The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-07-28
Useful to Know.

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GINGER WAFERs.-Nice ginger
waters are made of one cup of sugar,
one cup of butter, one cup of molasses,
half cup of cold coffee left from
breakfast, two even teaspoonfuls of
soda, one tablespoonful of ginger aud
flour enough to make stiff dough !;
knead it hard and roll very thin, and
bake in quick oven. nU.
RENoNATING SATIN-Satin can be
renovated in the same way that velvet
often is--that is, by taking a hot iron,
| placing a wet cloth over it and holding
the satin in the steam, the wrong side
nearer the beat. OF course, when the
satin is worn off this does no good, but
when it is crushed or wrinkled the eff
feet Is surprisingly good.
SAvoRY OMLErTE.-Beat two eggs
in basin, season with cayenne and
salt, mix with it teaspoonful of finely
chopped onion and parsley; melt one,
half ounce OF butter i'll an omlette pan,
pour the mixture into this, and keep
stirring over the fire until it sets, then
roll and serve. About three minutes
will do to cook this omlettte, which
should be of delicate brown when
| done.
PEA SoUP.-Take a quart of shelled
peas, boil the pods in gallon of cold
water until all the substance is boiled
nf than, than IL,
put two pounds of beef into the pot.
After the meat is boiled to shreds skim
the soup well, strain and return to the
pot Add the peas, with little pars-
ley, and let it simmer until the peas
are quite tender; season with pepper
and salt, thicken with little butter
and flour, let it boil up once and serve.
COOKING FIsn-When you are cook
ing fish do not leave it lying in the pan
in which it was fried after it is done /;
it will absorb the fat, and the delicate
flavor will be destroyed. Be sure that
it is done, and then remove it at once
to a platter. People who say that
they cannot eat fish on account of its
oily, indigestible qualities do not know
that in most cases it is not the fish that
is to blamed for this, but the careless
cook who allows it to spoil after it is
cooked.
DRY LIMA BEANs,-Wash one quart
of dry Lima beans in two warm waters;
soak three hours, drain, and put on to
cook in enough boiling water to cover
them Cover the pot with tin lid,
adding more hot water as it boils away,
boiling rapidly one and half hours,
when there should be only water
enough to come up to the top of the beans
just sufficient to make nice dress
ing. Five minutes before taking up,
season with salt and pepper, and stir in
a dressing made of one tablespoonful
each of -four and butter rubbed to
gether until smooth. This is delic
ious dish
VERMIN ON CANARIEs. fl c.
asks what she can do to remove lice
from her canary. A pet bird of my
own being afflicted so deeply in this
way that he did not sing at all, and
seemed to be tired of life, / tried this
remedy with success: | put little OF
the flowers of sulphur in thin muslin
bag and tied it to wire in tn,
cage; as he hoped back and forth he
would hit the bag, and the sulphur
powder would sift out on him. In s
week he commenced to sing, and in a
short time he was restored to health
1t the bird loses feathers it is good
plan to scatter little sulphur under
his wings and to put a very little in the
water in his bath tub Keep the cage
clean and put fine sand on its floor
| RELIEF TO THE FEET-Every woman
who is obliged to stand for hours a,
the ironing table during July anC
August finds that her feet are prolific
sources of suffering. Even if she i
wise enough to wear thick,soled shoes
she will find her lot hard one. On
little thing can be done to relieve he
somewhat; Take an old comforter, o
part of one, fold il in just as man
thicknesses as is possible to make
soft, and yet perfectly easy to stand on
Her feet will be cooler, and when sh
is through with her work she will nc
: be as tired as usual, and her feet wi
not have the singing and burnin
sensation which is as hard to bear a
pain is. 1t is a good plan to have
good supply of holders, SO that she ca
change them often.