Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
NICE INDIAN LOAF.

Scald one quart of meal; when 1T is
cool enough add one tablespoon salt and
one teacup rising, one teaspoon soda,
one tablespoon lard, one tablespoon
molasses, then add one quart Graham
-four and let it rise. Bake in hot oven.
It is nicer baked in one of these iron
Scotch kettles than tin.
SOFT SOAP.
Cut twO-thirds of ur-pound bar
common soap into small pieces, put CT
in large kettle with half wood pail cold
water and one pound washing soda; let
stand and simmer several hours until
dissolved, stirring occasionally; pour
into large stone pot and add halt-pail cold
water, stirring thoroughly.
RICE FRUIT PUDDING.
One large teacup of rice, little water
to cook it partially; dry; line an earthen
basin with the rice; fill up with quar-
tered apple, or any fruit you choose.
Cover with rice. Tie cloth over the
top, and steam one hour. To be eaten
with sweet sauce. Do not butter the
dish.
MIXED PICKLE OR HIGDON.
Chop a gallon of green tomatoes,
sprinkle over them half pint of salt,
aud let them stand over night. In the
morning drain off the water and add to
them six onions chopped or sliced, six
peppers chopped, half a cabbage cut
coarsely and then chopped, half pint of
grated horse radish, thes same of mustard
seed, one tablespoonful of ground cloves,
one of black pepper, two OF dry mustard;
mix all well together, pack in jars three
fourths full, and fill up with cider vine
gar.
TO KEEP CIDER FROM GETTING HARD.
1t is said that calcium sulphite of lime
will prevent cider from getting hard.
After the cider is thoroughly strained
and barreled, add about one ounce of
sulphite to every eight gallons of cider
The sulphite should first be mixed in
about half gallon of cider, and then
pour the whole into the barrel. Let the
barrel stand with the bung out for one
week, and it may then be closed up, and
will remain sweet all winter. The sui
phite of lime may be had of any drug
gist, and costs about half a dollar a
pound. Be careful to set sulphite, not
sulphate. If you put in too much it will
make your cider taste of sulphur.
CUsTARD sOUFFLE.
Two scant tablespoonfuls of butter,
two of -four, two of sugar, one cupful
of milk and four eggs; let the milk come
to boil; beat the -four and butter to-
gether, and add to them gradually the
boiling milk, and cook eight minu ties,
stirring often; beat the sugar and yolks
of eggs together, add to the cooked mix
ture and set away to cool; when cool,
beat the white of an egg to stiff froth;
add to the mixture; bake in a buttered
pudding dish twenty minutes, and serve
Immediately with creamy sauce. The
materials can be prepared in advance,
but should not be cooked until just. be-
fore it is wanted for the table.
TO RESTORE FADED UPHOLSTERY.
The following directions were given
recently to correspondent of the Lon
don Furniture Gazette: Beat the dust
out of them thoroughly, and afterward
brush them; then apply to them strong
lather of CASTLE soap by means of hard
brush; wash the lather off with clear
water, and afterward wash them with
alum-water. When dry the colors will
restored to their original freshness.
When the colors have faded beyond re-
covery they must be touched with
pencil dipped in water-colors of suit
able shade, mixed with gum-water.