Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-22
RECIPES, ETC.

MIX Jnr6e teas pOOuIulS vi uOuI anu SIX
ounces of butter smoothly together on
plate; put into lined saucepan and pour
in pint of milk or sweet cream; keep
stirring it one way over a sharp fire; let
it boil for a minute or two, when add the
chopped yolks and whites of three hard
boiled eggs and serve in sauce-bowl.
-Chapped Hands-The easiest and
simplest remedy for chapped hands is
found in every storeroom. Take common
starch and pulverize with the blade of
knife until reduced to the smoothest pow
der. Every time the hands are taken from
the suds or dish-water, wipe them, and
while yet damp, rub a portion of the
starch upon them, thoroughly covering
the whole surface. The effect is magi-
cal.
"A Useful Soap.-The following is
commended by those who have tried it
for scrubbing and cleansing painted
floors, washing dishes, and other house
hold purposes: Take two pounds of white
olive soap, and shave it in thin slices;
add two ounces Of bOraX and two quarts
of cold water; stir all together in a stone
or earthen jar, and let it set upon the back
of the stove until the mass is dissolved.
A very little heat is required, as the liquid
need not simmer. When thoroughly
mixed and cooled, it becomes of the con
sistency of thick jelly; and piece the
size of cubic inch will make a lather
for gallon Of water.
Winter Hyacinths-A new method is
suggested for growing winter hyacinths
The bulbs are bedded in deep incisions
made in large sponges, the latter closed
over and around the bulbs, and then
placed in appropriately shaped vases
Water moderately warmed is poured into
the vase until it reaches about midway
the height of the sponge. The bulbs will
sprout in two or three days and continue
to thrive until the flowers come out
which are said to be unusually large in
size and of perfect form. The sponge
| may be hidden after the first week or two
by sowing rape seed upon it, the resultant
growth completely covering it with moss
| like vegetation. From its porous and
warm nature the sponge seems well
| adapted to the purpose, and diluted fer
tilizing material might, it would appear
be added TO aid the quick development OF
the plants.
When people feel the need of an acid
if they would let vinegar alone, and use
lemons or apples, they would feel just as
well satisfied, and receive no injury. A
suggestion may not come amiss as to a
good plan when lemons are cheap in the
market. A person should purchase sew,
eral dozen at once, and prepare them for
use in the warm weak days of the spring
and su inner, when acids, especially citric
and malic or the acid of lemons, are so
grateful and useful. Press your hand on
the lemon, and roll it back and forth
briskly on the table to make it squeeze
more easily then press the juice into a
bowl or tumbler, never into tin; strain
| out all the seeds, as they give bad taste.
Remove all the pulp from the peels, and
boil in water-a pint for dozen pulps-
to extract the acid. a few minutes boil
ing is enough; then strain the water with
the juice of the lemons, put pound of
white sugar to pint of the juice, boil ten
minutes, bottle it, and your lemonade is
ready. Put tablespoonful or two of this
lemon syrup in glass Of water, and have
a cooling, healthful drink.
To Wash Point Lace-Grate some
white soap fine, add little washing soda
and few Jumps of loaf sugar; throw this
into covered saucepan, which is enam-
| eled or lined with white china inside.
Wrap the lace round a bottle, cover the
| lace with muslin, place the bottle in the
saucepan with the grated soap, soda, and
sugar, and let it simmer on a hot plate
| till the lace is clean. Watch it carefully,
and be sure to add water, as that in the
saucepan dries up, or the lace will burn.
When clean, put the lace into a common
open-mouthed bottle (say pickle bottle,
half fill it with tepid water, and well shake
it; repeat this process and change the
water until it looks quite clear. Again
roll the lace round the bottle, place it in
| the sun, if not near the fire; when two
thirds dry, take off the lace and pick out
the parts Of it which are rough, and
spread it out until quite dry. Another
plan: Take dish which has close-fit-
ting cover, place the lace in the dish, add
the soap, soda and sugar as above, fill the
dish with water, cover it down, place it
in slow oven, where it will have to re-
main for many days. 1t must be careful
ly watched, and water added as it de-
creases, or the lace will burn; after this
cleanse it by shaking it in bottle as
mentioned in former recipe, and dry it in
the same manner If the lace be desired
to look yellow, it must be rinsed in very
weak cotfee-Da5lg Graphic.