The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-13


sugar will always relieve cough.
-One Of the best salves for famiI
use can be made Of I Of fresh mutto
suet, 4 of sweet leaf lard and q larg
handful or two Of plantain leaves. Gu
mp the suet md lard, and put them Il
clean saucepan over moderate fire
wash and free the leaves from decaye,
or imperfect matter, dry them on
clean cloth and throw them Ia will
the fats; let them stew an hour or so
take care that the mixture does no
scorch; strain II in any vessel handy Il
put 1t away in, and when half cool per
fume, if wished, with few drops o
rose.
Damp closets and cupboards liable
to mildew will be vastly improved il !
plate Of quicklime is set therein. The
lime not only sweetens and disinfect.
the place, but absorbs all apparent
dampness. Renew the lime AZ ofuen a
II becomes Stacked. Remember that
there is no more simple and effective
disinfectant than sulphate OF iron (cop.
peras), which is readily obtained a. the
cost OF few cents per pound. Four or
hive pounds dissolved In bucket OF
water and distributed in closets. sinks,
drains, ETC., occasionally from this time
on during the summer months, can net
be too strongly advised.
How to Clean Wallpaper: Take of
the dust with soft cloth. With little
flour and water make a lump Of very
stiff dough, and rub the wall gently
downward, taking the length of the arm
at each stroke, and in this way go
around the room. As the dough be-
comes dirty, cut the soiled part of. In
the second round commence the stroke
a little above where the last one ended,
and be very careful not 10 cross the pa
per or to 90 up again. Ordinary papers
cleaned in this way will look fresh and
bright and almost as good as new.
Some papers, however and these most
expensive ones--will not clean nicely;
and, in order to ascertain whethera pa
per can be cleaned, il is best TO try il in
some obscure corner, which will not be
noticed il the result is unsatisfactory.
II there be any broken places in the
wall, I'LL them up with mixture OF
equal parts Of plaster of Paris and silver
'and, made into paste with little
water; then cover tho place with a lit
le piece Of paper like the rest, if it can
% had.
FOR THE TABLE.
German Putfs: l cup Of flour, 2
ups Of milk, 5 eggs, piece OF salera-
us the size Of q small pea. Divide into
cups half full. Bake in quick oven.
To Make Iced Apples: Pare and core
dozen large apples, fill with sugar,
cry little butter and pinch Of CHINA
non; bake till nearly done, let them
DOL, pour of the juice, put icing on
he top and sides, brown lightly in the
ven, and serve with cream.
-Macaroni Soup: Take rich beef,
II other stock, in which there are no
and season with CAYENNE
'epper and salt. Add to 1t as much
boiled previously and cut up
n inch length pieces, as it will take to
hicken the quantity Of broth YOU may
ave, and boil in the soup OF an hour.
Veal is not good IL not thoroughly
one. A leg Of veal may be prepared
> follows: Have the bone removed and
u the space with dressing made of
hoped raw fat pork, bread-crumbs,
n orion chopped fine, and sweet herbs
minced. Tie il up in good shape, and
ut in the baking-pan; while roasting,
aste frequently, and when nearly done
redge well with -four, to make it rich
rown. Serve with gravy.
To Progcrvo Ctraw l,orr;oa. Ctroxw
crries to be preserved should be large
nd ripe, but not at all soft. They will
eep best II gathered when there has
cen no rain for two days. Having
ulled them, select the largest and fin
St, and spread them out separately on |
at dishes, having first weighed them,
nd allowed to each pound Of fruit q
ound Of powdered loaf sugar. Sift
alt the sugar over them. Then take
ne inferior strawberries that were left |
nd those that are over-ripe; mix with
hem an equal quantity Of graduated
ngar and mash them. Put them into
deep dish or stope jar, and set them
pan Of boiling water till they be-
ome thick juice. Strain II through q
az, and mix with 1t the other half Of
be sugar that you have allotted to the
which are to be done
hole. Put 1t into porcelain kettle, /
nd boil and skim 1t till the scum ceas-
; to rise (; then put In the whole straw
erries. with the sugar in which they
ave been lying, and all the juice which
'ay have exuded from them. Set them
YER the fire in the strip, Just long
1ough to heat them little, and in
w minutes take them out and spread
q dishes to cool, not allowing them to
'uch each other. Take off what scum
lay arise from the additional sugar.
epeat this several times, taking out
Ie strawberries and cooling them till
icy become quite clear. They must
y DC allowed 70 boil. When quite