Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-09-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Wet the top of dish of mashed po-
tatoes with milk and set it in the oven
TO brown. Let il stay there until there
Is brown crust over it.
To remove fruit stains from wearing
apparel, table linen, etc, moisten the
parts stained with cold water. then
hold the fabric over the smoke OF
burning birthstone, and the stain will
disappear Iron mould may be re-
moved in the same manner.
A handsome low screen is made bv
painting q large card board skv
blue, taen painting a spray of daisies
and clover blossoms on it. Then set
this ia frame of plush about an inch
and half wide, and this is to bc
placed in light ebony frame with
standard.
The night before picnic boil some
eggs until they are very hard; then
drop them into n can or Jar in which
YOU have some picked beets. In the
morning the eggs will be pink and will
be delicately Favored. If possible
carry them in Il can with the vinegar
still on them.
4 lovely color for baby's para
sol on its carriage is made by
setting squares of antique lace to-
gether. 1t will be necessary to cut
some of the squares into halves to fill
in the space Trim the edge with
deep lace of the same kind. This is
most serviceabc cover, for it is dura-
bic and bears washing well.
When washing windows, dissolve a
small quantity of washing soda in the
water, if the glass is dimmed with
smoke or dirt Do not let the water
run on the sash, but wash each pane
with piece of old flannel; dry quickly
with Il soft, clean towel, aud wipe out !
the corners carefully. Polish with a
piece Of common chamos skin, or
eNspaper that has been softcncd by
rubbing betw cen the hands.
a pretty lambrequin for shelf is
made of dark felt, with squares of
plush or of velvet put on at regular in !
tervals On the edge which is straight !
brass crescents are placed with small !
tassels tied into them. This Shelf can
be still further Ornamented by placing |
on it three japanese mats with half of |
the round mat on the shelf and half |
hanging over. Put one mat on each |
end and one in the center
A good relish to take with lunch |
is made OF ham. Pound some pieces |
of ham in a mortar, just as fine as YOU
can. Season it with pepper and spice, |
and moisten it with clarified butter
Put this into mold, or earthcn bowl, |
and press it in very tightly. Put it
into the oven for half an hour. Let it
get perfectly cold 1t can then be cut |
INTO thin slices. 1t is nice if used for a
filling for sandwiches.
For some uses, and in some places in
a room, a square shelf-that is. one
that is almost rs wide as it is long
with felt and mt n hand of velvet !
around the edge of the lambrequin,
which should not be more than n quar-
ter of a yard deep. Fancy stitches of
silk above the velvet are very pretty.
The edge may have tassels. These
seem to be preferred to fringe at pres
ent.
Baked 'cucumbcrs are a novelty on
most tables. Take large ones, pare
them, and with pointed spoon, scoop
out the seeds. Mix the seeds with ii
little cold ham, either boiled or fried,
and few bread crumbs; season with |
salt, pepper, and a little bit of onion,
and moisten with Worcestershire
sauce Fill the cucumbers with this,
put them into an earthen pudding dish,
and bake them, basting them with
gravy, or with butter and water.
This receipt for ginger cake comes
from an English cook noted for the OK
cellence of her work: Put one pound |
of butter into one pound of flour; add