The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-17
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When the burners OF lamps be.
come clogged with char, put them in a
strong soft-soap suds. and Dol awhile
to clean them.-N y. Mail.
If you are trou 1led with white
specks in butter. stir the cream every
morning before it is churned, and the
white specks will not appear.-7roy
Times.
Many farmers maintain that owing
TO the price of labor they can buy corn
cheaper than they can raise it. but,
says the Rmrat Home. by raising it a
large quantity of fodder is obtained,
thus enabling the farmer to feed more
cattle, to make more manure and con-
sequently the next year to make more
corn.
Novelty Pie: The habitual pie
eater must have variety; TO help make it
try this recipe: Mix one egg. one
heap ng teaspoonful of flour, one tea
cupful of sugar, one teacupful of cold
water: one teaspoonful of sharp ne
gar; flavor with nutmeg or cinnamon.
with little mace, and bake with two
crustS.-BostOn BudJct.
--Rhubarb Pudding: Prepare the
stalks as for pies; cover the bottom of
buttered pudd ny dish with slices of
bread and butter; cover with the rhu-
barb cut in short pieces; sprinkle
abundantly with su"a-; then put on
another layer OF bread and butter and
rhubarb, until the d sh is full. Have
plcnt5 of sugar on the top. Cover so
as to steam while baking half an hour
Remove the cover ard brown nicely.
Lat with any hot saace.-I&e House
hOid.
1t is observed that the skin orscum
which rses on m TX when it is scald ii
Is not cream but cascin or cheesy sub
stance. This scum should be taken OF
before the milk is set away for the
cream to rise, or else the cream will
rise up under it and the scum VIII be-
come incorpora: ed in the cream and so
| pass into the butter, where it VIII make
whit specks and injurc its flavor. Tn S
is tor those who practice scalding their
milk in the winter scason.--Aibany
| Journal.
A simple and very effective lotion
FOR preventing the premature loss of
| the hair can be made as follows: Take
| three ounces OF pulverized sage and
turn p mt of cold, soft water over it,;
have it in tin dish with cover; let it
steep over the fire ten or fifteen min
uteS; stra n 1t off ard add teaspoonful
of pulver zed beraX and the same guam
! tity of salt Keep in a tight-corked
! bottle and apply with a sponge or soft
cloth by rubb ne gently all over the
head; then brush ghtly. Use 1t night
! and morning. Chicago Inter- O3caH.
The best mixers are not beef-fat.
, nor should they be burdened with SUI
pcriluouS flesh. And vet il is ms
take to suppose that their condition is
a matter of no consequence. To SCI Il
herd OF COWS no more than animated
shadows is an indication of poor
dairyman. Dairy COWS should be well
fo with Reproducing food. with
sufficient tlesh-forming properties to
maintain a high state OF physical vigor.
1t Is hardly the thing TO have tt lie IN a
cow against the fence to milk her
Prairie Farmer.
Veal outlets prepared in tbs way
are palatable: After trimming the cut
lets nicely. dip tn an in melted butter
and dust them we'll with Il mature OF
equal parts ef grated Parmesan cheese
and bread crumbs. Then dip them in
bca.en eEg AMI dust them again on
both sides W th the cheese and crumb
mixture and Try them brown. Boil
half Il pound OF macaroni. and after it
drained add two ounce o. butter and
Il cupful Of tomato sane. some grated
Parmesan cheese and salt to taste Let
this become thoroughly hot. starring
occ Is onalIy. Put in the centre of
dish and place the outlets around it
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