Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-17
TO PURIFY DRINKING WATER

II,
One pound of alum pulverized Al
dissolved in four gallons OF water
be sufficient to purify the drink
water for a large plantation for
months. OF this solution, a winecls
full may be added to every fifty gslbI
Of water. The alum coagulates
organic matters, they settle, and lea
a clear, sparkling, wholesome water
HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs.
Use pallet knife to scrape pots
kettles.
Sweep and dust once week
rooms which do not daily receive /,
attention.
Salt plentifully sprinkled on the
doorstep will have better and clean
effect than ashes.
For intense itching, bath in
water, dry with coarse towel and
with sweet oil.
Keep your bread pans and pie dish i
free from i'll flavor by always wasl.i]
them in hot water after using.
Dissolve box of Pearline in N
quarts Of hot water Let it rema|
over night undisturbed, and you vi
have splendid soft soap.
To have poached eggs look very MD
cook each egg in muffin ring plac|
in the bottom Of a saucepan OF bcill
water.
To make a corset feel comforahlj
lace up to fit the form neatly, then Sc
five or six straps of gum ribbon aero
and remove the strings.
The gloss that the Chinese laund1
men give to collars and cuffs is ID
altogether due to the starch, but |
heavy pressure, the articles pass.
through heavy rollers tightly adjust
and very hot.
COOKING RECIPES.
Sponge Cake-Beat the whites
eight eggs stiff; add part of them
the yelks; beat few minutes adj
two teacups OF sugar, stir thorough
add the rest Of the whites; beat hasd
then stir in very slowly two teacnp
-four, a spoonful at time; flavor VIII
lemon; bake in a moderate oven.
Potato Soup-Fry two ounces
bacon, brown six onious, peeled al
chopped, pepper and salt to taste, to1
quarts of hot water; boil fitted
minutes; add one quart of sliced lct1
toes; boil until potatoes are 81
,, pulp. Serve hot.
Golden Brick-Fry breakfast bae91
nice brown and serve with ethel
fried or poached egg on top.
Salad Dressing-Beat four eggs lsL11
add one tablespoon mustard, one,lal
teaspoon salt, five tablespoons Of vll11
gar, cayenne pepper to taste; mix We.|
stand in kettle Of boiling water u14
a little thicker than boiled custard
Chicken Pie-Joint nice, plali]|
fowl, cut up half pound of fat poh1])
stew until tender. Line.a pan Wy
nice biscuit dough, and add the mea1
with alternate layers of dough- nH1
the pan is full, then put on top cEas]
pour in some broth and bake. GU
square in the center to allow the sS:'1
to escape.
INN Blscuit-One quart OF houl II
tablespoon of lard and butter mNt1
and one tablespoon OF salt; make !a.]
a stiff paste, with cold water; III
dough until it blisters, roll thin, HN1
with a fork and bake quickly. -!
Corn Bread-One-half pint OF Np]
corn meal and an equal quaint! ]
-four, one-half pint of sweet mlIh' W. u
tablespoonful Of sugar, one-hal, u
spoon of salt, one teaspoonful OF s,s
and two Of cream of tartar, or ~,
small teaspoonfuls Of baking Ss,l
two eggs and one tablespoonful Of Nv. Ss|
ter. Stir butter and sugar to5e' IN
add the eggs, then the mi TX al; ana a Iml
and last the dry ingredients. Ihens n
meal, and baking powder, or SODA u =
cream of tartar, should be stlrrea .,sI
gether and sifted twice. Beat y, ~,
onghly and pour in a well-grease1p i
not much deeper than pie TIN: an IN
till broom-straw run in will Oe "
Serve hot.
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