Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-09-21

out again through the hole in the bot
tom of the pot. II the earth get too dry
it is best to place the pot in water so
that the water will saturate the dirt
very gradually. They may be watered
at any hour Of the day. except when
the sun is shining on the pot or has Just
left it; for the earth gets hot VIXEN the
sun shines on it, and then if cold water
is poured ON it, it will cool off too rapid
~. The best time for watering flo wers
in summer is the evening, and in winter
noon is best. Well water should never
be used, but always use either rain wa
ter or brook water.
Sunshine for Sleepless People.
sleepless people-and there are many
in America-should court the sun. The
very worst soporifc is lau danum, and
the very best, sunshine. Therefore, It
is very plain, poor sleepers should pass
as many hours as possible in the latter.
Many women are martyrs, and vet they
do not know it. They shut the sunshine
out OF their houses and their hearts,
they wear wells, they carry parasols,
they do all POSSIBLE to keep off the SUBJ
tlest and yet most potent influence which
is intended to give them strength and
beauty and cheertulness. Is it not time
to change, and so get color and roses in
our pale cheeks, strength in our weak
backs, and courage in our timid souls?
The woman Of America ere pale and
delicate, they may be blooming and
strong, and the sunlight will be potent
influence III this Transformation.
Cooking Recipes.
nice way to cook piece of the
round of beef is to line g. saucepan
with thin slices of bacon; theh Law the
beef in. Cover it with water Cover
the saucepan, and leu the meat cook
slowly for several hours, or until it is
perfectly tender. As the water boils
away, add more, SO that plenty will be
lett for gravy. Season highly with salt,
pepper, celery salt or curry, and some
small onions sliced.
New potatoes cooked in this way make
a dainty breakfast dish: Put large
lump of butter in frying-yan, stir in
with it as it softens tablespoonful of
flour, small onion chopped fine, and a.
little parsley; lastly add a small cup OF
sweet cream. Stir until these are yell
tatoes, cut in small pieces. Let al boil
together. Serve hot.
PRESERVED TOMATOES. fake ripe, but
not soft, little yellow tomatoes and pour
boiling water over them to take off the
skins. Make syrup Of one pound of
sugar to one OF tomatoes, pr.ting in only
enough water to dissolve the sugar.
lake three lemons to each seven pounds
OF tomatoes; slice, and put in the syrup,
first removing the seeds. When the
syrup is boiled clear put in the tomatoes
and boil gently three-quarters of an
hour.
CARAMEL CAKE.-@ne and one. half
cups of sugar, two-tnlrds cups Of butter,
one half cup of sweet milk, two eggs,
one-half teaspoonful of soda, one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, and two and
one-tourth cups OF flour
CREAM FOR THE CAKE.--Two-thlrds cup
Of sugar, one-fourth cup of sweet milk,
one~half cup of molasses, one teaspoon
Jul of melted butter ,one. half tablespoon
full of corn-starch, one tablespoonful of
cold water, one-tourth cake of chocolate, !
grated. Mix all together and cook the
same as for GIL stard. When cold, add
a small bit Of soda, and flavor with vanil~
la. This is very nice.
GERMAN Por RoAsr'-Select good ten
der piece of either beef or mutton, veal
and pork can also be nicely roasted in
the same way; place in your iron sauce
par, or pot one good tablespoonful of
lard, half rs much butter and an onion
ont 1nt 10 f~xr +n liz,
brown and put in your meat after hay
ing washed, dried and sailed it. Put the
cover on and let it stand until it is pref
ty we'll Drowned, then add water, unless
in danger OF burning. Add only enough
water from time to time to keep it from
burning; turn it frequently so that it
may brown on all sides. When tender,
it will come forth brown and juicy. Just
before serving see that there is enough
water in for gravy, or if there is not you
can take out the roast, add enough, not
too much, hot water and then pour it
over the meat.
TOMATO OMELEr.-Peel two or three
tomatoes, cut them in slices, season, and
fry in butter. Beat up the egg for the
omelet, season with pepper and salt, add
a little minced parsley, warm some but
ter in pan, pour in the eggs. stirring
we'll to keep them from adhering to the
pan; mix in the tomatoes, fold the om-
elet over, and turn it out on plate, Or
roll up the tomatoes in the omelet and
serve wi h tomato sauce.
RICE CAKE.-Boii halfa pint of rice very
soft, and when cold sift into it one 20 und
and q half of -four; then mix in a quar-
ter of a pound Of melted butter, and salt
10 your taste. Beat five eggs very light,
and stir them gradually into a quart Of
milk; beat the whole well. Bake in
muffin rings or ma file irons. Send them
to table hot These cakes can be mace
of rice -four entirely, instead Of whole
rice and wheaton -four. # Il .&:s... ..
The man who produced some little
commotiou in Washington, recently by
waking up the servants at the British
legation and demanding aid, proves to
be an insane lrisnman Of tue name Of
Looney. Hun Nh ...x
4 boy who was tried recently ia Ken n
tncky on the charge OF carrying con-
|ceaIed weapon was acquitted upon the
ground that he was too small to con-
.ceaI q weapon so large.