The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

90 soak n r7llk or wafer
In The morning pc, il on to boil, stding
. little milk ~ . trac rnul !; becomes
of the consistency 81 cream; add ye4ks
of 5 eggs; .wectea 20 taste; favor deli
cs,ely when cold cover with . msEingue
O. the whites Of the eggs.
CHRONIC ACID pog wAxr-Tkis
acid Is said By good authority ~ Be b~s-
ter for the curs Of warts han The nitric
acid ordinarily used. Three OF four
applications suffice IA cans. the dssAP-
pcarancc of the war;. however lasgv 70
may be, srd The only inconrcaicnos !.
TIA: the spot 10 temporarily a = black.
i.h-brown color. The application
causes neither pain, suPPzrAison, nor
cicairSccs.
SCorcu SHORT BREAD pounds
four. 2 pounds shortening (hAlf lard
and half buiier), l cgg. aud as much
milk as would hll an egg shell; beat
well together. and AID Ia The aour and
butter, with ! pound fine sugar; thea
with your hands work the whole until i,
il soft enough 20 roll out on your baking
board about hail an inch thick. Gu; IN
to any form YOU may wish; pinch the
bdge with your hnger ard thumb and
cake.
To DESTROY INSECTS ON PLANTS
Take of qaassia chips 81 ounces, Lark
spur-seed 5 drains; boil thee together
in : pints water until the detection /.
reduced 20 5 pints. When the liquid Is
cooled !; Is 10 be strained. and used with
n wat-ring-pot or syringe. - may be
most convenient. This Is n most excel
lent method Of destroying insects on
plants, without injury 70 the latter. Il
Is recommended by the highest author.
i.ies.
Blown SouP.-Take cold roast beef
or fowl, cover il with cold water, Let
this simmer for = hours, then take out
the mea; and strain the liquid. Have
chopped fine equal parts OF celcry.roOi
and cabbage. Add 40 each quart of
liquid ! cupful, 2 tablespoorJuis OF
pearl barley. I tablespoonful Of chop
ped parsley, | small carrot cut fac. 2
small potatoes sliced fine. Let this boil
1 hour. Then add l well beaten egg
and 2 tablespoonfdls Of sweet milk
tbickeued with Drowned four. Make
this in small dumplings and drop In.
u bts sAoaAS WI - ittAAtso iI1Ats " Aatu
ready tn serve add / onion fried brown
in butter aud ? tablespoonfgls Of tomato
catsup.
BAKED FIsH.-Take any nice fish,
boil 1t, remove the bones, and chop con
siderable parsely very fine. with one
small onion. Have about ~ much
broad-crumbs Is fish. Take n pudding
dish and butter it, then lay in n layer Of
breai-crumbs, then II layer of fish, end
ing with the bread-crnmbs. Mix your
parsley and onion with salt and pepper
through your breai-crumbs. PIT Jumps
of butter oyer the top, a very slight
grating Of nutmeg, and poGr over IL al
sweet cream or very rich milk, I'LL IL
rises nearly 10 the top. Bake In n quick
oven till il has n nice, rich brown crust.
To KEEP BEEf srEAks.-Haye the
steaks u about the usual thickness.
Mix together some salt, sugar. and some
finely powdered ssltpeter. In an earth
en- jar lay a steak, and sprinkle IL with
this mixture; put on another, and
sprinkle the same rs before, and over
all turn n plate with n heavy weight on
II. This will form a brine Of its own,
and the meat will keep sweet in this
way for a long time. You can take IL
out 10 boil in the usual way. This II n
very good receipt for people who live
away from cities. Do o let IL freeze.
CLEANING A BRUSSELS CARPET.-As
:he season is approaching when
carpets must be handled, the following
will prove of interest: First have the
carpet well shaken, then tack II down
in the roo where it Is 20 remain sweep
it as thoroughly rs possible; take n pail
OF hot water, put in 2 tablespoonfuls II
boraJ; wash the carpet all
over the surface, using n flannel cloth.
For grease spots or very dirty places,
use a scrub-brush freely and Il very little
soap, taking care 20 rinse the soap on
well after scrubbing; change the water
quite often; rub the carpet well with n
dry cloth after washing, and open doors
and windows so as 10 dry the carpet As
n possible.
SUPERIOR STARCH PoLIsu.-Take of
wax ! ounce, spermaceti 2 ounces.
and a good pinch Of salt. Mix and
melt them together, and when cold 10
will be q hard, white cake that will not
mold or sour ven in hot weather. Pat
/ piece the size OF a pea in the hot
that is intended for every three
four shirts. When ironing 20 over
{ a second time quickly, which in
;reases the gloss or polish. The best
lind Of polishing-iron IL the one with a
,ulge at both ends-a kind that costs a
at the hardware store. Iron il
veil once, then dampen with a perfect
y clean, soft, white, damp cloth, then
with the polishing-iron until il il 50
,lossy you can sec your face in il. The
ron must not be too hot or IL will
IL it Is a little too cool the polish
viii be longer coming. /