Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-05-19
HOUSEKEEPER'S HELP.

z To TAKE OUT SPOTS.-Ihe yellow STAN
made bv the oil used on sewing una
nhines can be removed if, before wash
inc in soap suds, you rub the spot care
fIlly with a bit of cloth wet with am
! monia.
AN EXCELLENT CAKE.-Onc cup OF
butter. two of sugar, the whites OF SIX
eggs beaten to a froth, two cups OF
| flour, half cup of cream, one tea
spoonful of extract of vanilla. Bake
one hour slowly.
4 FELoN.-A certain cure for felo.i Is
I said to be to wind cloth loosely about
/ the finger, leaving the end free. -Four
| in common gunpowder until the afftlct-
ed part is entirely covered. Keep the
whole wet with spirits of camphor.
OLD-FAsHIoNED MoLassEs CANDY -
One quart of the best New Orleans mo-
lasses. and a piece of butter half the
size of a hens egg. When it will snap
in water it is sufficiently done stir in
a little soda to whiten it pour into
buttered dishes, and when cold enough
pull until white.
MINNEHAuA CAKE.-Two cups Of
sugar, beaten to a cream, with one cup
of butter the whites of four eggs,
beaten to a stiff froth and put in the
last thing, and three cups of flour, with
three teaspoonfuls OF baking powder.
Bake in layers, put together with one
cup of sugar, melted while boiling hot
stir in the white Of an egg, beaten stiff,
and half teacupful of chopped
raisins.
CATARRAH.-A health publication
says one of the most prominent causes
of catarrh is the excessive use OF salt
and heaters, such as sweets fats, condl-
ments and starch. This excess of car
bonaeceous food excites and lnf1ames
the mucus membranes of the throat,
nasal passages, bronchial tubes, &c. 1t
is also caused by indigestion and con-
stipation. Headache and neuralgia
proceed from the same causes.
APPLE PUDDING.-Pare and quarter a
quart of apples, and place in three
quart basin. Cover them with a layer
of biscuit dough and add sufficient wa
ter to stew the apples. Cover with a
tight fitting tin or plate, and put on a
weight sufficiently heavy to keep IN the
steam and keep it in place. Set on the
stove, and when the apples are done
with sugar and cream.
Bath BUNs.-Take one pound OF
flour to two thirds of it, add in a hole
in the center tablespoonful of yeast
and teacupful of warm milk, let 1t
stand for an hour in a warm place to
rise. When risen, add six ounces OF
butter and four eggs, with the rest oil
the flour, six ounces of sugar, and a
little pounded cinnamon to taste; min
all well together, cover it over and lei
it rise again. Shape into buns, leav.
ing it as rough as possible; sift some
sugar and few comfits on the top
sprinkle with little water, and bake
in moderate oven ON well-buttered
tins
RHuBARB TART.-Line pie plate
with good paste and bake 1t with I'LL
ing Of uncooked rice or of linen rags
When done remove the filling and put
in the rhubarb already stewed anc
sweetened and favored with a little
lemon Juice and peel. Instead of put
ting on whole top crust, twist some
slTllS Vi Tue uouSil VI ptto1c niio ia.
three Of them across the pie from edge
to edge at wide intervals. Then lay
three more strips over the first three
so that they cross them in a checker
board pattern. Arrange the oven 81
that the top and not the bottom vii
bake. Brown the strips slightly anC
quickly. Serve with pitcher of cream
To WASH LACE CURTAINS. = Max
warm suds and put your curtains in i
in the evening. Let them soak til
morning, then squeeze them with YOU
hands; use no dashboard; be careful
not to rub them; don't wiring them, bu
squeeze them out; then put boiling
water over them and let them stand al
hour or two; if they don't look clea
soak in suds and squash again; blu
and make starch pretty stiff; tax
three thicknesses of sheets Ito proven
carpet from getting wetl and pin then
on the carpet straight with the seam
the curtains at the same; DIN acros
the end, then the sides, pin every fou
inches. When dry they will be read
to put up. Do not iron.
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