The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-06-29
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


sent us complete bill of fare for a
week, which may be used for months
with slight variations. She makes the
statement that it has been used by a
family of eight or nine persons at about
twenty-five dollars per week. It certain
ly is substantial and not easily criticised
by dyspeptics. 1t is as follows:
SUNDAY.
Bcoakfast-Tea or coffee, beafsteak,
fried potatoes, fried hominy, French
rolls, toast. ...
Dinner-Roast chickens, stewed toma-
toes, mashed potatoes, lettuce salad,
with dressing, ice water and claret,
bread.
Tea-Bread, canned fruit or straw
berries, cheese, tea or coffee.
MONDAY.
Breakfast-Tea or coffee, mutton or
lamb chops, fried mashed potatoes,
corn meal mullins, bread or rolls.
Lunch-Cold chicken, boiled hominy,
potatoes, tea and rolls.
Dinner-Roast beef, peas or canned
corn, mashed potatoes, lettuce salad,
bread, tea, padding.
TUESDAY.
Breakfast-Fried eggs, fried potatoes;
rolls, toast and coffee.
Lunch-Cold corned beef, boiled
hominy, tea, rolls or bread.
Dinner-Cold roast beef, clam frit
ters, potatoes, tomatoes, pickles, tea or
coffee, corn bread.
WEDNESDAY.
Breakfast-Beefsteak, hominy. cakes
or mullins, tea or coffee.
Lunch-Scrambled eggs, boiled pota-
fnoS clioa1 fcY, o,,l -
Dinner-Soup, lamb or mutton, po.
tatoes, pickles, hominy, croquett-s,
lemon pie.
THURSDAY.
Breakfast-Lamb or mutton chops,
potatoes cut up and stewed in milk,
rolls and toast, tea and coffee.
Lunch-Cold lamb, strawberry short
cake, tea and rolls.
Dinner-Roast veal, mashed potatoes
fresh peas, pickles, tea or coffee.
FRIDAY.
Observation-Disclosures of eggs, boiled
hominy, corn meal mullins, tea and cof
fee.
Luuch-Cold roast veal, potatoes
sliced tomatoes, tea and rolls.
Dinner-A fresh fish, stewed toma
toes, mashed p pytatoes, cottage pudding
anu sauce, Tea ana COuee.
SATURDAY.
Breakfast-Beefsteak fried hominy
break, rolls or toast, coffee.
Lunch-Fried eggs, raw fried pota
toes, tea and biscuit.
Dinner-Corn beef, spinach or aspara
gus, potatoes, corn bread and coffee
boiled hominy.
Household Hints.
A CHEAP BnUEING. Quarter of al
ounce of oxalic acid, half ounce prus
sian blue, dissolved in q quart of sof
water.
FIRST RATE SA1vE.-Ono and one
quarter pounds of lard, twelve ounce
of rosin, four ounces of beeswax, on
ounce oil of spike, one ounce oil o
amber; heat, and stir in the oils whil
warm.
DRINK FOR THE SICK,-Two teaspoon
fuls arrowroot in quart pitcher, with
little cold water; three tablespoonful
white sugar, the juice of one lemon, an,
part OF the rind; stir all quickly Will
pouring boiling water until the pitche
is full. Drink cold.
CnILDREN's DR1NK.-Arrowroo mad
into pap, with fresh milk and som
water, is the best thing for a baby. /
is as good as the best breast milk. Ga
meal is better for larger children
Sweeten the arrowroot with powders
sugar, not too sweet.
FRIED BREAD.-Here is very mic
side dish, and an economical way @
using dry slices of bakers bread Di
each slice quickly in water if very dry
then make a batter from one egg, tw
or three tablespoonfuls of -four, an
milk enough to make thin batter; fr
on a griddle or frying pan; have goo
sweet lard, and heated very hot, befor
laying in the bread. 1t is delightful
FRIED CUcUMBERs. Pare neatly froI
eud to end, and lay in the water on
hour; wipe them dry and cut them int
thin slices; season with salt, pepper an
vinegar; let them stand for two hours
then take them out and wipe them dry
and fry them to nice brown, in swee
clarified dripping or butter. Many d,
clare that cucumbers are never fit to es
unless they are fried, and they are d.
cidedly moro wholesome than whe
raw.
ASPARAGUS AND EGGs.-Cut twent,
five or thirty heads of asparagus int
bits an inch long, and boil for fiftee
minutes; have cup of rich drawn bu
ter in a saucepan, and put in the aspar
gus when it has been drained dry; hel
together to boil, seasoning with pei
per and salt, and pour into buttere
bake dish; break five or six eggs car
fully over the surface; put bit of bu
ter upon each, sprinkled with salt an
put in the oven until the eggs are set.
Exterminniing Bedbugs.
Where all other means have failed
exterminate bedbugs, sulphurous aci
gas has succeeded. Take everythir
out of. the infested room, plug up q
the windows tightly, close all chimney
and empty about one ounce of powdere
sulphur on pan of hot Goals, placed
the middle of the floor. Shut the doo
and cover all cracks; let the sulph,
burn as long as it will. Where I'll
room is large, it is a good plan to taste
a bit of tin tube to the bottom of IL
pan, and to this connect enough sms