The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-04
HIxTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
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mix. on~-tkiut e = feS-p-satGi q ~-ia,
c,m.mral air the s-iA ~Ith -" -.
thea add Ga. milk aHsi lat the dsur
ani a little AT hske IN Erpii3"@
English M.Hiu. Onr AnA a half
p-,und. four. "nc pint warm milk, one
haIf p.ni yc1>t, mix sell together, and
all,S "a NJ wurk 'oy.r again. sill a
little ssl,, ;~o e-E- bake an = h'i srd-
de in rus.
-Ilpn-i Chicken TAX \ checked.
pari-il l.. then s}is down the bark, Ia
ing out the backbone aui rte, .fnH
with fpr,,-msai. lard the br-a.i. making
tNu rpw, iuuu "u each -tdc bAk~ tH
the oven. bi,t- sell. and ~1c St'h to-
mAio -Aucc ou the ii.h.
-Bannn-k >cAnt p.nt Il corn
meal ga" quart e milk. ia 49, and
4 httlr alt ~-ald half ih~ milk, and
miV with the meal while hpi add thc
other half Gold t. Ihi. Ndd the 80,
well beaten, and bake 'hrrr-quarter, "i
an hour.
Lemon Pudding The grated uud e
four lemons. juir, pf ihrre. ~ c-c,, one
pound sugar. half pound batter. "nr
cofcccup milk. with half cup brad
crumbs soaked in H.. Bat the butter
and sugar well together II tF-t. Then
add the r,.'. leaving pa the white e
four egg for the mcringu".
Scrambled Eg-. Break thrc" -
into a small ,icw-pan; add = >Alt-P"pn-
ful Of salt. 4 quarter ii that quantity Il
pepper, aul two Il, If irc.h batter
Uhr frc>hcr IA, b.ti-r) ~ the str~P1u
over 4 moderate fire and star the 80,
around with a wooden spoon. being care
ful - keep c~rl particle in motion. un-
al the whole ha- b,>,ome = smooth Ind
drliratcly thick substance haV" ready a
]cpuy,uicn, -iE.d piece If toast, p''ur Tho
c.g- upon II and serve immediately.
Fried Cabbage Cut the cIbtay"
very fine, on a >~ltw-cuitoT, Il possible
>alt and pepper. stir well aui let stand
five minutes, have An iron kettle -mpA-
ing hot. drop one Tablespoonful # lard
into il. then the cabbage, stirring bri>AlS
until quite tender. send "a table immv-
diatrly. Onr-hali cup sweet cream AMI
three tahir>poonfulS Of vinegar, the vim
cgar 10 hc added after the cream ht>
been well stirred. and after II j, taken
from ia" stove. !, au agreeable change.
When properly done AN invalid can clt
il, and there i, no offensive u,inr from
cooking il.
-l;icr Griddlc Cakes: One cup of
siftcd flour, Two cups Of warm new milk,
three ears, one cup of boiled rice, tea
spoonful IF salt. large tc1~p""nful Of
hakiny-p"wdcr. MiN the tlour with on"
cupfui Of milk. then add III" ricc-whIch
must Ice newly boiled, or rchcl,cd by
S,caming and then beating light with a
fork-and thin with the other cupful OF
milk. (All Of this last cupful may not
Ice required t. reduce the mixture To- the
proper consistency Beat the yclk>
and whites separately, whipping ia the
yclkS first aud the whites last. Add the
baking-powdcr mixed with Il little Hour
aud bake III once.
Soups: An vegetables are available
for soup. The f~aSuritc vegetable soup
made from fresh Tomatoes, corn and
Lima beans j. almost ~ good when the
canned vegetables are employed. For
chicken soup with rice and milk. no
herbs hut parsley should be used. The
shin Of veal or beef j. the legitimate
suup-hone: but any other bone may hc
used. Crack the bones before boiling,
for the sake of the marrow, and do not
put salt in until the meat has been well
boiled it has a tendency Ia harden the
tibcr> and prevent the flow of the juices
IF the meat. You can moi well boil n
too long, short of the time when the
meat buil- into rag u strings. II
kept where they viii not our and heat
Ell slowly 80 - no Ia >corrh, most soups
are better the second dav than the first.
Miscellaneous.
New linen MAY bc embroidered
more easily 10y rubbing it over with fine
white soap If prevents the threads from
cracking.
To preserve soap grease-Fill cask
half full of good strong I've and drop all
refuse grease therein; stir up the mix
turc once Il week.
-ifbrooms are wet in boiling SudS once
a week they viii become very tough,
will not cut a carpet, will last much
longer and always sweep like 4 new
broom.
A remedy for ilcaS i To place 4
handful IF tobacco stems in the place
where the dogs or horses sleep. or a leaf
or two of the same weed will rid a set
ting hen of the pests. This Is a good
use To put tobacco Ia.
To remove starch or rust from Hat
irons-Have a piece of yellow becSwaN
tied in Il coarse cloth: when the iron l.
almost hot enough ( use, but not quite.
rub it quickly with the becswaN and
then with a clean coarse cloth.
Oil cloths can bc kept like new If
washed once IA month in skim milk and
water, equal quantities IF each: rub
them once in three months with llnsccd
oil: put on very little, rub il in well and
polish with an old silk cloth. and they
will keep for years.
ANY one can make their own mucil-
age. There are various recipes. The
most simple appears To he this: Take
sufficient deXtrine (or British gum, a
some call it, and add sufficient hot
water To obtain a sirupy liquid, then add
a few drops of oil of cloves, and cool
for Use.
A nice way of preparing autumn
leaves i Ia press them with Il waXed
flat-iron, slightly warmed. Then lay
them away between the leaves Of a book.
with a heavy weight upon them, until
needed for decoration. This saves
all the trouble of vanishing and dry
ing.
A very pretty rustic ornament j.
made by covering a wooden or paste
board cross. anchor, or any desirable
shape, with mosses and lichens Of vari-
Gus colors, shading off the design in the
lovely gray lichens which one may
find on trees or fences in the country.
Half an ounce of Burgundy pitch,
dissolved in half a pint Of drying oil, and
mixed with half an ounce of turpentine,
will not only make leather resist wet
and damp, but will also render it more
durable. pliable and softer. Warm the
boots a little over the stove. and then
apply the mixture With q soft brush or