Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-20
FARM AND HOME.


LADIES, in altering over old black
sick dresses, will find it greatly to their
advantage not to use hot iron on them
sponge the pieces with large sponge
dipped in clear coffee, and then fold and
lay away under as heavy pressure as
possible. The silk will come outlooking
almost like new. ."
Rock CREAM.-Steam one cupful of
rice in new milk until tender, sweeten
with white sugar and heap on a dish ;
lay over it small slices of jelly, or any
preserved fruit, beat the whites Of eggs
to froth with little white sugar, and
flavor with vanilla add one tablespoon
full of rich sweet cream and lay over the
rice with a spoon, giving the form OF a
rock of snow. 1t is both ornamental
and delicious "a
aCoLD BEDROOMS isalways amatter
Ofgreat moment to maintain an equable
temperature in the bedrooms. A bed.
room the air of which is subject to great
and frequent and rapid changes of tenn
perature is always trap for danger. To
persons who are'in theprimeof life, and
who are iii robust health, this danger is
less pronounced, but to the young and
the feeble it is most serious danger.
1t is specially dangerous to aged people
to sleep in a room that is easily lowered
in warmth.
WAFFLEs.-On pint Of sweet milk,
one square inch of compressed yeast,
two eggs, one ounce of butter, salt to
taste, flour to make batter. Mix the
milk and flour to stiff batter. Dissolve
the yeast in little lukewarm water, and
stir into the batter. Setin warm place
to rise, six hours, or over night if for
breakfast. Beat the eggs light, and add
with the butter and salt. Beat all well
together. Have the waffle-iron very hot
and we'll creased, and bake quickly.
Serve with powdered sugar, mixed with
grated nutmeg or powdered cinnamon.
SOME one may be glad to know how
to make delicious lemon pie which is
not too rich to be enjoyed. Prepare a
crust for the pie in deep plate, then
stir one tablespoonful of corn
starch into little cold water, add one
cup of boiling water, let all come to a
boil, then add seven tablespoOnfuls of
sugar, the we'll beaten yelks Of four
eggs and the grated rind and the juice
of two lemons; while this is baking beat
the whites of the four eggs and one
heaping tablespoonful Of pulverized
sugar to stiff froth; when the pie is
baked spread this smoothly over the top,
then set it in the oven for two or three
minutes; this is long enough to give it
the desired golden brown color.
AROMATIC MUSTARD. One quart of
good pure cider vinegar, two tablespoon
fuls Of ground allspice, two tablespoon
fuls ground cinnamon, one tablespoon
full ground cloves, three tablespoonfuls
of brown sugar, four tablespoonfuls OF
salt and three large onions cut fine; put
all into two-quart fruit-can and set in
cold water, putting on the cover lightly,
and boil one hour. Then strain the
vinegar and heat again boiling hot;
pour slowly on one pound of best En-
glish mustard that is fresh and not bit
ter. Stir until perfectly smooth, but if
not thin enough add vinegar to the same
spices and boil to thin it. Keep in the
fruit-can and make air-tight. 1t i'm
proves very much by age.