New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-04-20
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
Vanity Cakes. Of eight eggs
and one cup of sugar. Knead with
flour, and fry in hot fat. Roll them
and cut in fancy shapes before frying.
Cracker Pie.-To common-sized
tin, allow one cup of cracker crumbs,
one-half pint of water, one teaspoonful
If tartaric acid; one cup of sugar and
spice to suit the taste. Bake with two
crusts.
When color on fabric has been
accidentally or otherwise destroyed by
acid, ammonia should be applied to
ueutralize the acid, afte.' which an ap-
plication of chloroform, will, in almost
all cases, restore the original color.
An old time remedy revived is that
of smoking a horse with cotton rags
for the colic The afflicted animal
likes to inhale the smoke. and it should
be continued till the water runs from
his nostrils. A similar method used to
be resorted to to restore young chick
ems. When apparently at the last gasp
they were held, not merely near the
hearth fire but over it. in the smoke.
where they would SOON revive, not ap-
parently choking. Perhaps some mi
mute enemy is Killed, as aphides and
thrips are, by the fumigation.
"A Mold of Cold Meat.--A pound or
a little more of cold meat--beef, mutt
ton, anything except pork--two ounces
OF maccaroni, one teacupful of fine
bread crumbs, tablespoonful of butter,
one egg, pepper and salt. Cut the
meat very fine. Wash the maccaroni
in cold water then boil for half an hour
drain and cut into inch-lengths. Mix
with the meat crumbs, butter, pepper
and salt, mix thoroughly, bind together
with the beaten egg and pack into a
well-greased basin or bowl and steam
for an hour. This is very nice for
breakfast or tea, sliced and eaten cold.
Christmas Plum Pudding. "A pound
of suet cut in pieces, a pound Of cur
rants and pound of raisins, stoned,
four eggs, half a grated nutmeg, an
ounce of citron and lemon peel, shred
fine, a teaspoonful of beaten ginger, half
a pound OF bread crumbs, half a pound
OF flour and a pint of milk. Beat the
eggs first, add half the milk, beat them
together, and by degrees stir in the
flour, then the suet, spice and fruit, and
as much milk as will mix it together
very stiff, then take clean cloth, dip
in boiling water and squeeze dry; while
the water is boiling put in your pudding
and boil five hour~
FACTS AND FIGURES.
There are 1000, 900 gas burners in
New York City.
There is one railroad in Greece. It
is five miles long.
The railway companies of Great
Britain and Ireland give employment to
100000 persons.
Including the garrisons, Berlin has
Q population of 1,11S,630, which is
double that of 1860.
IS. B. Ruggles, in his book on
American resources, says that there are
400,000,00O acres of land north and
west of the Ohio River, on which A.
800,o00,000 bushels of wheat will be
grown annually.
The blood of animals constitutes
but small part, at most, not more
than seven to nine per cent. of the live
weight. while in old or very fat animals
the proportion sinks as low as from
four to six per cent.
The yearly consumption of butter
in London has been estimated at ten
pounds per head of the population, or
10000, 900 per year, without including
some 5000 tons, necessary for victual-
ing ships leaving port.
On the LIST of December Minneapo-
lis millers held little, if any, less than
5000, 900 bushels of wheat. The ship
ments of flour in 1880, thus far, have
reached 100000 barrels, and with that
in store will approximate 1900, 900 bar
rels.
1t is not necessary that the feet
should be actually frozen to produce
chilblains. Children often suffer in
tensely from this cause; after playing
out doors in the snow and getting their
feet very cold they come into the house
and warm their feet by the fire. These
sudden changes produce an unhealthy
condition of the skin of the feet, the
proper circulation is interfered with,
and there is intense itching and burn
ing: The following was a popular chill
b!aln lotion some years ago: sal-ammo-
mac half o., water one gill, alcohol half
gill, and muriatic acid one dram. We
have seen the application of kerosene
highly commended for painful chill
blains, but have not had occasion to try
it.-Amae'icass Agricuztvrist.
The finest furniture will be soon
defaced if it do not receive careful atten-
ton very often. The very best will not
be injured by washing with soft
sponge wet in clear cold water. Squeeze
the sponge gently so that the water will
not drip, and then rub the furniture
with it, penetrating into all the fine
carving; then take soft chamois-skin,
and wipe and rub as dry as possible,
taking care to dry all the moisture from
every seam and crevice, even if neces-
sary to get at it by wrapping the
chamois-skin on the point Of blunt
stick or ivory crochet-needle. As the
rubbing and drying proceed, when the
chamois becomes quite damp, wiring it
between two dry cloths to absorb all
the moisture possible, and polish off
lastly with clean dry skin.
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