The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-18
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with q needle. s
To remove ink stains wash the cloth thor
oughly in milk, then in hot water with soap
and the stains will disappear.
An exchange SAYS an ounce of cream Of
tartar in pint OF water drank at intervals is
a certain cure for small pox. But an ounce
OF preventive by vaccination is better.
To utilize feathers OF ducks chickens and
turkeys, generally thrown aside as refuse,
trim the plumes from the stump, inclose
them IN a tight bag, rub the whole as IL
washing clothes, and you will secure per-
fectly uniform and light down, excellent for
quilting coverlets and not few other pur'
poses.
About one pound of cOppeTas (sulphate Of
iron) at a cost of few cents, put into a
water closet will entirely deodorizs it; five
pounds in bucket of water, thrown down
a cesspool, will have the same effect. There
is 10 unpleasant odor from it, as there is
from chloride of lime or carbonic acid. This
is worth knowing.
For Washing silver put half tesspoonful
of hartsborn down into the suds in which
the silver is washed; have the water hot;
wash quickly, using small brush; rinse in
bot water and iry with clean linen towel;
then rub ve.y dry with a channels skin.
Washed "a this manner, silver becomes very
brilliant, and requires no polishing with any
of the powders or whiting usually employed,
and the silver does not wear out.
To cure the boys who are in 1.-THE colt pc
rioon of hanging their hats on the floor,
place a box or a bag in a convenient place,
and whenever anything is left out OF place
whoever sees il can put ii In the box or bag.
The owner, when he wants it, must pay a
forfeit by doing something. having it under
stood Just what the forfeit y for each one
writing q sentence on slate, or learning or
reciting verse o. poetry or passage OF Scrip
ture-anything that will take little time
when the boys are in hurry for hat or
books or whatever the article may be.
USEFUL RECIPES. F..
Brown Bread.-Three cups OF cornmeal,
two cups Of rye -four, one teaspoonful OF
salt one tablespoonful of molasses; stir with
new mix; bake three hours
To Remove Grease Spots.-Spresd two
pieces of coarse brown paper over the grease
spot with a large pinch Of buckwheat be-
tween them. Then place warm Nat iroE
over the paper, and let it remain until il
coOlS.
English Plum Pudding.-Oue bowlful
suet two bOwlfuls bread crumbs, one bowl
ful raisns, measured after having been
chopped fine and seeded; half bowlfui
CitrOn; cut IN small pieces; six eggs, two
large wineg aSsfus brandy. two nutmegs;
coil four hours and serve with wine sauce.
1t is better to boil two hours on one day,
and the remaining time the day on which it
is TO be eaten.
Cinnamon CoOkies.-0ne egg and one cup
ful Of sugar, beaten together, one cupful OF
sour cream, two-thirds OF a teaspoonful each
of salt aud ssleratus; stir very stiff with a
spoon, and drop piece the size of half an
egg on the molding board, which has already
been spread with four tabiespOonfuls of SUI
gar and two of cinnamon. Roll the cooky
in the sugar until 10 longer sticky; put into
the form of little cake, and bake quite
hard .s--
Dougbnuts-Two eggs, we'll beaten, one
Gnd one half cups OF white sugar; two table
spoonsful of melted butter; one cup OF milk
or water; one teaspooDful Of cream tartar;
Ore-hali ieaSpooBfUl of soda; flour enough to
roll out good; roll az thin as for cookies; cut
in rings and Try quickly. The cream tartar
should be mixed with the -four, the soda
dissolved ia tie water. III baking powder is
used instead OF soda aud cream tartar, Ii
should ee mixed in the -four. stef 80
Sofi Sosp-CieAn the fat by boiling with
aluzl ,srd aster end strainjng; dissolve four
1Oui,ds Q riOtish IN one pail of 'wster; after
me potasa is Dissolved aid six and one quar-
Ter rounds grease; either boil IL until it Is
compounded, or lee it stand few days and
il will DO so i'self; then, II IL is sufficiently
mixed, by adding little water it will thick
Ell; If the lxtnre has not been boiled or
left standing long enough il will turn sOftby
adding the water; when il will bear the
water test, add cold water enough to make it
thick jelly and coed soap,
Beacon Hill Soup Peel and slice six large
rniauS pOtafofa aiK carrOts and fOur
tnTRips; fry them in half pound of butter
and pour on them four quarts OF boiling
water. Toast q crust of bread as brown
and hard as possible, but do not burn 1t,
and put in, with some celery, sweet
herbs, white pepper and salt Stew all
gently Tor four hours and then strain II
though coarse cloth. Have ready thinly
sliced carrot. celery and little turnip. Add
them TO your liking and stew them tender
in The soup. IL approved of, an ancbOvy
and a spoonful of catsup may be added.
Rich Brown Soup.-Take six pounds of the
lean of fresh beef, cut from the bone, sticki t
over with four dozen cloves, season it with a
tesspoOnful OF salt, O ieaspoonful of pepper,
a teaspooDful of mace and GREETED nutmeg
Slice half dozen onions, fry them in but
ter, chop and spread them over the meat
after you have put it in the soup pot. Pour
in five quarts of water aud ste IL very slowly
five or six hours. When the meat is dis
solved into shIeds strain Il aud return the
liquid 10 the pot; then add six wineglassfuls
OF claret or port wine; simmer it sgain slowly
for about halt an hour. When the soup is
reduced 20 three quarts il is done enough.
Agricultural Notes. o
Mr.. r. f Flaniken states that while ln
IN Williamson county, Texas, recently he
saw q sweet potato on the farm Of John &.
Matthews that was six feet and one inch
long. II belonged TO The Brazilian family.
Tire largest landowner in the state of Me-
5raska is Adam Smith, OF Boone county.
He owns % 900 acres oil land, and he pro-
poses 10 III ske additions to il. so that the big
farms OF California will seem like vegetable
gsrdFns in comparison. ~
White paint for inside work should be
made up IL the proportion Of so parts white
lead ground in oil. 14X paris Of boiled oil
and parts spirits tuTpsndne. For outside
work the proportion should be changed to so
parts white lead ground in oil, parts boiled
oil parts raw oil and paFts spirits turpen-
tine.