The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-02-26
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Smells are, best fried In cracker dust
and sprinkaed- with lemon juice.
Beets, boiled till done, the skin sllpped
OFF in cold water, served plain, or slicea
in vinegar, are good.
Brooms dipped for minute or two In
boiling water suds once q week will
last much longer than they otherwise
would.
One can have the hands In soap suds
without injury to the skin II the hands
are dipped in vinegar or lemon juice i'm
mediately after.
When SHIRT or apron sleeve is very
apt to tear at the wrist opening, tiny
three cornered gusset sewed in firmly
will prevent this accident.
Water should never be used that has
been held in lead pipe all night, and
it should be allowed to run freely before
any is taken for use.
In opening an oven door, always hold
the head back till the first blast of heat
has escaped, for it is almost enough to
put ones eyes out, and may be likely to
injure them seriously.
When lifting little children by the
wrist, the bones of the arm not being
wholly formed, or rather solidified, they
are very liable to break. The hands
should be placed under the armpits.
To Stone Raisins Easily-Pour boiling
water over them, letting them stand a
moment to soften, then pour it off. The
stones may then be easily pinched out
at the stem end by giving an extra
twist to the fruit.
Turnips are good cut in small squares,
boiled till tender and covered with a
sauce made Of a cup of milk, thickened
with one spoonful of -four and bit of
butter with pinch of salt; boil together
one moment.
When ladies are afflicted with a rough
skin, they will find it to their advantage
to use u nail brush, not only for the
nails, but also for the knuckles, and, ill
deed, the entire hand. A little ammonia
in the water adds to its cleansing prop
critics.
When carrying baby around room
to see the pictures, ornaments, etc., do
not hurry. thereby confusing the infant
and soon cxhausting the source of amuse-
ment. Let the little one gaze at one
object until it turns away its eyes. thus
showing it is satisfied.
An English medical publication says
that turnips, beets, onions, carrots and
parsnips are SO completely made up of
water and waste materials that they can
not be depended upon for nourishmcnt,
but are valuable aids in digesting the
more concentrated foods.
To Remove q Tight Ring.-Wind q
piece of common Irvine we'll soaped as
tightly as possible around the finger,
commencing at the top and winding I'M
til the ring is reached, press the end
under the ring with the head of needle
and unwind. The ring will conc of
with it.
Cream Cheese.-Take one pint, or q
pint and half, of the thickest cream;
tie it up in a cloth and hang it in cool
place to drain for twenty-four hours, at
the end Of which time it should be quite
firm. Turn it out on piece of muslin
and form itinto a square or long shape,
Lace curtains should never be ironed.
Wash and starch them, using in the
rincing water tablespoonful of pow.
dered borax. This makes them very
stiff. When wet, spread on sheet
either on the floor or bed, and pin down
| two or three inches. Let them dry, 70,
several days and they will look very
nice.
When the dishes are washed the nor
should be thoroughly sc:.ldcd, ther
rinced in cold water, and hung, not OF
the inside of the sink door, but out O
doors, where it viii be exposed to air
sunlight, rain and even snow. It viii
keep clean and sweet long time, ant
we should hear less about death in the
dishcloth.''
Oyster Toast with Poached Eggs
Mince two dozen raw oysters; put then
in stew-pan with an ounce of butter,
dash of salt and pepper and gill of oy
ster liquid. Simmer three minutes
moisten slices of toast by pouring a lit
tie of the liquid upon it, add the oyster
mincc. put a poached egg on top ant
serve.-The Cook.
Apples and Rice-Core and pare al
many apples as will fill pudding dish
stew them so that they are nearly soft
boil a half teacupful of rice; when nearly
soft add sugar, salt and pint of milk
place the apples in the pudding dish
turn the rice over them, filling up tn,
core of each apple with sugar bcfor,
putting in the rice. Bake until it is
nice brown. Serve with cream or with
out any sauce.
Boiled corned beef is good dish. bu
usually poorly cooked, and it is not il
reality SO inexpensive meat as is gen
orally supposed. Half its nutriment il
apt to be lost in the boiling, which SHOULD
be slow and continue for several hours
till the bone comes outeasily. Its bet
ter economy. however. to buy the cornee
round, ut fourteen cents a pound, tina.
the rump piece at twelve, for the lattel
has SO much bone.
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