Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-01-17
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.


two eggs, one level telSpOOnIul soua
dissolved in a quarter of a cupful of
hot water), floW to roll thin; flavor
with lemon: bake in a hot oven.
White Pound Cake: One cupful of
fine white sugar, and half cupful Of
butter; beat twenty minutes, add the
whites of two eggs, and beat ten min
uies longer. Sift one and a half cup
fuls of flour and one teaspoonful of
cream-tartar together, and dissolve half
teaspoonful of saleratus in half a cup
full of sweet milk; mix all together, fla
vor with lemon or vanilla, and beat fiji
teen minutes longer.
-Tapioca Pudding: Allow half a
teacupful of rice or tapioca to quart
of milk (no eggs), a pinch Of salt,
little nutmeg, and sugar to taste; bake
in pretty warm oven, and stir it down
occasionally, and let i. brown at the
last This constant stirring gives it a
creamy richness-and if the rice OF tapi-
oca be soaked in milk first it will be
better.
-Pop-Ups: Two eggs, well bea en-;
two teacupfuls of milk, and flour enough
to make thin batter; first mix tOgeth-
er the flour and milk smoothly; just
when they are ready to go into the oven
add the eggs, beaten very light; fill
earthen teacups half full of tine batter,
with small lump of butter on the top:
place the cups on a dripping-pan and
bake in hot oven. They are to be
eaten with butter and sugar, or a sweet
sauce.
Sweet Rusks: One quart of sweet
milk, three tablespoonfuls of yeast, and
flour to make a stiff batter; let it rise
over night, and in the morning add one
cupful of lard or butter Gf the former,
salt must be used), rubbed to paste
with one cupful of white sugar and three
eggs, reserving the white of one to beat
to froth with a little sugar, and brush
over the tops of the rusks when done.
Mix with -four to make a stiff dough;
make it into small balls; let it rise very
light and bake.
"A Plum-pudding plain, but good
One pound of raisins, one pound of cur
rants, half pound of citron, four table
spoonfuls of butter, one teaspoonful of
milk. Sift the soda into the flour rs for
biscuits, and rub in first the butter, then
the fruit. Thin it with the eggs and
sour milk until it is the consistency of
fruit-cake batter. Tie up in thick cot
ton cloth, scalded and Toured, and boil
for four hours. This pudding may be
made with only one sort of fruit. Many
prefer simply raisins instead of the above
combination.
Miscellaneous.
Water and Grease Proof: A new
water and grease-proOf paper is obtained
by saturating paper with a liquid pre-
pared by dissolving shellac at moder-
ate heat in saturated solution of
boraX.
Windows: A lady who has been
troubled some time with whitlow on
her finger gives a simple remedy, from
which She experienced great relief, and
which enabled her to obtain sleep after
many restless nights. 1t is to cut a hole
in a lemon and wear it on the finger like
a thimble-the whitlow being incased
in the fruit.
How to Tell Furs: In purchasing
furs the best test of a good article is
found in the length and density of the
down next the skin This can be read-
ly determined by blowing brisk cur
rent of air from the mouth against the
''set" offurs. If the fiber opens readily.
exposing the skin to view, reject the ar
ticle; but if the breath can not penetrate
it, or at most show but small portion
of skin, the article may be accepted.
To Clean Kid Gloves: One dram
of carbonate of ammonia, one of chic
roform, one of sulphuric ether, one
pint of deodorized benzine; wash the
glove in little of the mixture as you
would piece of cloth: then slip it on
your hand while wet and wipe with a