Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-26
DOMESTIC HINTS.


corn, scrapng the ears with silver
knife. So that all the IN liz may be re-
moved. Mix the pulp with three e. rs
and one lcacupful of -four. Fry n
hot drippings.
One ounce oil of lavendar m Xed
with one quart of water or alo ohol
and sprinkled about room VIII rid
il OF llies. One who knows. says that
four applications at intervals viii be
sufficient To drive away host.
Fruit has taken the place of flowers
in basket decoration. Waste paper
baskets are Ornamcnted with bows
and ends of wide satin ribbon, among
which are placed plumbS, peaches,
grapes and other fruit, with lunches
of grasses or wheat
Don't fresco walls or ceiling. Fres-
co painting is very we'll for large halls
or grand salons. but the effect is not
good for domestic rooms. Color on
the walls IN this way Is sure to be N
conflict with whatever color may be
brought in. whether in pictures. fur
ulture. hangings, or decorative ob.
iccts.
Roman Punch Crate the yellow
+ nd OF four lemons and two oranges
upon two pounds of loaf sugar.
Squeeze the Juice of the lemons aud
oranges. cover it and let it stand until
the next day. Strain it through
SIEVE, mix with the sugar; add a bot
lie - champagne and the whites OF
eight eggs beaten to "a stlil froth. 1t
may be frozen or not rs desired.
Don't put high colors on your walls
Or in your carpets or tapestry and
very little of il anywhere else Wall
paper must be quiet in tone il YOU de-
sire to produce II pleasant effect. Pie.
lures can not look well il hung against
loud patterns or positive colors; your
bric-a-brac is sure to be Ineffective
and tastcless if its designs are con
fused with the designs and colorS
against which 1t is placed
Plotted chicken will keep sulli-
GENTLY long for any ordinary Jour
neY ana Is an agreeable relish. Cut
all the meat from IA roasted fowl. and
mince it very fine with two slices OF
boiled ham Mix this TO "A paste with
a quarter of n pound Of the best but
ter. adding salt and pepper 10 the
taste. Pack in Jam jars and cover
with little melted butter and cover
closely. 1t will keep for ten days m
the ice chest.
Scallopcd clans are a nice cntree,
and are also good for breakfast. Chop
the clans fine and season them with
"a little pepper Mix some powdered
cracker with Il little warm milk. two
well beaten eggs and "a little melted
butter: then add the minced CLANS.
mixing thoroughly. Bake in butiercd
,callop shells, or if YOU have not
these, i'm buttcred patty pans or large
clam shells that have been thoroughly
cicsn>cd.
salt eggs are Saxon dish. The
descendant, of the ''lIalioren. an an.
Gent SAXON tribe, even az the present
aay bring as an Offering To thc court
at Dresden salt eggs, larNs and salt
cucumbcr~. The eggs should be-
boiled until they are perfectly hard;
then crack the shell in tiny pieces
and lay the egg> 10 hrn" ~.rong
enough to float them. Let them We
main in thj, for twenty four hours
Remove To-, shells and serve
Mutton pie makes welcome dish
for the children = dinner: cold roast
or boiled mutton should he used for
this purpose Trim oh nearly all the
fat, cut the lean meat in small pieces
and put them in a pudding dish; #
Won have any gravy or stock pour
that over them. pat ia "a little butler
and season with pepper and salt and
"a little parsley chopped fine. cover
Tho top with thick paste. u,tjc just
rs vou make baking powder biscuits;
brown nicely In the oven.
An excellent tomato soup l. made
iu this way. 1t j. SO simple. aud re-
quiers 80 little skill in its preparation.
that it VIII prove acceptable to many:
One quart of Stcwed tomatoes. strain
ed so that no seeds remain; add "a
generous quart of boiling milk; put Il
piece of butter the size Of an egg in
the turccn: add two tahlcspoonfulS Of
rolled crackers. and sui and pepper
to taste. Pour over this the boiling
milk. then add the strained tomatoes;
mix thoroughly and quickly and
serve.
Rich wfiles are made by this re-
cipe: Make "a thin paste OF eight
ounces OF flour, six ounces Of pulver-
lied sugar, two egg, "a little essence
to taste, half a liquor glass of brandy
or rum and some milk. Warm and
butter both sides Of waffle iron. put
some ot the paste in it. close gently.
set it on the fire and turn il over to
heat both sides equally. 1t takes
hardly minute to brown with good
fire When baked. dust with pow
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