Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-02
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o- DRIP earth is one of the best sb-
soroents OF manures.
80 cup OF strong coffee will remove
me odor of onions from the BREATH
Exchange. 0
White spots upon varnishca f,rn;.
.Ise VIII disappear if you hold a hot
p.a'e from the stove over them.-Clcve-
t1n0 Leader.
-Cookies: One cup sugar. cne-half
cup outter, onc-half cup sweet milk.
oe, . teaspoon soda dissolved in the
nll.k' Hour to roll we'll. Cut in squares
quite thin. Brisk oven.-Ihe House.
In pruning cut the wood off close
&c, the base. in order to leave no stubs.
ms is especially needful with the
sprouts that grow up from the limbs
IN the middle of the tree.-Ch;cnoo
Times. 'so
Goldfish, Cuban Style: One small
ary nsh cut in pieces. Fry one onion,
CUT nne In aspoonful lard. when brown
aod halt can tomatoes. Put in the fish
with water enough to cover it. Cook
an hour; serve on toast.-Phlo-
delphia CAL.
-Cornmeal croquettes are nice for
lunch or breakfast. Mix two ounces of
cornmeal, two ounces of wheat flour.
Two ounces of butter and four ounces
OF granulatcd sugar to q paste. adding
a little grated lemon peel. Roll out
thin, cut in forms and bake. Serve with
powdered sugar.-Bostom Journal.
Gold roast beef may be utilized in
this way: Cut the beef in small pieces
and put it in a 'stew-par with u good
sized piece of butter. some iinely-minced
onion, a little water, with salt and
curry powder to taste. Simmer for
fifteen minutes. and serve hot with a
ring of boiled rice surrounding it.-N
Y Times.
The poisonous properties of stock
ings dyed with the brilliant aniliae
dyes, it is said. may be rendered harm
less by dipping the articles in a bath of
rubber dissolved in naphtha or some
other reagent. This having been done.
subsequent evaporation has the effect
to cover each fiber with a thin film of
rubber, and by this means the transfer
of the %coloring material from the goods
to the skin is prevented.-M. Y Sun.
kerosene oil is attracting much at
tention as an insecticide. 1t is o
deadly poison to nearly all insects,
while it is harmless to man. As it does
not mix with water, an emulsion
should be made with milk. An emul-
sion composed OF one-third oil and two
thirds milk. either sweet or sour. is
found to be more serviceable. The
emulsion may be applied in the same
manner as Paris green.-Phla1e1phiu
Press.
Picked Peaches or Pears: Take
n gallon of vinegar and three pounds
OF brown sugar, some cloves, a~llspice
and mace; boil all together; boil che
peaches OF pears till soft. and stick
half a dozen whole cloves into each,
pour the boiling vinegar over the fruit
and let it stand for twenty-four hours
boil and skim the vinegar for the sec.
ond time; pour over the fruit, and
then seal up at once in glass Jars
Chicago Jourmal.
Lemon Jelly Cake: One cup Of
sugar, piece of butter the size Of an
egg, two eggs; put sugar. eggs and
butter together and beat them; add
one-half cup of water. two cups of flour,
one tablespoonful of baking owder;
this makes three layers, and are to be
put together with this Jelly. The juice
and grated rind of one lemon, one cup
of sugar, one egg, a piece of butter the
size of a nutmeg; cook it over hot
water, as custard, until it boils.-Bos-
ton Budget.