Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-09-18
FOR THE FARMERS HOUSEHOLD,
For the Housewife.


in pint of hot milk as will make it
rich as cream. Mix in -four enough to
form dough Git will probably take one
quartz, and knead it well, not forgetting
to add pinch of salt Roll out rapidly
on your board several times, cut into
small squares, and bake on griddle. -
These cakes are considered to be suit
able accompaniment to oyster soup.
How TO CLEAN BLANKETS. Put two
large tablespoontuls OF borax and pint
bowl of soft soap into tub OF cold
water. When dissolved put in pair
of blankets and let them remain there
over night. Next rub them out and
rinse thoroughly in two waters, and
hang them to dry. Do not wiring them.
This recipe will also apply to the wash
ing OF all kinds of fannels and WOODEN
goods. 1t is equally useful in washing
lace curtains and mosquito bars. Re-
member not to wiring the article washed,
and invariably use cold water.
COLD MEAT TURNovERs Mako the
dough as for soda biscuit, roll thin and
cut round as large III you like. In this
put any kind of cold fresh meat OF game
chopped fine and well-seasoned with
cateup and sweet herbs, moistened well
with melted butter and cream. Lay the
meat on one side, turn over the other
ard pinch down the edges. They can
be baked in the oven or fried in hot
lard like doughnuts, and are very good
hot or cold. Salt and pepper to the
taste. These are very nice for picnics,
and should be baked AS they keep fresh
erthan those fried N LAID.
CoLoRED SILK HANpKERoH1Ers.- In
order to properly wash colored silk
handkercEiefs, make a good suds III
lukewarm water, i'll which little bit Of
carbonate OF ammonia has been dis
solved; rub the handkeTchiefs lightly i'll
the hands till all the spots have disap-
peared. Then rinse them in lukewarm
water, and sqeeze them as dry as posi-.
BILE. Take hold of the two corners
and shake and snap each one for few
minutes. Roll in soft towel, lightly,
laying the handkerchief fat on the
towel at first, sqeeze tightly, and iron al
once.
BAKED APPLE DUMPLINas. One quart
flour, two tablespoons lard (half butter
is better, two cups OF milk, one tea.
spoon soda dissolved in hot water, two
teaspoons cream tartar sifted into the
dry -four, one saltspoon salt; mix the
shortening into the flour after you have
sjfted it and the cream tartar together
put in the soda and wet up quickly, just
thick enough to roll into paste less
than half an inch thick. Ont in squares
and lay in the center of each a Juicy,
tart apple, pared and cored; bring the
corners of the squares together, and
pinch slightly; bake to a fine brown.-
Eat hot with rich sweet sauce.
Where Red Paint May be Advantageous
Red paint may be made very useful IN
small way, especially in making con.
spicuous such small articles as are liable
to be lost. The handles of trowels.
wedding forks, pruning knives, and al
such small implements, if painted bright
red may be very readily found when
dropped in the grass or otherwise mis-
laid. But flower tubs, hanging baskets.
land many other things. which should be
as inconspicuous as possible, are now
very often painted the most positive and
staring red, which makes them appear
obtrusive and to force themselves upor
the attention, while the plants they hoid
aud to which they should be secondary
are rendered less noticeable.
To Treat Scratches.
A writer in Oh exchange, writing o.
scratches, says it is the disease which
affects the heels of horses, and is Otter
called grease in the heels, or mud fever
1t is disease of the skin, caused origi
nally by wet or filth, and the ABSORPTION
of diseased matter in time produces 6
diseased condition of the blood which
renders cure very difficult. If it is moi
very serious it may be treated by fire.
quent washing with warm water and
soap, viz. Melt together two ounces Of
beeswax, two ounces resin, half pound
of fresh lard; add to this four ounces OF
turpentine, and stir until nearly cool
then stir in one ounce OF finely powder
ed acetate of copper, and well mix until
cold. The heels should be bandaged,
to preserve from injury or from irritat
ing matter, mud, sand or filth. If the
disease is UNUSUALLY virulent, medicine
should be given. This may be free
saline laxative, as twelve to sixteen
ounces of salts, and the usual antiseptic.