The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-09
ITEMS FOB FIELD AND HOUSE.

To brighten stove zines, rub with kero-
sene.
POWDERED potash will drive away
rats.
Do not put nice handl ed knives in hot
water.
KITCHEN floors, when oiled, will not
show grease.
HANG up brooms or stand them on
the end of the handle. They will last
much longer.
A PIECE of rag soaked in solution
of cayenne, is a capital thing to put in
rat or mouse-hole. They will not make
an attempt to eat it.
ALL the disinfectants that can be used
in sick-rooms, unless accompanied with
good ventilation, are useless. Ventila-
ton first, in all cases; this is of primary
Importance and should not be forgotten.
TEACH the boys and girls how to use
the irons as soon as they are old enough,
though never allowing them to continue
their work until they are tired Of it.
As they grow older they will often re-
lieve your aching back and tired hands,
A GOOD cream dressing for salad is
made by beating together thoroughly
three raw eggs and six tablespoonfuls of
cream, three tahlespoonfuls of melted
butter, one teaspoonful of salt, one of
mustard, one-half of black pepper, and
one teacup of vinegar. Heat, stirring
it constantly, until it thickens like
boiled custard. If it boils it will curdle.
Let it cool, then mix with salad.
CHARLOTTE Russo is thus made by a
correspondent: One-quarter of paper
of gelatine put in cup of milk, and set
where it is warm until it dissolves; one
quart of cream sweetened and favored
to taste; add the milk and gelatine, and
beat with an egg-beater until it is light
take !" lady fingers" cut them straight
dip their edges in the white of an egg to
make them adhere; put them in the
mold, and then pour in the beaten cream
TIME, half an hour, for Scotch oat
meal porridge. Two ounces of oatmeal
one pint of water, half pint of cold
milk. Put pint of warm water into 6
stewpan over the fire, and as it boils
dredge in the oatmeal with your lef
hand; stir with the right. When it il
made turn it into a soup-plate, adding {
little salt or little sugar, according tt
taste. Send it to the table with jug
of hot milk, which should be added to i
by degrees for eating.
DISSOLVE one tablespoonful of butte
in one pint of sweet milk; whip th'
whites of four eggs to stiff froth, anC
beat the yolks and one eggcupful o
pulverized sugar light; stir the yolk
and sugar in the warm milk, and ado
four coffeecups of sifted -four, three tea
spoonfuls of yeast powder, and tn
whites of the eggs; pour the batter il
CREASED .cake-mold; bake in a quicl
oven thirty minutes. This gives you
: model " Sally Lunn."
WHAT is it that constitutes the valu
in every horse? 1t is quickness O
action; power to carry weight, and en-
durance; having bottom enough t
travel long distance at the same gait
and be able to work year in and year out
, with the same strength and vigor. An
, it is unnecessary to say that all thi
/ cannot be done, unless the animal ha
the highest breeding and high degre
of health. In former days, it was th
/ fashion to underrate the value of speed
= and to laugh at the advantage of blood
q but all this has materially changed, an
q the owner of every horse IN these day
. knows that "blood will tell"
l To broil shad, split the fish on tt
e back, wash quickly in salted cold watt
l. and dry with towel. Place it on tt
d gridiron, putting the inside to the fl
IS first, before turning take a piece of bu
t ter on broad -bladed knife, and butt
y slightly the outside of the fish. Tul
f and treat the inside in the same name
d then for eight minutes give your who
d attention to your task, turning yo1
It gridiron repeatedly, and shifting it
,s as to bring the thickest parts over Il
e hottest part of the fire, which should
q clear, but not too hot, bed of Goa
If Now remove your fish to warm dis
it raise the backbone with fork (if it le
3, loose readily you may know the fish
'e cooked, slip under it three or four ge
erous Jumps of butter, some fine