Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-01-03
THE HOUSEHOLD.
APPLE BREAKFAST CAKE.

One and one-half cups of Indian meal
two cups of wheat -four, one-half cup Of
molasses, two teaspoonfuls of cream OF
tartar, one teaspoonful of soda, little
salt, cold water to mix thin, and five
common-sized apples chopped, Bake in
q CREASED pan In a quick oven.
PLUM JAM.
Let your fruit be dry and free from
leaves or stalk. Take equal quantities OF
plums and sugar, put into clean vessel
and boil one hour, stirring the same way
as above. DamsOns prepared the same
way are very good. Care must be taken
when cold to cover all preserves closely
and stand in cool, dry place.
APPLE oUsTARD.
Make a custard of four beaten eggs
three pints OF milk, one cup Of sugar and
a little salt. In this stir one pint OF
stewed, sweetened and seasoned apples
and bake half an hour in a quick oven
Or, use five eggs (keeping out the whites
of two, with which frost the top), and
brown in the oTen. M sauce required.
BEEF FRITTERs.
Beef fritters are nice for breakfast;
OuCp pISCOS VI 5tOdh VI lodcb Uo0I
very fine. Make batter of milk -four
and an egg and mix the meat with it.
Put lump of butter into a saucepan,
let it melt, then drop the batter into it
from large spoon. Fry until brown;
season with pepper and salt and a little
parsley.
DUTCH CREAM TOAST.
Take some bits of cooked ham or the
ham bone that has few bits adhering to
it; remove all fat and set in the oven to
dry until it will CRATE like cheese. Toast
and butter some bread in the dip-bowl
fashion so often recommended in these
columns. Spread it with the grated ham,
and fold it over. Make sauce with the
yolks of two or three eggs and gill and
half of cream; neat, stir, and pour it
boiling hot over the toast.
CORN OMELET.
Boil the corn on the cob for five min
utes. Score each row OF grams through
the center and press out the contents
with the back of a knife. Separate five
eggs and beat them we'll; add to the yolks
one gill of cream; them the corn and a
palatable seasoning OF salt and pepper.
Mix well and stir in lightly the very stiff
whites. Put two ounces of butter into a
frying pan; when hot turn in one-half the
mixture; cook over a very slow fire,
watching carefully, until the omelet is
set. Fold and turn out on heated dish.
Serve without delay. Cook the remaining
the same way.
Never administer castor oil to children
in milk, because it will destroy their taste
for milk, and without this nutritious
LIQUID il would be very hard to raise chill
dren. Get the druggist TO FIX it up with
soda water, or you can fix it yourself
with vichy or any aerated water and
lemon juice. Sweet oil is better for
young children and much more paia5abie
Castor oil is strong purgative, and
should be used with discre' ion.
For neuralgia headache there are many
cures, and no doubt You have tried g
greater portion of them, but the follow
ing may be new 70 you, and it is highly
recommended: Squeeze the juice of G
lemon into small cupful Of strong cot
fee, and drink while the coffee is quite
hot. It is said to afford instantaneou;
relief. Strong tea is advocated by many
but it usually increases the pain and
should never be Us ed by those who suffer
from such headaches.