The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-17
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cient 10 make stif a. bread; when
risen agaiu, mod and spread IL on
tins.
To Gloss SHIRT BosoMs-Take two
unc Of powdered gum arabic, pour
in a pint or more ot wa,e.l and then.
having covered il, let Il; stand all night.
la the morning pour j, carefully from
the dreE, into 4 clean bottle. cork and
keep it for use; aid n tcaspO,nful OF
this gum water 10 pint Of starch made
IN the usual way.
CLEANISG WOODEN SrUFFs-Tak"
one pint # hot water. and slice int" i
two ounces OF sharing soap. Add to j;
two ounce, 90 spirits 81 ammonia. and
one tcaSpuonful @: powdered -a.tp-;cr.
Put into a bos,lc and shake until thor
oughly dissolved. TO Use Il. pour a
little into a saucer. dip in a sponge, and
rub the material vigorously.
SruNGE CAKE -Four cg,S, one u
sugar. one" Cup -four. ouc-half tca-
spoonful baking powder. teaspoon
fal extract uf uftng', beat lie yc.ks and
sugar together ton minutes. add the
flour with powder salcd in. and the rN-
tract last; add the egg (whilc-D beat
vn {" "a ir"th, bake In "A w~cll-huitcrrd
tin Ia a steady oven. thirty minutes.
Gn-Ior CARO- egg. uu" table
spoonful If butte. "a small cup If sweet
milk. one nni u hall cupfuls Of flour.
one tca>pountul AMI a half 81 baking
powder, one traspuouful If lemon cN-
tract; beat the cs". butter aud sugar
together TIL light. add the milk; silt
the nour and powder together aud
add To- the rest; last, put in your cN-
tract.
REoILEp SuAp Split aud wash the
shad and afterwards dry in 4 cloth,
season with salt and pepper; have
ready n bed Of clear. bright Goals;
grease the gridiron we'll. and ~ soon
n il i hot lay the shad upon il; brOIl
quarter uf an hour or more according
To the thickness; butter well ami send
To table; it cHn be served with melted
butter.
TEA BI>CUIr.-Onc half cup Of but
ter. two cups sugar. two pints -four. tive
tcaspoonfuh az baking powder. one tea
spoonful extract nutmeg. Silt the
flour. sugar and powder together; rub
in the butter cold and add enough
sweet milk to make a soft dOugh-add
the extract last; roll out half an inch
thick and cut out with a biscuit cutter:
wash over with milk and bake twenty
minutes.
HAM SALAD.-Take your fragment of
cold boiled ham left after slicing, re-
move all dark aud dry portions. also all
III. taf. mIn.. .N.plN nnl t.a. f.l.
enough rich. sweet cream to set the
mincc, a saltSpoOn al strong ground
mustard, the same of fine sugar and Il
good pinch of cayenne pepper; mix
thoroughly with the ham; garnish with
sprigs Of parsley, and you have a nice
dish for tea.
CRULLEKs. One cup of white sugar,
twO-thirdS ii a cup of sweet milk, two
t~ablcspoCnfuls melted butter, one egg,
three small teaspooniuls of baking pow
der; season with nutmeg. Have the
cakes all rolled out before YOU begin
irving; have the lard very hot and
plenty of it. Turn them over almost
constantly while cooking. and YOU ram
not fail to have cakes light, tender and
free from grease.
TOMATO SoUr.-SiX tomatoes peeled
and sliced; pour over them one quart Of
boiling water, half t~caspoonful of soda;
when il stops foaming add one pint of
sweet milk and season As for oysters,
with butter, pepper, salt and Il little
rolled cracker. Serve As soon Is it
boils. Canned tomatoes can be used
Just rs well. This is very delicate and
nice for a person who is just getting
able to eat after n fit OF sickness.
EGG GEMs-Mix together any kind
of cold meat Chopped linc) with an
equal quantity of bread crumbs; use
pepper. salt, Il bit OF butter and Il little
milk; ill some buttered gem-pans with
the mixture, then carefully break an
cgg on the top OF each: season with
pepper and salt, and sprinkle some verv
line cracker crumbs on top; bake eight
minutes; a little grated cheese may be
added to the cracker, if desired.
CRUDE PETROLEUM is an excellent
preservative of pine shingles, causing
them to become of the character Of
cedar or cypress. But the petroleum
will flavor the water that runs from a
roof SO prepared for more than a year.
To steep the shingles in lime waterr rem
dcrS the vegetable albumcn ~insolublc.
and SD makes them more durable. The
lime water is oon washed out. and aft
er that the water Is unchanged.
PRESERVED STRAWBERRIES. - For
every pound of berries Use one pound
of white sugar and half Il pint If water:
pick carefully over the berries: boil
sugar and water until it thickepS. and
then pour on the strawberries ve-v
gently, and let them boil slowly for iif-
teen inmates and no more; put il all
away 10 in the preServing-pan and
let il get cool: when cold. strain of
sirup. avoiding handling the berries:
let the sirup now 70 boil alone, skim
ming it perfectly; when in a good boil
put in the Strawberries. and let the
fruit be in not than five minutes:
then remove and put in pots or jars
when perfectly cold.
CRIBBING is sometimes a trick learn
ed by opportunity. and is sometimes
brought on by uneaSinesS. resulting
from Indigestion. or by irritation of the
teeth gums. In the one ease il must
be ~unlearned. and in the other NAV be
cured. To prevent it. procure a crib
bring muZzle. which is made with two
bars across the mouth from front to
back. so placed that the horse cannot
take hold of anything with his teeth to
crib on and yet may he able to take his
feed. If the horse suffers from indi-
gestion give daily in the food two tea
spoonfuls of salt, n of prepared char
coal. and n of powdered gentian root.
DUSTISG-CAPs.-Thcse caps for pro-
tecting the hair a V a lady correspond
ent. are much less commonly worn than
they should be. They are prettier when
made of shining cambria and CAV rib
bonS. | have lately make one for real
use. and chose plain dark calico. using
an oval piecetwenty-two inches long and
eighteen inches wide; this was bounI
with gray plaid, and another strip half
an inch wide was put on an inch from
the edge. Under this last | ran rubber
cord. and finished with a knot of ribbon
in 'front.'. | wear it while doing all nv
morning work. for il not only protects
my hair from every particle Of dust,
but hides its semi-roughness from all
early and OpnCrtDpn nalIars po.;lo-