Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-01
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THE HOUSEHOLD.
roR THE LAUNDRY.

FOR THE LAUNDRY.
Ginghams and prints will keep their
color better if washed in water thickeued
with flour starch Flour is very cleansing
and will do the work OF soap in one or
two washings in the starch water, This
with the rinsing, will be sufficient and
the goods will look fresher than if wash
ed and starched in the old fashioned way.
FOR THE BEST PLASTER.
For quick restorative is TO take six
inch square of common adhesive plaster
and sprinkle it over with cayenne pepper
1t does not adhere to the uuderclothing
a. the plasters that are made up with
pitch are sure TO do, and it sticks"
fast enough for as long as is required.
The yellow adhesive plaster can be pur-
chased in long strips very cheaply.
roe ooosEBERY JAM.
4 gill OF water to each pound of ripe
fruit; boil for an hour Thtn add the
sugar, three-quarters of pound for
every pound weight of the fruit Cook
slowly for another hour.
A SPANISH FISH DISH.
Il is better in this weather to freshen
the salted Goldfish by putting 1t on learly
in the m0rning) in cold water to boil,
changing the water two or three times as
it reaches the boiling point Lay it aside
when tender. Slice q couple of onions,
fry them in drippings or salad oil till
brown add pint Of cooked tomato and
the pickled-up fish: shake the saucepan
occasionally and cook for two hours
slowly This is good dish for either
wash day or ironing day, when the fire Is
kept going all day.
BAKED CCCUMnEBs.
Pare the cucumbers, chop them fine
with small onion; put them on with
very little water and stew for ten minu-
tes Prepare a rich dressing as for
poultry of bread crumbs with herbs and
yolk of egg; add the dressing and one
tablespoonful of butter and bake in "a
deep dish.
corn STARCH CREAM PIE.
one pint of milk calded. two table
spouufuls of corn starch. three tablespoon
ful- of sugar, yolks of two eggs, Wet the
starch with little cold milk, Beat the
eggs and sugar until light and stir the
two tcaspoonfuls of lemon. Line a pie
plate with pie crust and cake. Fill with
the cream and cover it with frosting made
of the whites Of the two eggs beaten with
two tablespooufuls of sugar. Set in oven
a few minutes to stifGen.
cBUMpErs.
One and one-half pints of -four one
half teaspoouful salt, one teaspOonful
sugar. two of baking powder, one egg,
nearly a pint of milk and cream mixed
together: sift together flour, sugar salt,
and powder; add beaten egg and milk;
beat all together; bake in well buttered
hot gem irons; serve not
LEMON PICKLE.
Choose dozen fine. well sized lemons
fresh and perfectly sound. scrape the
outside of them with piece of broken
quart bottle. and then cut them length
wise down into four quarters, but not
quite asunder; they must he left so as to
hang lust together. Rub these over with
salt on the rough outside, and fill the
cuts in the same manner with salt; put
them in china or earthenWare bowl that
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salt over them and turn them once a
dav: LEI them lie thus four days Parboll
twelve clover Of garlic. or small onions
cut into thin slices. add to these an ounce
of white sugar. a handful Of white mus
tard seed. and rs much cayenne pepper as
will lie upon q dime. Sprinkle some salt
among these and LET them stand all the
tins the lemons are IN the bowl. Then
have clean stone jar ready. take out the
lemons one by one, squeeze them very
little and lay them carefully in the stone
Jar: lay in the spices all about them, and
tie them close down: let them stand a
month and they will be tit to eat. Sugar
can De added 20 taste when served.
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Youkers Statesman
..You =ay that ihe trout weighed ten
pounds.
yes Sir; it was the bigge trout ever
saw
"And it got away from you:"
"Ye-.'
"Wiu you take an oath 20 that