Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-25
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

II feeling cold before going to bed,
exercise; do not roast over fire.
DO your husbands and brothers boots
lot water through them? Then apply tar
and oil after being thoroughly mixed, and
Won will have no further trouble. Paten;
not applied for.
Aunt Elias Tapioca Cream.-Soak a
half coffee cup of tapioca in pint of milk
over night; next morning add one quart
Of milk, the yolks of three eggs well
beaten; sweeten and salt to taste and
cook it by standing in kettle of hot
water; stir the tapioca every few minutes
until about as thick as cream; when done
flavor with vanilla or lemon, pour out in
dishes or forms, then lay on the top or
stir in gradually the whites of three eggs
beaten to q stiff froth; stand away to get
cold.
Cream Cakes.-Take one cup of but
ter and one pint of water and bring
them to a boil; while billing stir in
slowly two cups of -four, mix thorough
ly and when cold break into the batter
seven eggs; be sure not to beat the eggs
before putting them into the batter; stir
until the Jumps are thoroughly mixed,
drop from q spoon into a pan and bake
IN a quick oven. This quantity will
make two dozen cakes; you will find
the mixture pretty thick.-Cor. House
hold.
How to Prevent Damp From Enter
ing Into Stone-The following ingre-
dents melted and mixed together and
applied while in hot state to the sur.
face of a stone will prevent all damp
from entering it and also vegetable sub
stances from growing upon it. One
and one-half pounds of rosin, one pound
of Russian tallow, one quart of linseed
oil This simple remedy has been proved
upon a piece of very porous stone made
into the form of basin, and two coats
of this liquid being applied caused it
to hold water as any earthenware vessel.
Boiled Chestnuts.-Peelof the shells
of the chestnuts with sharp knife,
cover them with water and boil them
until the skin can be peeled off readily.
Peel this off, return them to the water
in which they were previously cooked
unless it be very dark, cover close and
stew gently until they are very tender,
driving the water nearly or quite out.
They are much whittier and sweeter 1.-THE
hard " shucks" are taken off before boil
ing and they are nicer to handle. Serve
warm for breakfast. If, however, this
requires too much time, boil them in the
shucks until tender, then rinse them
thoroughly with boiling water and dry
them with soft cloth. In this case
every plate should be provided with a
sharp knife.
To Keep Plants Over Nipht With
out FIRE. have kept many plants nice
ly all winter without any fire at night in
the following manner: Have made of
wood or zinc tray of any size-you may
need it about four inches deep, with .
handle on either end, water-tight paint
it outside and in, put in each corner a
post as high as the tallest of your plants
and it is ready for use. Arrange Your
flower pots in it and fill between them
with sawdust; this absorbs the moisture
falling from the plants when you water
them and retains the warmth acquired
during the day keeping the temperature
of the roots even. When you retire at
night spread over the posts blanket or
shawl and there is no danger of their
freezing. The tray can be placed on a
stand or table and be easily moved about.
Cor. Amertcdn Farm Journal.