Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-18
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

the soil to the depth of half an inch, is
said TO have a remarkable effect in bright
ening the colors of flowers of ported
plants s2i
aCsG w, WRITING from Council Bluffs,
Iowa, says: Ianotice in a late issue OF the
weekly Inter- Ocean. a sure cure tor bolls
and carbuncles in the use Of lead boiled
in milk. Permit me to say that l once
tried that remedy, and the result was
partial paralysis Of the left side and serl-
Gus injury to the system generally. a tea
made from burdock roots did me much
good. Lead is poison.-Ch5cog0 Inter-
Ocean.
To Cook SPIEACU.-Wash and clean
the spinach thoroughly from grit, then
boil it in salt and water; press the water
entirely out Of it and chop it as fine as
powder. A quarter Of an hour before
serving up put it into saucepan, with
piece Of butter mixed with tablespoonful
Of flour and half a tumblerful Of boiling
water, some salt, pepper and little nut
meg, and let it simmer fifteen minutes.
Serve with hard boiled eggs on the top
Cor. ". 7. Times.
VERY durable and neat mats for floors
can be made from old coffee sacks. A
piece of the bagging of suitable size is
bound with some dark fabric and secured
to a frame Of four laths By means Of a
hook Of wood or iron, like an enlarged
crochet needle, carpet-rags are carried
through the material so as to skip every
other thread and to leave loops half an
inch long, the ends, of course, being fast
ened Old red flannel can be used to
make tasteful borders.
liz BROoGs- are wet with boiling suds
once d week, they will become very tough,
Will not cut carpet, and will last much
lsnger. A handful or so of salt sprinkled
:, on q carpet will carry,the dust along with
it and make the carpet look bright and
clean. A very dusty carpet may be
cleaned by dipping the broom in cold
water, shaking off all the drops, and
sweeping ayard OF so at a time. Wash
2. the broom and repeat until the entire
carpet has been swept,
THE following compound is said greatly
to facilitate the washing of clothes. Dis
solve two pounds eff bar soap in about
three gallons Of water as hot as the hand
can bear Add one tablespoonful Of tur-
pentine,@ and three of liquid ammonia.
Stir, and steep the clothes i'll this for three
hours, keeping the vessel tightly covered.
Then wash the clothes in the usual way
The soap and water may be used a second
time, in which case a teaspoonful Of tur-
pentine and the same amount Of ammonia
must be added. This treatment is calcu-
summer clothes stained by fruit, etc
Scientific Anlerjcan.
BEST FROsTING FOR CAKEs.-Many
cooks are troubled to make good frosting
that will adhere to the cake and not crum-
bic to pieces when cut. To all such I
wish to recommend the following simple
method. It takes but few minutes to
make the frosting, and it is always good
1t is much better than 10 beat the eggs to
froth: For one large cake use d pound
of pulverized sugar, rolled or sifted to
free it from Jumps, and the whites of two
eggs. Sometimes the frosting stiffens up
SO that | do not quite use all the sugar.
Stir the sugar gradually into the whites
when nearly stiff enough squeeze in the
juice Of half a lemon when all the sugar
is in that is required, give it good stir
ring; put the frosting in the center of the
loaf of cake; dip broad bladed knife in
water and spread the frosting, dipping
the knife in water often enough to pre-
vent sticking; when spread, pUtthe cake
on the s,ove-hearth or under the stove for
half an hour, or Whereabouts, till it gets
firm. The lemon juice gives it a pleasant
flavor, while the acid acts upen the frost
ing, makingit whittier and nicer to cut
Cor. Ohio Farmer.