The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-17
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AID fNFafF tALFt- 81 iIo" y NsAa=s N"'
ounces OF butter. four eggs. Sour s1lh-
Gent 10 make ,tifg =. bread. when
risen again. mold aEd spread il On
Tins.
To GLOss SHIRT BnsoMs-Take two
ounce. Of powdered gum arabic. pour
IN q pint or more of wa.e. and then.
having covered u, IL; i stand al night
L. tb. moruin. pour j. carefully from
the drrr- into = c.caH bottle. cork ani
keep Il; for use; aid 4 tc~a-ps'uiul 81
thu, gum water 70 pm; .: starch made
in the usual way.
CLEANIxG WOODEN Sr-TTs-Tak"
one pin, IL hot water. and slice into d,
two ounces o: sharing soap. Add 10 .
two ounce. of spirits If ammonia, and
n tea-pron!uj %: powdered ,a.tp-,er.
Put into 4 bottle and shake unit! thor
Ouyhly dissolved. To Use il, pour =
little into . saucer dip n Z sponge, and
rub the material vigorously
SPONGE CAKE.-FeIr csys. one cup
sugar, once u -four. oue-hali tea
spoonful. baking powder. one teaspoon
ful extract 81 Orange, beat lie yc.ks and
sugar together ten minutes. add the
flour with powder ss;cd in, aud the cN-
tract last; add the ~ (Nhiic-) beat
en- Ia a fro;h: bake in a w-ll-bu;trrcd
tin in a steady oven. thirty minutes.
TIP-TOP CAKE.-OEc EGG. u table
spoonful IF butte. q small cup Il sweet
milk. = and q hall Cuptu'- II flour,
one tcaspo"nfUl and a half 81 baking
powder, one tcs.pOonfUl IF lemon eN-
tract; beat the c,g, butter aud sugar
together I'LL light; add the milk; SIT
the Hour and powder together and
add 10 the rest; last, put in your eN-
tract.
BEoILED SHAD. Split and wash the
shad and afterwards dry in 4 cloth:
season with salt aud pepper; have
ready 4 bed of clear. bright Goals:
grease the gridiron we'll, and ~ soon
a it i hot lay the shad upon it; broil
quarter of M hour or more, according
TO the thickness; butter well AMI send
10 table; il can be served with melted
butter.
TEA Br>CUIr.-One half cup Of but
ter, two cups sugar, two piutS -four. two
~teaspoonfuS ot 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 oyer with milk and bake twenty
minutes.
HAN SALAD.-Take your fragment Of
cold boiled ham left after slicing, re-
,.,. al .lnrl .,i .lr,. ,..rtT,.,- 81, al
the fat; mince evenly and fine; take
enough rich, sweet cream To set the
mince. 4 s~altSpoon OF strong ground
mustard. the same of fine sugar and a
good pinch of cayenne pepper; mix
thoroughly with the ham; garni,h with
sprigs IF parsley, and you have a nice
dish for tea.
CIULLEKs. One cup of white sugar.
twO-thirdS az a cup of sweet milk, two
tablcspOCnfuls melted butter. IN Egg.
three small tea-poOnfulS of baking pow
der; season with nutmcg. Have the
cakes all rolled out before You begin
frying; have the lard very hot and
plenty of it. Turn them over almost
constantly while cooking. and YOU can
not fail Ia have cakes hight, tender and
Tree from grease.
ToNATO SOUP.-SiX tomatoes peeled
and sliced: pour over them one quart of
boiling water, half tcaspoonful of soda:
when it stops foaming add one pin. of
sweet milk and season as for oysters,
with butter, pepper, salt aud Il little
rolled cracker. Serve a SOUn Is il
bOilS. Canned tomatoes can be used
just as well. This is very delicate and
nice for Il per.On who Is Just getting
able To eat after a fit OF sickness.
EGG GEMS-Mix together any kind
of cold meat Chopped iinc) with IN
equal quantity of bread crumbs; use
pepper, salt, \ bit of butter and a little
milk; iii some buttercd "em-pans with
the mixture. then carefully break an
ere on the top of each: season with
pepper and salt. and sprinkle some very
tine cracker crumbs on top; bake eight
minutes; a little grated cheese may be
added u the cracker, if desired.
CRUDE PETROLEUM is an excellent
preServative of pine shingles, causing
them To become of the character IF
cedar or cypress. But the petroleum
will flavor the wafer that runs from a
roof 80 prepared for more than a ycar.
To steep the shingles in lime water rem
derS the vegetable albumcn insolublc.
and so makes them more durable. The
lime water IS soOn 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 a pint If water:
n,.1a -. -.ll,- ar.- al -
sugar and water until it thickenS. and
then pour on the strawberries ve-v
gently. and let them boil slowly for if
teen minutes and no more; put il all
away now in the pTeServing-pan. and
let it get cool: when cold. strain of
sirup. avoiding handling the berries:
let the sirup now 20 boil alone. skim
ming it perfectly: when in a good boil
put in the strawberries, and Let the
fruit be in not more 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 it must
be u~ulearned. and in the other may 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 vet may be able to take his
feed. If the horse suffers from indi-
gestion give daily in the food two tea
s%poonfuls of salt, n Of prepared char
coal. and one of powdered gentian root.
DUSrING-CAPS.-Thcse caps for pro-
tecting the hair SAYS Il lady correspond
ent. are much less commonly worn than
they should be. They are prcttier when
made OF shining cambria and gay rib
bonS. | have lately make n for real
use. and chose plain dark calico. using
an oval piece twenty-five inches long and
eighteen inches wide; this was bouEl
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 my
morning work. for it not only protects
my hair from every particle of dust.
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