McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-12
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

putting half an ounce of water-cres;
seed into one quart of vinegar. The
seed should be crushed before putting
it in, and it will then be soon ready for
use. Celery vinegar is made in the
same way.
When roasting a chicken or small
fowl there is danger of the legs brown
ing or becoming too hard to be eaten.
To avoid this take strips of cloth, dip
them into a little melted lard, or even
Just rub them over with lard, and
wind them around the legs. Remove
them in time to allow the chicken to
brown delicately.
A pretty banner for the wall is OF
black satin with cluster of wheat and
a few daisies embroidered upon it; it
has tassels in three colors across the
bottom. and one tassel on each end OF
the pole at the top; in the right hand
corner is bow of narrow ribbon; it is
almost like rOsette, so many loops
and ends compose it.
Parsnip balls are excellent for an
entree. Parboil six large Darsnips
and letthem get quite cool, then peel
them and CRATE them, beat two eggs
until very light and mix with the
grated parsnip, adding enough flour to
give conference to the mixture; flour
your hand and make small flat balls.
Have hot lard in shallow kettle and
drop the balls gently into it; fry them
until they are well Drowned on both
sides. Send to the table very hot.
A fruit layer cake is delicious nov
city in cake making. Take one cup
of sugar, half cup of butter, one
cup and half of flour, half cup of
wine, one cup of raisins. two eggs and
half teaspoonful of soda; put these
ingredients together with care, just as
if it were very rich cake; bake it in
three layers and put frosting between
the frosting to be made of the whites
of two eggs with enough powdered
sugar to make it thick. The top of
the cake may be frosted if you choose.
Sour milk is so little used since the
advent of baking powder that few
modern cooks know how to dispose OF
a cup of sour cream or milk; here is
an old time and most excellent receipt
for sour cream or milk cookies: two
cups of sugar. one cup of butter, one
of sour cream or milk, three eggs, one
teaspoonful OF soda; mix soft, roll thin.
When the cookies are cut sift granu-
lated sugar over them, and roll it in
by pressing the rolling pin gently over
the cakes, taking care not to tlatten
them too much.
A comparatively inexpensive cream
cake is made of two cups OF sugar,
two. cups and three-quarters of an
other cup of flour, half cup of sweet
milk, four eggs, a piece of butter as
large as two eggs, one teaspoonful OF
cream of tartar, a half teaspoonful
Of soda. This may be baked in three
or four layers. The cream made of
one cup of sugar, half cup of flour,
two eggs, the whites and yolks beaten
separately, and the whites beaten to
still froth, and one pint of milk. Let
This cook until it is thick, let it cool,
and then. flavor with vanilla.
Orange custard to serve in cups is a
dainty and delicious dish; the juice of
ten large oranges, the yolks of ten
eggs, heaping teacupful of powdered
sugar, and one pint of cream; put the
sugar and orange juice together in a
porcelain-lined saucepan, and set it on
the stove; stir it constantly until it
bubbles, then skim it, and set it where
it will cool; beat the yolks of the eggs
very light and add them to the orange
and sugar, then stir in the cream; let
this cook very slowly until it is of the
desired thickness, then pour it into
cups. The whites of the eggs should
be beaten very diligently, and tea
cupful of powdered sugar be beaten
with them; put a large spoonful Of
this on the top of each cup.
One of the prettiest shoulder cush-
ions for the back of chair is made in
the form of crescent; it should be
about five or seven inches broad at the
center, and gradually slope to point;
he point should be up, the curve be-
ing downward, as it is most graceful
so. The crazy patchwork makes
handsome covering for this cushion,
and the pieces should be small and Or
namental bits of delicate embroidery
on silk or satin or velvet being very
effective. The bottom or lower side of
the cushion is greatly softened and i'm
proved if trimmed with lace; it should
be put on quite full so that it will hang
nicely. This cushion may be fastened
securely to an upholstered chair by
long hat pins. or to willow or rattan
chair by narrow ribbons which should
be tied in small bows at each point.