The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-04
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
From Detroit Free Press Household.I

HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
From Detroit Free Press Household
APPLE PANCAKES. one quart of
batter ns for any other pancake, and add;
one cup of finely chopped apple. The,
batter must be stirred each time g.
spoonful is taken out in order to equal,
ize it.
FLoonUtorHs. 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 damp cloth. Hot salt.
and water will thoroughly cleanse 1t and,
will not discolor it. !!
APPLE CUsfARp P1E.-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 nut.
meg. Line an earthern pie-dish with
the custard and let 1t bake for half AMI
hour. To be eaten cold.
GINGERBREAD LoAF.-One cup of but
ter, one of molasses, one of sugar, half
of cold water, one tablespoonful of gin-
ger, one 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
flour; stir very hard and bake in threei
loaves Brush them over with syrup
while hot and eat fresh.
Potato PUFFs-Take mashed pota-
toes and make them into a paste with
800 r,. 49,, oc-<ra. xo1l - ,xzor nth 1,,of
of flour and cut round with 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 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 80 much soiled that they need Wig
orous rubbing to make them clean. II
is better economy to use more towels
than to wear cut a few in short time
A gentle rubbing in two suds, and then
conscientious rinsing in warm water
and then in cold, ought to be all that is
required.
VEGETABLES AND SALADs.-Upon the
washing of green vegetables for salads
much Of their excellence depends; they
should be shaken about without break
ing, in large pan of cold water well
sailed, since the action of the salt will
| destroy all the minute inhabitants of
| their fresh green covers, and, once dead,
from sheer force of gravity they will fall
to the bottom of the water. When the
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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 they may
be used at once or kept until wanted in
a very cold, dark place.
PRESERVED ORANGES. Take any num-
Der OF oranges, with rather more than
their weight in white sugar. Slightly
and round with knife, but do not cut
three days, changing the water two or
three times q 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 jellies and
is yellow color. Try the syrup by put
ting some to cool. It must not be too
stiff. The syrup need not cover the
that each part gets thoroughly done.
To GIVE PINE AN OAK Co1oR.-Wash
the wood carefully in solution of cop
peras dissolved in strong lye, in the pro-
portion of pound of copperas to a gal
lon of lye; when the wood is dry after
having been thus thoroughly saturated
fresh and nice for year or two, when
it can be restained and again oiled.
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 short -bristled brush, or, the hands
being protected with thick buckskin
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 one way, and only
one, of ridding the house, closets, cake
pals, sugar barrels, ETC., of red ants or
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them on your premises get ready tea
kettles of boiling water, plenty of it. Go
out of doors, look carefully over the paths
and walks, if in the country if in the
city, look over the tagging In the areas,
both front and back. Scald every little
hole you see with mound of little earth
pellets around it it is the home of the
ant. On 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 cat home. "
Scald them. If your cellar is not cemented
hunt the pests there; very likely you
will find lots of them. When the work
here recommended has been done, clean
out your closets, sugar pals, every.
thing in the closets, rub fine salt on the
shelves. lay clean yellow paper on them,
and put back dishes. In the cracks ol
the floor and around the surbase of said
closets should be placed ground red pep
per. Ants will not come again for Ions
time. When they again make raid. al
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