Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-01
ABOUT THE TOWN.

IiIlOWS StuHet with CRUSHED aIil oIleu
| sun-fowers are very beneficial to those
-, afflicted with malaria.
| Gelatine frosting is made by dissolying
| a tablespoonful of gelatine in small half
cup of boiling water thicken with sugar
and favor with lemon.
1t is wise to give all winter clothing and
bedding, which viii soon be brought out
for use, thorough airing. They should
be placed in the yard and well shaken to
remove all impurities.
The French method of administering
castor oil to children is to pour the oil
into pan over moderate fire, break an
egg into it, and stir up; when it is done,
flavor with 4 little salt, or sugar, or cur
rant jelly.
! Pigs feet fried may he new dish to
some one. Make batter of -four and
sweet milk, season with salt. The batter
should be quite thin. Dip the feet into it
and fry in hot lard Serve with drawn
butter or with sour sauce.
An old-fashioned and toothsorne spice
cake is made Of three pounds Of seedless
raisins, one and a half pounds of citron,
two and half coffee cups of sugar, two
cups OF sweet milk, four cups of -four, six
eggs, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
three teaspoonfuls of cinnamon and two of
mace.
Since gentle exercise in the way of walk
ing has become the fashion among the
young women of the large cities, the
pointed shoe toe and high heel are no
longer seen. The new style of shoe shows
heel not more than an inch in hight,
placed where it rightfully belongs, and the
toe is round and wide. The material is
soft calfskin, and the shape follows that of
the foot as far as practicable.
Handsome cushions add to the beauty of
the willow or rattan chairs 50 generally
used now. These should be of the exact
shape of the chair seat, and not more than
about four inches thick; if covered with
plush put about FIVE buttons on each to
keep it in shape If these bright cushions
are used the ribbons in the back are
not needed, and Us they soil and become
wrinkled so soon, it is good idea not to
put them in.
A nice dish is made by chopping the
meat of boiled chicken until il is about
like mincemeat for PIES, then cut the liver
in thin slices, put layer of the minced
chicken in the bottom of pudding dish,
t then lay the liver over it, then the rest of
the chicken should be put in with plenty
of salt, pepper and butter Make little
nice gravy of the chicken broth, pour
this over the chicken, over the top put a
crust of not too rich paste. Bake deli
cate brown.
The best treatment for ivy poison is
lime. Stake a small piece of lime, max
ing solution about as thick as cream, and
apply to the infamed surface and water
blisters, morning and night. Three DAYS
or less will kill the poison efiectually. |
suffered severely several times, IN spite of
the best medical treatment, the poison
running its nine days course, but have vet
to hear Of a case that was not cured by
lime within the time | name. There is
no sloughing off, bnt the blisters are dried
and the poison counteracted, while the
parts are left sound and healthy.-[Toxi-
Gus, Springfield, Mass.
a cheap and yet tasteful cover for the
sideboard marble can be made of linen
crash, which costs about 125 cents per
yard cut it long enough 50 that the ends
will hang over for about one-quarter of a
yard fringe the ends and overcast the
edge; then put three rows Of drawn-work
above the fringe, and if you choose to still
further ornament it, 4 simple vine in out
line stitch MAJ be worked on each end.
Work this with creweI it will wash bet
ter than marking cotton will, and besides,
you can take longer stitches with good
effect
To prevent the growth of moss or weeds
on gravel walks, it is recommended to
sprinkle salt pretty freely on the paths
one year at ieast) care being taken not to
let the salt fall on the box borders or the
edges of the grass. \ damp but not a
rainy, day is the best for this operation
Some apply boiling solution of salt
(about pound to the gallon of water with
a common watering-pan, so that pound of
salt will be received 10y every square yard
Of walk much weaker solution will
serve the same purpose if it should be re-
quired again.