The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
SuLpH1pE OF POTASSIUM, if placed on
the surface of the soil under the plant al
flicted with sulphides or plant lice, will
drive all the insects away or destroy
them
To PROCURE SLEEP.-Twenty grains OF
carbonate of soda, taken the last thing on
going to bed, will frequently procure
sleep, when all sedatives have failed
Egchange.
POUND FRUIT CAKE.-One 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 go on the
eyes frst-Cor. Rural Mem Y0rker.
CREAM COOKIES. teacup of sour
cream, one cup of butter, two cups of
sugar, two eggs, one teaspoonful OF soda
dissolved in very little water. Mix
slightly, and bake iT 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
honcycomb and all in a tin pan upon
moderately warm stove, adding II table
spoonful of water to each pound OF honey.
STIR occasionally with a piece of wire I'M
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 of with knife
Scientific american.
OAT MEAL CREDIBLE CAKEs.-MiX in a
pitcher quart and a half of Canadian
oatmeal, same quantity OF water; add two
teaspoOntulS of sugar, two salt SpoOntuls
| 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 IA cup Of milk and enough
| flour TO make it the consistency of buck
wheat batter; pour on to hot griddle;
when set, turn them; time for cooking,
about two or three minutes.
"LATELY my brother in law" writes c.
Ballet, of Troyes, France, in the INUstra-
ten Hortjcole, being very much dis
turbcd in his sleep by mosquitoes, took it
| into his head to place a young plant OF
Eucalyptus in his bed -room 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.
| FRTCAsSEE OF ONIONs.-Prcl two or
three dozen of the very small, round,
white onions: sprinkle them with salt;
LEI them remain for half an hour, then
roll them upon Il cloth to dry them slight
| ly, and drCdgc with flour; throw them
into a stcwpan in which you have melted
two ounces of fresh butter; toss them over
gentle fire for five minutes; drain the
fat from them, add Il pint Of rich milk,
minced lemon-pecl, white pepper, salt
and butter, Simmer for ten minutes and
serve in the sauce.
NEUDLE PUDDING.-Thrcc eggs beat
| light; add little salt and flour to make a
paste that will roll; roll the paste an
eighth of an inch thick odd the paste and
| shred fine; boil III clear water with a lit
tie salt; rut 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 well;
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 RoIIS.-Two quarts of
flour, two tablespoons Of white sugar,
| two tablespoons Of cold lard; rub these
thoroughly together, then add pint of
scaldcd milk partly cooled and two-thirls
OF cup of yeast; mix milk and yeast with
two-thirls of the flour, and set in Il warm
place to rise. When light mix all to-
gether, and mold thoroughly, and raise
again. When very light, roll out with us
little flour as possible; cut in shape, rub
melted butter over the top, and fold
| together. Bake wher very light.
SPICE CAKE.-Take Il teacup OF butter,
two pounds of brown sugar, and three
eggs, beat all well together; then add
half cup sour milk, with a teaspoonful OF
soda in; then two tcaspOonfuls of each,
ground cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and
one nutmeg; then two and two-thirds
cups flour; last of all two cups chopped
raisins. Bake in Il slow oven, and you
will have an excellent cake, and one mat
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
Root Pruning Corn.
In a report of experiments made at
Waisharum Farm, Mass, given in the
Scientific Farmer, we find some remarks