Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-13
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Egg stains can be removed by rub
bling them with common table sat.
AN excellent way of testing tea Is
to put teaspoonftl in glass OF waiei
and shake it thoroughly. II tho tea /;
pure the water will be pure amber
tint, but IL adulterated strongly col
ored.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes: Either
bake or steam nice sweet potatoes. and
when tender, peel, mash them well.
and season with cream and salt to taste.
Dhey may be served at once, or be
made into patties and Drowned in the
oven. -. 4
-Ambrosia: Two sliced oranges, six
sliced peaches, one lemon peeled and
chopped fine, two bananas sliced.
Sprinkle two cups OF sugar between
the layers. Put the beaten whites OF
four eggs with one-halt cupful Of sugar
on top. Serve in glass dish. Or, use
oranges, cocoanut and bananas for the
fruit, with less sugar.-Good House
keeping.
-Cruliers: One cupful Of sugar,
piece Of butter the size Of an egg, rub
bed woll into the -four, two eggs beaten
into the sugar and butter, one cup OF
milk. three teaspoonfuls OF baking pow
der mixed with cupful Of flour. Add
little salt, unless the butter Is very
salt Flavor with one and a-half tea
spoonfuls OF lemon extract Mix very
soft -Indianapolis Sentinel.
Turnips with Cream Sauce: Wash
and pare the turnips, cut them into
half-inch dice. and cook in boiling water
I until tender. Meanwhile, prepare .
cream sauce by heating q pint Of thin
cream to boiling, and thickening with
a teaspoonful Of -four rubbed smooth
in little cold milk or cream. Drain
the turnips, turn the cream sauce over.
let them boil up once, then serve.
-Buckwheat Cakes: Two quarts
water. one cup buttermilk, half tea
spoonful soda; stir warm water, butter
milk and good buckwheat -four to-
gether, and let stand over night; in the
morning add one cup hot water and
soda; have hot griddle and you will
be sure to have good cakes. Save
little OF the batter and add more butter
milk-about one or one and q half cup
fuls-and you need not start new batter
oftener than once in two weeks.
Ivory handles of knives that have
become discolored may have the white
ness restored to them il the following
directions are carefully followed: Wash
them with soaped flannel and luke
warm water, then wipe very dry. Let
the handles soak for one hour in alum
water that has been boiled and allowed
to cool, then remove them and brush
we'll with nail-brush. After this take
linen-towel or napkin. dip It IN cold
water. wiring 1t and wrap around the
handles, leaving them in 1t to dry grad
uaily. If dried too quickly the handles
will be injured.
Chestnut Pudding: Throw into boil
ing water a good pound and half Of
chestnuts, and let them boil soft enough
to peel; skin and pound fine in NOR
tar; boil half pint Of milk, and drop
into it teaspoonful OF vanilla extract
then let it cool; meanwhile cream q
quarter OF a pound of butter, and then
adj to it quarter Of q pound Of sugar
and the yelks of six eggs; stir these
we'll wi sh the cooled milk, then mix in
the pounded chestnuts, and lastly the
whites of the six eggs whipped to .
snow. Boil in buttered mold an hour
and half. and serve it with snowflake
sauce. Instead OF vanilla for favoring.
that Of bitter almonds may be substi-
tuted.-Harper's Bazaar.