Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-06-04
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Dissolve four ounces Of Paris white
n one pint Of water; bed ~ and when
,ool add ono aunce OF ammonia lhls
will msso gooi silver polish.
Sulphur macthes placed in flower
oots the sulphur ends down, have
been found to destroy the worms
which are SO fatal to house plants
A solution Of six grains of chloride
u lin and six grains Of sulphato OF
copper dissolved in one quart OF water
will be useful in plating small articles
with brass.
For Square hail or IA dining room
ns county house dadJ of colored
/ maltng is very effective. 1t should be
surmounted by shelf, on which may
be arrayed any ceramic treasures In
he way of plates, cups, vases and the
| ike.
TO cause griddlo cakes to brewh
nicely. add little molasscs OF eehee
| 10 the batter; and to bake them with
out that binding smoke use q soap
stone griddle, and SIMPLY rub II over
with a damp cloth each time before
putting on cakes
Polish salad is very easily made.
Cut in very small pieces, ahy sort of
baked OF roast meat (yeal, mutton or
beef,) add soft boiled eggs and finely
minced onion, lettuce or endive, Mix
all thoroughly with = Hfessing of oil,
vinegar, mustard and pepper, and
serve.
| A charming panel for square
screen is made OF plush Of cold red"
color, with contentiohali7ed peoples
in silk embroidery. Tho deep red and
the brilliant flame color of the flow
srs, and the cool green of the foliage,
are very effective upon the soft back
ground.
-.SuF cake mas, be
. ..,rue NJ tits regibe' Ube. tHpfHl OF
,igaF AID h tablespoonful of butter,
mixed together; two cupfuls Of Hour,
two table spoonfuls Of baking powder,
5ne cupttl OF milk, a little salt and
one wcl-beatei egg. Flavor with
nutmeg or lemon, and bake in loaf
Try this eoirc Cor cooking cabbage:
Boil the cabbage gently until cooked,
aud drain It. Put two ounces OF but
, Ter into a saucepan; set it on good
lire and, when melted, put in the cab
bage with some salt and pepper. Add
half pint OF cream or milk and one
teaspoopful of flour, stirring constant
lv with a wooden spoon. Simmer un.
til the sauce is reduced. and serve hot,
Don't put elaborate brass CRATES in
your rooms Unless you intend 10 use
them. A snowy brass CRATE unstalned
D by smoke or ashes suggests in all Its
. differing newness a showroom and
7 not nome. A hre place not conse-
Grated 10 fire, that has neither
, warmth ror suggestion OF warmth, is
, A dreadful sham; IL is not artistic; II
, is not decorative; it kills rather than
gives pleasure.
Cold meat may be used to advantage
: in the following way Rub half pound
Of beef, drippi " into one-half pound Of
+ Hour. with little salt. Moisten the
] paste with the water and roll it out
half an inch thick. MinCe any kind OF
cold meat, season 1t and add n few
spoOnsful Of gravy. Spread th'
d minced meat on the paste and roll II
1 up. Tie it up in a cloth buttered anC
aOured and boil for an hour and a half
8 To clean and freshen old mating rUl
4 il with cloth wet in salt water. beip!
careful not to allow any drops of wa
, ter to dry in the mating, as they vii
leave spots difficult to remove. Heav,
d vanished furniture should never res
o directly upon the mating, for ever
good varnish, becoming soft in warn
: weather, will stain the straw. Mat
ting may be turned if the loose end
y of the cords are threaded in a larg
:, needle and drawn through to the othe
o side.
h Don't hang upon your walls hug
q black engravIngs set in vast spaces Q
u white margin. Pictures of this sor
n are very depressing. Instead Of whit
u margins substitute gray paper, an
= if YOU must have black prints seleC
n those that have a good deal of gray |
It them-pictures with tone and mell0S
/, effects Etchings commonly have NOR
:, soGtness and artistic effect than er
n cravings: Don't hang ehrqmos on you
i. wall, or colored prints, don't displa
It long lines of family photographs; don
+ hang MOSES or colored leaves or drie
GRASSES about
y You can iron table cloth so Us T.
have a good center piece to put you
: flower pot or glass Of cut faweFs or
III Fold the cloth, whether square or oil
Q, long, in four, so that the center sha
a be in the doubled corner at your LEI
. hand. Begin at this corner and tur
; over about an inch, creasing 1t sharpl
y and pressing the iron firmly down o
g it, Then move this fold forwai
ar on the cloth and crease another Ia
e, inch, not doubling under the part a
ID ready ironed, but making n fires
3 crease. So proceed until you have
8 large a center square as you wis
l. You can vary the distance Civ,
n 10 accommodate the thickness of yol
10 cloth.
De An excellent rice pudding Is made
rs this recipe: Wash four ounces of ri,
al in cold water and set it on the fire WI
Is q pint of milk and the rind of half
lemon. When nearly done, il the mi
- be absorbed by the rice, add a lit
' more, so that the rice may be near
sd covered with it, When done, reno
he it from the fire and mix with il tv
va tablespo nfuls of sugar, two ounc
ON of butter, two tablespoOnfuls
L. milk, three yolks of eggs, pinch
az salt, and, il liked very little nutme
bv Put back on the fire for mi
on ute, stirring constantly. Butter mo
ra well and dust it with sugar, and tn
,,D the rice in IT, Bake in a modera
," oven for half an hour. Serve with
sauce.
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