The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-19


Egg stains can DO removed by rub
bling them with common table salt.
Tar can easily 10 removed from
clothing by Immediately rubbing IL
veil with clean lard and then washing
out with warm water and soap.
An excellent way Of testing tea IL
10 put t~caspoonful In . glass OF water
and shake II thoroughly. Hthe tea IS
pure the water will be . pure amber
tint, but II a~dulterated strongly col
ored.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes: Either
bake or steam nice sweet potatoes. and
when tender. peel. mash them we'll,
and season with cream and salt To taste.
They may be served e once. or be
made into pattics and Drowned In tho
oven.
-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 cggs with onc-hals cupful OF sugar
on top. Serve in = glass dish. Or. use
oranges. cocoanut and bananas. for the
fruit with less sugar.-Good House,
keeping.
-Crullcrs: Ono cupful Of sugar. a
piece OF butter the size Of an egg, rub
bed vol into the -four, two eggs beaten
into tho sugar and butter. one cup Of
milk. three t~easpoonfuls Of baking pow
der mixed with q cupful OF -four. Add
a little salt, unless the butter Is very
salt Flavor with ono 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
until tender. Meanwhile. prepare a
cream sauce by heating . pint Of thin
cream to boiling, and thickening with
a teaspoonful OF flour rubbed smooth
in a little cold milk or cream. Drain
tho turnips. turn the cream sauce over,
let then boil up once then serve.
-Buckwhcat Cakes: Two quarts
water. n 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 a hot griddle and you will
be sure TO have good cakes. Save q
little OF the batter and add more butter
milk-about one or ono and a half cup
fuls-and you need not start new batter
oftencr than once in two weeks.
Ivory handles Of knives that have
become discolorcd may have the white
ness restored TO them II the following
directions are carefully followed Wash
them with a soapcd 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
70 cool. then remove them and brush
well with q nail-brush. After his take
a lincn-towel or napkin. dip it in cold
water, wiring IL and wrap around the
handles, leaving them in 1t to dry grad
uaily. II dried loo quickly the handles
will DO injured.
Chestnut Pudding: Throw into boil
ing water a good pound and a half OF
chcstnuts, and let them boil soft enough
to peel; skin and pound fine in q NOR
tar; boil q half pint OF milk, and drop
into il a tcaspoonful OF vanilla extract
then let IL cool; meanwhile cream q
quarter OF a pound Of butter, and thcn
adj to 1t a quarter Of q pound Of sugar
and the yclks Of six eggs; stir these
we'll with the cooled milk. then mix in
the pounded chestnuts, and lastly tho
whites Of the six eggs whipped TO a
snow. Roll in a buttercd mold an hour
and half. and serve 1t with snowflake
sauce. Instead Of vanilla for favoring.
that OF bitter almonds may DO substi.
iutcd. -lIarpcr's Bazar.