The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-17
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alton, which most resembles en-
e bossed leather, is a composition of lin
s seed oil hardened by oxidation, spread
l on a back of stout canvas. and, while
, plastic, embossed by pressure under
dies engraved with the designs Sc
+ lected.
: A novelty in screens is seen in the
D Introduction of panels of mating.
ms material takes oil color well and
forms an admirable neutral back
ground for floral designs. landscapes.
) allegorical representations. Frames
Tor this material are usually of dark
, woods, mahogany, red wood, or ebon-
lied cherry.
Delicious puffs for tea are made by
beating The yolks of six eggs till they
are very light; stir in pint of sweet
milk, large pinch of salt, the whites
of the eggs beaten to froth. and
. flour enough to make batter about
us thick as boiled custard. Bake in
gem pans in a quick oven.
Hard-boiled eggs are good food for
canaries. but the Shells should not be
put in the cage, as there is danger of
the female brds learning to eat the
shells of their own eggs. Cayenne
pepper is sort of tonic for canaries;
II is a good plan to hang red pepper
pod in the cage and let them help
themselves to it.
VANILLA JUMBLEs.-One cup of
butter, two of sugar, three of eggs,
one wineglass of wine, one spoonful
of vanilla, and flour enough to roll
out. Roll as thin as the blade of a
knife, and cut with an oval cutter.
Bake on tin sheets in quick oven,
until dark brown. These will keep
a year, if kept in tin box and in
dry place.
If you have cold chicken left frem
dinner. and do not know what to do
with it, as there is not enough for
meal, try this way of disposing
! of it; Mince it quite fine, add
ing some minced ham and
bread crumbs, moisten with
cream, season with pepper and salt.
put it in a pudding dish, land spread
thin coating of butter over the top;
set it in the oven and let it bake until
it is nicely Drowned on the top. This
is a good dish for tea.
Soft gingerbread, made with sugar
instead of molasses, helps to give
variety. Half a pound of sugar
should be rubbed with three ounces
of butter until the butter is soft as
cream. To this should be added two
well-beaten eggs, one teaspoonful and
a half of ginger, half spoonful of
soda dissolved in little water, and
half cup OF milk or cream, and flour
enough to make soft batter. Bake
as soon as it is mixed in a not oven.
Eat while fresh.
CLEANING BEDsPREAbS-Cut
pound Of bar soap into thin slices, and
add to it pound of pearlash and a
quarter of an ounce of sal soda.
Pour pailful of boiling water upon
it, and stir it up until well dissolved
Put some warm water into tub, and
add a quart of the soap solution. Put
in the heavy bedspread. beat 1t we'll.
| turn it over often and squeeze out the.
dirt until the water is quite soileA
Then change it, putting in another
quart of the solution, and proceed as
before. Rinse it in two waters, bare
| ly warm to the hand. If possible,
pass it through wringer;. then dry it
on the clothes line.
CLEANING, CARPETS AND. RUGs.--
Sometimes carpets and rugs become
badly spotted, and it does not seem
advisable to take them up. The fol-
lowing method will then be found
excellent: Rub pit ce Of hard soap,
upon every spot of grease; then take
a hard securing brush and dip it into.
a large basin of hot water; in which
two tablespoonfuls of water of ann
monia have been stirred. or piece of
carbonate of ammonia has been dis
solved, Rub hard until all the stain
has disappeared, then rinse it off with,
clear water; and if the eolors seem,
dimLled, add enough alum to the last
water to make it quite sour, and this
will restore the brightness.
CHICKEN WITH RIoE--Joint o
chicken and boil gently in a deep
saucepan, with Just water enough to
cover the chicken. For one chicken
allow half q Pint of uncooked riees
boil this and after the chicken is ten
der enough remove it from the pan
and add the rice to the gravy. season
with pepper and salt. Many cooks
add two small slices of bacon to the
water in which the chicken is. boiled,
to help flavor the gravy; but remove
the bacon before serving the gravy
| Wnen the gravy has boiled up, and
after being thickened, as usual, take,
the rice out with long-handledl
s5rainer, place it on a platter, and lay
the chicken on the top. Send the
Egravy to the table in gravy-boat.
! JAvELLE WATER.-Javelle water
will remove stains of all kinds
from white goods, and whiten
the yellowest linen and cot
ton materials. To make it,. take
one pound Of chloride of lime
and four pounds Of bicarbonate of
soda. Place the soda in large en-
ameled kettle, and pour over it one.
gallon of boiling water; let it boil from
ten to fifteen minutes; stir in the
chloride of lime, powdered finely, and
while it is stirred do not let it lump
in the water. Let it dissolve entire
ly; then remove from the fire, and
when sufficiently cool bottle tightly.
1t will remove fruit stains and all
dark spots on linen, and it is excellent
to wash glasses and to take stains from
the hands.
ANGELS FooD.-Take the whites
l of IL eggs. TX tumblerfuls of sifted
granuIated sugar, ] tumblerful. of
sifted -four, and teaspoonful of
vanilla. Sift the flour four times,
then add teaspoonful of ROYAL bak-
ing powder, and sift again. Sift the
sugar and measure it. Beat the whites
of the egg to stiff froth perfectly
dry on large platter. Then add the
sugar gently, flour very lightly, then,
the vanilla. Donot stop betting until
it is put into the pan to bake. Bake
forty minutes in q moderate oven.
Try with a straw; if too soft, let it
remain. Turn the pan upside down.
to cook; when cold take out with
knife. Ice and cut with sharp
knife. A tumbler for measuring must
hold "a gills. Use a cake pan that
has hole in the center.
POTATO EXPERIMENTS IN GER
Y.-Experiments at the agricult-
ural station in Gottingen in 1SS1-82
were much in favor of potash over
soda manures. The results with po-
, tassium nitrate, az regards the size
disease resisting properties of the
crop and the comparative cost, were
regarded as very favorable. Compar-
ative experiments of planting pota~
toes. halved along the long and short
diameters resulted in the largest yield
and biggest tubers from the pointed
halves. Sets Of potatoes thus halved
lengthwise produced larger tubers
than medium sized sets planted whole.
A. Leydhecker found that bet
/ ter yield of potatoes was. gained by
removing the side eyes then the end
eyes, whether the sets be deep or
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