The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-26
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

and sides OF cake dip your knife in
to hot water.
If when bread is tsken from the
oven, the ioaves are turned upside
down in the hot tirs and are allowed
to stand few minutes, the crust will
cut easily.
Any one who still dares to eat Boiled
ham will find it worth while. after
boiling the ham till it is tender, 20
put it in a dripping-psn and set it ia
the oven for half an htur. This will
dry out all the water, and will alsO
make the ham less greasy.
To Cure FeEon-As soon as the
parts begin to swell wrap the parts AZ
fecsed with q cloth thoroughly satur-
ated With tincsurs of lobelia, and the
felon 10 dead.
To Remote old Paint-slack three
pounds OF stsne quickline in water,
and ado one pound of American pear
Lash, making the whole into the con-
sietency OF paint. Lay over the old
work with brush, and let it re.
main from II to IA hours, when the
paint is easily scraped of.
For Cholera Norbus-Take black
pepper and grind it tolersble fine.
Then put in glass tablespoonful
eff this and q tablespoonful of salt,
and fill about half full with warm
water, and then fill up the glass with
good cider vinegar, and stir is up
Now take one tablespoonful, and
then wait little and take ano,htr
and keep on stirring and psiDg ii
while the vomiting lasts II one giata
does net cure, try smother.
Bread Pudding-Ooe pint OF stale
bread, one quart OF sweet milk, che
teaspoonful Of salt. three tablespoons
of sugar, two eggs. Soak the bread
and milk together for two hours; then
mash ali up fine with the back of a
spoon; beat the eggs, sugar and salt
together and add to the bread and
milk; turn into the pudding dish, and
bake in slow oven for forty-fve
minutes. Run knife or the haudls
OF a spoon down the centre of the
pudding, and il it does not look milky
it is done. Serve with cream sauce,
which is made as follows: One egg,
halt cup OF powdered sugar, three
tablespoonfuls Of milk, half a teas
p0Ontul Of vanilla or lemon extract
Beat the white of the egg to a stiff
frotb, then beat lii the sugar, then
the yelk OF the egg and the aaEoring,
and lastly the milk. Serve immedla-
tely. as it spoils by standing.
Brook TrOut-An inhabitant of a
trout region says that brook trout
are never so good as wher cooked in
the following simple fashion: When
cleaned and wiped dry with soft cloth
and a gentle hand, dip them lightly
in flour and lay them in ''spider,
or frying-pan in which a moderate
amount OF the most delicious fresh
butter in sizzling Sprinkle delicately
with salt and let them fry quickly uE-
till the flesh looks done and the skin
is crisp brown. Thus served, brook
trout is "a dresm of delight" There
are three necessary things about this
method: The fish must be newly ar
rived from wiggling about In their
palace OF running water; the pan and
the butter must be very hottie lat
ter spu:tering-before the fish are
placed therein; and the butter must
De best OF the beat, and the freshest
OF the fresh--newly ohurned If pos
sible.
Things Learned By experimental
your coal fire is low, throw on a
tablespoonful OF salt, and it will help
it very much. You can get d bottle
or barrel of, oil soff any carpet or
WOODEN stuff by applying dry buck
wheat plentifuIIY and faithfully;
never put water to such grease spot
or liquid CT any kind. Broil steak
without sailing. Salt dries the juices
in cooking; 1t is desirable to keep
these in if possible. Cook over a hoG
fire. turning frequently, soaring Cd
both sides. Place on platter; salt
and pepper to taste. Beef having
tendency to be tough can be nade
very palat- bic by stsWing very gently
for TWO hours, pepper anu salt. taking
ont about pint OF liquid when done,
and letting the rest boil into the ~ eat.
Brown the meat in :be the pot.
After taking up make a gravy of the
pint OF liquid saved. A small piece
OF charcoal in the pot With boiling
cabbage removes the smell Clean
oilcloths with milk and water; brush
and soap will ruin them. Tumblers
that have had milk in them should
never be put into hot water. The
skin OF boiled egg is the most effica
cious remedy that can be applied t.
a boil. Peel it carefully, wet and
apply to the pant affected, 1t will
draw Off the matter and relieve the
soreness in few hours.