The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-30

Milk In boiling always forms :
peculiar acid. 50 pinch u soda should
be added when beginning 10 cook.
"A little turpcniinc added as they
boil win whiten and swectcn clothes
without injuring the most delicate
fabric. For garments very much soiIcd
use spoonful Of Kerosene.
Kerosene lamps turned down so rs
10 burn low soon poison tho mir Of a
room. This practice should never be
allowed In n house. and certainly not
In slecping-rooms or sick-rooms
Hold raisins under water while
stoning; this prevents sickness to the
hands. and clcanscs the raisins. Put
the quantity Of rasins needed In dish
with water TO cover. stone them before
removing from water.
Farm anil Garden recon mends
every farmer who builds an ice-house to
arrange for cold storage apartment
In connection with It. for the prescrva-
ton Of fruit. butter. etc. No matter how
small II Is. 1t will be found decided
convenience.
Scrambled eggs are the simplest
to cook Of all. Beat two eggs well.
pour into a buttcred pan that has be.
come quite hot season with pepper
and salt. and stir constantly until
done, which is easily told BY tho eggs
forming In small Jumps.
Egg Soup. Slice two onions and
fry brown. add three pints Of water
and boil, add salt. pepper ard a pinch
Of sugar; stir until the soup has thick.
ened. remove from the fire and mix
in the yelks Of beaten eggs. Have
ready In the soup turccn ten ounces
Of pulled bread, pour the soup over
and serve.
To clean bottles. ETC.. fill them
with ammonia and water and put in
some fine shot; then shake rapidly till
the glass is clean. Little pebbles or
cinders will answer the purpose, but
are not as convenient rs shot. For
decanters and fine glass which it is
necessary to avoid scratching il is best
10 use ammonia water and soft swab
or brush with handle Of very fine wire.
An egg shell broken fine and shaken
about well also cleans fine glass nicely.
The seeds Of carrots and parsnips
are very slow in terminating. and to
this cause Is due the failure on the
part Of some farmers to grow those
crops. The seed should be sown early.
80 as 10 have the young plants make
some Roadway before the grass shall
begin to grow thickIy, or hand wedding
must be rcsorted 10. 1t would be best
70 use plenty Of seed, planting them in
- stools" about six inches apart in the
rows. and thin out the surplus plants
after they shall be up.
1t Is generally better to secure cut
tings for next years planting in the
fall than to delay the operation till
spring. They may be cut At any time
when the wood Is not frozen. Each
variety should be carefully tied to-
gcthcr. and plainly labeled. They may
be kept in damp sand in cool cellar,
Or better still. outdoors. where they
an be covered sufficiently with soil to
protect them against freezing. and
where they remain moderately moist
without danger Of coming in contact
with standing water until the follow
ing spring. American Agriculturisf.
Chocolate tarts. - Crate four
ounces Of the best chocolate and add
to it a pinch Of powdered cinnamon.
the grated rind Of half = lemon. Z
pinch Of salt and sifted loaf sugar
enough to sweeten TO taste. Beat well
the yeIks Of six eggs. together with
two spoonfuls OF milk. and stir this
gradually into the chocolate. Put the
whole into q stew-pan. stirring the
mixture for few minutes over the
fire. Take II of, allow it 10 cool and
pour into a tart dish lined with puff
paste; cover the top with the whisked
white Of eggs and bake in moderate
oven.