The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-02-04
Household HInts.

Useful shaving paper holders are
made of faille ribbon, some pretty d.
sign painted or embroidered upon them.
japanese paper is then securely fas.
tened in the silk cover, and silk cord
ia fastened upon the case by which it is
suspended.
A scarf for smOking-room table il
of ecru linen with spray Of tobacco
blossoms worked in kensingt0n stitch
in the natural colors. Below it is the
legend, my clouds all other clouds
di>pel." The scarf has deep knotted
fringe at each end
Baked up custards-Take one quart
of milk, four eggs, beaten very light.
i've tablcspoonstul Of sugar and q little
nu,meg; mix well and pour INTO GUS
tard cups; set hem in pan OF hot
water, sra.c Title nutmeg on each,
aud bale carefully. Eat cold.
Recipe for Graham Seymour pud-
ding: One and one-haf cups OF Gra-
ham -four. half q cup of seeded raisins,
half q cup of dried currants, half cup
Of molasscs. half cup of sweet milk,
half . cup Of chopped suet, and hall
teaspoonful of soda. Add one egg,
salt. and plenty OF spice, and steam for
two and one-half hours.
Beef Tca.-Eeef to BE- used for beei
tea should be cut fine or chopped. and
then soaked il cold water for two
hours. If The Tine can be spared. and
placed upon the fire in the same water.
Alter thorough boiling it should be
strained, all the lat carefully removed,
and IL lie salt added. Allow q pint
of water to every pound Of meat.
Turkey stuffed with chestnuts is {
seasonabie roast. When the turkey il
prepared. roast ches;nuts enough to
fill it. Remove the shells and the inne,
skins and GIL me bird half full. Then
add four ounces of butter and finish
lilling with the ches;nuts. Sew up the
bird, truss it and bake OF roast it.
Serve hot with the gravy only.
Dainty toilet covers are made ol
white muslin with large dots. The
dots are worked over with yellow
iilosei'c s:li;. plume'is stitch, to rep.
resent le disks of daisies. The petals
are worked with white fi'oselle. The
mats and pin-cushi0n cover are made
to col respond. and the Innings are oI
blue silk or sa.een.
Soft boiled eggs-Fresh eggs for il.
valids who would like them cooked
soft, should be put in pan of boiling
water, and set on part of the stove
where they will not boil for several
minutes. At the end of that time they
will be like jelly. perfectly soft br'
nicely done. and quite digestable BY
even weak stomachs.
Calls liver stewed.-Cut the liver
into small slices, about three inches
square. Into your saucepan place two
onions. sliced fine, 9 tablespoonful oi
sage one Of summer savory. q little
pepper and salt; then add your liv,.
and cover with water. and let it stew
for two hours. just before you serve
it dredge on little flour, aud add a
tablespoonful Of butter
The latest fancy for whisk brush hold
ers is to mike rag dolls head, fasten-
ing il securely about the handle
Of the brush, So that the ring by
which the brush is SUSPENDED rises.
Minerva like from the top on the head.
Next make the hands and secure them
in a proper ps ton upon the brush.
Now dress the doll, taking care that
the skirts do not reach lower than two
inches from the bottom of the brush.
For an excellent white vegetable
soup take three-pint bowl Of vege-
tables Of all kinds, cut up very small:
boil them in two quarts Of water, with
little salt; when done, blend two
tablespoonfuls of flour, with a piece of
butter the size Of an egg, and add .
pint of cream Or pint and q half of
milk; boil all together and just before
serving add the yolks of two eggs
mixed with little cream or milk.