Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-05-28
RECIPES, ETC.

-Roaches may be exterminated by TAX
ing -four OF sulphur, one-halt pound;
potash. four ounces. Melt in an earthen
pan over the fire; puiverize and make a
strong solution in water and sprinkle the
places they frequent.
In the skeleton of horse, an OK, or
even a dog or cat there are about from
one to four pounds of phosphorus. The
carcass of any of these animals cut up
and distributed among fruit trees, instead
Of being buried out of the way as nui-
sance, would be to them rich entertain.
ment of delicious food.
Spice Cake-One and one-halt cups
butter; two cups sugar; two eggs; one
teaspoontul Of soda dissolved in one cup
cold water; four and half cups flour
one tablespoonful each OF cinnamon and
nutmeg; three-quarters spoonful cloves
as that is strong spice. Fruit is great
improvement.
To Cure RECONSIDERATION is better
than cure. When soreness is felt i'm
merse the finger in basin of ashes and
cold water; set it on the stove while cold
and stir it continually without taking it
out till the I've is SO hot that it cannot be
DOlHC any IDLgcI. Ii INC SDItucSS ID uOt
gone in half an hour, repeat it.
Baking IIam.-Most people boil ham.
1t is much better baked, ii baked right
Soak for an hour in clean water and wipe
dry. Next spread it all over with thin
butter and then put it in deep dish with
sticks under it to keep it out of the gravy.
When it is fully done, take off the skin
and matters crusted on the flesh side and
set it away to cool.
Chocolate CCstard or Cream.-Beat
up separately the whites and yolks of six
eggs; add to the yolks cup of fine white
sugar; stir the whites into the yoiks; dis.
solve quarter Of a pound of chocolate in
halt pint of hot water; add pint and a
half of cream, give it one boil, and turn it
on the eggs, stirring it all the time; then
put it into Il pitcher; put the pitcher into
boiling water, stirring the custard con-
stantly until it thickens To be served in
glasses, and eaten cold.
Moth Preventive.-The following
recipe for keeping moths out Of clothing,
the Jour2lat Of Chemistry says, is favor
lite in some families: Mix half pint of
alcohol, the same quantity of spirits Of
turpentine and two ounces of camphor.
Keep in IA stone bottle and shake before
using. The clothes or furs are to be
wrapped in linen, and crumpled-up
pieces of blotting paper dipped in the
liquid are to be placed in the box with
them, SO that it smells strong. This re-
quires renewing once year.
How to Dress Turkey.-Take a
board four feet long, one and one-halt
feet wide, bore an inch hole in the center
about eight inches from one end, saw out
a strip from this end to the hole about
one inch wide, or wide enough to admit
the neck of the turkey. Place this board
on a barrel, with one end against your
hips. Lay the turkey on this board on
its back, with its neck in the Stat and
head underneath; then, with a sharp
knife, cut It's throat under the board Chat
the blood may be out of the way; take
the turkey by the legs, draw steadily, to
keep its neck in place, raise it from the
board, that it need not be bruised, and
commence at once to pull out the tail and
wing feathers, and by the time it is done
kicking you will have nearly all the
feathers off. You will find that they will
come off nearly as easy as if scalded. The
pin,feathers, if any, should be taken out
at once. When dressed, carry to the
house, lay the carcass upon the table, on
the back, with its wings in position, wipe
dry, and when you get through, call in
your wife, and you may be sure of her APP
proving smie.-Cor. RuraL Nelo Yorker.