The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18

If grease or oil is spilled on carpet,
sprinkle flour or fine meal over the spot
as soon as possible, let ii lie for several
hours and it will absorb the grease.
A nice way to prepare potatoes for sup
per is to take cold mashed potatoes, roll
out with -four scat, erred on the kneading-
board, and cut in cakes with a cooky cut
ter; wet them over with the white of an
egg, and bake them until light brown.
To clean japanncd walters rub on with
q sponge a little white soap and some
warm water, and wash quite clean. Never
use hot water, as it will cause the japan
to peel. Wipe dry, sprinkle a little flour
over it; let it rest awhile, and then rub it
with a soft, dry cloth, and finish with a
soft piece of old silk.
Directions for making cheap filter for
drinking water are given by one who has
experimental with it. Take large
lower pot, put Il piece of sponge or clean
moss over the hole in the bottom, put in
pieces of charcoal broken very fine, and
also an equal quantity of clean sand;
over this put linen cloth, or piece
of new white flannel, and let the water
drain through this.
To wash point lace mix a teaspoonfut
of powdered boraN with strong white
CASTLE soap-suds. Basic the lace very
carefully, with fine cotton, upon two
thicknesscs of white flannel; soak in the
soap-suds twcnty-four hours, or longer if
much soled changing the water once.
Squeeze out, do not wiring, and when
nearly dry place the flannel, lace down
ward, on two thickncsscs of flannel and
smooth with hot iron. When the lace
is thoroughly dry remove from the fan
mel.
A good cracker pudding is made by
breaking or rolling two large crackers
fine; add the juice of one lemon and the
grated rind of two. half a pint of thick
sweet cream. a large tablespoonful OF
butter, the yoks of four eggs, sugar to
the taste. Make a pull paste for a deep
plate or a small and shallow pudding
dish. Bake the crust until it has com
monccd to harden slightly, then pour the
above mixture in, taking care to pierce
the crust in several places with a fork
Bake for nearly an hour.
You cannot fail to have good brown
bread if YOU follow this rule; take one
pint each of graham and wheat flour
make stiff batter with warm water, put
in piece of butter, the size Of a marble,
and one tcaspoonful Of molasses, piece
of yeast cake about the size of hick
ory-nut, or one large tcaspoonful of yeast,
Il pinch of salt; mix with a spoon do
not try to knead it; heat your bread tins,
butter them, and put the sponge in
when very light bake in a moderate
oven. 1t usually requires little more
time for the brown bread to rise than for
white.
When table linen has been stained with
fruit, the stains will entirely disappear il
the linen is put in scalding water before
ii has been washed or wet in cold water
Always put all table linen in hot water
\ very nice addition to the table is q
table cover, over which the table-c cloth i.
laid. Wide felt is manufactured eX
pressly for the purpose, but it is rather
too expensive. An excellent substitute
is heavy canton-f flannel, which can be
Scwed together through the middle and
pressed Hat along the seam. Lay the
flannel furry aide up. The advantages Of
having a thick, white cloth under the
table cloth are these: The table clotl
will lie more smoothly, will present {
better appearance and will wear longer