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QUEENS CAKE.-1 pound of flour, /
pound of sugar, ! pound of butter, II
pounds of raisins, 2pounds of currants,
l nutmeg, teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in teacupful of milk, 3 eggs
beaten light. Should be made one
week before it is cut, to prevent crum-
bling. Two good sized loaves.
TREATMENT OF BURNs.-In the treat
ment OF burns in the Charity Hospital,
New York, when of q superficial char
acter, a preparation consisting of two
parts of collodion and one of olive oil
has been found to be very efficacious.
When the burn is of an extensive char
acter gasoline proves of decided benefit.
The advantage of gasoline is that it is
OF the right consistence, and does not
become rancid.
COLD BOILED HAM.-Chop the ham,
and add to it milk sufficient to soak the
required quantity of toast. When boil
ing hot, dip nicely toasted slices of
bread in the milk, and as each piece is
laid upon the platter, spread with a lit
tie butter. When all the toast is moist
ened, add to the milk and ham that re-
mains, 2 or more eggs; stir constantly,
and as soon as it thickens, pour over
the toast and serve.
SPONGE CAKE eggs, whites and
yelks beaten separately, 2 teacupfuls of
nice white sugar, ] cupful of cornstarch,
2 cupfuls of flour, 2 teaspoonfuls of
baking-powder. Mix well the flour,
eOrnstarch and baking-powder, then add
TO your eggs and sugar. Then pour
over the whole and stir briskly l tea
cupful of boiling water. Flavor as you
like. Bake carefully. in well heated
oven. The same receipt makes a very
nice jelly or cocoanut cake, by baking
in jelly pans, and putting frosting and
the grated oocoanut, or jelly, between
the layers.
CARE OF THE TEETH.-What tooth
powder is the best? Well, the simpler
it is the better, and some people very
wisely use nothing at all but pure BIZ
carbonate of soda. This is excellent,
although the taste is Objectionable.
Avoid tooth-pastes as rule, and all
powders the composition Of which you
are not.acquainted with; they often put
a beautiful pearly surface on the teeth
at the expense of the enamel. Here is
a simple powder and good one: Pre-
pared chalk, ! ounce; orris root and
magnesia, of each of an Ounce-miX.
If the teeth be much discoloredj get
your druggist to add little cuttie-fish.
Camphorated chalk is also very simple,
and as good as simple. Rinsing the
mouth occasionally with q wash of half
an ounce of tincture of myrrh. to 6
ounces of pure water, is good pre-
sentative for the gums. '7'A-'''
ABOUT BOILING EGGs.-Thele.is an
objection to the common way of boiling
eggs which people do not understand.
1t is this: The white under minutes
rapid cooking becomes tough and in
while the yelk is left oat.
When properly cooked, eggs are done
evenly through like any other food.
This result may be obtained by putting
the eggs into dish with q cover, rs a
tin pail, and then pouring upon them
boiling water, quarts or mOreetOsa
dozen eggs, and cover and set them
away from the stove for 10 minutes
The heat of the water cooks the eggs
slowly and evenly and sufficiently, aud
to a jelly-like consistency, leaving the
center or yelk harder than the white,
and the egg tastes as much richer and
nicer as fresh egg is nicer than stale
egg, and no person will want to eat
them boiled after trying this method
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