Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-06-21
Gaaiss' Column.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

back and new wood will start on which
will grow another set of buds.
CREAM PIE-Three tumblers full of
milk, three eggs, three tablespoonful of
-four, one cup of sugar. Flavor with
lemon.
LEMON PIE No. Zone lemon, roll and
chop fine, one cracker chopped fine, one
cup of cold water and one cup Of sugar.
This will make two pies.
The latest fancy for wooden wedding
dinners is a little wooden bucket with
date painted on it, to hold the bouquet
which is placed at the plate of each guest
PUDDING SAUCE.-One cup sugar, one
and one-half cups butter. Beat together
till light. Two eggs, two tablespoons
wine, put it over the tea-kettle, let it heat |
through but not boil.
FLOUR SUET PUDDING.-Three cups |
-four, one cup molasses, one cup milk, one |
cup fruit, one-half teaspoon soda, one |
teaspoon cinnamon, allspice and cloves.
Steam three hours. Sauce.
ORANGE PIE.-The inside of two oran-
ges, the yolks of two eggs, or one egg
and tablespoonful of cornstarch, half
cup of water, one tablespoonful of sugar
Frosting-whites of two eggs, and four
tablespoonful of sugar.
LEMON PE.-The grated rind, juice,
and inside pulp of one lemon, the yolks
Of four eggs, eight tablespoonful of
of brown sugar, half pint of milk, two
tablespoonful of -four, For frosting use
the whites of four eggs and four table
spoonfuls of sugar. This makes two pies.
SILVER CAKE.-Stir together two cups
of white sugar, one cup of butter, and the
whites of ten eggs well beaten. Just be-
fore setting in the oven add half tea
spoonful of soda dissolved in a cup of
cold milk, one and one-half teaspoonfuls
of cream of tartar, with four cups offlour.
Gold cake is made the same way, only the
yolks instead Of the whites, are used. By
dropping just little Of one kind in the
other, you will have nice marble cake.
HOUSE PLANTs.-Two correspondents
n in different parts of the country say if c.
Il M. T. will slice raw potatoes and place
= on the earth of her house plants, the
!. troublesome worms will collect on the
It under side to feed when they can easily
s. be killed by plunging the slices in hot
Q | water. r. says; eff G. M. T. will put
\ one teaspoonful Of ground mustard in one
quart of warm water, and thoroughly
soak the soil in the fower-pots, the white
worms will die. I have tested this thor
oughly and know that it will cure
CUsTARD PIE.-Put one quart of milk
over the fire in a farina boiler or in some
vessel in which there is no danger of
schorching. As soon as it boils stir in a
large tablespoonful of dissolved corn
starch. Sweeten and flavor to suit your
q self. Take the milk from the fire and stir
4 in three thoroughly beaten eggs. This
must be done very gradually, beating the
q mixture constantly with the right hand
A to prevent the curdling of the eggs. Bake
81 with only bottom crust. The pie should
be of the consistency of blanc-mange
when cold.
a ALBUMs.-A great mania for albums is
q conducive to the development of nicely
a and righteousness. Ladies who love wit
4 collect spirited sayings which they frame
/ in appropriate subjects, colored or pen
i ciled; the name of the person from whose
y lips the tart reply or observation fell is
= inscribed. There are color-albums, show
81 ing fashionable shades worn during pc
~ Rod of ten years, and all the hues proper.
ly graduated. The autograph, verse and
i pious albums are more intellectual. The
81 pious are Christmas and Easter cards
y with lace borders, and the texts of ser
81 mons heard on Sundays. An album O
81 proverbs is both amusing and useful, es
\ pecially if the collector keep but on,
"A subject in mind; such, for instance a.
81 women's tongues, one exhaustively treat
y ed; or mems folly, which would cove
81 pages.
TAssELs.-The mode of making the tas
sells now so much used as bordering 70
81 mats, cushions, baskets, ETC., is quit
81 simple. Cut piece of card the depth tn
10, tassel is required to be-about two inche
rial is a good length. Round this wind twer
yoS ty-four times the wool (Which is general
hat creweD of which the tassel is to be made
our Then with worsted needle pass betwee
s aUr the work and the top, and tie tightly wit
Itch another piece ofwool. Slip the card ou
Fl. and, half an inch below, tie the sam
o2l piece of wool tightly round, pass the ne,
die back to the top of the tassel, and til
end is ready to sew to the basket, ma
or anything else required; but befol
doing so with sharp scissors cut the looI
in half at the lower end of the tassel, an
comb the work with a coarse comb,
tina it is soft and fluffy.
RESTORING CARPET.-The question
y cleaning and restoring carpets is now tt
one that bothers many housekeepers,
, it is the season for spring house-cleanin
The foollwing hints ares ent out by an e.
change: A tablespoonful of ammonia
one gallon of warm water will often r
store the colors Of carpets, even if injurt
!. by acid or alkali. If ceiling has be-
white-washed with the carpets down al
a few drops should fall, this will reno,
it. Or, after the carpet is well beaten al
brushed, scour with ox-gall, which W
not only extract grease, but freshen Il
colors. One pint of gall in three gallo
of warm water will do for a large carpe
Table and floor oil-cloths may be tn