Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-05-21
FAMILY MATTERS.
TO WASH SILK.

Silk will wash . follows: Mix
quarter of q pound of honey, quarter of
. pound Of soft soap, and . gin Of GIN;
lay each breadth Of silk ON q wooden
table, scrub it we'll with . brush and this
mixture; then dip it successfully in two
pals OF soft water; do not wiring il but
hang it thus 70 dry, and iron between
paper when sufficiently dry.
TO BLEACH CLOTHES.
In the spring, clothes can be bleached
by putting six cents worth Of oxalic
acid into q gallon of boiling water, and
pouring over them. Stir them up and
let them remain in 1t till the water il
cold, and then lay out ON tho gram to
bleach. They will soon be white ~
snow.
To one quart of meal put one pint of
ripe chopped apples, one egg, q small
piece of butter, q little salt, and freah
water enough to form q stiff dough.
The apples should, of course, be peeled
and minced very fine. Some persons like
. little sugar in the dough, but 1t il
generally preferred without. This IL q
favorite with children.
LEMON SYRUP.
The lemon syrnp bought at stores q
b made home much cheaper. Take q
pound Of Havana sugar, boil it in water
down to- quart, drop In the white Of an
egg to clarity it, strain IL, add one
quarter of an ounce of tartaric or citric
acid. II you do not find Il souT enough
after 1t has stood two or three days, add
more Of tho acid. A few drops Of oil of
lemon improves it.
Snow CusTARD,
Beat eight eggs leaving out the whites
OF four; add them to one quart Of milk
and i've ounces of sugar; have . shall.
low pan of hot waterin the oven, rot the
dish into il, and bake till the custard is
thick; then take It out and ct II away to
cool; beat the remaining whites very
light; add = half pound Of sugar gradu-
ally and q t~easpoonful of lemon Juice.
When the custard 10 cold lay the whites
over the top in heaps, but do mot let
them touch.
STARCH FOR FINE NUsrINa.
A solution Of gum arabic In water
makes > nice starch for lawns and thin
mualin, giving them = new appearance.
Dilute the Dissolved gum until you find
BY experiment that you have it Just
right. Il takes but 4 minute to rub Z
cloth in it, slightly dry and iron it, to
test the strength Of the gum water.
Lawns renewed In this way. after wash-
ing, not only look ~ though Just made
up, but retain their good appearance
wonderfully well.
Any kind Of sweet thing on board ship
il called dub, but there Is duff and duff;
mostly it d FATHERS sticky and sickenine
kind Of thing, and - heavy ~ lead, but
then, you know, you can't kill . sailor.
They do say that many . good seaman
has owed his life to duG, because, when
It blew hard and he was furling . sail
after eating . lot of il, he was 10 ballast
ed that the tearin'est no'-wester couldn't
bulge him. The story of the American
privateer that WA short of ammunition
and loaded the gum with Dutch cheese
10 contrary To tradition. The true
vernon Of that the cook put aduff pud-
ding In the mouth Of the gum and that
it did awful execution, Just rakinr the
enemy's deck and carrying away III
main-mast Now, here ID duff which
amt very fancy, but It's real rood:
You take ship biscuit and soak 'em IN
water and put 'em In . towel and dry
'em, and II they amt soft enough mos
,em smooth. Quantity, about 1 pound
lfyou can get to . butchers along shore,
buy about : quarter Of apQund Of met