The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-01-13
HousEkEEpERs' HELPS.


VANITY CAKEs-Yolk Of eight eggs
and one cup Of sngar. Knead with
-four. and fry in hot fat. Roll them and
cut In fancy shapes before trying.
A CORRESPONDENT sG:s that he Inns
tried mixing sulphur will, snlt and giving
to his hogs aud sheep for lice and ticks.
AND And. i effective, 100000,
Tin. allow one cup f cracker crumbs, one
hnlf pint OF water, ono tcaspooful Of
tartaric acid, one cup Of sugar. md spice
TO the taste. Bake with two crusts.
FROSTED ArrLE Pr. Line a pi, with
puff paste. Slice in apples, sugar them
mud aid little butter. no water. and n
little lemon essence or juice Bake. and
when done spread thick fros:ing Of
beaten egg and sugar over it, return To-
the oven till the frostinR is warmed
through.
APPLE SHnRT-CAKE. Slice enough
tart apples to fiji two round pie tins.
Make q crust ont Of one tencupful Of sullr
cream. teaspoonfll Of soda. q little salt,
and flour to roll out Roll out upper
crllsts, fit over the apples aud bake. The
fruit should be juicy and no water
added. When done turn bottom up-
wards, sprinkle over sugar and few
bits Of butter, turn hack again, pile one
OH the other, and serve warm with cream
Or Ms you please.
FAvoRlTE PuDptva. --One-l,alf cup oi
butter, one emp of sweet milk, three
eggs. white aud yolks beaten separately.
two teaspoonfnls Of cream of tartar, flour
10 make stiff batter: steam until done.
Servo Immediately, with sauce made as
follows: One pint Of boiling water, one
cup Of sugar, butter the size Of MI egg,
and one glass Of wine. Thicker with
corn-s starch. A pudding made like the
above and baked with fruits. canned
nenclles. Jam. mnrmalada. or whatever
indeed.
A MoLD or Coin MEAr.-A pound o.
a little more Of cold meat--bccf. mutton.
anything except pork ounces Of
niaccaroni. one tcacupful Of fine bread
crumbs, u Tablespoonful of butter. o.c
gg, pepper and salt. tint tile Meat
very ;ine. Wash tire maccaroni in cold
water then boil for half MI hour. drain
nnl cut into inch. lengths. Mix with the
meat crumbs, butter, pepper and salt,
mix thoroughly. bind together with the
beaten egg and pack into we'll
creased basin or bowl and steam for an
hour. This is very nice for breakfast or
tea. sliced ami eaten cold.
10 DRY SWEET PorAToEs.-A good
way to preserve sweet potatoes for future
nse when they show signs Of decay, is IL
dry them in the same manner ~ yon
would any fruit Boil, peel. and slice
quite thin, and dry on plates around the
fire. When wanted for the table. put
the quantity desired into closely
covered tin or porcelaia ew-pan--iron
larkens them-with but little water. not
enough to cover them. md let SIM
mer two or three hours. When done
the water should have eyaporated. or
what little there is left should he Of the
consistency Of syrup Mash aud serve
rs you would Irish potatoes. emitting
the milk.
BOILING MHK.-The source Of the
scarlet fever epidemic near London was
traced by DR.. Stevenson. medical Off
Ger Of health. to the milk sent there
from two farms iii Oxfor.lshire. Scarlet
fever had previously prevailed in Oxford
shire, aud the milk sent cut from there
was found to contaia the infectious
germs. The doctor advises MI who have
the care of invalids or infants to boil
their milk before using it. We are not
III favor Of sounding useless alarms. bnt
in the case Of infants or delicate persons
we think it rs well to boil the milk I've.
fore giving it, especially when it may
come from several cows.-Rurai Nsp
Yorker.