The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-04
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
From Detroit Free Press household
APPLE PANoAKEs.-Make n quart of
batter as for any other pancake, and add.
g cup of finely chopped apple. The,
batter must be stirred each time q;
spoonful is taken out in order to equal,
ize it.
FLooRo1oTHs.-Do not put carpets in.
your closets ; oilcloth or mating is much
better, and can be easily kept free from,
dust. Mating after being swept should
be wiped with a damp cloth. Hot salt,
and water will thoroughly cleanse it and
will not diseolor it :
APPLE CusTARD PIE.-Scald the milk,
and let it cool. Crate some. sweet ap-,
Piles. Take two thirds of a cupful of,
powdered sugar, four well-beaten eggs.
one cupful of milk, one-fourth of o nut.
meg. Line an earthern pie-dish with a
rich crust and let it bake. Then fill with
the custard and let it bake for half an
hour. To be eaten cold.
GINGERBREAD LoAF.-One cup of but
ter, one of molasses, n of sugar, half
of cold water, one tablespoonful of gin
ger, n tablespoonful of cinnamon, one,
of soda dissolved in boiling water melt
the butter, slightly warm the molasses,.
spice and sugar, and heat together ten.
minutes; then put in the water, soda and
-four /; stir very hard and bake in threel
loaves. Brush them over with syrup
while hot and eat fresh. :
PoTATo PUFFs.-Take mashed potar
toes and make them into a paste with
one or two eggs; roll it over with a dust
of flour and cut round with a saucer /;
have ready some cold roast meat (anyi
kind) free from gristle and chopped fine,
| seasoned with salt and pepper, place it
on the potatoes and fold it over like al
puff pinch or nick it neatly around and
bake for a few minutes.
WASHING TOWELS. Towels with hand
some, bright borders should never be
boiled, or allowed to lie in very hot
water they should not be used till they,
are so much soiled that they need vig1
orous rubbing to make them clean. It,
is better economy to use more towels
| than to wear out a few in a short time.
A gentle rubbing in two suds, and then
a conscientious rinsing in warm water
and then in cold, ought to be all that is
required.
VEGETABLES AND SAnADs.-Upon the
Washing of green vegetables for salads
much of their excellence depends; they
should be shaken about without break
ing, in a large pan of cold water we'll
sailed, since the action of the salt will
destroy all the minute inhabitants of
their fresh green covers, aud, once dead,
from sheer force of gravity they will fall
to the bottom of the water. When the
salad plants are free from sand and in
sects they should be shaken, without
breaking their leaves, in q colander, a
wire basket, or a dry napkin until no
moisture adheres to them; then theymay
be used at once or kept until wanted in
a very cold, dark place.
PRESERVED ORANGEs.-Take any num-
Lber of oranges, with rather more than
their weight in white sugar. Slightly
CRATE the oranges and score them round
and round with q knife, but do not cut
very deep. Put them in cold water for
three days, changing the water two or
three times a day. Tie them up in q
cloth, boil them until they are soft
enough for the head of a pin to pene-
trate the skin. While they are boiling
place the sugar ON the fire, with rather
more than half a pint of water to each
pound; let it boil for a minute or two,
then strain it through muslin. Put the
oranges into the syrup till it iellies and
is a yellow color. Try the syrup by put
ting some to cool. It must not be too
stiff. The syrup need not cover the
oranges, but they must be turned, so
that each part gets thoroughly done.
To GIVE PINE AN OAK CoLoR.-Wash
the wood carefully in a solution of cop
peras dissolved in strong I've, in the pro-
portion of apouad of copperas to a gal
lon of lye; when the wood is dry after
having been thus thoroughly saturated
with this wash. oil it. and it will look
fresh and nice for a year or two, when
Often, when not subjected to hard usage,
the color will remain undimmed for
several years, only requiring to be oiled
occasionally. The color moy be put on
with a short bristled brush, or, the hands
gloves, the wash may be applied with a
cloth, which will saturate the wood more
evenly. 1t will blister the hands if they
are not well protected.
ANTs.-There is n way, and only
one, of Kidding the house, closets, cake
pals, sugar barrels, ETC., of red ants or
black, big or little. When you find
them on your premises get ready tea
hCuUiOo VI DotIiuS -"a0ct, plch1y IL. OO
out of doors, look carefully over the paths
and walks, if in the country /; if in the
city, look over the tagging in the areae,
both front and back. Scald every little
hole you see with a mound of little earth
pellets around it; it is the home of the
ant. On a sunny day these pellets are
brought out of the nests to dry. When
the weather is damp, or soon will be, YOU
will see nothing but little holes in the
ground. The ants are all "at home
Scald them. If your cellar is not cementei
hunt the pests there; very likely yor
will find lots of them. When the worl
here recommended has been done, clear
out your closets, sugar pals, every
thing in the closets, rub fine salt on tn
/ shelves, lay clean yellow paper on them
and put back dishes. In the cracks o
} the floor and around the surbase of sait
|, closets should be placed ground red pep
per. Ants will not come again for a lon
time. When they again make a raid, a
they may, in a few months, give them