Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-02-01
THE HOUSEHOLD.

The publishers of this paper will be pleased
to insert in the TELEGRAPH, under the above
head. an receipts for fine cookery that our
lady readers may choose to furnish; also.
questions for information how to prepare diff
fefent dishes. We desire to make this de-
partment one Of interest to our lady readers,
and hence ask only for such receipts as have
been tried by the contributor and known TO
be good.
CHICKEN WATER. half chicken,
divestsd of all fat, and break the bones,
Add to this half gallon Of water. Boil for
hall an honr, strain and season with salt.
FRUIT STANs.-To remove fruit stains,
let the spotted part of the cloth imbibe a
the part over two or three lighted brim
stone matches at proper distance.
WHERE is THE PLAcE?-Will any person
give information where or in what part Of
New Jersey asthma is unknown? I remem-
Der reading of such locality, but now,
when the knowledge can be made useful,
it is gone.
CARE OF CUTLERY.-KniVes, after using,
should be wiped with soft paper, removing
the grease, &C., then placed in deep can
or vessel keeping the handles above water,
lukewarm. until washed clean, then thor
orughly dry.
On OUT OF WooLEN.-YOu can get a
bottle or barrel of oil off any carpet or
wooden stuff, by applying dry buckwheat
plantifully and faithfully. Never put wa
ter to such grease. spot, or liquid of any
kind.
To SOFTEN WATER.-Hard waters are
rendered very soft and pure, riValing dis
titled water, by merely boiling two-ounce
phial, say in kettle of water. The car
Donate OF lime and any impurities will be
found adhering to the vial. The water
boils very much quicker st the same time.
To KEEP IVORY HANDLES WHITE.-Ths
whiteness may be restored to ivory handles
as follows; Wash with soaped flannel and
lukewarm water; then wipe very dry; soak
them occasionally in alum water that has
been boiled, and allow to cool; let the
handles lie for one hour in this; then re-
move them and brush them well (say with
a nail brush y after this tske clean linen
towel. dip it in cold water, squeeze it out,
and while wet wrap it around the handles,
leaving them in it to dry gradually, as if
dried too rapidly out Of the alum water
the handles will be injured.
CAL
BEEF TEA FOR SICKNEss.-Tn the first
instance, The gridiron must be perfectly
clean on both sides-not a particle Of burnt
meat on any of the bars, which may be
easily removed by placing it in hot water
for a few minutes, when it is first taken
from the fire, and then rubbing 1t well
with stiff brush kept for the purpose.
Take a nice steak, and remove all the fat;
put it on the gridiron to broil in the usual
way; when ready to turn, take 1t carefully
of, and put it in bowl of boiling water,
(Which must bo ready for this purpose,
standing by the fire to keep hot compress
ing it as much as possible with the knife
and fork, to extract the juices of the meat.
Repeat this several times, turning the meat
every time it is put on the gridiron, till
the juices are well extracted. 1t looks q
little like wine. The most delicats stom-
ach will bear it better than even bread-wa-
ter, and it is much more nourishing; be-
sides, as it is salted to taste, relishes we'll.