River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-12
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

I'm mixing mustard for table ase,
never add vinegar, which destroys its
life and flavor. Boil water for moisten-
ing it, and use the water lukewarm.
Pretty aprons can be made Of butch.
er's linen, with large design in one
corner outlined with wash-silks, using
natural shades. Daisies and wheat heads
form one of the prettiest of designs.
Ginger Drop Cakes: One-half cup OF
butter, one cup molasses, one cup sugar,
one cup cold water, one heaping tea
spoonful soda, one heaping teaspoonful
ginger; drop in tins; bake in hot oven.
Celery Vinegar: A bunch OF fresh
celery, or quarter of pound of celery
seed. Lay in weak brine over night.
then drain and rinse; then pour over
boiling vinegar and cork tightly for two
or three weeks, when it will be ready
for use.-Good Housekeeping.
Wood, grasses, flowers, moss, etc.
are stained by laying the object to be
colored in the solutions, or painting
them over, or pressing the eoloring liquid
into them. The colors mostly used are
magenta, methyl violet, malachite
green and aniline blue.
"A bottle or jar, unpleasantly odor-
Gus, can, it is said, be cleansed by filling
with buttermilk, leaving day or two,
or longer, and then washing well with
warm soap-suds. In very bad cases it
may be necessary to repeat the process
several times.
Kansas Pudding: Prepare three eggs
by beating well, and add one-half cup Of
sugar, one tablespoon butter, one and a
half cups flour, one cup preserves or jam.
and three tablespoons sour milk in which
is dissolved small teaspoon of soda.
Bake in a moderate oven and turn out
like a cake. -EIousekeeper.
1.-The lack of order is the principal
defect in every imperfectly-kept home.
System is the first important requisite.
Necessity, comfort, luxury; these in
their order should be considered and
provided for. The same general style
should prevail all throughout the house;
not beginning with elegance in the par
Tor; to wind up with meager baroness in
the boys room.-Rural New Yorker.
DO not make the earth in the boxes
and flower-pots too rich. All plants
protected during the winter by setting
them on a stand in warm room,
such as geraniums, should not make
heavy growth, but be kept in good con-
dition for slipping, as the spring and
summer is the proper season for having
them to perfection. The mealy bug
must be guarded against when the
plants are kept in warm atmosphere.
PUMPKIN Pie: Take pint of pump
kin after being stewed and press
through collander. Melt in half a
pint of warm milk, a quarter OF pound
Of butter, and the same quantity of
sugar, stirring them all together. Beat
eight eggs very light, and add them
gradually TO the other ingredients. Stir
in vine glass of rose water, large
teaspoonful of powdered mace and Gin
namOn mixed and a grated nutmeg. Put
On pastry and bake.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
u-Each member of the family should
be taught punctuality, especially at meal
time. No woman can manage her work
easily and advantageously when meals
are irregularly served, and the members
Of the family are allowed TO eat when it
best suits them. In how many families
ean this irregularity be noticed at the
breakfast hour. The table is kept wait
ing long after the proper time, and the
morning work is often not finished
when it is time to begin preparations for
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