Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-05

TgR FKET.-Never wear rubbers in dr.,
weather, or for any length of time in any
weather, but change your shoes and dry
the feet, wet by the retained perspiration.
Let your boots and shoes be plenty large
and thus avoid eorns and discomfort
Tight boots retard the circulation and pro
duce q coidness. Never GO to bed with
cold or damp feet.
SHiRBrr.-One pine apple, four lem
ons, TWO quarts of water. two tea-cups o!
sugar; steep the pine apple in the watel
for two hours. Strain and add the pieces
OF the lemons and sugar; whip the whites
of five eggs. add to them three tablespoon
fuls Of sugar: place all IN freeze, freez;
az once. Adding the sugar to the whites
gives tho body to the sherbeIt. 1t Is ex
cellent.
CoRNED BEEF-To one hundred pounds
OF beet cut In pieces suitable for boiling,
add four quarts Of salt. four pounds of
| brown sugar, aud four ounces saltpetre.
, Sprinkle the mixture over each piece as it
is packed, and pound solid and weight
heavily with stones. No water need be
added, as there will be enough brine
formed from the beef and other materials.
The brine must constantly cover the beet,
| AS the air would soon spoil it.
To KEEP MILK SwIET.-Tbe experlmen-
isrs continue 10 announce means OF keeping
milk sweet Among the latest we find the
following: ID spoonful of horseradish in a
pan of milk viii keep Ii sweet for several
days, either In the open air or in a cellar.
(2) Add to each quart about as much pull
vcrized borax as can be taken up on the
point Of pen-koife or a sslGspoonful.
NAPLES bIsogIT.-Tbe yolks of twelve
eggs; full half pound of -four; one half
cup of milk; one teaspoonful of baking
powder. Beat the yelSs very lightly, add
the sugar TO the yolks, then add the milk;
add the baking powder 10 the nsur; sIft
the flour into the batter veiy gently, add
flavor; bake in biscuit pan.
RANCID BUTTER MADE SwEET.-To one
quart OF water aod fily-hve drops of tie
chlorade of line; then wash thoroughly in
this mixture five pcuncs OF rancid butter.
Ii must remain In The mixture two bours.
Then wash twice ia pure water and ouce
in sweet milk; add salt. The preparation
OF lime contains nothing Injurious
Ice CEEAM.-Two quarts Of rich milk:
one quart OF cream, whites of i've eggs.
one and ond one half pound of sugar.
Whip the quart Of cream. alto the white
of the esgs, add 10 The eggs three table
spoonful oil sugar; place ali IN free zer and
favor, freese Immediately.
RICE WATFLEs.-One quart of sour
milk, poured over one teacupful of cold.
buiIed rice. Do this two or three hours
before the wsflles are wanted. When
ready TO bake add pint and a half Of
flour, two or three beaten eggs, and soda.
Oil the waffle irons each time they are
used with lard that is perfectly sweet.
The rice used for rice grIdd.e cakes and
wxfiies should be sailed when boiling.
To CLEAN SILvER.--Never put a parti.
Gle OF soap on silverware if you would
have 1t reIaln its lustre. Sospsuds make
II look like pewter. Wet a flannel cloth
in kerosene, dip it in dry whiting, and rub
the plated ware. Let it dry on 1t, and
then polish it with chamois SKIN.
SLFEP.-If You are troubled with wake
fulness compose your mind carefully be. |
fore lying down IN bed, banish all bu.,-
ness thoughts, aud count slowly to your. |
self one hundred. In nine cases out Of ten |
you Will not reach eighty before oocecsous-
ness u lot In aluaiber.