Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-02-18
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

CREAM can be raised by freezing, but
this is not practiced in this country.
THESE cold snaps are trying times for
house plants. After every one we have,
numbers of houses are left desolate of
all that is suggestive Of summer in one
night; few realize the worth of news
papers in keeping out cold. One placed
between the window and the "pets" is
usually all that is needful in preserving
them safe through the coolest night
Exchange.
q COLTsFoOT LOZENGEs. -To one pint Of
spring water add one handful of colts
foot leaves; boil this down to gill and
let it stand till cold. Then strain it
through fine wooden cloth without
pressing) and add half pound of sugar.
Boil to sirup Strain it again through
wooden cloth and put to it as much
common black licorice as may be found
necessary to give it consistency. Then
form it into any shape or form you may
fancy.
To MAKE a cheap and permanent in
dellible ink dissolve one part asphaltum
in four parts of oil of turpentine and
add black lead to make it Of a proper
consistency. Or dissolve the same
amount of asphaltum in turpentine and
color with printers ink. This is the
sane ink that is sold in small tin tubes
with thin brass plates cut in initials or
names, but the supply is so small that it
soon becomes exhausted, and with this
recipe it can easily be renewed.
CRUsTED APPLE PUDDING.-Pare, core
and stew slightly two quarts of tart,
mellow apples, and place them in pud-
ding dish; then to one and half pints
of wheatmeal add one gill of Zante cur
rants, and boiling water enough to make
a dough, stirring lightly until mixed;
roll it out one third of an inch thick, and
spread over the apples. Bake it in a
quick oven forty or fifty minutes, take
out, reverse on a hot plate, mash the APP
pies with spoon, and sweeten, if de-
sired; cut in pieces like pie and serve
warm, with some fruit sauce.
RAISED CONNECTICUT DoUGHNUTs-
Heat pint of milk just lukewarm and
stir into small cup of melted lard and
sifted flour till it is a thick batter, add a
small cup of domestic yeast and keep it
warm till the batter is light, then work
into four beaten eggs, two cups of sugar
rolled free from Jumps, teaspoonful
of colt nd of 0inna1nnn When the
whole is well mixed knead in wheat -four
until about as stiff as biscuit dough.
Set where it will keep warm, till of
spongy lightness, then roll the dough out
half an inch thick and cut into cakes.
Let them remain till light, then fry them
in hot lard.
HORTICULTURAL ORNAMENTS" One of
the prettiest objects / have ever beheld, ;"
writes correspondent, " is spruCe
cone filled with sand and grass SCI
which sprouted and grew out of II
scales. 1t is now as large as d cocoa
nut with the husk Oh, a. 4na III the most
vivid green color. The grass grows
with a luXuriance that is remarkable.
To produce this charming specimen the
cone was baked IN stove oven till the
scales opened out equally. 1t was then
carefully filled with equal parts of sand
and grass seed, string tied to the top,
and the whole suspended in the dark, in
jar, with water enough to come half
way over the cone. In week it was
placed in the sunlight, when the seed
sprouted rapidly, and in a month filed a
gallon jar completely. 1t has been taken
out and hung in the window. Every
morning it is thoroughly soaked in milk
warm water"