The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-07-31
THE HOUSEHOLD.

remedy for sleep'essness is tt
drink hot wafer. If one awake.
in the night, rs hopeIessly wide
awake as il galvanized or electri
fed with vital activity. an inva-
rlabie remedy is glass Of per-
tectlv h0t-not warm--water
1t can be heated over the gas, OIL
over spirit lamp. and slpped
while almost al a boiling heat
and one. who tries it will find
himself gong off 10 sleep like an
infant, and getting too The mosl
restiul and peaceful sleep imagi
nable.
TOMATO TossT.-Take three
ripe. Tomatoes, cut away The
stalks and any green part there
may be, take cut the seeds. and
cut the tomatoes into thick sli
ces. Arrange these in IA single
layer on buttered baking lin,
sprinkle over them some finely
sifted bread crumbs seasoned
with salt and pepper, PCT a little
piece of butter on each slice, and
bake in brisk oven for fifteen or
twenty minutes. Serve them on
neatly cut pieces OF hot buttered
toast, with the gravy That is in the
dish with them poured over. A
few drops of leLon jelce is ain
improvement.
A WELCOME SUMNER DESSERT:
"A delicate batter pudding SER
we'd with any fresh fruit is a well
come summer dessert. The pud-
dings made with sour cream are
among the best and least expen-
sive of these dishes, Take cup
ot sour cream and, set it aside.
Stir quarter Of teaspoonful Of
soda into two cups of sweet milk:
add two cups of flour in which
two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der have been mixed, add two
eggs, half teospOonful Of salt
and the sour cream and another
scant cup of -four. Beat The bat
ter vigorously, and when 1t is
full of b.isters add a pint of un-
stoned cherries. Bake The pud.
ding for three-quarters OF an
hour IN a moderately quick oven
aud serve it with foaming sauce.
Ii should be baked in round tin
baking dish. ~.
HoT WATER TO RELIEVE THIRST |
1t Is mistake 10 suppose that
cold drinks are necessary 10 re
lieve thirst. Very cold drinks as
a rule, increase the feyerioh con
ditlon OF the mouth and stomach.
andeo create thirst. Experience
shows it to be a fact that hot
drinks relieve thirst and ''cool
OFF" the body when 1t is III an alb
normandy heated condition bet.
ter than Ice cold drinks. 1t is far
better and safer to avoid The free
use of drinks below sixty degrees;
in fact. a higher temperature is
to be preferred; and those who
are much troubled with thirst
will do we'll to try the advanta
ges 10 be derived from hot drinks.
instead OF cold fluids TO which
they have been accustomed. Hot
drinks also have the advantage
Of aiding digestion, instead Of
causing debility of the stomach
and bowels. l.
CABBAGE One reason why
many people do not use cabbage
more is the unpleasant odor .
which often prevades the whole I
house while the cabbage is cook t
ing. This is partly owing to the I
cabbage is boiled too long. From
thirty to forty minutes boiling is
sufficient. The water should be {
boiling when the cabbage is put t
into the saucepan. close cover G
put on and the water kept boil 4
ing until you are ready 10 drain
the cabbage and serve. When
done, pour it Into a colander.
While il is draining put spoon.
ful of butter and half a teacupful il
OF cream or milk III the sauce q
pan, and as soon az ii is hot re-
turn the cabbage to the pan. let .
it boil up once, aud serve. II
will be as delicate as cauliflower. !,
1 read. somewhere, that a piece 4
of bread tied up in a Goth and
put in the sauce pan with the
would absorb the odor.
l have tried it. and believe it is
an advantage. At least, my
house is no more filled with the
odor when we have cabbage for
dinner, but l think 1t is partly
owing 10 the quick boiling ia a d
tight sauce pan.