The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-15
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


"A vegetable acid. such as lemon
Juice or cider. is said to be SURE sreci-
fic for most cases Of scarlet fever.
Corn Fritters two cups Of
canned corn. add three eggs well beaten.
tablespoonful of milk. enough flour to
make the batter just drop from spoon.
then fry in boiling lard.
-Housekeepers who are obliged to
be on their feet all day change their
shoes several times for fresh pair.
As no two shoes press the foot in the
same part. this will afford great relief
For dressing wounds. cuts or sores
OF any kind. solution Of one spoonful
OF borax to one pint of warm water is
very healing. Bind up the wound af-
ter washing it in a piece Of soft linen
dried out of borax water.
do not rock or trot infants, nor
walk the floor with them. A child can
be taught to go to sleep just as easily
in bed or crib as in cradle. and if
it is once taught to be rocked it will
not be satisfied with any thing else.
In greasing tins. lard is much bet
ter to use than butter. except in cases
where the dough is very delicatcly fla
vored and might taste of the former;
the mixture is much more likely to
stick to the pan with butter. than lard.
Orange Cake Pudding. Bake in a
loaf one and one-half cupfuls of sugar.
one-fOurth cupful Of butter. ore cupful
of milk. three cupfuls of flour. four
eggs one and one-half-teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. and the juice of two
oranges. Bike. and serve with lemon
sauce (No. ~.
Burners sometimes get clogged
and refuse to turn up and down. This
may be remedied by putting them into
an iron kettle containing 4 quart Of
water and double handful of wood
ashes. After boiling little take out
and with u soft rag wash and dry them
perfectly. Or they may be put into
bath composed of equal parts of milk
and vinegar and boiled.
Ivory may be cleansed with new.
soft toothbrush. soap and tepid water;
then dry the ivory and brush well. dip
the latter in alcohol ami polish tbs
ivory until it has regaincd its former
sheen. If the water gives the ivory a
yellowish tint. dry the object in heat.
ed place. If age has yellowcd it.
place the object under ball jar. with
a small vessel containing lime and
muriate acid; set the whole in the sun.
shine.
Strawberry. Charlotte. Boil five
teaspoonfnls of rice five minutes in
water; strain and boil tender in one
quart Of milk. Rub the rice through
sieve; add any milk not absorbed.
one-hah box of dissolved gelatine to
one pint of rice. and one-hah cupful of
sugar Cook together one minute.
When cool. add one tenspoonful of
vanilla and the whites of two eggs.
beaten stiff When cold. pour over it
one quart of hulled Strawberries. and
pile up with whipped cream.
-Tapioca Cream over night
in milk. a teacupful of tapioca. The
next day stir into it the yelks of three
eggs. well beaten. and n cupful of SUI
gar. Place quart of milk on the fire.
let it come to the boiling point. and
then stir in the tapioca. and let the
whole cook until it has thickened; then
take it off the fire and stir in the whites
Of the eggs. bea' EN- to froth. Flavor
to taste. A small portion of the beaten
whites OF the eggs can be saved to dec.
crate the top. Stir into the latter
little sugar. put it into Il paper funnel.
press it out over the topo the pudding
according to fancy. and place it in the
oven a few moments to cool.