Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-29


may put all the sliced cucumbers in one
layer in the bowl, and lay the sliced to-
matoes over the top, just as you prefer.
Paint which has become dry and hard
may be removed by rubbing the spot
with oxalic acid diluted with water. Try
weak solution first, and If it does not
remove the stain, increase the strength.
Delicious fig candy is made by boiling
one pound of white sugar with one pint
of water. When it hardens in cold water
pour it over the figs which you have
split and placed on buttered plates. Just
before you take the candy from the fire
add tablespoonful of vinegar If you
prefer 1t the figs may be chopped and
mixed with the candy.
A good recipe for loaf cake is to take
four cupfuls of sifted -four, three cupfuls
of powdered sugar, four eggs, one cupful
of sweet milk, one glassful of colorless
wine, one grated nutmeg, a teaspoouful
of cinnamon and small teaspoonfEl of
soda dissolved in little hot water; stir it
briskly so.that the ingredients will be
thoroughly mixed before putting into
the tin. Put buttered paper in the
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A piece of soft sponge tied upon a
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greasing tins or the griddle.
Fish, almost more than anything else,
is improved by slow cooking; especially
is this true if the fish is boiled. If cook
ed rapidly it will fall apart and will nei-
ther taste nor look so well. The great
point insisted upon by scientific cooks of
the present day is this of taking album
dant time to prepare food, and the
fact that nothing is gained by rapid boil
ing.
The pretty cotton edging so much used
for trimming children's underclothing,
may be sewed on with the sewing ma
chine if you haste it to the under side OF
the garment. Sew directly over the
basting thread.
Arrow-root is excellent to thicken the
gravy to be poured over toast. It has q
good flavor and is very nourishiDg.
The dinner of spare-rib, which is still
relished by some good people, is made
still more appetizing if nice stufing is
made as if for turkey or duck. Break
the bones of the crib" so that you car
fold it over, put the stuffng between
and catch the meat together with stout
thread. Basic often, and serve with
brown gravy.
Custard, to be served in cups with cake
is made by adding three tablespoonful
Of corn starch to one quart of milk. RuE
the corn starch smooth in a little colo
milk, and when the quart of milk is boil
ing stir it in; when ii thickens and bub-
bles remove it from the fire, and add the
yelks of four eggs, well beaten, a lump
of butter the size Of a butternut, some
nutmeg and lemon. Put it into the cup
then make meringue of the whites Of
the eggs with sugar and put on the tor
of the custard.
A very nice pudding is made of one
quart of milk, three tablespoonfuls Of
manioca, one tablespoonful of butter, &
little salt, with sugar and favOring tC
suit the taste. Reserve little milk tc
mix with the manioca. Heat the rest
and when almost boiling, add the other
ingredients. Let it cook until it thickens
like corn-starch pudding. Fruit, either
dried or fresh may be added to the pud.
ding If raisins are used cook them I'M
til tender in little water. Serve with
sauce or with milk and sugar.
Pretty blocks for crazy quilt have
different shapes and styles of fans or
them. These blocks, and in fact all those
used in the quilt, gain in effect by hav
ing a framework of black velvet ribbon
This can be frightened as much as yoU
please by use of embroidery silks. Bro
cade silk can be made effective, if of one
color, by having the figures outlined
with gay silks.
Any one who has had the misfortune
to injure the coating of rubber umbrel
la will be glad to know that is not with
out remedy. A preparation of dampel
varnish and asphaltum, in about equal
quantities, with little turpentine, will
make an easyly applied coating, which
makes the umbrella as good as new
again. Spots on gossamer coats and
cloaBs can be covered with this also.
Really handsome mats. are made OF
felt, with borders of daisies and of gold
en-rod, or of peoples and green leaves
worked with creWels. IF you purchase
the patterns so much used now, by
which you can stamp your pattern your
self, the expense is trifiRg. A very pref
ty mat is of blue felt with scroll-like Dor
der, worked with yellow. Scarlet and
canary color, olive and old-gold are al
very tastefullY used together.
A beautiful tidy for the back of large
chair is made of square piece of cloth
about ten inches each way; on this is
seWed patchwork of plush or velvet in
the shape of a widespread fan. The
corners of the block are of black velvet
and on top, dropping over the fan, is q
spray from moss-rose bush in ribbon
embroidery. The edge is finished with
lace. This design is pretty for a block
in a quilt or sofa pillow.
A pretty way to fix palm-leaf fan is
to paint it. Mix some ultra-marine OF
Prussian blue with a little silver-white
paint, and make it quite thin with a lit
tie boiled Iinseed oil. Paint the fan or
both sides, handle and all, with it. Z
9r pg some GG Buds and stems on it; tie blE5
ribbon around the handle and hang il
in a convenient place. If you prefer tc
make it pink, use crimson or maddel
lake and white in the same way.
Many people have stored away il
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