The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-02-17
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
Kerosene lamps which are trimmed
daily rarely explode.
"A horses hoof is of tho same con-
sistency 40 horn. A hot shoe applied
to the hoof makes it brittle instead of
tough. as some biaoksmiths assert. and
1t Is of positive injury to the hoof.
When sewing buttons on children's
clothes where there will be much strain
on the button. the danger from tearing
tho cloth out will be greatly lessened
by putting small button directly un-
der the larger outside button. This APP
plies of course, only to buttons with
holes through them.
Corn Fristers.-Drain the liquid
from can of corn and chop the grains
fine. With this mix two beaten eggs, q
cup of milk, salt and pepper and two
tablespoonfuls of flour with half tea
spoonful of baking powder mixed with
it. Beat thoroughly and fry by the
spoonful on creased griddle.
1t is . good plan to boil onions in
milk and water as it diminishes the
strong taste of that vegetable. Chop
them after they are boiled and put
them in q stew-pan with little cream
and let them stand about fifteen min
utes. This gives them q fine flavor,
and they should be served up very hot.
Rich Soda Cake.-One pound of
pulverized loaf sugar, mixed with three
quarters of a pound of sweet butter,
the beaten whites of fourteen eggs and
two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar
sifted with pound of flour. and lastly,
teaspOonful of soda dissolved in half q
teaspOonful of sweet milk and strained;
bake Immediately.
Cream Candy.-Moisten pound
and a half of granulated sugar with
half a cup of cold water and a quarter
of teaspoon of cream tartar, q tea
spoonful of powdered gum arabic, and
a tablespoonful of vinegar. Boil until
it will harden in cold water, flavor with
vanilla, rose or orange, and pour into
buttered plates to cool; then pull until
white, stretch into wide, thin strips and
cut it of.
-Ingrowing Toe Nails.-To cure in
growing toe nails, one authority says,
put q small piece of tallow in a spoon.
heat it until it becomes very hot. and
pour on the granulati0ns. Pain and
tenderness are relieved at once, and in
few days the granulations are all
gone, the diseased parts dry and grow
destitute of all feeling, and the edge of
the nail exposed so as to admit of being
pared away without any inconvenience.
Trimming Grape Vines.-Grape
vines may be trimmed in Febru-
airy. 1t is safest to leave them until the
coolest weather is over, but they should
not be left until warm weather starts
the sap. In pruning two-thirds of the
new wood should be cut away alto
gether, and the rest cut down to two or
three eyes. Summer pruning consists
in pinching off the ends of the fruit
bearing shoots - soon as two or three
punches are formed, and moderating
the length of the leaf-bearing shoots
To mature the fruit sufficient quantity
of foliage must be left on the vine.-N
Y. Ttmcs.
All young housekeepers should
learn as soon as possible how to pre-
pare dishes for dessert which can be
made on very short notice, that they
may not be annoyed in the event of un-
expected company to dinner. In sum-
mer fruit answers every purpose, but at
other seasons, and particularly if the
first course is not very elaborate, she
will need to have something more sub
stantial. A delicious. pudding can be
made in a few minutes by taking one
pint of milk and stirring into it half a
cupful of cassava, half cupful of cocoa
nut, two eggs. little butter, salt and
sugar to taste; flavor with vanilla.
Cook this as you would boiled custard.
When cooked and put in the dish in
which it is to be served, pour over the
top the white of one egg beaten to a
stiff froth. with tablespoonful of pull
verified sugar added. Set it in the oven
for short time to brown. This may
be eaten warm or cold, with jelly or
preserves or without. Another dish
which is easily made and which is eco
nomical as well as palatable, is to take
slices of cake which are little dry and
pour over them while hot some boiled
custard; cover the dish quickly, and
the hot custard will steam the cake
sufficiently. Raisin cake steamed and
served with some pudding sauce is
good. "Velvet cream" to be eaten
with cake is made in this way: Beat the
whites Of four eggs to stiff froth, add
two tablespoonful of sugar, two table,
spoonfuls of currant jelly, two table,
spoonfuls of raspberry jam; beat all
well together; cream may be added or
not, as you choose. Oranges cut up,
with sugar and grated cocoanuts
sprinkled over them, are also nice with
cake.--N. Y. Post.