The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-06-08
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TEA BIscUITs.-2 pounds of -four, 2
ounces of butter, cup of milk, or 2
eggs, cup of sugar, 1 cup of yeast;
set at night, bake in the morning. C
LEMON MERINGUE PIE.-Beat the
yelks Of eggs, 10 tablespoonful of
sugar, 8 of melted butter, and the juice
of 1 lemon and q half; add tablespoon
fuls of milk or water; bake in an I'M
dercrust, then beat the whites, pour
over the top, and put back in the oven
to brown. Iaias1i 1-ct--ad--
To WASH TOWELS WITH COLORED
BoRDERs.-To set the colors, let the
towels soak in pailful of cold water
containing l teaspoonful Of sugar of
lead; let them remain 10 minutes be-
fore washing. To make the colors look
clear and bright, use pulverized borax
in the wash-water, very little soap and
no suds. a.
CORN.sTARCH BLANC NANCE
Nearly boil l quart of sweet skinned
milk, and add 5 teaspoonfuls of corn
starch, wet smooth in . little cold milk,
and little pinch of salt; stir till it
thickens. Serve cold, with ounce or
other jelly, or, if it is to be eaten with
sugar and cream, add l teaspoonful of
vanilla when taken from the fire.
HAIR-BRUsHEs.-A few drops of
hartshorn put into q little water will
clean a hair-brush better than any thing
else, and does the brush no harm II
very dirty, rub little soap on the
brush. After cleaning, rinse in clear
water, and hang the brush up by the
window to dry. Do not let the bristles
rest on any hard substance while wet.
It is better to tie astring round the han
die and hang up. sal % -.,.tt
For WASHING. SILvER.-Put 4 tea
spoonful of hartshorn into the suds in
which the silver is washed; have the
water hot; wash quickly, using small
brush; rinse in hot water, and dry with
a clean linen towel; then rub very dry
with a channels skin Washed in this
manner, silver becomes very brilliant,
and requires no polishing with any of
the powders or whiting usually employ
ed, and the silver does not wear out. 40
LEMON DUMPLlNGs.-A pound of
grated bread, pound of suet chopped
fine, ! pound. of sugar, lemon squeeze
the juice on the sugar, and chop the
rest very fine, large apple (greening)
:grated,2 even tablespOOnfuls of iOur, and
3 well beaten eggs. Mix all thoroughly
together, tie in square pieces of cotton
cloth, drop in boiling water, and boil I
of an hour, with tin plate under them
to prevent their sticking to the kettle
This quantity makes dumpliags. "
PRESERVED STRAWBERRIES
only fine white sugar for nice preserves,
either granulated or powdered; damp
or, dark sugar spoils the delicate flavor.
For,eyery pound of Strawberries use l
pound of sugar; put them in a porce-
lain kettle, with tablespoonful of wa
ter only; place over slow fire until
the sugar melts, then boil fast for 25
minutes; skim out the fruit and fill
small jars full; then boil the strip 5
minutes longer; fill up the jars; seal
while hot; keep in cool, dry place.
VIENNA ROLLs.-Have ready in
bowl a tablespoonful of butter; melt it;
sift with quart flour 2 teaspoons bak-
ing-powder; mix with the butter pint
sweet milk, teaspoon salt; knead all
together thoroughly; roll out about
inch thick; cut with large, round cut
ter; then fold each one over to form a
half-round, wetting between with sweet
milk to make them stick together.
Place them in buttered pans so as not
to touch. Wash them over on top with
milk SO as to give. them gloss; then
bake about 20 minutes. With good
butter they almost melt in ones mouth.