The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-22
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

laIQ, aIEeTWAIQS WdSn Win soap and
warm water. Apply is.either to hands
or clothing.
TooTH-ACHE CURE. Alcohol of thirty
three degrees, one ounce; opium in pow
der, twenty grains; oil of cloves eighty
drops.
WASHING F1UD. -0ne pound Of sal
soda, one pound Of potash, each dis
solved in one gallon of water Separately,
then mix together and bottle.
FRIED CAKES. cups of butter
milk, two eggs, lump of butter the size
of an egg, two cups of sugar, one tea
spoonful of saleratus, pinch of ginger.
Fry in hot lard.
SUGAR COOKIES. -0ne and one-half
cup of butter. two eggs, teaspoonful of
soda dissolved III two tablespoonfuls of
sweet milk, one teaspoonful of cream-of-
tartar In the -four. Cut into round
cakes.
FURNITURE POLISH. varnish.
linseed oil and spirits of wine, equal
parts, or this: Linseed oil and alcohol,
equal parts. This is also good: Linseed
oil five ounces, turpentine two ounces,
oil OF y1tr1Ol, One-nal1 ounce.
GINGER COOKIES. cups of mo-
lasses, one of sugar, one of fried pork
drippings, one cup Of bnttermilk, one
half cup Of gingef, One tablespoonful of
saleratiis. Careful not to mix too stiff.
Cut in square cakes.
Pork CAKE.-One pound of salt pork
chopped fine. Let boil two minutes in
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of molasses, two of sugar, three eggs,
two tablespoonfuls of soda, one tea
spoonful of cinnamon, one of cloves,
nutmeg, one pound of raisins, chopped.
Flour to make stiff batter.
CoDF1sH AND CHEESE. JUST bring toa
boil, pound of freshened Goldfish, chop
| fine, and stir in cup of drawn butter,
season with pepper and o little minced
parsley or celery leaves and two table
spoonfuls of grated cheese. Turn into
baking dish, strew fine bred-crumbs on
top, and brown in the oven.
APPLE PIE ia TRANscENDENTI.
Make an apple pie with two crusts, but
without sugar or spice. Bake it, and
when nearly done, beat up two eggs,
with sugar, spice and butter or any
other seasoning preferred. When the
pie is done, take it out of the oven, slip
off the top crust on to another plate, stir
in the egg and seasoning till it is well
cooked put on the top crust exactly as it
came off, and serve. Everybody will
want two pieces.
To CURE CoRNs AND BUNIoNs. Make
shield of buckskin leather an inch or
two across, with hole. cut in the center
the size of the corn. Wear it until the
corns or bunions cease to pain you By
sewing narrow band on and slipping it
over the toe it will keep the shoe from
rubbing it. A strong mixture of carbolic
acid and glycerine used in equal portions
make q good application, but must be
kept out Of the way, for It's a burning
poison. Bay FUN or vasaline Is sooth-
ing application, If they are very painful
A weak solution Of carbolic acid will heal
soft corns between the toes.
FR1oAssEE OF SwEETBREADs. Procure
four nice sweetbreads, wash them care
fully, removing skin and gristle. Cover
with boiling water and boil fifteen min
utes, then plunge into ice-cold water to
which you have added little salt. Leave
hem in this twenty minutes, take out
and cut into crosswise slices, quarter of
an inch thick. Have ready three OF four
tablespoonfuls of butter heated in fry
ing pan and fry the slices until nicely
Drowned but not burnt Into sauce
pan turn two cups of strong broth, seas
oned well with salt, pepper, a dash Of
Cayenne, cloves, little chopped onion
boiled In it and strained out, and thick
ehed with Drowned flour. Put in the
sweetbfeads, cover and simmer fifteen
minutes longer.
MoREToN FARM CAKE.-Two pounds
of butter, softened throughout, but not
melted; add two pounds of nice, white,
soft sugar, and mix together until
creamed take out one-half and reserve
it in a separate bowl until wanted. To
the rest add one quart of pretty warm,
sweet milk; stir in gradually four pounds
of -four, then mix in very thoroughly a
teacupful of lively homemade yeast.
Let it stand in warm place until very
light, which will take about four hours
then add the remainder of the butter and
sugar and little more flour if needed:
add two pounds of raisins, nicely stoned,
a little pulverized mace, and, if at hand.
some candied lemon peel; let it rise
again, and when well raised mix it well,
using the hands, and proportion it off
into well-buttered pans; let them stand
in moderately warm place until begin.
ming to rise put them into steady
oven and bake. them fully an hour, or
longer if only one or two pans are used.
There are no eggs used in this cake, none
are, needed. 1t is an excellent cake for
economical housekeepers to make i'll
winter, when eggs are scarce and high
priced. If the top and sides are frosted
it will keep moist for a long time. Brown
paper is nice to wrap cake in before put
ting it into the cake box.