The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-30

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Two or three weeks Ct this treatment
will probably be found sufficient.
If you want TO renovate black gren-
adine, take strong, cold coffee, strain il.
and wiring the grenadine out Of il quite
tight. after which shake out and fold
up; then iron II with moderately hot
iron over piece Of OLD black material.
The Partisan method Of cleaning
black silk is TO brush ard wipe il thor.
oughly, lay il on flat table, with the
side up which is intended to show. and
sponge with hot coffee strained through
muslin. Allow It 70 become partially
dry, then iron.
The prudent housewife who, on ac-
count Of shard times has decided
not TO repaper the sitting room. as de-
sirable. will find the old paper very
much improved in appearance by sim
ply rubbing il well with flannel cloth
dipped in oatmeal
TO remove grease from silk, take a
lump of nagnesia, ard rub II wet over
the spot; let it dry, then brush the pow
der of, ard the spot will disappear; or,
take visiting card. separateit, and rub
the spot with the soft internal part, and
it will disappear without taking the
gloss OF tine silk.
Fried Egg Plant: Slice the egg
plant about half an inch thick, pare and
lay in salt and water; be sure all the
slices are under the brine; let them re-
main about an hour; wipe each slice.
dip in beaten egg, then in cracker
crumbs. and then fry in hot lard until
done and nicely Drowned.
When you cook the supper, think
Of the breakfast at the same time. While
boiling the kettle for tea, make the
mush to fry in the morning, or cook
half dozen potatoes. Ali like thin
slices Of mush fried brown, and the DO
tatoes should be sliced the long way and
fried in butter cook slowly and brown
nicely.
Among other problems the mis-
tresses Of old-fashioned houses are call
ed upon 70 solve is the papering Of walls
that have been whitew ashed. This may
De done by scraping otf all the loose
lime and apply with a whitewash- brush
70 the surface Of the walls coat Of siz-
ing-i- e., glue-wafer, made in about
the proportion OF pound Of glue to 5
gallons Of water.
-Soiled and dingy carpets can be
cleaned and frightened by scrubbing
them with smmonia, borsx and ox-gail I
mixed in the proportions Of one table 4
spoonful each 10 every quart Of warm
water Sponge over or scrub. accord
ing as the carpet is soiled, small FOR
ton AZ time, and dry this with clean
cloth (woolen) before pr, ceeding TO wet
another. When there are pronounced
grease spots on the carpet remove these,
previous TO cleaning the entire surface,
win The same preparation, minus half
the water Ammonia and borax now
come prepared especially for cleaning
purposes and At reduced prices. The
ox'gail can be obtained az any paint
store or Of butchers. The merits Of
sapclio are too well understood by this
Tune 70 require specification. In clean
ing wood work, carpets, etc, give the
preference to wooden cloths, and next
after these heavy cotton ones. Freshen
up all the oil cloth a. soon as tackled
down with coat Of varnish.
FOR THE TABLE.
-Tapioca Pudding: tablespoon
rus o. tapioca, 3 Of sugar, ounce but
Ter, quart milk; boil the milk and
pour Il over the tapioca snd let il swell;
eggs with little salt, and 4 Of a nut
meg. Bake half hour.
rckled Cherries Best vinegar, l
gsilon; sugar, lbs; cinnamon and
cloves, ground, Of each tablespoon;
ue tne cinnamon and cloves in cloth,
putting them with the cherries into the
vinegar and sugar and cooking till done.
healthy.
Pea Frit;ers: Cook pint or 5 cups
more peas than you need for dinner;
Mash while hot, seasoning with pepper,
"a. and butter; put BY until morning;
make batter Of beaten eggs, cup
q milk, Of teaspoon soda, tea
,poon cream tartar, and 4 cup Of ,
Tour. Stir the peas into this, beating ,
'ery hard, and cook As you would grid !
cottage Pudding: 1 egg, 1 table
'poonful 81 butter, 1 cupful of sugar,
,upiui q flour; mix with pint OF sweet
MIX have ready a rather shallow bak-
~ Dish buttered; just before putting !
MO the oven add l Of a teaspoonful OF 4
oda which has been nj the moment dis !,
lived In tablespoonful Of boiling 4
sa,eri bake 20 minutes, and serve hot Z
nm wine or brandy sauce. i
strawberry Shortcake: Mix 2 heap !
~ tablespoonfuls Of cream-tartar, dry, !
nong pints OF flour; add 4 teacup OF !,
s''er' little salt, a pint Of milk into 4
'nlcn has been stirred teaspoonful OF II
'uai mix all thoroughly and quickly. 4
"a m inch In thickness, and bake 20 i;
l'nu'es IN a quick oven; then take a j,
uaH 81 strawberries, and add cream !,
NJ white sugar 10 make a sance. when 4,