The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-14
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To FRY RABBITs.-Cut them in
joints, and fry them to nice brown in
butter; send them to the table with
fried parsley or liver gravy.
CREAM PIEs-Very nice. Three
eggs, one cup of sugar, a quarter cup
of cold water or milk, one measure
each of bread-powder, one and quar-
ter cups of flour; when cold cut and
add cream as follows: heat half-pint
of milk, then add one egg, one table
spoonful of flour, one tablespoonful
of sugar, beaten together: stir until 1t
thickens; flavor with lemon. This
makes two pies. 1t will be found a
very nice dessert for late Sunday din
ner.
SMEARKASE PIE.-Take one quart
of smearkase, which must be drained
until all the water is gone; put little
salt in, and work it a good deal; then
add two or three eggs well beaten; a
little cinnamon or lemon; water and
sugar to make it very sweet, say tea
cupful. For crust, take a little bak-
ing powder and more butter than for
pie-crust-no lard; add a little sugar
and cinnamon, and use milk; make no
upper crust. but spread beaten egg on
the surface. Bake until brown.
REMEMBER that one can have the
hands in soap-suds with soft soap
without injury to the skin if the hands
are dipped in vinegar or lemon juice
Immediately after. The acid destroys
the corrosive effects of the alkali and
makes the hands soft and white.
Indian meal and vinegar or lemon
Juice used on the hands, when rough
ened by cold OF labor, will heal and
soften them. Rub the hands in this,
then wash off thoroughly and rub in
glycerine. Those who suffer from
chapped hands in the winter will find
this comforting.-Nrs. Beecher, IN
! Christian Union.
AND now, While l am in the humOr,
| will send you recipe for Dutch
cookies, which [ can recommend to
every Yankee wife, and which are as
good when a week old as the day they
are baked: one-half pound pulverized
sugar; one-half pound butter, worked
until cream; add six eggs, the yelks
first, and the whites beaten to a froth !;
then enough Hour, into which put
three teaspoonfuls of baking-powder,
to make dough which you can roll
thin: then cut with biscuit-cutter.
Beat one egg, and spread some on each
cookie; then strew sugar, cinnamon,
and sliced almonds over them. The
almonds must be previously scalded-
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
The hands are washed many times
a day. Why not wash the feet at least
once? The majority of people pay
little attention to the cleanliness of the
feet, yet square inch of the sole of
the foot demands perfect cleanliness
more than any square foot of surface
Of the body, as far as health is con-
cerned, because the "pores' are much
larger there than anywhere else, so
large, indeed, that they may be called
"sluices" for carrying away the i'm
purites of the system. Hence the
bottom of the feet should be well
rubbed and cleansed frequently. If
feet are washed and rubbed every day,
the skin will become much more
healthful and less tender, especially be-
tween the toes. Many persons cherish
the erroneous idea that frequent wash
ing the feet will render them more
tender and susceptible to the influences
of cold and heat. But such is not the
case. After the feet are washed wipe
them dry. then hold them near the fire
or IN the oven until they glow with
warmth.-N. Y. Herald.