The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-10
ITEMS FOR FIELD AND HOUSE.

TEPID water is produced by combin-
ing two thirds cold and one third boiling
water.
THE yolks of eggs binds the, crust
much better than the whites. Apply it
to the edges with brush. -.
OLD potatoes may be freshened by
plunging them into cold water before
cooking them. i5t+
NEVER put pudding that is to be
steamed into any thing else than dry
mold.
THE water used in mixing bread must
be tepid hot. If it is too hot, the loaf
will be full of great holes.
In making crust of any kind do not
melt the lard in the flour. Melting will
injure the crust.
To boil potatoes successfully: When
the skin breaks, pour off the water and
let them finish cooking in their own
steam.
To make macaron tender, put it in
cold water and bring it to a boil. 1t
will then be much more tender than il
put into hot water or stewed in milk.
In boiling dumplings of any kind put
them in the water one at a time. If they
are put in together, they will mix with
each other.
NEVER wash raisins that are to be
used in sweet dishes. 1t will make the
pudding heavy. To clean them, wipe
in dry towel.
To brown sugar for sauce or for pud-
dings, put the sugar in perfectly dry
saucepan. If the pan is the least bit
wet, the sugar will burn, and you will
spoil your saucepan.
OUTLETS and steak may be fried as
well as broiled, but they must be put in
hot butter or lard. The grease is hot
enough when it throws eff blush
smoke.
To wash a knitted shawl, take enough
warm water, not hot ard rub about an
ounce of soap in it lay Your shawl on it,
and pour over it tablespoonful of
magical mixture. After letting it lie
ten minutes, rub it out of this and rinse
out OF cold blued water, and hang in the
wind to dry quickly. .. .I
CURE for Group: There are many
varieties of Group, up to its most danger
GUS form, according to some, diphtheria,
when the whole body becomes infected
with the disease, and death generally
ensues. Mr. Teste, physician of stand
ing, reiterates that he has never failed
to cure Group by means of bromium
since he first employed it twelve years
ago. The remedy is simple: the one
hundredth part of pure bromium is
dissolved in distilled water. Take every
hour: and oftener if necessary, at the
commencement of the disease, two or
three drops OF the solution in spoonful
OF sugared water.
IT is said there is a newly discovered
process through which sugar of the best
quality can be made out of corn. Every
one must have observed the sweetness
OF our common corn, owing to the sugar
contained in it, but until now no one has
found out process whereby this sugar
can be economically extracted from the
grain. By this discovery it is alleged
that thousand pounds of sugar can be
made out of the corn grown on single
acre, which, of course, would give the
farmer far better returns than he now
obtains from that crop, or indeed from
almost any other now grown.
AS rule never plant a large, dark
evergreen in front of, and very near, a
brilliant light colored, deciduous tree,
for thus planted it will dwarf and
weaken the effect of the latter. On some
lawns, however, few massive dark
evergreens may be used with effect in
the extreme, and, if possible, northwest
corner of the lot. They will protect and
give character to the place, and heighten
the effect of the deciduous trees. A
striking contrast my be obtained by
interspersing few white birches among
and in front of these cvergreens. They
will serve in this case to brighten the
picture both winter and summer
though usually we prefer not to mix
evergreen and deciduous trees.