Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A KNIFE SHARPENER.-Iti is difficult
matter to obtain a "steel" which retains
its sharpening qualities for any length of
time. Z common round file answers the
purpose admirably. Fasten it in an old
knife-handle, and it is ready for use.
GRAHAM CooKIEs.-Two cups of sugar.
cup and a halt of sour cream, half tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in the cream:
mix quickly, roll and bake. These re-
Quire less heat and more time in BAKING
as Graham instead of fine flour is used.
MOUSE holes in walls and closets should
be first filled with lime and afterward
pasted over with plaster of Paris, mixed
with water 1t is good plan to keep
paper of the latter in every house, as it is
useful in filling cracks, and, in fact, comes
in many other ways into household econo-
my.
PPsY PORTS, in Arthur's gives a recipe
for making mince-pies in warm weather:
! cup and half of chopped raisins, one
cup of sugar, one cup of mOlasses, one
cup of warm water, half cup of vinegar
or good boiled cider, two well-beaten
eggs, five crackers pounded fine. Stir all
together and season with spices, as other
mince-pies. Bake with rich crust. For
the top crust, roll them, cut in narrow
strips, twist, and lay across.
BOSTON BREAKFAST CAKE.-One Quart
OF flour, two teaspoons of cream of-tartar
rubbed into the flour, two tablespoons of
brown sugar rubbed dry in the flour,
little salt, teaspoon of soda dissolved in
as much sweet milk as will make the in
gradients about the consistency of pound
cake dough. Grease a pan with lard,
place the muffin-rings in the pan, having
them also well creased; fill them half
full and bake in a quick oven.-Ge1naa7a-
toaon Telegraph.
APPLE JELLY.-Peel and quarter the
apples, put them in a preserving kettle,
and for every quart of prepared apples
allow a pint of water Cook gently until
they are ready to fall apart then strain
through a jelly-bag or colander, and add
to the liquor its weight of sugar. Boil as
for other jellies. If sweet apples are used
the juice of lemons should be added to
give an acid taste, and the peel be en-
ployed to flavor the jelly. The pulp may
be used for pies or sauce.-N 7. Tribune.
AUNT PoLLY's PUDDING.-Take thin
slices of light bread, we'll buttered: put a
layer in the bottom of dish, then a LAYER
of raspberries, we'll sprinkled with sugar;
then another layer of bread, then another
Of berries. and so on until the dish is full:
cover with a plate, and bake for a half
hour in quick oven, or three-Q quarters in
a slower one. When baked, beat the
white Of an egg to a frotR add table
spoonful of powdered sugar, spread it
evenly over the top of the pudding, brown
it in the oven and serve-AnaerSc07a Gro
cer
OUNCE JELLY.-Quincesf for Jelly should
not be quite ripe; they should be a fine
yellow; rub off the down from them, core
them and cut them small; put them in
preserving kettle with teacup of water
for each pound, let them stew gently until
soft without MASKING, put them in thin
muslin bag with the liquor, press them
very slightly; to each pint of the liquor
put pound of sugar; str until all is dis
solved, then set it over the fire and let it
boil gently, until by cooling some on
plate, you find it good jelly, then turn it
into pots or tumblers.