The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-03-28
HONE INTERESTS.

CURE FOR CHAPPED HANDs.-Take 1 |
part of beeswax and parts of butter;
melt thoroughly together, and apply to
your hands at night, and they will be
well in the morning.
FANCY TEA CAKKS.-1 cupful of sour
cream, 2 cupfuls of white sugar, 2 eggs,
l teaspOonful Of extract Of lemon, 1
small teaspoonful soda dissolved in wa
ter. Knead in -four till stiff enough to
roll out, and cut in fancy prints; bake
quick.
LIGHT DOUGHNUTs.-1 cupful of
cream, cupful of sugar, eggs, q tea
spoonful of soda and / teaspOonful Of
salt. Knead till quite soft, roll
out about an inch thick,
and cut out round. Have your lard hot.
just so as not to scorch, and fry quick.
They are nice rolled in white sugar
while warm.
SPANISH PUFHs.-Mix pint of milk
with 2 we'll beaten eggs; add by degrees
l teaspoonful of flour, 2 ounces butter,
the same of sugar and the grated rind of
l lemon; mix well, butter some saucers,
pour in and bake in quick oven 20
minutes.
BAKED INDIAN PUDDING.-Scald one
quart of skinned milk, and stir in one
pint of Indian meal, cooking till well
thickened. Then take from the fire
and add one gill of cold milk, one and
one-half gills best molasses, salt and
spice to taste, and last of all, one egg.
Turn into deep pudding dish and
bake about four hOurs.-FOOte's Health
Monthly for March.
For PRESERVING SMOKED HAMS
Get unbleached muslin, coarse and firm; ;
make into bags (sew seams very firm)
sufficiently large for the hams; after
putting hams in the bags, tic firmly and
suspend them high in the barn or gran
airy. They must not hang against any
thing, or the meat bug will trouble
them. Some fill in between the hams
and bag with marsh or clover hay to
prevent mold. Others bury the hams
deep in their oat- bin or in the hay NOW.
All are said to be good by experienced
housewives.
APpLE JELLY--Peel and core guam
tity of apples and then stew them until
there are no Jumps in the mass; strain
through coarse sieve, pressing them
all through with the hand; throw out
all tough or woody bits, or the remains
of dry bruised places before re-filling
the sieve. Then take tin cup and
measure the cooked apples, and to every
4 cupfuls of apples put l cupful fine, dry
sugar. Boil until it makes stiff jam
put in bowls and jars and set away in a
cool. dry place. Make peach butter of
dried peaches the same way, only to
every 9 cupfuls of the peach sauce add
cup of sugar.
DOING UP MEMS LINEN.-A husband
complained that his shirt bosoms and
collars were badly done up, and the
case was referred to q knowing shirt
maker, and his answer is well worth
the attention of housekeepers: eyes,
said the man, s'the fault is with your
laundress. While doing up your col.
lars she stretches them the wrong way
Damp linen is very pliabie, and good
pull will alter 14-inch to 15-inch col
lar in the twinkling of an eye. She
ought to stretch them crosswise and moi
lengthwise. Then in Strengthening out
your shirt-bosom she makes another
mistake of the same sort. They also
ought to be pulled crosswise instead Of
lengthwise, particularly in the neigh.
borhood Of the neck. A lengthwise pull
draws the front of the neckband some
what directly under your chin, where il
was never meant to 60, and of course
that spoils the set of your collar. With
the front of your neckband an inch too
high, and your collar an inch too long,
you have most undesirable combina'
ton"