Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-11-21
H0USEkEEPER'S HELP.

To ExTINGUIsH KEROSENE of
the most ready means to extinguish ker-
osene flames is to throw a cloth of
some kind over the flames, and vhus
stjfie them; -four Is also recommended
as a prompt extinguisher.
RICE WAFFLEs.-One gill ofrice, three
gills of -four, one ounce Of lutter, three
eggs, a little salt. Boil the rice until
tender, add the butter, flour, salt and
yelks of the eggs previously beaten
light after which the mixture must be
beaten very hard. Have the whites
of the eggs very light, stir in gently,
then ready for baking. Butter; serve
on heated plates.
PoACHED EGGs.-Half fill frying pan
with boiling water; throw into it salt
spoonful of salt Open each egg
into cup, drop each egg carefully into
the water, which must not boil hard );
they will take about three minutes to
cook; then. with a pancake turner, trim
off the edges Of the whites. take each
one up carefully, lay them on pieces of
buttered toas. or on slices Of fried ham.
HAM CAKE-A capital way of dispos.
ing of the remains of ham, and max
ing an excellent dish for breakfast, is:
Take a pourd and half of ham, fat
and lean together, put it into mortar
and pound it or pass it through saus-
age machine; soak large slice of
bread in hall pint of milk, and beat
it and the ham well together; add an
egg beaten up. Put the whole into a
mold, and bake a rich brown.
TAPIoCA FRUIT PUDDING.-Over one
cupful of saso or tapioca pour quart
of boiling water; let stand, occasionally
stirring, for IN hour, over q slow fire;
then pare aid core enough apples to
cover the Bottom of your pudding dish,
steam then till soft; then pour the
tapioca over them, having sweetened,
sailed and favored it. Bake an hour
in a slow oven. Canned or fresh
peaches may be used in the place of
apples.
PoT AU FEU.-Take shin of beet or
cold beefsteak Or roast meat of any
kind; add the same quantity of grated
carrots; which gives a flavor and nice
color, and add turnips, potatoes, a little
Drowned fbur, plenty of salt and pep
per, q httb garlic, half an onion and
some parsby. Boil two or three hours,
and strain after all is cooked. This
will be found a delightful soup. The
soup shoul( be kept on the range all
the time. Throw in ends of meat and
poultry, outside leaves of cabbage,
green tops Of celery, etc.
WATER. IROOF BLEACHING. Dissolve an
ounce of torax in water, and in this
dissolve gun shellac until it is the CON
sistency ofthin paste; add lampblack
to color. This makes a cheap and
excellent placking for boots, giving
them the POLISH of new leather. The
shellac mikes the boots or shoes al
most entinly waterproof. Camphor
dissolved n alcohol, added to the
backing, makes the leather more
pliable AM keeps it from cracking
This is sob at fifty cents for small
bottle. By making it yourself one
dollar will ouy the material for a gallon
MOTHS II CARPETs.-A good way to
kill them 5 to take coarse towel, and
wiring it olt in clean water. Spread it
out smoothly on the carpet, then iron
it dry witha good hot iron, repeating
the operation on all suspected places,
and those EAST used. Il is not neces-
sary to prfss hard, heat and steam
being the agents, and they do the work
effectuallyon theworms and their eggs.
Let housefeepers try this method on
the new carpet moth which has ac-
quired a reputation for fertility and
pertinaciy.
How TO CLEAN AN Put
the engraving on smooth board, cover
it thinly with common salt finely pow
dered; squeeze lemon juice upon the
salt SO as to dissolve a considerable
portion Of it; elevate the end of the
board SO hat it may form an angle of
about fory-five or fifty degrees with
the horlzm. Pour on the engraving
boiling water from tea-kettle until the
salt aud bmon juice are all washed off;
the ENGRAVING will then be perfectly
clean and free from stains. 1t must be
dried gradually on the board or on
some smooth surface, being secured by
drawing or other pins. IF dried by the
fire or IN lhe sun it will be tinged with
yellow color.
VEGETABLE MIGHT.-The power of
growing vegetables, even the most fra
gle, is something little short of wonder
full. So delicate a structure at the
mushroom can, under certain circum-
stances, exert the most extraordinary
power, for according to a good author
ity, it is we'll known that mushroom
will lift paving-stone many times its
own weight; rather than turn over and
grow sideways, which it would appear
so much easier to do" An experiment
tried with growing squash vine In the
agricultural department of Amherst
college, showed that the vine was able.
to grow and mature under a pressure of
1000 pounds. The fact is also a curious
one, that tree roots will throw over i'm
mensely strong walls against which they
nave grown though one would think
the pressure against the softer soil
would give room for their development
without the necessity of their expanding
SO much iorce against the wall.
Ladies. Delicate and Feeble. III