The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-11-30
FIELD AND FARM.
Household MisCellanv.

Here is the recipe for the celebrated
Parker House (Boston) rolls: Pint
Of sweet milk; one egg; one cup of yeast
ono half cup Of sugar; knead at night
soft, and let it stand all night; then knead
again and let it stand in q cool place
About two hours before baking knead
the dough, roll it and cut into pieces
about three inches square; butter the
edges, lay them together, put them into
pans, let them stand until they look
light, then put them into quick over
Standing screens painted on coloreo
enamelled cloth are popular. There are
usually four long panels, and sometimes
four smaller ones fitted in at the base,
with small cluster Of the same flowers
as adorn the panel above. This mate.
ria. is extremely easy for painting on. 1t
is much used for the splash cloth, fast
ened to the wall behind a washing stand.
Some design is painted on it, such as a
PUSHES over water, or flight of Swallows.
The cloth is bound round with some
binding gimp ofthe same color, and then
nailed to the wall. The dimensions are
according to taste and the size of the
washing stand.
The following method of repolishing
old mahogany is recommended by q
competent authority: Put into bottle
half pint Of alcohol, quarter of pint
of vinegar, qua rter of a pint of linseed
oil, and one ounce OF butter ofantimony
shake them we'll together. Wash the
work we'll with warm water in which Il
little soda has been dissolved, and thor
oughly dry it. Then roll up a piece OF
cotton wool into rubber, moisten it
we'll with the mixture, and rub this
briskly over the work until it is dry.
This is French polish reviver, and may
be used with good effect, where fair
body Of polish still remains On the furni-
ture.'
A very delicate chocolate pudding is
made Of one quart Of milk boiled with
one ounce of grated chocolate. Sweeten
to suit your taste, and favor with vanilla
After it has boiled so that the chocolate
is thoroughly dissolved and mixed with
the milk, take it from the fire and let it
cool. In about twenty minutes, and
possibly in less time, it will be cool
enough to stir in the beaten yolks Of six
eggs. Put in u pudding dish and let it
bake until it is of the consistency of
baked custard. While it is baking beat
the whites Of the eggs to stiff froth,
adding six teaspoonfuls Of powdered
sugar; then spread this over the top of
the pudding, and let it brown quickly.
This is a perfectly delicious pudding.
A fashion which is IN innovation upon
time-honored usage is that said to have
been introduced into New York by q
handsome California woman who has
lived abroad, of abandoning gloves ex-
cept for full dress. At present ladies'
with ungloved hands are plentifully to
be seen at the opera, and this too when
the old fashion of lavender kids with
black stitching for gentlemen is just COM
ing again into vogue. The fashion OF not
wearing gloves certainly has it's ad-
yantages, as the owners of pretty white
adopting it. It is an economical fashion
also, but it has corresponding disadvan-
tages, which make it doubtful whether
or not it will be generally adopted.
A delicate frosting for loaf cake is
made of half a teacupful of water, three
cups Of sugar and the whites of two eggs.
Boil the sugar and water till it is white
and begins to look like wax. Beat the
whites Of the eggs, aud taking the syrup
from the fire, stir in the eggs, and beat
them in till the syrup is cool. When
cool add half a pound of sweet almonds
blanched and powdered or chopped fine.
For small cake half the quantity here
given will be sufficient. In place of the
almonds you may, for the sake of variety
chop quarter of pound of citron very
fine, and beat in the frosting. This
makes nice filling for LAYER cake.