The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-13

II boiled and well seasoned
chicken, nice chicken pie can he made
on very short notice. An old and tough
fowl or any tough meat can more easily
be- made tender and nicer cooked under
corer Of dough than Ia any other way,
probably because Of the closer confine-
ment Of steam.
---Parsnip Fritfers: Boil tender, mash
smooth and fine. picking out the wooden
bits; for three large parsnips allow two
eggs. one cup Of rich milk. one table
spoonful Of butter. one teaspoonfui Of
salt and three tablespoonful Of -four.
Beat the eggs light; stir in the mashed
parsnips. beating hard. then the butter
and salt; next the milk Fry n fritters
or griddle cakes
Apple Pudding: Apple pudding i
one Of the most easily prepared and
palatable Of desserts. Place large Law
er Of sliced apples in the bottom Of
buttered earthenware baking-dish. Sift
three teapoonsfuls Of baking powder
and little salt into three cups u flour,
and stir in sweet cream until il Is thick
batter Where cream j. lacking butter
and water will answer. Spread the
batter over the apples and bake one half
hour. Eat with sweet sauce.
Milk Sauce for Fish: One and
naf pinfs Of milk. two tablespoonful
Of -four. one-half Of butter, one-half 81
a small onion. two sp-igs OF parsley,
one heaping feaspoonful Of salt. a speck
ofpepper- Put a pint Of milk on to boil
with the onion and parsley mix the
onion TO = smooth paste with part OF the
half pint Of milk Then add the rest 10
make il very thin. and when the milk
boils stir this into it, Let il boil ten
minutes longer, then add butter and
salt. and strain.
Mullins: One cup Of milk. two cups
Of flour with two teaspoons Of baking
powder. and half a feaspoonful II salt
siffed through it. tablespoon Of sugar.
the size Of a small egg Of butter. and
two eggs, whites and yelks beaten sep
arasely. Mix the yelk~. milk and melt
ed butter. add the -four with baking
powder and salt. and then the whites
cut 20 stiff. froth. Bake immediately
in rings or mufiin-tins. and serve a. soon
a done Raised mullins may BE- mace
in the same way by emitting the baking
powder. and using yeast instead. Mix
the batter a little sitter. and set il 70
rise over night; bake without stirring
down.
Batter Cakes: Mix with one quart II
-four two teaspooniuls baking powder
teaSpoonful Of salt. milk to make bat
ter then add two eggs. whites aud yelks
beaten separately and bake Immediate
" Use as little grease a possible on
the baffer-pan and have il Just hot
enough. a. much almost depends on
the frying ~ the cakes as the making
81 them. Battercakes may b. raised ~
yeast or By sour milk A. well a. by bak-
ing powder The best buckwheat cakes
are raised with yeast. and q little mo-
laSSes i added "a the batter when
mixed. Eggs should always be added
just before baking. Boiled rice may be
added to batter cakes. or hominy or
bread-crumbs soaked ia milk.
Miscellaneous
For slight burns or scalds plunge
the part AZ once for few moments into
cold water. OF. If this j. impraaticabie- 4
apply cold water. ice or snow II the
skin il destroyed. cover the burned
part with oil folive oil preferredl, and
sprinkle on -four. which. with the oil. \
will form = coating imPeryious 20 air. III
the skin j. destroyed over large sur
face send for physician
A mistake. which very freq emily i
made in removing grease spots with ben
zine or spirits Of turpentine--thc solvent
! applied with a sponge or piece q rag
This tends inevitably 20 spread the
grease The stained portions Of the
garments should be laid fat between
two sheets If biotting paper. and the
upper sheet well soaked with benxine-
In this way. IL sufficient time he given.
the whole ~ the fatty matter becomes
not only dissolved but absorbed BY the
paper.
A very successful way Of destroy
ing ants j. BY taking vial or saucer
nearly filled with sweet or olive oil, and
sinking II in the ground near the ant
hill or their runaway, so that the rim Il
about even with the surface Of the soil
The ants are very fond Of the oil, and
will seek IL. but il j. sure death 10 them
We recommend the use II coal oil. d.
luted in water. to destroy insects. This
substance seems to be very destructive
to insect life. and it, use for this pur-
pose il rapidly extending. a table
spoonful 70 two gallons ~ water i the
ordinary mixture. and il j. said viii kill
meaiy bugs and all the insects that or
dinarily infest plants. The oil i some
times used with soap-suds Of whale-cii
soap. The best method 70 apply IL l.
with syringe -- TICKS Magazine.
THE flavor Of food baked or broiled