Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-16
Household Helps.

Steamed Rice.-One of the best wavs
to cook rice is to steam it; best because
it is no trouble: all that is needed is TO
be sure to put in plenty Of water It
you wish for rice pudding and have not
planned for it hours before, by cooking
| the rice in this way you can have it in
a surprisingly short time. One cup of
rice will make croquettes and pudding
enough for family of four
Cheap Sponge Cdke.-Three eggs, two
tablespoonfuls of water and teacupful
of sugar mixed together; teacupful
and half of flour. two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, and pinch of salt
stirred quickly in; season with tea
spoonful of essence of vanilla, or half
lemon; bake IN quick oven 1t can be
baked in jelly-cake pans, and have pas
| try-cooks' cream, lemon, icing, or
chocolate between.
Iced Mik.-Avoid it; shun it; turn
your face from tiff you have Just eat
en- hearty dinner 1t nearly killed
two persons of our acquaintance last
week, and will certainly lay you low if
taken unadvisedly We nave warned
before, we warn again, and particularly
do not place it to the children's lips
when the little ones are heated and ask
thoughtlessly for something very cold,
indeed.-F00d and Health.
ISteced HeaL-Cut your meat in pieces,
wash them clean. put them into the
dlnner-pot, add three pints of water,
put in one onion, some pepper and
salt, let it stew one hour; then add po-
tatoes sliced, and make crust of sour
milk or cream tartar. and put in and
stew TIL the potatoes are done, about
half an hour; the crust may be made
INTO biscuits. Crumbs Of any kind of
fresh meat may be used in making Il
stew
10 Drire AWdu Flies. Buy an ounce of
oil Of lavender and pour half Of it in
pint bottle of cold water, and shake it
up: the mixture is Il mechanical one
only; if dissolved in alcohol it is a per-
feet solution; but this becomes more
expensive; scatter your water and oil
of lavender on the table-cloth and the
iies Will go away; three or four doses
sutflced to drive away Il pest of flies
from country boarding house table.
Pork and Beans--One way to serve
pork and beans which is relished Nv
some Of those persons who have CON
stltutIonal aversion to pork is this:
After preparing the beans in the usual
way for baking, this is soaking over
night, and parboiling in two waters next
day. cut the small piece of pork YOU
allow to season the beans in small slices,
and lay them over the beans; they will
he sufficiently favored, but will not be
greasy, the pork will bake to crisp,
and will not taste rs well as it does when
1t IS baked IN square piece down deep
i'll the bean dish.
Stuffed Tomatoes -Take six large.
well-shaped tomatoes; cut Il slice Off
the stem end and take out all the pulp
and juice, being careful not to break
the tomatoes; then sprinkle them IN
side with little salt and pepper; nave
a pound Of cold cooked veal, beef, or
chicken, slice of boiled ham or fried
bacon; chop very fine and add the pulp
md juice of the tomatoes: chop fine
and fry to a light brown half an onion,
and mix with the meat teacupful of
fine bread-crumbs, two eggs, Il tea
spoonful of salt, saltspoonful of white
pepper, and pinch of cayenne; fill the
tomatoes with The force meat. piling it
quite high, and bake an hour.