The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-11-13

above dressing. Do the same also to
the crop, so as to make the turkey look
plump. Rub the turkey well with but
ter, and sprinkle salt and pepper overit.
Dredge with -four. Lay in the pan a
slice of pork and pint of boiling water.
Lay the liver and gizzard in the pan
with it. Put in hot oven, basting and
turning frequently till every part is a
beautiful brown. When the meat is
amber color, pin a buttered sheet of
writing paper over it to keep it from be-
coming hard and dry. Cook three or
four hours. Season the gravy with
minced parsley and celery, and serve
with cranberry sauce.
"MRs. ENDICoT'.s JOURNAL" in, tha
Rural NelC- Yorker is so full of real in
terest to the housewife that we can not
refrain from occasionally copying her
weeks contribution bodily. In a late
issue of that paper she gives her expert
ence at housekeeping in the following
Monday was such beautiful day, the
clothes drying so quickly, that l had
many summer clothes washed, ready to
put away. / think it is so much better
not to have them lie with the starch in,
especially if there is much white about
them, as it is almost sure to turn yellow.
i don't know but | have rather novel
complaint to make for housekeeper-
that of too many closets. Our house
has very peaked roof, and the rooms
upstairs have strip taken off of each
side, so as to make the ceilings square,
giving two closets the whole length in
each room, and in one there is third
H. H. l..
comes in spring and fall, when their con-
cents have to come out. 1t being SO
handy, many things get tucked away that
should have been disposed of at once.
l made quite a large package of the
children's outgrown clothing for the
Dorcas Society. As / had planned
more extra work for this week than
Betsy could do alone, thought would
bake bread while she ironed, on Tuesday.
Keeping that in mind, l had my pota-
toes for dinner mashed on Monday.
When they were boiled sufficiently, l
had my flour in jar about three
pints l should think-and over it
poured the water in which the potatoes
were boiled. After they were mashed,
! left two good spoonsful in the kettle, to
which | added about pint more Of
water and put all in the jar, stirring till
| perfectly smooth. just after supper l
added a cupful of soft hop yeast and set it
on the hot-water tank of my stove, in
dish, not wanting such another experience
! for Betsey as had while she was gone.
| Coming out one morning, l found my
| sponge running over tank and stove,
and dripping down on the clean foor).
| Before breakfast next morning l stirred
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warm water. After breakfast l mixed
my bread, adding one more cup of warm
water and kneading the dough thor
oughly. By nine o'clock it was ready
to work out into the pans. Before our
II o'clock dinner I had four beautiful,
smooth, brown loaves of bread, which,
when cut, were all one could ask for.
Now that the weather is getting cool, I
will not bother with yeast any more, but
each time save pint bowl of sponge,
which I will use to start the next. ]
think it makes superior bread.
Wednesday morning was not just the
kind of a day I would have chosen fol
house-cleaning, but as we only intended
to clean two chambers, and only in one
of them did the carpet have to be taken
up, concluded to go on. l was glad
did, for by nine o'clock the sun wai
shining brightly. Barton being too busy
to help us, he sent colored man, who
took up the carpet, switched the dust
out of it, folded and carried it up stairs
thus saving us much time and strength
The beds put out in the sun and air
had the room swept with damp broom
then the wall wiped off by tying an ole
flour bag over the broom. In Harry
room L took some spots off the paper by
rubbing with dry crust of bread
Then l called on my old assistant, tht
ammonia bottle, without which I won
der how any one keeps house. The ad
dition of two or three spoonsful to {
bucket of water made the paint lool
beautifully clean without any soap anc
with but little rubbing. The carpet il
my east room, which I did not hav'
taken up, is rather light. had Betsey
take a bucket of water, just LITTLE
warm, with one spoonful of ammonia il
it, and wipe it all over, just as you woult
an oilcloth, only wringing the mop drier
You would be surprised to see how clear
and bright this treatment made the car
pet look. The windows in this room
had her leave until afternoon, as it i
my experience that it is almost impossi
BILE to clean glass and make it look clea
when the sun is shining on it.