The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-19
THINGS WORTH ENGINEERING.

- small piece of paper or linen. moist
iened with spirits OF turpentne, and put
into "A bureau or wardrobe for single day.
two or three times n year, IL sufficient
preservation against moths.
- Breakfast Rolls.--lnoorr0rate well 2
teaspoonfuls OF crcam-tartar and | tea
spoonful Of lard, with quart Of flour. Dis
solve a small teaspoonful OF soda, and mix
the whole together with cold sweet milk,
and bake Immediately.
Cherry Pudding cups buttermilk,
eggs. cups cherries, | tssspoonful soda
pinch of salt. Stir well, and thicken
with Hour, and bake. Serve with sano OF
sweet cream and sugar. Any other fruit
is "a good a. cherries.
jersey Waffes.-2 pounds Of -four, 2
quart of milk, A eggs, well beaten, and 2
ounces of melted butter Beat the eggs,
stir i'm the milk and butter; then add the
flour. Beat the butter till smooth, anal
add yeast enough 10 make IL rise.
- Beef Cakes-Take come cold beef
the rare done is best--and mince il very
fine; crate enough uncooked ham into il
10 flavor it; season with salt and pepper !;
mix the whole together and make into
small cakes, flour them, and fry Ia nice
brown on both sides.
Italian Beefsteak.--Score a steak
transversely with a sharp knife, cutting 1t
through. Lay Ii in a stew-pan with &
small piece OF butter: season with pepper
and salt, and an onion chopped fine Let
II cook then tEree-CuaTtcrs of an h0tlr H.
it, own gravy, and serve hot.
= Bees consume Large quantities OF
water when bailding comb and raising
brood. Want CT water as one Of the causes
Of dyscntery GmSng bees. a bucket or
trough filled with water, with few pieces
Of old comb or sticks for the bees to 2iight
upon and drink in safety, should be kept
near the hives.
To restore gilt frames take ounce OF
cooking soda and beat i thoroughly with
the ', hites of 3 eggs. Glow of the dust
with pair OF bellows. or brush il out with
feather duster. Then dip a small paint
brush into the mixture and rub it all over
the gliding, into every tiny crevice, and il
will render il fresh and bright.
Lobster Salad Il large lobster. 3 table
spoonfuls of French mustard. or dessert
spOonfuls of common mustard. IA gill of
vinegar, u gill of sweet OIL, the yelks Of 3
hard-boilcd eggs. salt TO taste, a small tea
spoonful Of Cayenne pepper, the inside
leaves OF two heads of csbbage lettuce.
Cut the meat and lettuce IA small pieces
mix all together.
strawberry Shortcake.-Into 3 pints
of flour rub dry heaping teaspoonfhls OF
cream-tartar; add J cup of butter, little
salt. teaspoonftil Of soda dissolved in a
pint of milk and water; mix it thorough
" and quickly; roll to an inch in thick
ness and bake 20 minutes in quick oven.
When done divide il. butter and cover
with strawberries and sugar; TO be eaten
while warm.
We find in an English exchange the
description of a very simple filter, called
"The Poor Mans Filter" II consists of
a common garden flower-pot of some nine
inches diameter and ten inches depth.
The drainage-hole is stopped mot too
tightly with piece of clean sponge. A
Layer of about two inches Of animal char
coal j. first placed in the pot; then
second layer Of clean sand, uPon which
layeg. of three inches of clean. co;6se
gravel is placed The pot can be set over
an earthen jar. into which an abundance
of pure water will filter for all drinking
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