Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-12
RECIPES, ETC.

I'm case you want to pour anything
very hot-boiling-into glass jars, an ex-
change says, you may safely do so if you
will set the jars upon a cloth wet in hot
water
-Isinglass Jelly-Boil one ounce of
lsinglass shavings with slice of brown
bread crust and handful of Jamaica
peppers, in one quart of water, until it
is reduced to a pint. Strain into a
mold. A tablespoonful of this jelly
taken in milk is a good tonic for dys-
pepsia.
-Cistern water sometimes grows hard
by too long standing. It can be made
soft by adding borax. Clothes washed
with boraX in the water need less rubbing
and look whittier Persons who are uoub-
led with chapped hands can prevent
them from becoming rough by its fire.
quent use.
Doing any kind Of work about home
quietly seems to make it asier. A slam
mnig of oven doors, CHATTER of dishes, and
kindred noises tire and bewilder all who
hear them. The persons who accomplish
the most and best in anything-and the
rule applies to housework-are usually
the quiet workers.
In preparing boned chicken, one
cracker pounded very fine and added to
the water the chickens were boiled in,
and mixed thoroughly with the chopped
meat, is decided improvement. For
two medium-sized chickens there should
not be more than cup Of water. Season
with salt and pepper.
Gypsum mixed with four per cent. of
powdered marshmallow root will harden
in about one hour, and can then be sawn
or turned, and made into dominoes, dice,
etc. With eight per cent. of marshmallow,
the hardness of the mass is increased, and
1t can be rolled out into thin plates, and
painted or polished.-Sclentgc american.
Rhode Island Johnny Cake.-Scald
four large heaping spoonfuls of sifted In
dian meal by pouring over it cup of hot
water; stir well, then add one large
spoonful of flour and little salt. Re
duce it to thin batter with milk, if you
have it; if not, cold water will answer
nearly as well. Fry on hot, well creased
griddle. The batter should be thin
enough to form in bubbles as it is
dropped by the spoonful on the griddle.
"A Breakfast Bill of Fare for Every
Day in the -Sunday-Coffee, tea,
cold tongue, rusk, butter, and fruit.
ter, stewed apples, and light bread. Tues
day-Chocolate, tea, hash with onion and
potatoes, butter, and corn cakes. Wednes-
day-Coffee and tea, broiled beefsteak,
buckwheat cakes and molasses Thurs
day-COffee, tea, pork steak, fried pota-
toes, hot biscuit and butter. Friday
Coffee, tea, stewed chicken, corn bread,
jelly, and butter. Saturday-Coffee, tea,
mutton chops, toast buttered boiled eggs,
and raspberry jam.-He0rth and Home.
The virtues of wood ashes are fully
appreciated but in few localities They
contain all the earthly ingredients which
plants demand for food, and Of which our
old lands quite generally have not full
supply-the potash, soda, lime, ETC., having
migrated when the milk and stock were
sold. If ashes are applied to land with
out being composted they produce good
effect for lew years, but the land, if
ploughed, becomes too destitute of vege-
table matter; or if applied as top dressing
to grass land it becomes so compact that
air will not penetrate it, and without AGRA
ton only moss and other short rooted
vegetation will grow.-N. 7. Herald.
Hen lice are among the greatest
drawbacks to the pleasure and profit of
the poultry yard. They are especially
troublesome in small yards and coops,
where the fowls cannot have free access
to green food and dry earth We have
tried various remedies, and have found
kerosene oil to be very effectual and safe
one. 1t is applied with very little
trouble. Pour it from the can upon the
perches where the fowls roost, and when
the hens are ready to brood saturate the
inside of the box before the clean hay or
straw is put in with the eggs. 1t is very
much less trouble to supply the oil than
to use a wash of tobacco or go through
process of withdrawing once a month
kEcllGalQe.