Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-06-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

the surface of the soil under the plant at
fiicted with sulphides or plant lice, will
drive all the insects away or destroy
them.
POUND FRUIT CAKE.-Onepo pound brown
sugar, ten eggs, one pound flour, one
pound butter, one pound raisins, one
pound currants, half pound citron, one
teaspoonful baking powder, bake two
hours
For SORE EYEs.-Take two tablespoon
fuls honey, teaspoonful salt, tincture of
balsam buds, one tablespoonful, teaspoon
full gum pine. Make paste and put it
over the eyes. A thin cloth to 90 on the
eyes first.-Cor. Rural Mem Yorker.
CREAM CooKIEs.--One teacup of sour
cream, one cup of butter, two cups of
sugar, two eggs, one teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in a very little water. Mix
slightly, I'D bake in quick oven. This
makes a large batch, and will keep six
weeks, if desired.
MARKING INK--Take one dram of nj
trate Qunar caustic), dissolve it in a glass
mortar, in double its weight of pure
water. This forms the ink. Then dis
solve one dram of salts of tartar in one
ounce of water, in another vessel; this is
the liquid with which the linen must be
previously wetted, then allowed to dry
and afterward to be written on
To SEPARATE honey from wax, put
hOneycomb and all in tin pan upon a
moderately warm stove, adding a table
spoonful of water to each pound of honey
Stir occasionally with a piece of wire un-
til the contents of the pan are in liquid
condition. Do not allow boiling to be-
gin. Remove the pan from the fire and
set it aside to cool. The cake of wax, to
which all impurities will adhere, may
then be carefully lifted off with a knife
Scientific american.
DAT MEAL GRIDDLE CAKEs.--Mix in a
pitcher quart and a half of Canadian
oatmeal, same quantity of water; add two
teaspoOnfuls of sugar, two salt spOonfuls
Of salt, carbonate of soda about size of a
pea; mix thoroughly together; let stand
over night. In the morning beat an egg,
to which add a cup OF milk and enough
flour to make it the consistency Of buck
wheat batter; pour on to a hot griddle
when set, turn them; time for cooking,
about two or three minutes.
"LATELY my brother in-law," writes G..
Ballet, of Troyes, France, in the TEEustra-
ton Hort5co1e, " being very much dis
turbed in his sleep by mosquitoes, took it
into his head to place a young plant OF
Eucalyptus in his bedroom over night
From that moment the insects disappeared
and he slept in comfort. / have been fol-
lowing his example, with the same result
Planted in pots the seeds will terminate
in two weeks, and fine young plants will
have grown for next summers use.
FRICAssEE OF ONIoNs.-Peel two or
three dozen of the very small, round,
white onions; sprinkle them with salt;
let them remain for half an hour, then
roll them upon cloth to dry them slight
ly, and dredge with flour; throw them
into a stewpan in which you have melted
two ounces of fresh butter; toss them over
a gentle fire for five minutes; drain the
fat from them, add a pint of rich milk,
minced lemon-peel, white pepper, salt
and butter Simmer for ten minutes and
serve in the sauce.
NEUDLE PUDDING.-Three eggs beat
light; add little salt and flour to make
paste that will roll; roll the paste an
eighth Of an inch thick; fold the paste and
shred fine; boil in clear water, with lit
tie salt; put them in the water while it is
boiling, and do not allow them to stick
together, or uncover the pot for ten
minutes take them out and drain we'll !;
bake them one hour; beat two eggs light
mix them in quart of milk, and stir in
the neudles; add salt, sugar and spices to
taste, and bake as custard.
BREAKFAST RoLLs.-Two quarts of
flour, two tablespoons Of white sugar,
two tablespoons of cold lard; rub these
thoroughly together, then add a pint of
scalded milk partly cooled and two-thirds
Of cup of yeast; mix milk and yeast with
two-thirds of the flour, and set in warm
place to rise. When light mix all to-
gether, and mold thoroughly, and raise
again. When very light, roll out with as
little flour as possible; cut in shape, rub
melted butter over the top, and fold
together. Bake when very light.
SPICE CAKE.-Take teacup OF butter,
two pounds Of brown sugar, and three
eggs, beat all well together; then add a
half cup sour milk, with a teaspoonful of
soda in; then two teaspoonfuls of each,
ground cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and
one nutmeg; then two and two thirds
cups -four; last of all two cups chopped
Taisins. Bake in a slow oven, and you
will have an excellent cake, and one that
will last through hot weather. And here
allow me to tell you, if raisins are put in
a cake the last thing, and stirred only Just
enough to mix, your raisins will not fall
to the bottom of the cake. Use the above
recipe-omitting the milk-dissolve soda
in little hot water, and you will have
very nice cookies.
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