded. Tie
up each cucumber neatly with Irvine
string, and add to a large three gallon jar
full three pounds of English Island sugar
that is to say, the very best quality of
brown.
Now that the flies have become thin
ned off by the return of cool weather, the
tidy housewife rolls up her sleeves and
wash-rag in hands, joyfully cleanses the
paint OF her dwelling from the filthy specs
that have haunted her all summer long.
And this is the way an un~eXceptlOnal
housekeeper does it: Il wet the DOR or
windowtrame all over with a cloth that
will not drip. Then | 90 back to the
place where | began, n wash the whole
over very quickly and easily, then use a
clean dry cloth. | should not think of
mentioning this, but the other day saw
a hired girl of considerable experience
rubbing hard and long upon a door, and
signing because t1y-specks were so hard
to wash off-simply because she did not
think to put the work "a-sOak.' Notlong
before, | saw a man undertake to clean,
and greatly %injure, a painted piece Of fur
niture covered with the marks of last
years fytime, by rubbing a coat of soap
all over it, and then washing off soap and
paint and dirt together. Cold water alone
would have cleaned it better. Soap always
Injuries paint more or less"