Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-04-05
DOMESTIC ECONOMY,
DRIVING AWAY ANTS


Take carbolic acid diluted with water,
say one part acid to ten parts water, and
with a syringe throw this liquid into all
the cracks and holes where they nest and
they will soon vanish. Cockroaches are
also driven away by 1t.
JASMINE BISCUITS.
Beat up some jasmine flowers, freshly
gathered, with white of eggs and loaf
sugar. Make them into small biscuits,
lay them on paper covered with sugar,
and sprinkle more on their surfaces.
These biscuits require to be baked at
moderate heat.
FIILETS OF MACKEREL.
Bones mackerel, cut each fillet in two,
dry them and sprinkle them freely with
pepper and salt and chopped parsley; fry
them in butter or lard. For the sauce
boil the bones, strain and thicken the
broth, add the juice of lemon to taste,
serve under the fllets. Garnish With
sliced gherkins.
KING GEORGES PUDDING.
One pint of bread crumbs, half pint
of -four, teaspoonful of baking-powder
sifted in the -four, little salt pound
of raisins, quarter of pound of cur
rants, quarter of a pound of chopped
tightly in bag and boil three hours; to
be eaten with hard sauce.
PoTTED PIGEONS.
Carefully pluck and draw half dozen
pigeons; wipe them with a wet towel;
truss them SO that the legs and wings are
held close to the body, and throw them
In saucepan over hot fire with suffi-
Gent butter or sweet drippings to pre-
vent their burning. When they are
brown, sprinkle a tablespoonful of -four
over them and turn them about until the
-four is brown; then cover them with
boiling water; add dozen whole cloves,
a seasoning Of salt and pepper, and stew
them very slowly for two hours or
longer, until they are quite tender. Then
take them up, remove the strings, and
serve them on bed of lettuce or water
crosses, or with dish of celery. Strain
the gravy in which they were cooked,
and send it TO the table with them in
gravy dish.
A "wAsH BAG.
A convenient article to have in the
closet is q bag to keep soiled clothes in.
1t takes less room than basket, which
is point to be considered, and then it
need not be SO unsightly either. Take
one breadth of calico yard and a half
long, lay it smoothly on table, and on
it place piece of white cotton cloth the
same width and length; on this lay
another breadth of calico, haste these to-
gether at the edge, and then bind it all
around with braid; shir the top, aud in
it put piece of wood or very stiff
wire; fat stick is better, howeVer,-a
piece of curtain stick, for instance-so
it will bear the weight of the clothing.
Then on each side, I'D the calico, cut
long slit through which the soiled gar
ments are to be put; bind the edges of
these with braid. A bag made of drab
calico bound with red braid looks well.
Fasten loops of braid to the top to hang
it up by.
- FRIAR's oMELET.
Peel and slice ten large apples; stew
them to pulp, with two ounces of but
ter, and sugar to taste; when the apple
sauce is cool beat one egg for one min
ute aid str it into the apple; spread
cold butter rather tnickly on PLAIN tin
mold which viii hold about three pints,
and put half-inch layer of fresh bread
crumbs all over the inner surface of the
mold, pressing them to make them adj
here TO it; when the mold Is covered
with bread crumbs pour in the apple
sauce, putting a thick layer of bread
crumbs on top of the apple; set the mold
In moderate oven and bake the omelet
until the bread-crumbs are brown and
cleave away from the side of the mold.
To turn out the omelet without breaking
it, place a platter just the size of the
mold on it and turn both platter and
mold over with a steady hand; the mold
can then be lifted off, leaving the omelet
nnbroken on the platter. Dust it
thickly With powdered sugar and serve
it hot.-Jltiiet COrS0n.