The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-24
raE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
Tuesday. March "a. 1874.
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LAAB Lamp should be roasted until
the gravy that Drops is white; the lore
quarters are the best for roast; the leg
is good hroiled or roasted; two hours
will roast the fore quarters we'll
BRoILED BEEr.-The best piece is the
round. the next hest the edge bone. Put
1t into boiling water, otherwise it will
lose all its juicincss. Ten pounds of
beef will require three hours or mofe Of
boiling.
BRoILED SrEAk To have tender
broilad steak is verv difficult thing -
The longer it Is kept hung up, without
faint, the better. Ten or ffteen minutes
is sufficient time for cooking steak. But
ter, salt and pepper after it is done
Good, fat, stabilized beef makes the best
steat.
MUTToN-Mutton is best from August
till January, but is much. improved by
being fed on roots and grain. Cook it
well DONE 1t is better after being kept
several days. The hind quarter or
haunch is best for roasting. The leg is
good for boiling; put it into boiling wa.
ter; save the liquor for soup.
DURABLE STovE BL BLAcKING-By add
ing teaspoorfufof pulverized alum to
half package of good stove-polish,wet
UP with little water, much time and la
Dor will be saved, as a stove polished
with this,mixture viii remain bright
long time It should be applied when
the stove is nearly cold. and with dry
brush rubbed Until tits dry and shining.
RYE BREAp.-Into two quarts of -four
stir half coffee cupful of yeast, a tea
spoonful Of salt and enough warm wa.
ter to moisten the nouA making thick
batter Let it rise dyer night; in the
morning stir it agsin then put into pans
without kneading, making is quite soft.
Let itrise till very light, then bake an
hour in mod efately heated oven. This
bread makes pleasant change from
wheat; and when the slices are toasted
and spread with Butter they are really as
delicious as healthful g
MEArs.-Ihe best roasting piece of
beef isstfie sirloin, then rib roast; then
rump fbeef. Beef is mneh better to be
hung up few days,which makes it more
tender. IL should be washed and wiped
befores fdiesaing. Twenty minutes of
time to each. pound OF meat is good
rule for roasting. Put boiling water into
the meat pan. and have the oven quite
hot when it is put in to roast, or other
wise It will be dry and tough. When
nearly done, salt, dour and baste it from
the dripping-pan; not before.
To CLEAN FIooRs On CLorHs.-Soap.
should not be used in cleaning oil cloths.
To half d pail of hoi, soft water, add half
q cup of washing fluid, or a piece of sal
soda half the size of an egg = with a
scrubbing brush or broom rub hard put
ting on only sufficient water so that it
will notrun off !; wipe dry with a soft
cloth it will look as bright and shining
as when new. This is good way to
clean common paint,as it easily removes
smoke. grease, or dust, and does not de
stroy the gloss OF varnish. 1t is also use
full i'm washing windows.
GixETHrM CoLp WATER is very
doubtful if there is q single possible dis
ease IN Which the patient should not have
cold water ad libitum,. OF, how the babes
often suffer for cold water. A nursing
babe is given, no matter how thirsty,
nothing but milk. The little lips are dry
and cracked, and the little tongue so.
parcheait can scarcely nurse, and yet it
has nothing but milk to assuage its crav-
ing thirsE Try it, yourself, mother, when
you have fever, and we are sure that
ever after, when your darling is dying
With thirst, the teaspoon and tumbler of
cold water will be in constant use.
REMEDY FOR SORE THRoAT.-Take one
large red pepper, such as are grown for
family use steep in half pint of water,
after which strain in quart Of molasses
adding little vinegar; boil all together
toa thin syrup; use this whenever the
throat feels dry or disagreeable if it be
in dead of night,it will soothe the throat
(and not irritate) and warm it up we'll.
If sharper than can be borne in the
moaih. put it back near the palate with
spoon, and swallow; apply outwardly a
thin slice OF salt pork, warming it up
well in vinegar and pepper; apply as hot
as can be borne on the throat; fasten the
bandsge that holds the pork over the
head, to draw the cold and Inflammation
ND and not abou. the neck, as most peo-
pie do. ~ asT