Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-19
HELPS IN HOUSEKEEPING.

IT - mistake, afirms culinary author.
ity, to cook corn as much as most persons
do. Long boiling does not make It tender,
but hardens 1t like an egg overlooked.
SCIENTIFIC authority claims that II Is q
mistake to clean brass with acid, as it soon
becomes dull after such treatment Sweet
oil and putty powder followed by soap and
water is recommended as one Of the best
mediums for Frightening brass or copper
KDNEYs ON ToAsr.--Scald the kidneys,
divide them partially, lay them on q plate
with lump Of butter, pepper, salt and q
squeeze Of lemon JUICE; place them before
tho fire, basting them frequently with the
butter; when done, serve each kidney on
half5a slice Of toast.
FRESH boiled salmon, cold, is an inviting
dish for q hot summers dinner. Take care
In boiling to keep the fish whole. Put it on
the ice when done to cool. It will take an
hour or two to be not only cold but Arm.
Servo with 1t Mayonnaise dressing with q
good deal Of lemon juice in it.
ONn Of the prettiest climbers is the cy-
press vino. Its dark green, feathery foliage
und bright star-shaped flowers are most
beautiful and graceful. 1t 10 easily Guilt
waited, and blooms a long time. It requires
rich soil, and supports to Irvine around,
bat well repays the care bestowed upon it.
CHEESE FRITTERs.--Grate three ounces od
cheese into basin, mix with it about one
and a-half ounces of fine bread crumbs,
pepper, salt and three wel-beaten eggs :;
drop the mixture from tablespoon I'M
small cakes into some boiling butter, and
fry light brown on both sides; serve very;
hot.
For extracting the juice Of meat to make
. broth or soup, soft water, unsalted and
cold Mt first, is the bese for it much moro
readily peretratcs the tissue; but for boil
Ing where the juices should be retained
hard water or soft water salted is prefer
able, and the meat should be put in while
the water is boiling, so as to seal up tho
pores at once.
orr housewife suggests that, after scald-
Ing, pooling and cutting into pieces toma-
toes for canning, they should be thrown on
. sieve coarse enough to let seeds pass
through and pressed with the hand. This
gets rid OF some Of the water in the fruit,
and also IF many bitter and uDsightly
seeds. There is still water enough in them
when heated, and the flavor is improved. :
AN excellent and casily-prepared salad
can be made Of one cucumber and six small
tomatoes cut in the thinnest Of slices. Peel
Suo cucumber 1uO lou IL no IN S3lLe0 ICE
water for half an hour. Do not peel the
tomatoes, but slice them alternately with
the cucumber, and cover with dressing
made of tablespoonful of vinegar and two
Of olive oil, with little salt and pepper.
GONE dose OF tea in the twenty-four
hours is quite sufficient" says q London
exchange, land many people who are at
present troubled with headaches and many
of the so-called nervous diseases, would be
far better il they never drank tea at all.
Especially should all avoid that very great
mistake known as high tea. Tea and meat
should mover be taken together, at least. as
forming tho principal meal. The tannin,
an important constituent of the tea, pre-
vents the digestion OF the meat"
IT has been discovered IN France that
glass bottles in which wine is kept affect
Its quality. Peligot, q chemist, says that
the changes which wine kept long in bottles
undergo is due to the action of the ingre-
dents used in the preparation Of the glass
An undue admixture of lime and magnesia,
which are often substituted for soda and
potash, beng cheaper, acts injuriously upon
the wine. In those bottles in which the
wine actually improves, the proportion Of
limo is found not to exceed eighteen or
twenty Der cent - 3sE~-s-.-