The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-06-12
HOUSEHOLD KNOWLEDGE.

Good Cheap Cookies.-One cupful white
sugar. one cupful thick, sour cream, one
tablespoonful caraway seeds, one snAi
teaspoonful saleratus, salt; roll rather
thick.
To Clean Bottles-Musty bottles or
lars NAV be sweetened with I've or dis
solved soda. Let either remain IN them
a short time. then dry and scald cut. Salt
will keep off must, If placed IN Jars or
bottles.
Looking Glasses.-A little alcohol mixed
with a little whiting. and used sparingiy
will cleanse a looking glass without
scratching the surface. Rub lastly with
paper rather than cloth.
The Laundry.-A tablespoonful ofblaek
pepper put into the first water IN when
gray and buff linens are washed will keep
them from spotting. There is no oh)ec-
ton to ii and II sottens the water Ike
soda
In preparing tobacco water for plants
of any kind, a safe rule Is to allow haii
gallon of water to every ounce OF tobacco.
Procure the strongest shag. and make an
infusion by pouring upon 1t boiiing wa
ter.
Nice Punch.-one wineglassful brandy.
half wineglassful Jamaica rum, a table
spoonful arrack; quarter OF lemon.
tablespoonfil sugar; then fll the tumbler
with crushed ice and water. mix thorough
" and drink through straw
A Handy Article-To make feather
brushes TO use in greasing pans. or brush
ing egg over tarts or pastry, boil the wing
feathers Of turkey or chicken for about
ten minutes, then rinse them IN tcpid wa
ter. dry and tie up in punches.
Salye for Cuts and Burns.-Take three
carrots and CRATE them; place IN vessei
and cover with fresh lard: boil thoroughly.
strain, and add sufficient beeswax TO make
a paste This is valuable ointment
for cuts and burns and wounds oil any
kind.
Yellow Cake.-0ne cupful sugar, but
ter half the size OF butteruut. two-thirus
cupful sweet milk, one and one-halt eupiuis
| flour. good one and one-half teaspooniuis
baking powder, yolks of three eggs, one
teaspoon.ul vanilla. This is nice for Jelly
| AXE If one desires 1t.
Ginger Pound Cake.-Take one cupiui
of butter, one cupiul Of sugar, one cupiul
| of mollasses. three cupfnls of sifted Hour,
three eggs, one teaspoonful cream tartar,
one small teaspoonful of soda, dissolved
in one cupful of milk, one tablespoonful
of ginger and one tablespoonful OF CHINA
mon are very good.
| To Remove Dampness,-for damp
closet or cupboard, which is liable to
cause mildew, place IN It SANGER full oil
| auicklime, and II will not only absorb all
| apparent dampness. but sweeten and dis
infect the space. Renew the lime once a
fortnight; II the place be very damp, re-
new it as often as it becomes slaked.
Hominy Mullins two cups OF
very fine hominy, boiled and cold; beat IT
smooth and stir in three cups Of sour
milk, half cup of melted butter, two
tablespoonfuls Of white sugar: then add
three eggs, well beaten, one teaspooniuf
OF soda dissolved in hot water, and on"
large cup of -four; bake quickly.
| Lemon Pie.-One grated lemon, two
and one-half cups Of boiling water, one
and one-half cups of sugar, three table
spoonfuls of corn starch and butter the
size of an egg. Put the cornstarch IN tho
cold water, and stir in the boiling water.
This makes two pies. Bake with under
crust. Beat the whites Of three eggs for
tosting.
| Capital Oatmeal Cakes.-Work three
parts Of fine oatmeal and one part 81 flour
| into a stiff paste with 'reacle golden
syrupi, with the addition OF n ye'y small
quantity Of lard and sufficient baking
powder To impart the desired bghtness.
Bake the pastes in the form Of small Hat
cakes much resembling the ordinary
"ginger-nuts" OF the biscuit baker.
Spice Cake.-Beat two eggs. yolks and
whites separate, to stiff froth. Then
mix together one teacupiul OF sugar. ball
a teacupful OF sour milk, the yolks OF th'
eggs, one teaspoonful and halt OF nut
meg. one teaspoonful of cloves, hal
teaspooniul of cinnamon, one cup and a
half of -four, in which has been mixed
half a teaspoonful o. soda. Add the
whites Of the eggs last. reserving some o.
the froth for frosting. STIR gently bu; d'
not beat II.
Baked Indian PuddinV.-Scald fou
. Tablespoons Of corn meal with three tea
+ cupfuls OF hot milk. add n teaspoon O
|. salt. two tablespoons Of sugar, two @
molasses, a little ginger and cupful o
! chopped apples; last Of all put IN cupfu
Of cold milk. let IT stand for an hour, thei
, put in the oven without stirring and bak'
. foY two hours. Serve hot, with a saBce o
, butter and sugar mixed 10 a cream; on
gpDon Of the former 20 three Of the latter
, seasoned with vanilla and a grated nut
, meg:
Baked Tomatoes. Canned tomatoes ar
/. a most palatable dish when prepared n
this manner: Butter a baking dish 0
D earthen ware or tin. then pour IN half til
1 IL a. l.. =
= over them pepper, salt. butter and 4 yer
: liberal allowance Of sugar: cover wit
2 bread crumbs or crackers. then add III
: remaining tomatoes, with more sugar
a butter, etc cover the top with in
D crumbs, m0isten with boiling water. ~
z Jumps Of butter over the top and bake on
: hour or longer
Plain Plum Pudding-one cup chOppr
ralsins, one cup currants, two-tbIrds Gu
, chopped suet, One-hAf cup roolasses. on
h half cup sugar. three .cant cups fouT. on
cup milk. one teaspoouful salt Gfsas
= The tan well and act IN kettle Of hoilin
water and let boil three hosr.- sauce T.
the aIove-One gill VINE, obe-half q
70 rose water. one-half pound sugar. but.
|, the me Of an egg. onehaf nutmeg. %
IN the top u the teakettie, after L-a,in
all pelI together, and stir fifteen minsts'
Centennial CAks-Tzke the ~hites {
!, three egys well lrsAtep. one cgpfsi a pos
dered sugar. one and one-qBarter cDpfs
10 Of lifted ao.r. half cupfui Of corn stare
II half eapfui Of butter. half cupfal 81 mIls
, in which Dissolve half .sz<pooafgi Of scsi
'e and nil one traspSonfgl Of cream izrtz
- With the Sour Bake IN seDllODsJ Tins
's Yrnst Nth the beaten yolks Of sg2s. mad
II thick with one espfol Of powdered sagA
Il AID grated chocolate sno7gh % make 4 Z
"a a bro~nish yelio-.
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