Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-02
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

TO Broil Calf Liver.-Cut the live
into thin slices, wash it, and let II stand
in salt and water for half an honr TO draw
out ali the blood. Season with salt and
pepper, and broil, bastng frequently with
butter. Either fried or brolled liver Is
more delicate if, after 1t is cut IN slices tor
cooking, it is parboiled in salt and water.
-Haper's Bazar.
An excellent sauce for pudding is
thus made: One-half cup of butter, one
half cup of sugar; beat these together
with one heaping tablespoon OF flour.
Pour into it "a little at a time, stirring all
the while), one pint of boiling water, and
let it simmer on the stove few minutes.
Add one teaspoon of lemon extract and
the Juice OF one lemon or teaspoon of
lemon sugar
1t is common to have small hole in
the pump-tube few feet below the eX-
posed portions to let off the water and
prevent its freezing. Where this provis-
ion has not been made the same result
may be reached by placing small pail,
tack or small wire Just under one edge of
the leather valve which retains the water,
sinking it partly into the leather to hold
it. This will cause small leak and the
water will not remain long enough to
freeze 1t is needed only in winter.
Much labo>is often spent to little purpose
TO remove the solid ice in pumps. 1t may
be done very easily and with astonishing
rapiditv by setting the end of a lead or
other tube within the pump on the ice and
pouring hot water down this tube by
means of funnel. The tube carries the
hot water directly and constantly against
the Annuat Register Of Rural Affairs.
Many ladies are annoyed by their
white spool cottons becoming gray with
the particles of dust that will accumulate
in work baskets, but do not feel like
spending money to buy thread-case
Here are directions for making a substl
tute: Take small pasteboard box Ga
collar box is good), cut piece OF thin
board to fit it tightly, bore holes in this
at convenient distances for the spools TO
stand, and into the holes tit small wooden
pegs an inch in height and of such size
that the spools placed on them will re-
volve easily; then in the sides of the box
pierce small holes for the end of the
thread to pass through, and you have a
speol-c without cost, which, if not as
ornamental as one bought at the shops,
will be equally useful If one chooses
the box may be prettily ornamented with
gilt paper, flowers cut from wall paper or
any Of the various methods for decorating
fancy boXes.-N Y. Euentng Post.
A Western farmer who feared to use
Paris green for destroying insects and
who heard that the white hellebore was
sure destruction to most of these enemies,
says: Il was induced to Try it upon our
ten-lned beetle My first experiment was
made in July after | got thoroughly dis
gusted with hand picking. have never
known them so abundant as last year.
procured a package of the article and Il
dredging box with very fine holes; for
convenience | attached the box to the end
of broom handle. While the dew was
vet upon the vines busted them with the
powder, and had not long to await the
result Every beetle and slug that had
been upon the vines so treated was dead
Subsequent applications produced the
same results. / saved my potatoes, but
my neighbor neglected his, had them
entirely stripped. and, as his abutted on
mine, the whole hungry crew left his
naked stalks for my better vines. AS
soon as | discovered their tactics | drew
Gordon about them OF well -sprinkled
vines, which entirely stopped further raw
ages. Treatment with hellebore should
begin with the young vines, when very
little will suffice to kill the beetles and
prevent the later brood. Care should be
taken in handling this drug that none Of
1t gets into the eyes or nose, AS it is an
active poison"