The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-11
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

PARsSIPs are called valuable food In
disease of the kidneys ~
RECIPE yOR SroSeE CAn--Eight
eggs, one cofee-cup of sugar, one coffee
cup Of flour; beat the whites separate;
favor with lemon and beat twenty min
utes.
To Rxxovx PANT PROM WNDows.-
Take strong bicarbonate Of soda and
dissolve in hot water; wash the glass,
and in twenty minutes or half an hour
rub thoroughly with dry cloth.
GINGER SSAPs.-One CUP Of sugar, one
cup Of sirup, one cup Of butter, half
teacup of water, half teaspoon of soda,
one teaspoon of cream tartar, two tea-
spoons Of ginger; these are excellent.
TAILOR PuDDING.-Twothirds of q
cup of butter, four eggs, one cup of mo-
lasses, one cup of sour milk, one and
one-half teaspoonfuls of soda; salt.
Flour to make thin batter; cloves, all
spice, cinnamon; boil. To be eaten hot
with sauce.
CLEANING BRAss-H very much o1i
died or covered with green rust, first
wash it with strong soda and water. II
not 50 very bad, this first process may be
dispensed with. Then apply mixture
of one part of common sulphuric acid
and twelve parts of water; wash well,
first with clear water and then with
water containing some ammonia, after
ward securing well with oil and rotten
stone, and using piece Of soft leather
and little dry Iotten-stone to give .
brilliant polish. In subsequent cleaning,
oil and rotten.stone will be found sui-
| ficient.
cloth are all that is required TO keep
glass in good condition; but water bot
ties, in order to keep them bright, must
| be rinsed out with little muriatic acid,
| which is the best substance for removing
| the Is fur" which collects in them. The
| acid is far better than ashes, sand, or
shot; for the ashes and sand scratch the
glass, and if any shot is left in by acct
dent the lead is poisonous. Richly-cut
| glass must be cleansed and polished with
a soft brush, upon which avery little fine
chalk or whiting is put: by this means
the luster and brilliancy are preserved.
CAKES FOR CHILDRES.-"A Amateur
will find cakes for children made with
rich. sweet cream, sweetened to taste,
mixed with Graham four-nothing else
not even salt-the best that can be made
for little folks, or adults either She car
also make crackers of Graham -four inc
other crackers are fit to eat for those
who desire clean stomachsI by mixing
the -four with water or milk. Roll very
thin and bake in quick oven. If they
do not suit the requirements of toe
/ fastidious taste crumble them in mill
and let them stand ten hours 1t i:
| simple, but delicious.-Country Gentle
nan.
4 MoTHERLY woman, writing in tn,
| Christian Monitor, declares that she full1
| agrees with any thoughtful woman VIII,
spares her boys the humiliation of wear
ing great round or triangular patches
when her own skill and generous supply
Of pieces make the Teseated pants look al
most as well as new ones. May they holc
her in grateful remembrance long afte
they shall have outlived the era of tori
trousers. She suggests that when pants
need repairing over the knee it is a goot
way to rip the seams each side of tn,
worn part, cut it out and insert new
piece, pressing it nicely before closin!
the side seams again. Neither boy no
man need be ashamed to wear garments
neatly patched, if it be necessary, AMI
every girl should be taught that mendins
well is an essential part Of domestic