The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-30
HOUSEHOLD KNOWLEDGE.

PASTE FOR SCRAP BooKs-Mix smoothly
flour and water till thin batter is formed
put in pinch of pulverized alum and pour
IN boiling water till a thick paste is formed:
let 1t boil minute or two, add few drops
OF carbolic acid or oil of cloves. Put it i'm a
wide-necked bottle.
GINGER SNAPs.-One large cup of butter
anu lard, mixed; one large cup of sugar; one
large cup of molasses; half cup of water: one
tablespoonful of ginger; one tablespoonful
OF cloves; one tablespoonful of soda; one
tablespoonful of cinnamon; fiOurto thicken.
Bake them quickly.
TAPIoCA SoUP.-Make a good beef SOM
with two pounds of meat and bone, and two
and a-half quarts of cold clear water, SIM
mering for tour or five hours and adding an
onion, some parsley and carrots Put in a
very little salt Let the stock, when done.
get cold. Take the fat off the top and reheat
the soup putting in tablespoonful of tapi-
oca to a quart of stock. Season TO taste and
add few drops of lemon juice
CARAMEL CUsTARDs.-Put a handful of
loaf sugar in a saucepan with a little water,
and set it on the fire until it becomes a dark
brown caramel; then add more water (boil-
lingI to produce a dark liquor like strong
coffee; beat up the yellow Of six eggs with a
little milk; strain, add one pint of milk,
sugar 10 taste, and as much caramel LIQUOR
(cOld) as will give the mixture the desired
color; pour it into a well-buttered mold +:
put this in a balm marie with cold water:
then place the apparatus on gentle fire,
taking care that the water does not boil.
A HANDSOME Dish OF FIsH.-Take cod or
halibut, cream or butter, one lemon, little
lemon-peel grated, parsley, white of egg.
nutmeg, salt, pepper. mashed potatoes. Boil
the fish in water well salted; flake it nicely
from the bones, add sufficient cream or but
ter to make it moist; flavor with the grated
lenon-peel, a little nutmeg; salt and pepper.
Edge the dish i'll which it is to be served
with mashed potatoes. Place the fish upon
the top of it with the beaten white of egg.
Let the dish stand in the oven long enough
to heat the fish through. Parsley and slices
of lemon must be added after the dish is
taken from the oven.
Cold SALAD DRESSING FOR LETTUCE Htal-
ian).-One large teaspoonful OF salt: pour on
enough vinegar to dissolve it; on another
part OF the plate dissolve one-half teaspoon
full of mustard in the same way; take the
yolk of a hard-boiled egg (cold), crush it over
a fork with spoon, mix it we'll with the
dissolved salt and mustard adding little
pepper; pour on three tablespoonfuls of oil
or melted butter, mixing them thoroughly
one at time alternating with four table
spoonfuls of vinegar; then beat all well with
fork, add the white of the egg chopped
fine and a small piece of garlic, if wished
pour this dressing on the lettuce Just before
eating; il poured over and allowed to stand
it will wither the lettuce
CREAM SAUCE FOR PUDDISG.-To make a
bowlful of cream sauce take piece of but
ter the size of small egg and beat it up
with powdered sugar until it is a light
cream. Then set it aside Then into a
small tin saucepan put coffee-cupful of
water and add to it teaspoonful of flour
mixed in little cold water Cook thi
thoroughly until il is like thin starch. Then
take up the butter and sugar mixture, and
while you are beating it energetically let
some one pour into it slowly and gradually
the hot flour sauce. If the beating is not
stopped for a moment the whole sauce will
rise and be foamy as seafroth. Flavor with
wine, brandy or vanilla, as preferred. This
is the best sauce made. Potato -four is
sometimes used instead of wheat flour.
SIAMEsE NOPE OF PROPAGATION. - The
Siamese method of obtaining rose slips
seems very simple and effectual. They sim
ply bind plantain leaves about the stock in
the form of funnel, the opening being
above. In this funnel is placed good earth,
which is kept moist during the rainy season
by the daily showers. In the dry season it
must be watered occasionally, not enough,
however to cause it to mold. Usually within
fifteen days rootlets will start from the stem
at the encircled point. When these are of a
sufficient size the new bush is severed from
the parent stalk below the cone, and begins
for itself separate existence. In this way
large rose-busheS may be obtained without
difficulty. AT least % per cent. treated in
this manner live and do well. The plantain
leaves have no virtue save to hold the earth
and retain the moisture