Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-07-01
OR RASPBERRY ACID.
THE HOUSEHOLD.
EOR THE LAUNDRY.

FOR THE LAUNDRY.
Ginghams and prints will keep their
color better if washed in water thickened
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 fre5her 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 underclothing,
as 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.
FOR GoosEBERY JAM.
A gill of water to each pound of ripe
fruit; boil for an hour. Then add the
sugar, three-quarters of a pound for
every pound weight of the fruit Cook
slowly for another hour.
A SPANISH FISH DISH.
1t is better in this weather to freshen
the salted Goldfish by putting it on (early
in the morning) in cold water to boil,
changing the water two or three times as
it reaches the boiling point. Lay it aside
when tender. Slice 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 CUCUMBERs.
Pare the cucumbers, chop them fine
with small onion; pnt them on with
very little water and stew for ten minu-
ties. Prepare 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 scalded, two table
spoonfuls of corn starch, three tablespoon
fuls of sugar, yolks of two eggs. Wet the
starch with a little cold milk. Beat the
eggs and sugar until light, and stir the
whole in the scalded milk. Flavor with
two teaspOOnfuls 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 tablespOOnfuls of sugar. Set in oven
a few minutes to stiffen.
CRUMPETs.
One and one-half pints of flour, one
half teaspoonful salt, one teaspoonful
sugar, two of baking powder, one egg,
nearly pint of milk and cream mixed
together; sift together -four, sugar salt,
and powder: add beaten egg and milk;
beat all together; bake in we'll buttered
hot gem irons; serve hot.
LEMON PICKLE.
Choose a dozen fine, well sized lemons
fresh and perfectly sound, scrape the
outside of them with a piece of broken
quart bottle, and then cut them length
wise down into four quarters, but not
quite asunder; they must be left so as to
hang just together. Rub these over with
salt on the rough outside, and fill the
cuts in the same manner with salt; put
them in a china or earthenware bowl that
will Just hold them sprinkle some more
salt over them, and turn them once
day; let them lie thus four days. ParbOI
twelve clover of garlic, or small onions
cut into thin slices; add to these an ounce
of white sugar, handful of white mus
tard seed, and as much cayenne pepper as
will lie upon a dime. Sprinkle some salt
among these, and let them stand all the
time 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
month and they will be fit to eat. Sugar
can be added to taste when served.