The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-13
UsefnI HousehoId RECIPES.

FoR QUINsY.-Gargle with water as hot as
caA be borne.
MATTINe.-Wash mating in salt and water
to preserve il from turning dark.
LAMP WIcKs.-To insure a bright flame,
soak wick in vinegar twenty -four hours.
To KEEP FLIES eff GILT FRANEs.-Boil
three or four onions in pint of water and
apply with a soft brush.
To CHEoK VoNITING.-Givea teaspoonful of
whole black mustard seed; in severe cases
give a tablespoonful.
eTINGs OF INsEcTs.-Are relieved by the ap-
plicstion of ammonia, or common liable salt
or slice of onion to the part.
For TooTHAcHE.-Apply powdered alum
snG I'll the mouth with warm water, and
Immediately after with cold water.
GINGER SNAPs.-Two caps molasses, one
cup OF lard, one tablespoon OF soda, ons OF
ginger; -four to roll stiff. Bake thin.
To BEAT TIE WHITES OF Fees QUICKLY
Put in pinch OF salt; salt cools. and the
cooler the eggs the quicker they will froth.
To CLEAR CIsTERN WATER Add two
ounces OF powdered alum and two of borax
10 a twenty barrel clstern of rain water.
To STOP BLEEDING AT THE NosE.-Bathe the
feet in very hot water, drinking at the same
time pint OF cayenne pepper tea
PANIcs.-If public hall in panic, keep
your seat; even In case OF fire the chance of
life is greater if free from the crowd.
To PREVENT BEDBUes Wash ths Stats aad
bedstead in cold WAFER end apply oil of
sasssfras with feather or camel 9 hair brush
BAKHD Esss.-Break eight eggs in well
buttertd dish; put in pepper, salt and but
ter sDc thr2e tablespoons OF cream. Bake
twenty minutes.
WHITE CAKE-One cup butter, two of
sugar, one of sweet milk, three of Hour,
whites of five eggs, two teaspoons baking
powder. Easily made and very good.
SODA BIscUIT.-Take one quart of -four
bali pint of thick buttermilk, one table.
spoon of lard, helf teaspoon of soda half
teaspoon OF salt. Bake ia quick oven.
FoAMISG SAUCE Beat whites of three eggs
| 10 4 stiff roth; melt teacup OF sugar / a 9
little water, let it boil stir in one glass wine
snd then the whites OF the three eggs; serve
at once.
FRUIT CAKE One cup butter. one OF
brown sugar. half pin Of n Glasses, two eggs,
/ cup sonr milk, teas peOn soda pound OF flour
/ one OF curTsnts, one and half pound
1 TaiSins flavor 10 taste.
TRANSPARENT PUDDING -Four eggs, beat
| separately, one cup of butter, two cups of
| sugar; beaten and sugar to a cream, add yelks.
| Two tablsspoonfuls Of Jelly. Flavor to taste:
/ edd the whites as a 2efiDgue.
LADY's CAKE.-One-half cup butter, one
| and half of sugar, two OF flour, nearly oae
/ CT sweet milk, half teaspoon soda, one OF
cream tartar, whites Of four eggs we'll beaten;
flavor with peach or almond.
RIPE ToMATo PICKLES Pare ripe. sound
/ tomatoes (dO not Scaidl put in a Jar; scald
/ SPICES tiled in bsg) in vinegar, and pour
y bile hot over shen. This receipt is best
| fer persons who prefer raw tomatoes.
IcIYe FeR CAkE-whites Of three eggs we'll
/ frothed, one pound Of sugar wet with water.
Boil sugar aud water till almost candy. and
ahile boiling pour over the frothed whites.
! Beat well and flavor with lemon.
REMEDY FOR WHooPING CoUeH.-M'x one
/ lemon sliced half pint O. fsxseed, two
ources of honey and one quart of water.
| s. MINER not boil, four hours Strain when
dsy. - '0''i ''-''
sroYGE CAKE.-Three eggs. one aud half
CUPS powdered sugar, two of sifteG flour, two
teaspoon cream tartsT. half cup Geld water
fesspCOn so5s, grated riud and MALI the Juice
OF enc lemon.
BbcUIT WITH Az EGG -Sfs one teaspoon
Of soda and OF e OF salt with quart OF Hour.
sod one well beaten egg TO = pint OF sour
| cream. Roll. cut and bake as quickly as
possible. If cream is not rich, add one
tablespoonful af melted butter.
LEMON PUDDING.-Six eggs, two cnps of
sugsr, and ihree-fourtbs of a cup OF butter.
fbree-guarters OF cup of milk. two level
tablespoons of cernstarch, juice and rind
(Frsted) of three lemons; bake with an under.
crust of rich pastry.
CcCoAHUT PUDDING One pint of grated
coccanut soaked in enc teacupfui OF rich
milk, the juice Of'two lemons, one pint Of
sugar. three-fourths of cup Of butter aud
four eggs. beaten separately; stir in whites
last and bake in paste.
APPLE CUsTARD PIE Peel sour apples
and stew until soft and until not much water
is left in them, and rub through colander;
for three pies beat three eggs, take one cup
OF butter and one of sugar; season with nut
meg and add apples to suit.
ANGELS FooD.-Whites Of ten eggs well
frothed, one and half tumbler of sugar, and
ore hesping tumbler of -four, one teaspoon
Of crenm Of tartar and me teaspoon of es.
sence of lemon, Sift -four ard cream OF tar
tsr several times Bake in quick oven.
CocoAEUT CAKE.-One cup butter. three OF
sugar, one OF sweet milk, four and half OF
ilour, four eggs, with whites beaten to q sti II
roth, a teaspoon OF soda, TWO of cream tar
lar, and one grated cocosnut. Dress with
icing, well sprinkled with grated eocoanut.
PoTATo Plea common sized teecup Of
grated raw potato. quart of sweet milk LEI
milk boil and stir in grated -otato; when
cool add two or three eggs. we'll beaten.
sugar ard nutmeg to taste; bake without