The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-01-06
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Pastry.-If the under crust of the pastry
be brushed over with the white of an egg be
fore thsruit or custard is added, it will not
become soggy after baking.
Remedy for Diarrhea.-Good cider vine
gar is recommended for diarrhWa, two
ounces for am adult, and one teaspOOnful,
moderately diluted, for child of one year.
To Stop the Hiccough.-An excellent rem
edy for hiccough for young and old is granu-
lated sugar mOistened with pure vinegar
For an infant give from few grains TO tea
spoonful.
Kept Dry.-Salt Goldfish should be kept in
a dry place, where the odor of it will not al
feet the air of the house. Fish skin for
cleaing coffee should be washed, dried and
put in a paper bag.
Coffee ROlls.-Take one quart of bread
dough and mix with it One-half cup of sugar,
oRe-qua-ter cup of butter two cups of dried
currants; make into small rolls, dip into
melted butter place in tins and let rise and
bake.
Sweet Sauce.-Beat the yolks of four eggs
with four tablespoOnfuls OF powdered sugar,
add tumblerful of cherry and liquor glass
of brandy; put the mixture in jug; place
this in a saucepan of boiling water on the
fire and frOth up the same with chocolate
mill.
A standardization a chicken and rub it
well all over with cayenne pounded ginger
put quarter OF a pound of butter in a stew
pan and lay the chicken IN it; let it simmer
in the butter Until it is quite cooked lay it
on dish and pour the butter over ii, with
the juice of a lemon; serve very hot
Entree for Roast POrk.-Peel as many po-
tatocs a. will cover the bottom of big pie
dish. Sprinkle a half teaspoOnful of dried
sage over them. Cut an onion in thin slices
and spread them over this. Add salt and
pepper and Jumps of butter Cover the bot
tom of the dish with water or milk, and bake
il in moderate oven.
Welsh Rarebit.-Toast thin slices OF bread
with crust removed. While hot butter
slightly; then dip for an instant in pan
containing enough hot water to half cover
the slices. Place on hot plate, allowing one
small slice for each person; sprinkle over a
little salt, and pour on enough melted cheese
10 cover thcm-rich. new cheese is the best
Serve Immediately. Sometimes a little mus
taTd is spread over the toast; again, the toast
is mOistened with ale instead of hot water
The simple recipe is, however the one usu-
ally preferred
egg Pie-Make two very thin cakes OF In
dian meal, flour and soda, Just as for corn
bread, and wet it with sour milk, and bake
them in a quick oven. Make a gravy of one
tablespoonful of butter, the same of -four a
cup of milk and salt and pepper. When
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eggs; leave them in long enough TO heat
but don't let them boil up or they will fall
to pieces. Butter one of the hot Indian
cakes, lay itin a round pan or dish, pour on
.he gravy and eggs, and lay on the other
cake, buttering it on the top and sprinkling
on pepper and salt.
Value of Lemons-Bear in mind that LEM
ors the most useful fruit in domestic
economy. The Juice of half lemon in a
tea cup of strong black coffee, without sugar
will often cure sick headache. Lemon
Juice and salt will remove ordinary iron
rust II the hands are stained there is moth
ing that will remove the stains so well as
lemon. Cut lemon in halves and apply
the cut surface as If it were soap. Lemon
Juice is also remedy for rheumatism and
for the so-called biliousness of spring. In
the latter case, take the juice OF a lemon be-
fore breakfast the pulp may also be eaten,
avoiding every particle of skin. Lemon
juice with sugar mixed very thick and taken
az intervals relieves coughs. IL must be very
aei0 an well 40 sweet