Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-11-17
HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.

RICE PANCAKES. Two large cups q.
| rice well washed; boil in one Quart q
water; when the water boils of, add one
quart of milk, one cup of wheat flour, ons
| egg.
BUTTERM1LK fIEs-Une cup OF sugar,
| two cups of buttermilk, two eggs. two
| tablespoonful of -four, two tablespoonful
| of butter; flavor with lemon This makes
| two pies.
HONEY LEMON CAKE.-One cup Of but
ter. two cups of honey, four eggs. well
beaten. teaspoonful of soda, teaspoonful Of
essence OF lemon, half cup of sour milk,
enough to make it stiff as can be stirred :
bake at once In q quick oven.
NEW KETTLEs-To remove the iron
taste from new kettles, boil a handful Of
hay in them, and repeat the process if ne.
cessary. Hay water is great sweetener Of
tin, wooden and ironware In Irish diaries
everything used for milk is scalded with
hay water.
HONEY FRUIT CAKE.-Four eggs, five
cups of -four, two cups of honey, one tea
spoonful OF butter, one cup of sweet milk,
two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar. ono
teaspconful OF soda, one pound of raisins,
one pound Of currants, one half pound cit.
ron, one teaspoonful each of cloves, CHINA
mon and nutmeg; bake in q large loaf in q
slow oven. This will be nice months after
baking a. well as when fresh.
DRIED PEACH PUDDING.-Taks one pint
of dried peaches, aud scald and stew them
till done, and have plenty Of juice; sweeten
with one cup OF sugar; make batter of .
small teacupful of buttermilk and one half
teaspoonful Of soda and salt to taste thick.
Ell with flour very stiff, drop this in small
Jumps in the peaches which must be boiling,
cook about twenty minutes, and serve with
cream and sugar, or sauce.
HONEY APPLE CAKEs.-Soak three cups
OF dried apples over night; chop slightly,
and simmer in two coffee cups Of honey
for two hours, then add one and one-half
coffee cups OF sugar, one coffee cup of
melted butter, three eggs, two teaspoonfuls
OF saleratus; cloves, cinnamon, powdered
lemon or orange peel, and ginger syrup, if
you have it. Mix all together, add the
apples, and then -four enough for stiff
batter. Bake in slow oven. This will
make two good sized cakes
OATMEAL AND CocoANur - Oatmeal
mixed with grated cocoanut produce very
attractive cake to both old and young.
Take three heaping teaspoonfuls of grated
cocoanut add to it half pint of the finest
oatmeal and two heaping teaspoonfuls Of
sugar; stir it into one gill of boiling water,
and mix it thoroughly together; turn it out
on the rolling board, well Toured, and roll
it as thin and cut it out as for common
cracknels; put bit of citron and half
dozen currants into each cake, sticking
them into the dough. Bake it in a slow
oven and watch carefully lest they brown
a shade too deep. To make them crispy,
let them stand day in an uncovered dish.
To PICKLE TOMATOES Always use
those which are thoroughly ripe. The small
round ones are decidedly the best. Do not
prick them, as most receipt books direct.
Let them lie in strong brine three or four
days, then put them down in layers in your
jars, mixing with them, small onions, and
pieces Of horseradish. Then pour on tho
vinegar (cold) which should be arst spiced
- for peppers let there be . spice bag to
throw into every pot Cover them carefully
and set than BY In the cellar for full
month before adns
10 CLEAN CARPETs.-Your carpet being
6rst well beaten and freed from dust, tacS
It down to the floor; then mix half P:,s
Of bullock's gall with two gallons Of soss
water scrub it well with soap and this ga1
mixture 4; let it remain till quite dry-wksE
it will be perfectly cleansed and look ~
well as new, as the colors will be restored
to their original brightness.
SHOE GREAsE.-Linseed oil applied 60
the soles until well soaked, and an ordinary
dose to the upper, allowing it to go into the
crease along the sole and upper leather.
For five years have used nothing else, and
can wear a pair of shoes longer than any
other one around me. Three pairs of shoes
do me two years, Il wear no boots) and an
out doors all day the year round when the
weather is at all fit to be out. If there i
no hole or leak in my shoes, I can be in the
snow, mud or water for half q day withoss
even damp foot
MULLEN AS "A CURE FOR CONSUMPTION
"A correspondent of the Lexington Press
writes as follows about the flower of well
known plant " l have discovered q remedy
for consumption. It has cured numbers Of
cases after they had commenced bleeding
at the lungs and the hectic flush was already
on the cheek. It is common mullen steep
ed strongly and sweetened with coffee
sugar, and drank freely. Young or old
plants are good dried in the shade and kept
in clean bags The medicine must be con-
tinued from three to six months, according
to the nature of the disease. 1t il very
good for the blood vessels also It strength.
sas and builds up the system instead Of
taking away the strength; it makes good
blood, and takes Inflammation away frou