Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-29
RECIPES, ETC.

Chronic Diarrhea. -Take two quarts
of new milk, one pound of loaf sugar; boil
down to one quart; after cooling, add the
yolk of two eggs; beat up fine; then add
one bottle of claret (near one quart; take
of this from one to two tumblerfuls each
day.
Picked Cherries.-Six quarts cher
rles, three pounds sugar, three quarts best
cider vinegar, one ounce cloves, one ounce
cinnamon. Put spice in a muslin bag
and boil with the sugar and vinegar.
When this boils up for few minutes add
the cherries, and boil till they are suffi-
GENTLY soft An under ripe cherry is the
best. TO prevent bursting, prick with a
pin before putting the fruit to boil.
To Wash Black Calico.-Make clean
suds OF soft water Tor brook water will do,
if not too strong with lye), wash the calico
through it; then pour boiling water into
sweet skinned milk till there are equal
parts of each turn the calico wrong-side-
out and rinse through this compound.
Dry In the shade; sprinkle, and when
moist through, iron on the wrong side,
and think it will give satisfaction.
Ashes for Wire Worms-Some one
who appears to speak from experience,
says: of you will drop a small handful
OF ashes on each hill of corn, the wire
worm will not touch it; it will not hurt
the corn, but is good for it; it will take
more time and labor to plant, but it will
pay. | have known this tried where the
ground was full of them, and it never
fails, the ashes being strong and when
moist creates a I've that the wire worm
cannot bear'
How to Peel Onions-Few persons
can peel onions without shedding tears
over them. This serves to wash the
onions preparatory to cooking them. A
scientific cook has recently discovered,
however, neater way of washing them
at the same time as they are being peeled,
and all without tears. 1t is, simply, to
nearly fill deep pan with water, and to
peel the onions beneath its surface. 1t is
a small discovery, but it will save oceans
of tears.
Cream Cabe-Breall one egg into a
teacup and fill with cream, one half tea
cupful of sugar, one and One-half teacup-
falls Of flour, one teaspOOnful of cream of
tartar, and one teaSpOOntul Of soda. For
the cream, take one teacupful of sweet
milk, two tablespoonfuls Of sugar, one tea
spoonful Of extract of lemon, and one egg.
Boil the milk, beat the egg, sugar and
lemon together and stir into the milk
while boiling. Bake in two round tins.
Let the cakes get nearly cold before spread
ing the cream between them.
Cure for Burns-Scalds and burns
which are not much more than skin deep
are instantly relieved of pain by using an
application made of oil and lime water
Pour water on a lump Of unslacked lime
as soon as it is clear, stir in sweet oil until
it is as thick as thick cream, by Stacking,
and apply it freely at the time, and subse-
qucntly as often as any discomfort arises.
If boiling water is poured on the lime
rock, it will clear in a few minutes Good
druggists always keep lime water on
hand. Families would do well to keep a
bottle of the mixture always on hand; it
will keep year, and can be taken and
used at a moments notice, the natural
skin growing again without a scar, and
without the incOnyenient hard caking OF
flour.