Mower County transcript., 1890-11-19
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

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A sour sponge may be- thoroushly
cleaned by rubbing . tresh lemon into
1t, then rinse several times ID lukewarm
water. d III n @#X
/ Hard sauce for puddingsis made by
stirring butter and sugar together till it
creams. Allow o large tablespoonful OF
butter to one-halt OF oupful of sugar,
beat till creamy, add a grated nutmeg
OF. : little ourrant Jelly previously melt
ed.-N. Y. World.
"A nice table Is often injured BY
something warm being placed on it.
which leaves whitish mark. To re-
move this pour some lamp oil on the
spot and rub hard with q soft cloth; then
pour on = little spirits OF wine, or some
cologne water, and rub dry with another
cloth.
Tomato Salad: Cut six ripe toma.
toes into slices and remove all the
seeds; rub dish with onion and pour
into 1t q mixture of oil and vinegar lin
the proportion Of two spoonsful Of oil to
ono of vinegar), sprinkle ON the toma-
toes pepper and salt, and leave them in
tho dressing two hours. They will then
be ready to serve.
Salmon Croquettes: Remove all the
bone and skin from half a can of SAL
mon, and break it into pieces, mash
three medium:sized potatoes, season
with salt and little cayenne and mix
we'll with the salmon, form into oro-
quettes, dip them into beaten egg and
cracker crumbs, and fry in very hot fat;
garnish with parsley and lemon slices.
-Boston Herald.
-1ce-cold toa, according to DIR. G. w.
Barr, soon loses all Of the physiological
action OF thiene. A man Of nervous
temperament, who was kept awake all
night by q single cup OF hot tea, could
drink q halt gallon Of iced tea during
the evening, and sleep soundly at his
usual time Of retiring. To avoid excess
of tannin. the tea should be strained
before being allowed to stand.
Picked Walnuts: Gather when soft
enough to be pierced with a needle
Cover with strong brine and let stand
threo days, changing the brine each
day. Place in tho sun till they turn
black. Pack in jars and pour over them
one gallon Of vinegar in which has been
boiled two ounces pepper, half ounce
each cloves, ginger-root, allspioe and
mace. Will keep any length of time,
and will be ready for use in three weeks.
-Housekeeper.
The excellent washerwomen Of Hol-
land and Belgium, who get up their
linen so beautifully white, use refined
borax as washing powder, instead OF
soda, in the proportion of one large
handful to about ten gallons Of boiling
water. Borax being neural salt does
not in the slightest degree injure the
texture OF the linen. Those that try
this will be pleased with the result
It is also nice to wash blankets or WOOL
| on goods.
-Sweetbread Croquettes: Trim and
parboil pair Of sweetbreads; chop fine.
Put q teacup of new milk in q sauce.
pan. and set on the fire to boil. Rub a
tablespoonful OF -four and two OF flavor
together, and stir into the boiling milk
with the mushrooms; let cook until
very thick. Take from the fire, season
with salt and pepper, two tablespoons.
fuls of chopped mushrooms, half tea.
spooful of onion juice and tablespoon.
full of chopped parsley; mix well and
turn out to cool. When cold, form into
crequettes, dip first in egg and then in
bread crumbs, and fry in boiling fat
Toniavi11o Conrior Ton~rol