Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-05-19
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

or stains from the finest silks and no,
injure them.
SAGE tea sweetened with honey, and 3
small piece Of alum in it, is an excel
lent gargle for sore throat.
BRolLKD OYsTERs-Dip the oyster:
in butter, then broil them on a wire
gridiron. They do net need to be
turned over. When done lay them or
slices Of buttered toast, pepper and sal
them.
WHIPPED PorAroEs.-Whip boiled
potatoes to a creamy lightness with q
fork; beat in butter, milk, pepper and
salt: at last the frothed white Of an
egg; toss irregularly upon dish; sci
in the oven two minutes to reheat, but
do not let it color.
INDIA Ink drawings that are to be
colored or washed over with tints should
have little blchromate of potash adj
ed to the ink. After the drawing has
been exposed to light for an hour or so
the lines can be gone over without
washing them up.
A CAKE which will be new to many
cooks is called layer fruit cake, and
may be made by following any good
receipt for the cake itself. On each
layer except the top one, spread icing
and thick layer of dates; remove the
stones, of course. aid look the fruit
over carefully; frost the top Of the
cake.
To KEEP MACHINERY FROM RUST
ING.-Take one half ounce of camphor
Dissolve in one pound of melted lard,
take of the scum and mix IN as much
fine black lead as will give it an iron
color. Clean the machinery and
smear with this mixture. After twenty
four hours, rub clean with a soft linen
cloth. 1t will keep clean fer months,
under ordinary circumstances.
FRIED SHAD-Cnt the shad across
into rather large pieces, and if the fish
is very thick split such pieces through
the middle, season with salt and pepper
(ifprepared), dredge with -four and fry
in hot lard. Turn the pieces of fish
that they may not burn.
The roe should also be seasoned nicely
and fried. Serve either without catsup
or sauce.
BREAD SAucE.-Put into half pint
Of cold milk, one small onion, three or
four cloves, small blade of mace, a
Few pepper corns and little salt. Set
we'll on the fire for few minutes, add
ng at the time of serving either small
oat of butter Oh spoonful of cream.
Oldl curtains that have little holes
n the netting, can be made to appear
whole when they are laundried. Take
| piece of lace or very thin muslin,
md when the curtain is starched,
starch this piece also, and put it
,ver the spot which needs mending.
t will show very little, if at all, and the
tarch will keep it in place.
FRUIT PUDDING.-To make plain
ruit pudding take one cup of sugar,
me half cup of butter, and two eggs.
md beat together; then add a cup of
our milk, and one teaspoonful of soda,
hree cups of flour, and one cup of
chopped raisins, and spices to taste.
Put in a mould and steam two hours.
serve with or without butter sauce.
To STEW FRESH PoRK-Cut about
wo pounds into a dozen pieces, put
nto saucepan with about one and a
alf teaspoonful ofpepper, too medium
lied onions sliced and a half pint of
'ater. Set on the fire for ten minutes,
i'll a thick gravy is formed. Add
of flour, stir for few min
ties and then add three pints of water;
It it simmer for abont two hours.
RICH Brown BREAD-Four cups Of
orn meal, two cups ofrye, graham or
ther flour, three cups sweet milk, two
ups sour milk, one cup molasses, one
salt, two heaped up tea
,oonfuls Of soda. Pour into a three
uart basin and steam steadily for two
ours and half, then place the loaf in
lie oven about three quarters of an
our, and if the oven is not too hot,
ou will have loaf of brown bread fit
II premium.
HOME MADE RuGs.-Take piece
hemp sacking and draw some pretty :
esign in the centre-a boquet of ,
overs, a wreath, or some animal !
axe border with a chain or heraldry
atten; sew the sacking into a frame,
Re quilting frames, only smaller, SO as
1t to occupy too much room; have a
,ok made like crochet hook or
.edle; one can be manufactured
silly by taking a parasol brace and
ing the end into proper form; cut
worsted or flannel cloth into strips :
If an inch wide (if the material is
in make it wider); pass the hook
rough the canvass with the right :
nd; have the strip of cloth under
ath the sacking in the left hand; in 4
TT loop OH the hook and draw it to \
e upper side about three-fourths of
inch; leave about two threads space
d close in another loop. Regard I
. selection of colors, so as 10 shade
I'm nicely, and keep the form of your
tern. 1t is very quiet, easy and [
work. Work the figures y
It. and then draw In the filling.up or