The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

WHEN cork gets pushed down iatq
the neck OF bottle, insert a loop OF
strong Irvine and engage the cork In
any direction most convenient. Then
give strong pull, and the cork will gen.
orally yield sufficiently to be Withdrawn.
To CLEAN and restore the elasticity OF
| cane chair-bottoms: Turn the chair
bottom upward, and with hot water and
a sponge wash the cane; work well, SO
that 1t is well soaked; should 1t be dirty,
use soap; let it dry in the air and it will
be as tight and firm as new, provided
none of the canes are broken.
A DELICIOUS PUBDINe.-Half pound
of flour, half a pound of sugar, half a
pound of butter, half pound each OF
raisins, currants. and citron, a nutmeg,
and small pinch of mace. Add four
eggs, whisked for at least half an hour.
Put the pudding in well-fcured cloth
that has also been scalded and boiled
for three hours. Send to table with
sauce.
IL case lingering becomes too tight
to pass the joint of the finger, the finger
should first be held in cold water to re-
duce any swelling or Inflammation.
| Then wrap rag soaked in hot water
around the ring to expand the metal,
and lastly soap the finger. A needle
threaded with strong silk can then be
passed between the ring and finger, and
person holding the two ends and
pulling the silk, while sliding ii around
the periphery of the ring, will readily re-
move the latter. Another method Is to
pass a piece of sewing silk under the
ring, and wind the thread in pretty close
spirals and closely around the finger to
the end-that below the riDg-and begin
unwinding.-Sciaatift american.
THE ANT PEsT.-One of the most
troublesome pests to the housekeeper is
the ant, especially the little red ant
Chalking and all sorts OF insect-powder
and various other devices have been
tried, but like the weather-signs, which
al ways .'fail in wet weather" they all
seemed to fail in the ant season. Gam
den Nellie" furnishes the Germantown
Telegraph with her experience, which is
the simplest of ali. She says: In q
cupboard infected with ants l one day
put plate containing some flour Cd one
of the shelves and left it there for sew
eral days. soon noticed that the little
pests did not modest it in any way and
concluded to receive some benefit from
the knowledge. Accordingly | sprinkled
wEeat-four all over the shelves, and
pretty thickly, too, and so far am salts
fed with the result. They find il hard
road to travel, and now we can put any
article of food in that cupboard without
fear of them"
CoILARED BEEF.-Cheose seven pounds
Of the thin end of the flank of fine and
tender but not too fat beef Lay it in
dish and rub in two ounces of coarse
sugar, six ounces of fine salt and one
ounce of powdered saltpeter. Let the
beef remain in this pickle for a week or
ten days, turning and rubbing every day;
then bone 1t, remove all the gristle and
coarse skin from the inside part and
sprinkle it thickly with 1nely-chopped
parsley, one dessertspoonful of dried and
powdered sage, bunch of savory herbs
also pulverized, one-half teaspoonful
each of ground allspice and pepper.
Roll up the meat lightly as one would
roll bandage and bind firmly with a
cloth 10 keep it in shape; put in hot
water and boil gently for six hours. I'm
mediately on taking it out of the pot put
it under weight without undoing it and
let il remain till cold. This dish is a
very nice addition to the breakfast ia
bic. During the time the beef is in
pickle it should be kept cool and regu-
larly rubbed and turned every day
HO1SsIOl1