The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-05-21

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Salt fish are quickest and best freshened'
by soaking in sour milk. zH = = axzzz '
Fish may be scaled much easier by dipping
into boiling water about minute.
A French chemist asserts that If tea be
ground like coffee. immediately before hot
water is poured upon it. it will yield nearly
double the amouat OF its exhiiaranng
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1t is worthy of notice that two ounces OF
borax Will clear q twenty barrel cistern OF
rain water that has become impure. In
few hours the sediment will settle and the
water be quiet clear for washing purposes.
uvou have the misfortune to wound your
foot or hand with q rusty nail, you nave
only to smoke the wound with burning
wool or woolien cloth. Fifteen or 20
minutes in the smoke will remove all pain
from the worst class OF inflammation.
Embroidery silks should be dipped in
weak ammonia before using, in order TO set
the color and articles embroidered or knit
in worsted should never be washed in any
thing stronger than bran and water. A
little OK gall mixed with the water will
keep the oolors from running unless the
work is rubbed or wrung.
When wet boots are taken off fill them
quite full with dry oats This grain has
great fondness for damp. and will rapidly
absorb the least vestige of it from the wet
leather. lit quickly and completely takes
I'D the moisture, it swells and fills the boot
with a tightly fitting last, keeping its form
good and drying the leather without hard
ening it.
Salt fish should be put in deep plate,
with just enough water to cover it, the night
before you intend to cook it; it should not
be boiled one instant, for boiling renders it
hard; it should lie IN scalding hot water for
two or three hours; the less water that is
used and the more fish cooked at once, the
better; water thlckened with flour and
water while boiling. with sweet butter put
in to melt, is the common sauce.
The ventilation of cupboards is one of
those MINOR matters that are frequently
overlooked in the erection of houses, while
the want of thorough draft is apt to make
itself unpleasantly apparent to the smell.
The remedy of the defect is, however, very
simple. If possible, haye perforations made
through the back wall of the closet, and q
few in the door. When the wall of the
closet can not be perforated, bore holes
freely in the door, on the top and bottom.
To prevent dampness, with the accompany
ing unpleasantness and injurious effects OF
miidew in cupboards, q tray of quicklime
should be kept, and changed from time to
time as the lime becomes Stacked.
Useful Recipes.
BEET PATTIEs.-Chop fine rare roast beef;
season with pepper, salt and little onions;
make plain paste, cut into shape like an
apple puff. fill with the mince, and bake
quickly.
APPLE PUDDING.-One cup of milk, one
egg, one teaspoon cream tartar, one half tea
spoon soda, Hour to make batter. Pour
this over quartered apples and steam two
hours. Sweet sauce.
TAPIocA PUDDING.-Half cup of tapioca
soaked in one quart milk two hours before
baking; little salt, sugar and extract lemon
to suit the taste, and q few raisins; bake
slowly till the custard is done, and you have
q nice dish. HI
PLAIN EGGNoeG-The yolks of nine eggs
beaten to q cream, with six spoonfuls of fine
sugar; add half a grated nutmeg; stir in q
large tumblerful of wine; mix we'll; beat the
whites to stiff froth and add to the yolk
and wine, with three pints of rich milk. This
makes enough for II persons.
To FIX PENCIL MARKS So They WILL Nor
RgB OUT.-Tske well-skimmed milk and
dilute with an equal bulk;Qf water. Wash
the pencil marks twhether writing or draw
ing) with this LIQUID, using soft cameps
hair fiat brush, and avoiding all rubbing.
Place upon fiat board to dry. &
Cocoa EHELLs.-Put two tablespoonfuls
coacoa shells into little cold water; add to
them a pint of boiling water and boil for an
hour; strain and add pint of rich milk; let
it come to boil and serve. This makes q
delicious drink, and very acceptable when
coffee and tea are found to be injurious.
BROWN BErTY-Scald two cupfuls of bread
crumbs in q cupful of rich milk; mix with
them two cupfuls of chopped apples, two
thirds OF cupful of sugar, teaspoonful of
cinnamon and little salt Bake in quick
oven for half an hour, and serve with cream
and sugar. tA
TAPIocA JELLY.-Soak cup of tapioca
over night in pint of water. In the morn
ing set it on the back part of the stove and
add cupfull of warm water, let it simmer
slowly, stirring it often to prevent burning.
add little boiling water. Flavor with sugar
and lemon Juice. and turn into wet molds to
cool. Serve with sweet cream favored with
vanilla and sugar to taste and . little grated
nutmeg.
RICE Blanc MANGE.-Mix four table
spoonfuls of rice -four in q little cold milk
add pinch of salt. Stir this into q quar-
OF boiling milk and Doll ana stir Tor II
minutes. When partly cool, add the whites
of two or three eggs beaten to roth ani
q cook again until almost boiling, then TURF
into a wet mold. Serve with cream sweet
ened and favored. Farina, or arrowroot
may be cooked in the same manner, omit
ting the eggs and the second boiling.
Agricultural Notes.
A Reading man has 80 hens, white leg
hors and dominique mixed, which. he says
have laid 200 eggs since New Year. H
afforded them warm shelter during the win
ter, and fed them thick milk. corn, ant
occasionally wheat bran mixed with thicl
milk.
The West Chester News says that in 1872
the first tomatoes were eaten in that town