The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-07-31
Household Recipes and Hints.

Paper labels may be removed from
bottles by wetting the surface and hold
ing for an instant over any convenient
flame. The steam penetrates the label
at once and softens the paste.
Green tomatoes rfied are preferred by
some people to the egg plant, and it may
we'll take its place. cut the outer slices
off, and then cut the inner part in slices
about half an inch thick roll them in
flour, and fry in butter; sprinkle pepper
and salt on them.
To give to soup peculiarly appetizing
flavor and brown color, fry some break
fast bacon, and in the fat obtained from
this frying brown sliced vegetables,
which are to be added to the soup. The
pieces of bacon may also be allowed to
boil with the soup stock. A very simple
way to make coloring for soup is to put
half pound of sugar in a saucepan, with
tablespoonful of water. Set it on the
stove until the sugar is melted; then add
half pint of water. Let it boil few
minutes, strain it, and use a little to color
clear soup.
A pretty way to dress up the small
sofa, the back of which is divided in two
parts, is in place of two tides, to make
long and narrow scarf. This may be of
any handsome material, but it must be
long enough to tie in a loose and grace
full knot; this is to be placed at the top,
and in the center of the back, and the
ends are TO be spread out and must be
fastened in place to the cushions of the
! sofa. If fringe is used to decorate the
ends, it should be soft and silky, and not
| be in balls: if made with taste this is a
pleasing change from tides.
Pound cake made after this receipt is
excellent: One pound of sugar, one of
flour, one of butter, Tor if you do not
wish to have it so rich, use three quartet
of pound of butter) and ten eggs;
flavor with lemon, Bake in shallow
tin, a dipping pan with paper on the
bottom will answer; put in enough
dough to make the cake when baked two
inches deep. When it is cold lift the
paper from the tin, cut the cake in piecef
about three inches long and one and a
half or two wide, and frost the top and
sides. These make delicious little cakes.
You may if you choose, frost part of the
cake with chocolate icing and part with
plain lemon-tlavored frosting.
, Ink stains may be removed from a
mahogany table by putting few drops
of spirits of nitre into teaspoonful Of
water, touching the part stained with a
feather dipped into the mixture; imme
/, diately the ink stain disappears, the place
: must be rubbed with rag wet with cold
{ water, or there will be white mark
which will not easily be removed Ink
stains on silver or plated articles may bt
removed Immediately and effcctually
:, without doing any injury to the things
by making little chloride of lime into
paste with water, and rubbing the stain
! until they disappear and afterward wash
u ing the article with soap and water. Inl
stains may be removed from colored tabl
y covers by dissolving teaspoonful o
c oxalic acid in teacupful of hot waite
c and rubbing the stained part well wit
n the solution. Ink STAINS may be take
n out of anything white by simply putin
p little powdered salts of lemon on tn
stain, damping it, allowing it to renal
IS about five minutes, and then washing
y out with soap and water, when the stat
a will disappear. Ink may be remove
IS from boards by applying some stron
is muriatic acid or spirits of salt with
IS piece of rag and afterward well washin
e the place with water