The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-08
1a,'ls and farm.
Househcld notes.

heuSe0ek0 NOteS.
Brown paper is an excellent thing to pol
ish tin with.
Flour and meal OF all kindsshould be kept
in a cool dry pace.
Wash boilers that are inclined to rust may
be washed with sweet milk.
Ants are kept out of drawers and other
places by spirits of camphor.
Keen coff.e bv itself, as the odor affects
other articles. Keep tea in a close chest or
canister.
In changing table cloths during the week
contrive to let the fresh one be for the din
ner table.
Soft soap should be kept in dry place in
the cellar, and not be used until three
months old
To thaw frozen potatoes, put them in hot
water; fruz apples in cold water; but use
them at once.
To select nutmegs, pick them with pin.
IF rhey are good, the oil will instantly spread
aroGud the punc,ure.
Save AL your waste papers to kiadle fires
with Scraps of fat and ends OF used matches
will also prove useful for this purpose.
As means OF polishing shirts. collars &c.
withon, using the ordinary IRON. put bit
of paraffiae, the size of a hazel nut, in each
bowl Of starch
In order t. soften hard wa,er, either boil
It for some time or adj Il quantity of clean
iIme water Sa! sods is SO metimes used, but
it will co,or the clothes yellow
1t is always well to set the table for daily
use with a. much neatness es u guests were
to be present and 10 accus.om servants or
members al the family TO wait upon the
table properly by daily practice. In this
way all awkEardnes is worn away, and a
dinner becomes an unalloyed pleasure.
When the colcr of fabric has been acct
dentally or otherwise destroyed by acid,
ammonie is applied to neutralize the acid,
after which application of chlorofornl
will in almost sll cases, restore the original
color The application of ammonia is com
mon, but that of chloroforna Is but lite
known.
Halls Journal of Health insists that we
SHOULD be healthier If we ate more onions
Dried onion contains from 25 to 80 per cent.
OF gluten, and ranks in thus respect with tue
nutritious pea and the grain. Experience
ess loag proved, thst like cheese, 1t helps 70
sustain strength beyond what its bulk would
suggest.
USEFUL RECIPES.
To WASH WooLEN SHAWL Make lsther
of warm water aud white soap and spoon.
ful Of the magical mixture; suds it out OF
this and rinse in cold water, TO which you
have a,ided little blueing, il the shawl be o
white one.
JELLY ROLL CAKE-Take four eggs, one cup
of sugar, Que cap of -four, quarter teaspoon
full OF silt; b=at the eggs aud sugar together
until very light; then add the -four; b a:
five mi8utes; then bake in bread pan in a
not oven When done spread the jelly and
roll while warm; do not cut until cold.
INDIAN MAIZE PUppING-Mix four table
spoon uis of Indian meal in pint of milk
bat, Il
the mix 10 the meal, not the meal to the
milk: then aid two tab.espooufuls OF trea-
acle and one egg beaten; put it into q BASIN
tie down, and boil it rapidly for one hour.
CHICKEN SOUP Pat on the chickens with
about hree quarts water aud some thin
slices bacon Let it boil we'll; then put in a
spoon3ul butter, one pint milk, one egg well
beaten, pepper, salt and celery, or celery
seed or parsley Let all boil u2. Some
dumpljngs msde like biscuits are very nice
IN it.
CELERY -Tois delicious vegetable is not
generally appreciated as a cooking vegetable
Wash the stems clean in salt and water, and
drop them into boiling water; after boiling
20 minutes, take up and diam; place some
toss-ad bread in the bottom OF y disi, lay
the celery upon it, and season With butter,
pepper and sat.
FIsa CAKEs-Pare aud boil two quarts OF
potatoes; put one pound of salt coufsh in
a5out one quart OF cold water; let IL come to
boil; hen pics up 6ne and put in cold
water again aud bring to a boil; pour of the
water, aud then mix the potatoes and fish
we'll together; make into balls or cakes, and
fry brown with clear salt pork.
ENGLISH Pound CAKE.-One pound of su-
gar, hall pound butter, one pound Of -four
one cup of milk. bali a nutmeg, grated; hall
teas spoonful of soda one of cream tartar.
tla.a mt ut q
light; add tae spice and beaten yolks OF the
eggs; stir in other Ingredients, the whipped
whites % the eggs last; bake one hour.
LEMON MINcE PIE-Soueeze out the iuice
from /, arge lemon; boil the outside till suf
6cien;ly tender 10 beat to mash; add to ii
three large spples (choppedJ and four ounces
of suet half d pound of currants, tour ounces
OF sugar; pu in the juice of the lemon and
add candisd iruit, tie same as fororher pies
Make a sifprt crust and fill the patty pans 10
the usuai manner.
SPANISH CREAM One box OF gelatine
soaked in q large cup OF milk or water; one
quart of MIX boiled aud poured into it;
then beat the yolks of eight eggs and add to
the g@Iaiine. with one and half cups oil
sugar. Let it thicken as for custard. Bsai
the whites Of the eggs in dish and pour in
the custard; mix well; flavor with lemon o,
vanilla, and Jet it cool in the mould.
RELIEF FOB E,RAcHE.-Persons will find
relief for earache by putting in spoon two
or three drops of sweet oil. or better still
almond oil the same Of molasses and lauda
nun, warming it altogether. Absorb some
of the mixture in cotton wool; put it in the
ear, witn piece OF wool outside to keep Out
the COLI air, repeating the thing if necessary
4 roast onioa heart dipped in this and sur
ROUNDED with the cotton is also often very
efhcacieus
kxricultaral Notes.
Keep Your tools sharp