The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-01-23


Oatmeal Porridge: This i = very
healthy dish for children, and may be
made quickly by having a saucepan Of
water ready. Put IN . little SAT-;
II boils drop the Oatmeal IN with one
hand, stirring gently with the other.
Boil IL well,and keep stirring, as u burns
very easily. Pour II into = basin, a
i'm 4 few minutes II becomes firm. fsat
with cold milk or sugar and butter. IL
can be made quite stiff or thin, rs a per-
son fancies, and is very nice fried, the
same as mush.
Scotch Fruit Cake: A cup OF butter,
two Of white sugar, four Of sifted Hour,
three -fourths cup sour milk, hall tea
spoon soda, nine eggs beaten separately,
one pound r~aisins, half pound currants,
a fourth pound citron; cream the butter
and sugar, then beaten yelks Of eggs,
and lastly, while stirring in the Hour,
the whites well whipped. Flavor with
one teaspoon lemon, and one OF
vanilla extract, and have raisins chop
ped a little, or, better still, seeded, and
eitron sliced thin. Wash and dry cur
rants before using, and -four all fruit
slightly. In putting cake in pan, place
first = thin layer of cake, then sprinkle
in some Of the three kinds Of fruit. then
a layer Of cake and so on, always finish
ing off with a thin layer of cake Bake
in a moderate oven for two hours.
Cream Cake: Put one and a half
pints of water and one pound Of butter
In a round-bottomed pan place it upon
the fire, and when il boils stir in quickly
one spound Of sifted -four, and stir il
vigorousl- with a wooden spatula; now
remove il from the fire, and beat IN,
one AT a time, sufficient eggs TO form a
rather soft, smooth, sleek paste-eight
or ten will be enough. With a spoon
lay out this mass in the form Of round
cakes or Jumps, on CREASED baking-tins,
some distance apart, as they expand
considerably. Bake in a hot oven
When cold split them open at the side,
and fill with a lemon or vanilla custard
cream. The custard: Beat six egg
with half pound of pulverized sugar
add one pint Of milk flavor with van
lila extract place il upon the fire, ane
stir constantly until it thickens; thei
remove, and when cold fill your puffs
Hints ON washing.
Whether 10 soak the clothes v
night or not is a much-disputed qucs
ton with housewives. Where pure els
tern water can be had it IS doubtless a
!. advantage, but 10 soak clothes IN har'
water sets the stains rather thai re
|, moves them, and river water, unless n
! tered when drawn off in quantities, as
/ rule, contains so much mud that it
7 apt TO streak the clothes soaked N il fl
any considerable time. Wringers are
: blessed invention on the whole, althoug
: hard on buttons. But flannels shoul
: not be passed through them, rs the
: rub the wool mp into little hard nap
' Clothes should, il possible, be dried
the sun and in the open air. and .sneys
vet did housewife notably greet with
smile a rainy washing-day." But whe
Monday i rainy, il il mol always col
I yenient TO postpone the weekly waSl
4 In that case. sheets and any other lars
4 white pieces which are not to |
starched. may lie hung ont i'm the rail-
\ which will bleach rather than injuI
them. II possible, hang the small
pieces in an uruscd room up stair
a when the rest may usually be dispose
II Of by hanging At night on lines stretch'
across the kitchen. where the heat Of Il
IRE will dry them before mornin
Blankets ought never 10 be washed
rainy weather. Select a bright SUNNI
u day for the work. and let il be done al
through with. Have two people
!. wiring them and stretch and pI
Y them carefully when putting
/ the lines. Then pull and fold the
& dry and put under press instead Of iro
IL inr. Unless care Is taken to see that I
= clothes pins and clothes lines are k
~ clean. ugly spots and streaks will resi-
!, The lines should never be left out ov'
q night. unless il is necessary in order
z, dry them after being caught in a show
q In such case they should be wiped w
= a cloth before the clothes are aga
Il hung on them. A Switchboard for ir,
N ing i a necessity in every well-regnlai
4, family. This should be covered with
least two thicknesses Of blanket and hs
N the ironing-sheet, also double, smootl
~ pinned over ii 80 that it a not Il
"a Keep wax tied up in a rag TO rub on
N irons The polish on collars, etc, dc
~ up AZ large laundries il given by mes
!, Of a polishing-iron and by dint Of mt
~ rubbing II may be done by any &C
laundress. but takes much time and
" f~earfuIly hard on the linen. Spermac
~ added in small quantities 10 the star
~ gives = pretty gloss. II the clothes
~ not aired in the laundry before bring
" them upstairs. it should be thorcug
~ done before they are put away. III
=. nels should never be worn within
week after they are washed. The &c
/ Of many a fatal consumption or att
Nc Of pneumonia have been sown by We
~ ing damp clothing. Every garm
~ should be mended before Il i put aw
les Buttons y strings may ~ S."cu ~
- once, and a single stitch, which taken
~ time saves nine, may also be set n
re- clothes are sorted. Larger jobs
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