Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-11
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.


HARTsHoRE, diluted with one-third
water, will remove mildew stains.
LEATHER can be made hard by satura-
ton in a solution Of shellac in alcohol.
HyPosULPHuTE OF SODA is better than
common washing soda for laundry Fur-
poses.
BIRDS should not be fed on stale canary
seed; musty, unhealthy seed frequently
causes death
RANCID butter, pork ard lard casks
may be purified by burning straw or
shavings in them.
WHITE LEAD rubbed up with linseed
oil to the consistence of paste is an ex-
cellent application for burns.
Cur CAKE.-Two cups OF sugar, one
cup of butter, one cup Of milk, four cups
Of flour, four eggs, tive teaspoCnfuls of
cream Of tartar and one teaspoonful of
soda.
u CIGAR mandatory, carried on clan
destinely within the Vatican domain,
having been discovered by the Roman
authorities, steps were at once taken to
close it up, as tobacco is a Government
monopoly.
ROMAN BREAD TO eat with coffee)-
A small quantity of raised dough, one
tablespoonful of butter chopped fine in
it. Sprinkle the board with corn-m meal.
Roll the dough as thin as possible on it.
Cut out in fancy designs. Bake very
brown. To be eaten cold.
KENNEBEC D0DGERs.-One egg, over a
cup Of molasses, three cups of soIr milk,
one large teaspoonlul of Soda Indian
meal sufficient to make little sitter
than flap jacks. Bake in a shallow pan.
When done it should be just thick enough
TO split. Split when hot, butter, and serve
81 once
TO CooE SWEET APPIEs.-A very nice
way of treating sweet apples is to stew
them in a nice porcelain kettle, adding
exactly enough molasses and water to
prevent their burning till cooked through,
and then transfer them to the oven with
.&ll the liquid residuum to dry and brown
This gives baked apple half jelled, de-
licious in flavor and moisture, that any
one can love and long for.
INFECTIONS of choral in the veins do
not impede the respiration; theyproduce
an insensibility OF which the length
varies with the dose; they never cause
excitement nor any vomiting; they are al
ways followed by a deep, calm, regular
sleep which, lasting ten, twelve, eight
cen or twenty-four hours, annihilates
completely the effects Of the operation.
When properly applied they never cause
any alarming symptoms like phlebitis,
etc.-N. 7. GJapH5c
At meeting of milk producers in
Massachusetts, some time since, Mr.
WethereH stated that COWS upon an
average need fortyive pounds of hay
per day, or it's equivalent, whilst giving
milk; that large COWS produce more
milk for the amount of feed given than
small ones that scrub COWS will give
annually 400 quarts of milk, whilst the
Holstein and some other breeds viii pro-
duce 4,000. All COWS should be kept
clean, as well as their surroundings. In
producing winter milk COWS without
grain viii do nothing.
CREAM PUDDING eggs, One-half
pint Of fine sugar, One-half pint Of very
rich cream mo matter if it is sour), one
small nutmeg grated one slice of Ger
man dry bread, currants, raisins, citron.
Crate the nutmeg in the sugar. Beat the
sugar with the eggs and cream. Crum-
bic in the bread. Stir few times Let
this stand over night In the morning
sprinkle sugar over the bottom Of the
dish in which the pudding is to be
served, put in some currants, raisins and
citron and cover with the mixture Then
add another layer of sugar and fruit,
and put in more of the mixture, fruit
again and so on until all is put in Bake
slowly for two hours. This will keep
for weeks.