Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-09-04

Danger Of staining the hands from pre-
pairing fruit and vegetables, rub them
with fresh lard.
CURE FOR CHRONIC RHEUMATIsM.-Dr.
Bonnet of Grauibot, France, recon-
mends and prescribes for chronic
rheumatism the use of the essential oil
Of turpentine by friction. He used it
himself with perfect success, having al
most instantaneously got rid OF rheu-
matte pains in both knees and in left
shoulder.
A GOOD CUsTARD.-Scald quart of
milk, take of the scum, and pour it hot
on the beaten eggs. Take five eggs:
throw out the yelks of two; three table
spoOnsfuls of sugar, a pinch Of salt, .
chip or two Of lemon or orange, and a
little vanilla. Set it 10 steaming in q
close covered vessel, and steam five or
six minutes; then set it on ice, and it
certainly is delicious.
POTATO BIsCUu-Boil half dozen
fine large potatoes. Mash them through
collander. When cool add cup of
sweet milk and flour enough to roll out;
with a teaspoonful of yeast powder
sifted with flour. Do not knead more
than is absolutely necessary. Cut into
small biscuits and bake in quick oven.
These are a nice breakfast dish, and
more wholesome than other biscuits.
ICING That WILL STICK, Bur NOT
BREAK.-One cup white sugar, enough
water to dissolve it; set on the stove
and let it boil until it will chair" beat
the white Of one egg to stiff froth;
pour the heated sugar on the egg, and
stir briskly until cool enough to stay on
the cake. The icing should not be ap-
piled until the cake is nearly or quite
cold. This will frost the tops of two
common-sized cakes.
RICE CHEEsE-CAKEs. - Take half a
pound Of finely-sifted ground rice, a
quarter Of pound of fresh butter
beaten to a cream, and three eggs; the
eggs and sugar must be well beaten to-
gether; mix all together, and flavor
with small blade of mace, finely
pounded and the peel Of two lemons
rubbed on sugar. The quicker this is
made, the lighter the cheese-cakes will
be; the batter should be poured into
little tartlet tins, not quite full, and
baked in a brisk oven. Serve tn EN-
cold.
DRYING HERBs.-Herbs for drying for
future use should be cut just about the
time they are coming into flower. Dry
them in the shade, and after sufficiently
dry to put them away. tie them in
punches and hang in a cool shed, or
place them loosely between paper, and
stow away in cupboards or drawers; the
last mode is by far the cleanest and
most approved plan with the best house
keepers. Some, indeed, powder the
leaves at once after drying, and put
away in bags ready for use.
ROLLED PANCAKEs.-Beatsi six eggs sep
arately, stir the yolks into one quart of
warm milk, with tablespoonful of
melted butter and teaspoonful of salt;
add sufficient flour to make thin bat
ter; sprinkle in one teaspoonful of yeast
powder, and stir in the whites of the
eggs. Put frying pan On the fire;
when it is hot, grease with teaspoonful
of lard, pour i'll cupful of batter, bake
light brown, and turn carefully so as
not to break the cake. When brown on
both sides, lift out and spread with
strawberry jam, or any kind Of jam or
marmalade that you like; roll up nicely
and lay them on plate; sprinkle with
pulvelized sugar; send to the table hot
and serve with cream.
The BEST OF SOUP.-Save your beef
steak and roast beef bones; cover with
not water, and then let them boil slowly
all day; if the water boils away, add
more boiling water; you can have a
pint or quart of soup from this, accord
ing to the amount of bones; any tough
pieces of beef can be boiled with the
bones; at night strain and set in cool
place, an hour before dinner the next
day remove the fat from the surface;
add small onion, sliced fine, a pinch
of thyme, salt and pepper, and let boil
half an hour; then add two sticks of
macaroni, add vermicilli which requires
only ten minutes for cooking, and you
have another soup; put in stewed to-
matoes-a few spoonsfuls-with half a
teaspoonful of sugar, and you have an
other soup. Sometimes the soup will
be jelly when cold. Do not add water
to this; it will melt.