The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-07-20
FARM AND GRANGE.
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.


Preserve eggs By a quick dip in boil
ing water and packing with fresh salt,
small end down.
Immerse lemons in clear cold water;
change it every day, and they will keep
fresh for weeks.
A piece of alum. soaked in water will
harden pickles after they have been ia
ken out of the brine.
To make cheese pie, use four eggs, two
cupfuls OF sugar, one cuptul sweet cream
two-thirds cuptul of butter, one spoonful
of flour. Nutmeg to taste.
If the water OF cistern is very foul.
let down into it bushel OF pounded
charcoal inclosed ina coarse sack. Re-
peat the process, ii necessary, with fresh
coal.
The best way to soften leather is to
melt a quarter OF a pouno OF tallow. Add
an equal weight OF olive oil. Apply to
the leather and rub in thoroughly. This
is excellent for shoes.
Musty bottles or jars may be sweeten-
ed with I've or dissolved soda. Let eth
er remain in them u short time, then dry
and scald them. They will not become
Flour mullins are made by using one
lha!f cup OF butter, one-half cup OF sugar,
two cups OF milk, three teaspoonfuls OF
yycast powder; rub thoroughly into
lscant quart of -four and little salt bake
: lin muffin rings.
The following is good receipt for
making rye and Indian drop cake: One
pint of Indian meal, two spoonfulS OF
imolasses, a little salt; work it with cold
milk so as to drop from spoon INTO not
lat be sure to have a smooth batter.
To make ice cream cake, use one and
Ia half cupilN sugar, one anda halt cuptul
flour, one half cupful OF butter, one-half
crpful sweet mix, white Of six eggs.
bne teaspooniul CT baking powder. Fla
vor to taste.
To WASH white striped stockings:
Make Jelly, the night before it is want
pd, OF the best yellow soap; wash the
.htocking in warm water with little salt
n it, using the jelly instead OF soap;
rinse in clear water. also with little
salt in it wiring as dry as possible, and
Fry quickly.
Il In soldering fruit, where tin cans are
used. If a tinman is not convenient, put
" answers every purpose, and IS very
Easv to USE 1t will not answer for to-
natoes, but does for anything else. At
er filling the cans and wiping off all
PARTICLES around the opening, put on the
Zap, and press on the putty TO eclude the
A means of curing neuralgia is to take
horseradish which should be mixed with
h., t,r "a ~ a
md applied to the temple when the face
II head is affected. or TO the wrist when
he pain is in the arm or shoulder.
Dyspepsia is cured by muscular exer-
ise, voluntary or involuntary, and can
lot be cured in any other way, because
.c,hing can create or collect gastric juice
kept exercise; it is II product OF ac-
.1uity J. that being the impelling cause Of
lis formation in the human system.
Pure, soft water is the best OF blood
nrifiers. 1t dissnlvcs almost every inn
,uritv tAat may find its way into the
Hood, and passes it oil through the skin
hngs, and kidneys. thus washing out the
Blood without any irritation in passing
. Trough the system, and without thos'
hcmicnl changes and deposits which ar,
kelly to arise from the action OF drugs.
Biscuit pudding is cheap and nice. ant
onscquently recommends itself to tn
,vor Of poor families: Crate three iarg'
iscuits, pour over them one pint OF boil
lg milk or cream, cover closely. Whel
DOL, add three eggs, halfa nutmeg.
tile molasses. spoonful flour. sugar t,
lste ; boil this an hour. Serve with but
II and sugar.
To wash ilannels without their shrink
nc, prepare two suds with hard soap, a
OF rs the hands can bear. Make on
ue. SO the flannel will have new look
Wash. rinse. hang up one piece at tim
ever allow them to fade. and whe
early dry. press them-as sprinklln
drinks them. In washing blankets, Q
lrge shawls. add \ piece OF horax i
ach suds; it whitens them and soften
nem. and takes out the factory greas
;hich IS often left III them.