The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-04

HOusEilkD HINTS.

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HARrsHoRx, diluted with one-third
water, will remove mildew stains.
LEATHER can be made hard by satura-
ton in q solution Of shellac in alcohol.
A STRONG solution Of sulphate of mag
nesia gives beautiful quality to white
wash.
HYPoeUIPHITE OF SODA is better than
common washing soda for laundry pur-
poses.
BIRDS should not be fed on stale canary
seed musty, unhealthy seed frequently
causes death.
RANCID butter, pork and lard casks
may be purified by burning straw or
shavings in them.
WHITE LEAD rubbed up with linseed
oil to the consistence Of paste is an ex-
cellent application for burns.
Cur CAKE.-Two cups of sugar, one
cup of butter, one cup of milk, four cups
of flour, four eggs, two teaspocnfuls OF
cream of tartar and one teaspoonful OF
soda.
ROMAN BREAD (To eat with cofee).-
A small quantity of raised dough, one
tablespoonful of butter chopped fine in
it. Sprinkle the board with corn meal.
Roll the dough rs thin as possible on it.
Cut out in fancy designs. Bake very
brown. To be eaten cold.
KENNEBEC DODGERS. egg, over a
cup of molasses, three cups of sour milk,
one large teaspoonful of soda, Indian
meal sufficient to make little sitter
than dap-jacks. Bake in shallow pan.
When done it should be just thick enough
to split. Split when hot, butter, and serve
at once.
To Cook SWEET APPLEs.-A very nice
way Of treating sweet apples is to stew
them in nice porcelain kettle, adding
exactly enough molasses and water to
prevent their burning till cooked through
and then transfer them to the oven with
all the liquid residuum to dry and brown
This gives baked apple half jelled, de-
liclous in flavor and moisture, that any.
one can love and long for.
INJECTIONS Of Choral in the veins dc
not impede the respiration; they produce
an insensibility of which the length
varies with the dose; they never cause
excitement nor any vomiting; they are al
ways followed by deep, calm, regular
sleep, which, lasting ten, twelve, eight
nr nfxyf orrshs1o tac
completely the effects of the operation
When properly applied they never cause
any alarming symptoms like phlebitis,
etc.-N. Y. Graphic.
AT meeting of milk producers in
Massachusetts, some time since, Mr.
Wetherell stated that cows upon ar
average need forty-five pounds of hay
per day, or its equivalent, whilst giving
milk; that large cows produce more
milk for the amount of feed given thar
small ones; that scrub cows will give
annually l 400 quarts of milk, whilst the
Holstein and some other breeds will pro
duce 1000. All cows should be kept
clean, as well as their surroundings. In
producing winter milk cows without
grain will do nothing.
CREAM PUDDING.-Five eggs, one hall
pint OF fine sugar, one-half pint of very
rich cream (no matter if it is sour), one
small nutmeg grated, one slice Of Ger
man dry bread, currants, raisins, citron
Crate the nutmeg in the sugar. Beat the
sugar with the eggs and cream. Crum
BILE in the bread. Stir few times. Lee
this stand over night. In the morning
sprinkle sugar over the bottom Of the
dish in which the pudding is to BIZ
served, put in some currants, raisins ant
citron and cover with the mixture. Their
add another layer of sugar and fruit
and put in more of the mixture, frui
again and so on until all is put ia. Bake
slowly for two hours. This will keeE
for weeks.