Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-18
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
PARsNIPs are called valuable food IN
disease of the kidneys.

PARsNIPs are called a valuable food IN
disease of the kidneys.
RECIPE FOR SPONGE CAKE.-EIght
eggs, one coffee-cup of sugar, one coffee
cup of flour; beat the whites separate;
flavor with lemon and beat twenty MIN
utes.
To REMOVE PAINT FROM WINDOWS
Take strong bicarboDate of soda and
dissolve in hot water; wash the glass,
and in twenty minutes or half an hour
rub thoroughly with dry cloth.
GINGER SNAPs-One Gu of sugar, one
cup of strip, one cup Of butter, half
teacup of water, half teaspoon of soda,
one teaspoon of cream tartar, two tea
spoons of ginger; these are excellent.
TAYLOR PUDDING. Two thirds Of
cup of butter, four eggs, one cup of mo-
la8ses, one cup of sour milk, one and
one-half teaspoonfuls of soda; salt.
Flour to make thin batter; cloves, all
spice, cinnamon; boil To be eaten hot,
with sauce.
SbEANAN0 1IN4AoCs Ii NClJ HULL OAl
died or covered with green rust, first
wash it with strong soda and water. If
not so very bad, this first process may be
dispensed with. Then apply a mixture
of one part of common sulphuriC acid
and twelve parts of water; wash well,
first with clear water and then with
water containing some ammonia, after
ward securing well with oil and rotten
stone, and using piece of soft leather
and little dry Totten-stone to give
brilliant polish. In subsequent cleaning,
oil and rotten-stone will be found suf-
fCient.
AS RULE, warm water and a soft
cloth are all that is required to keep
glass in good condition; but water bot
ties, in order to keep them bright, must
be rinsed out with little muriatic acid,
which is the best substance for removing
the furn which collects in them. The
acid is far better than ashes, sand, or
shot; for the ashes and sand scratch the
glass, and if any shot is left in by acct
dent the lead is poisonous. Richly-cut
glass must be cleansed and polished with
soft brush, upon which very little fine
chalk or whiting is put; by this means
the luster and brilliancy are preserved.
CAKES FOR CHILDREN" Amateur"
will find cakes for children made with
rich, sweet cream, Sweetened to taste,
mixed with Graham fiOur-nOthing else,
not even salt-the best that can be made
for little folks, or adults either. She can
also make crackers of Graham flour mo
other crackers are fit to eat for those
who desire clean stomachs) by mixing
the -four with water or milk Roll very
thin and bake in quick oven. If they
do not suit the requirements of too
fastidious taste crumble them in milk
and let them stand ten hours. 1t is
simple, but Enthusiastically Gentle
man.
a MOTHERLY woman, writing in the
Chrast60n MonGt0r, declares that she fully
agrees with any thoughtful woman who
spares her boys the humiliation of wear
ing great round or triangular patches
when her own skill and a generous supply
of pieces make the reseated pants look al
most as well as new ones. May they hold
her in grateful remembrance long after
they shall have outlived the era of torn
trousers. She suggests that when pants
need repairing over the knee it is a good
way 10 rip the seams each side of the
worn part, cut it out and insert a new
piece, pressing it nicely before closing
the side seams again. Neither boy nor
man need be ashamed to wear garments
neatly patched, if it be necessary, and
every girl should be taught that mending
well is an essential part of domestic
economy