The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-02
Household Hint, and Rec,pes,

n delicious sauce Tor PLAIN nee pud-
ding is made by stewing some apples
and grapes until perfectly soft, then rub
them through a sieve, sweeten, put a
lump of butter in, and if too thin stir in
a little cornstarch.
Apple dumplings may be made inter.
esting to the younger members of the
family if the apples chosen are small
enough to admit of their being prepared
thus: Cut them in two parts, remove
the core, peel the apples, fill the space in
the center with sugar, put the apples to-
gether so that they will appear to be
whole, then wrap the dough closely
around each apple. If the stems are left
on it is an improvement.
A dish that needs to be more gener-
ally known is made by chopping some
veal, that has been cooked, very fine,
season it highly with pepper and salt,
and a little mustard, and bind it with
the yolk of an egg, then take a firm
head of cabbage, cut out the heart, and
fill the space with the veal; tie the cab
bage up in a cloth and let it boil until
tender. Some cooks use part cold boiled
ham and part veal or chicken.
A very nice breakfast dish is made by
chopping remains of yesterdays roast
very fine and seasoning we'll; then take
some mashed potato, mix one or two raw
eggs with it until it is like a paste and
can be spread out, sprinkle il with flour,
and cut out round cakes; put a table
spoonful or more of the meat upon one
cake; 10y another over it and press the
edges together, and fry in hot lard OF
beef dripping until a delicate brown.
TO clean brass, make a mixture of one
part common nitric acid and one part oil
sulphuric acid in a stone jar, having also
ready a pail of fresh water and a box oil
sawdust. The articles to be treated are
dipped into the acid, then removed into
the water, and finally rubbed with saw.
dust. This Immediately changes them
to a brilliant color. If the brass has be.
come greasy it is first dipped in a strong
solution of potash and soda in warn
water; this cuts the grease, so that thu
acid has the power to act.
The followir method of washing
blankets has been highly recommended
by an experienced housekeeper. Fol-
half a dozen double blankets take one
pound of borax, dissolved in a gallon o.
boiling water, with a pound of pure
white bar soap, shaved up finely. Stil
until all is melted. Then put the blank
cts into a tub, as many as will go in
turn water upon them just warm to the
hand, and mix with it the solution o.
boraX and soap. If three double blank
cts are to be washed, take half the mix
ture at one time. Never rub SOAP upor
any kind OF wooden, or rub the blank
cts, but souse them up and down in tn,
suds, and squeeze them in the hands
and pull them from one hand into tn,
other, until all the dirt and soil are re
moved. If there are spots of grease upol
the blankets, a little borax and soap car
be gently rubbed upon them until the,
are extracted, but much rubbing vii
full up the texture. When white an(
clean, rinse in lukewarm water, and US
two waters if one does not leave then
very white. Wiring through a wringer
hang on the line and pull straight an,
smooth. Blankets should always b
washed on a sunny day, when they ca,
dry quickly, and be folded up befor
the dew commences to fall. They d
not need to be iroued, but can be passe,
through a mangle, if one is at hand
They can be laid between two mattresse
and pressed, or put on shelves in tn
linen closet, and heavy books place
upon them.