Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-16

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mates, but one of the lady nurses cured
them all by causing the patti hts to gar
gle with sulphur and swallow the gar
gle.-Irish Duly Ne,cs.
BUcKwHEAT CAKEs.-Although the
season is nearly over for buckwheat
cakes, 1 wish to say few words on the
subject. first set little batter, q day
or so before wish to use it, and as fast
as it rises up, add little more water
and -four and stir down. Then, when
wish to use it, L turn out enough to
use for that time, leaving enough in the
batter dish to raise for the next morn
ing. and never put soda into that. Avoid
putting in too much soda, and yet use
enough to sweeten thin with o little
sweet milk (which makes them brown
nicely and always have the griddles
hot, and the cakes are tit for king.
DRY BREAD AND CoLD MEAT UTIL-
1zED.-Chop your beef very fine, then
soak your bread in cold water till it is
very soft; take it in the hands and
squeeze as much of the water out as
you can, having two-thirds as much
bread as meat ; mix the bread and meat
thoroughly together beat three eggs
we'll aud mix in; add salt to taste (;
make in balls the size of biscuit, and
fry slowly in butter or cooking fat till
brown on both sides.
BOILED RIcE.-One-half cup of
whole rice, boiled in just enough wa
ter to cover it, one cup of milk, little
salt and one egg beaten light. When
the rice is nearly done, turn off the
water, add the milk and simmer-taking
care it does not scorch-until the milk
hoils up we'll. Salt and beat in the egg.
Eat warm with cream, sugar and nut
meg.
When mattresses get hard and
bunchy, rip them, take the hair out,
pull it thoroughly by hand, let it lie a
day or two to air, wash the tick, lay in
as light and even as possible and catch
it down as before. Thus prepared they
will be as good as new.
Coal AsHEs.-The best purpose to
which coal ashes can be applied in
town or country is in making garden
walks. If we'll laid down no weeds or
grass will grow. and by use they be-
come as solid and more durable than
bricks.
Mock LADY CAKE.-Three cups flour,
two cups sugar, half cup butter, one
cup sweet milk, whites Of four eggs,
one teaspoonful cream of tartar, half
teaspoonful of soda. Flavor with lem.
on or vanilla. Always sift -four for
baking.
Do not let coffee and tea stand in tin.
Scald your wooden-ware often, and
keep the tin.ware perfectly dry. Wash
dishes in q wooden bowl aud there will
be less danger from breaking, or
scratching of the silver ware.
II rusty passamenterie or gimp is
laid in Arnold's writing fluid fer one
hour 1t will become beautiful blue
black, and look the same as new. 1t
can be bought by the pint.
CHICKEN BRoVH.--Is excellent made
the same way as mutton, cracking the
bones we'll before putting in the fowl.
In gravies and milk porridge the salt
should not be added until the dish is
prepared. .....- -..r
Fish may be scaled much easier by
dipping them in boiling water for q
minute.
Cool rain water and soda will remove
machine grease from washable goods.
The Buffalo cypress gently chides
Buffalo bride who got married in pair
of stockings valued at $50. One hun
bred and ninety-nine dollars worth Of
bonnet and one dollars worth of