Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-28
THE HOUSEHOLD.

Small doses of salt will check henor-
rhage of the lungs or stomach.
Nails nay be driven into hard wood if
the points are first dipped in lard oil or
tallow.
Liver should be placed in hot water be-
fore cooking, after being sliced thin, and
then broiled or fried.
A teaspoonful of fine pulverized charcoal
taken in half glass of water is often eff
fectual in curing sick headache.
1t is well to brush the under crust of
pies with the white of an egg before filing
with fruit, to prevent sogginess.
A small heated bar of iron applied to the
head Of a rusted screw will render it's with.
drawal as easy as one just inserted.
1t is stated that handful of hay in a
bucket of water placed in room recently
panied is effectual in removing the disa-
greeable odor of the paint.
A mixture of three parts of linseed oil
and one of spirits of turpentine is excellent
for restoring married furniture. Apply with
wooden cloth, and polish with clean
piece of wooden when dry.
Serviceable tides are made of butchers
linen, hemmed at the sides and fringed at
the ends work in outline some quaint fig
ure; work with marking cotton warranted
not to fade, or with etching silk.
An experienced cook says that half cup
of vinegar in the water will make an old
fowl cook nearly as quickly as young
one, and does not ipjure the flavor. The
vessel in which it is cooked should be of
material that vinegar will not effect.
Do not line your pretty willow basket
II you wish to brighten it with sugges-
ton of color, run ribbon through the row
of holes near the top, and tie in bow at
its sides. Cut piece of pasteboard the
exact size of the bottom of the basket,
cover this with silesia, cashmere or silk,
and tack with few stitches to the bottom
of the basket.
Serviceable housekeepers' aprons are
made by taking two long breadths of fine
white cotton cloth. Cut one breadth in
two parts, and put one of these on at each
side, so that there will not be seam in the
front of the apron make with deep hem
and broad insertion of rick-rack, or of
Hamburg, or of darned net. Tie with long
and broad strings.
Here is pudding recipe for those who
are trying to economic in the expenditure
for the table One quart of -four, one half
pound of suet chopped very fine, add a
good pinch of salt, wet with water, roll
out and spread la, err of any kind of fruit
you please over it, roll it up and put it in
q cloth, leaving room for the pudding to
swell. Steam for an hour and half.
Here are directions for making excellent
rolls for tea One quart of flour, one half
teaspoonful Of salt, three teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, one tablespoonful of lard,
one pint of milk mix in as soft dough
as you can handle easily, and take pains
not to work in much -four on the knead-
ing board cut in narrow strips about
FIVE inches long; rub the top over with
little sweet milk, and bake in hot oven.
A delicious cream cake to be eaten while
fresh is made of half pound of -four,
three ounces Of butter, one teaspoonful of
baking powder, two heaping tablespoonfuls
of sugar, or small teacupful, pinch of
salt, teaspoonful of grated lemon-peel,
cupful of cream that is not entirely sweet,
and one egg. Beat the butter to cream
and mix the -four with it, then add the
other ingredients; mix thoroughly and
bake in moderate oven. This is especially
nice with fresh fruit.
It may not be known to all that the
boiled frosting will go much further in GOV.
ering cake than that which is not cooked,
and consequently is much less expensive.
A little practice in making it will insure
success every time. The only fear of fail.
ure comes from the danger Of cooking the
sugar too long. Let it boil until it ''hairs''
or " threads" from the spoon then take it
off from the stove and stir briskly in the |
well.broken whites Of eggs. The quantity |
must be determined by your needs.