Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-10-24
Fireside and Kitchen.

husbands new 4 ply linen collars so
that they will look smooth and as
nicely polished as when purchased.
We would advise her to make trial of
this: A little gum arabic in the
starch, with pinch of borax, will
stiffen the collars, or you can use NUT
ton suet or white wax with the borax.
Have small iron that has one round
and one pointed end. Wet the col
lar with dampened cloth, iron rap
idly and press very heavily, rolling
the collar in ring as you iron it.
A delicious rice desert is thus pre-
pared Boil half pound of rice in
water till soft dissolve half a pound
of loaf sugar in the juice of two good
lemons and a wineglass of rum !;
strain the rice from the water and
mix with it the lemon juice, sugar
and rum, adding the rind of the lem
on grated very finely stir it all well
together and pour it into (previous-
ly wetted) mould and set it aside in a
cool place till wanted, when serve
with rich custard, favored with va
nilla, over it.
Chocolate cake: Cream half a
pound of butter, mix it with quar-
ter pound of sugar; work it for ten
or fifteen minutes with the hand,
then mix in four whole eggs, one by
one, and quarter pound of -four
gradually. Work it once more for
the same time as before butter and
paper a cake tin and pour in the
mixture. 1t can be served plain or
iced. Glove cake is very good, made
with heaped teaspoonful Of pow
dered.cloves to..the above quantity of
other ingredients.
htRecipe for angel cake: Sif the
flour once before measuring, then
take one tumblerful of the sifted -four
and add to it level teaspoonful of
cream-of-tartar and sift six or seven
times. Sift the sugar once-pow-
dered is the best-and measure a
tumblerful and a half of the sugar
and mix with the -four and cream
of:tartar. Take the whites of eleven
eggs and beat them to a stiff froth.
Add the -four and sugar slowly, beat
ing all the time. Flavor with a tea
spoonful of vanilla. Bake about forty
minutes in very slow oven. Cover
the cake for the first twenty-five min
utes. 1t should be a very light deli
cate brown when done. Letitremain
in the pan when done, Slice with a
sharp-pointed knife held perpendicu-
larly.
A tablespoonful of soda added to
the water in which ironware is
washed will facilitate the cleaning.
A creaking hinge can be cured by
the use of a black-lead pencil of the
softest number, the point rubbed into
all the crevices of the hinge.
Keep large squares Of thick paste
board hung conveniently to slip I'M
der pots, kettles, stewdishes and spi-
ders whenever you set them down.
To extinguish the flame, should
the oil in kerosene lamp acciden-
tally take fire, throw over a wooden
blanket, rug, piece of carpet,
shawl or any other woollen fabric at
hand.
Jewelry can be made to look like
new by washing with ammonia and
water alcohol, then rub, drying and
polishing with prepared chalk APP
piled with flannel or chamois skin.
If, before grinding the mornings
coffee, the berries are heated for
four or five minutes, or until they
take on darker shade of brown, the
flavor of the coffee will be much i'm
proved.
ALWAYS mix starch in cold water
until free from Jumps; pour on boil
ing water, stirring well until Of the
proper consistency; boil ten minutes,
add little lard, butter or shavings
of spermaceti or prepared gum ara
bic; then cool.
When tablecloths are beyond
mending cut square pieces from the
best parts of them and hem them
neatly. They make nice napkins for
the little children to use at the table,
and also do nicely for them to carry
their lunches to school in, for if they
are stained or lost it will not matter
much, as your sets will not be broken.
Twenty three Years in the Drug Business.