Mower County transcript., 1890-04-16
DOMESTIC CoNCERNs.

The mending OF kid-gloves shows
far less If done with cotton thread than
it docs If done with silk.
The best way to preserve cut flowers
is to pack them in ice. A good way is
to pack them in tin cans, covering the
stems with moist cotton, with i layer of
wet cotton over all.
Tho foliage OF hyacinths, tulips and
other forced bulbs may be allowed to
ripen and dry off naturally. Keep dry
in the pot until fall. thon plant in tho
open ground. The bloom, although not
tirst-class, will be all right for cut flow
ers.-Popular Gardening.
"A pretty case or portfolio for engrav.
ings is made of blotting paper of light
blue shade. A row of stills is cut all
around the edges and narrow orange
plcot ribbon is drawn in, making an ex.
tremely pretty border. On one side is
painted a design Of yellow daffodils.
Tho paper Is folded over like book,
and the pictures lie inside.-The Home.
Tea Cake: Put one cup OF sweet
milk, two heaping cups Of sugar, two.
thirds cup OF lard and little salt
in pan on the stove to melt. When it
cools. beat three eggs very light, stir
them into the milk, add two quarts OF
well-sifted flour, three heaping tea.
spoonfuls OF baking powder, or two tea.
spoonfuls OF soda and four teaspoonfuls
OF cream of tarter we'll mixed with the
Hour; roll thin and bake quickly
Household.
-Candied Popcorn: First pop the
corn, thon take an iron kettle such as is
used in cooking and place in that three
tablespoons OF water, one tablespoon OF
butter and cup of powdered sugar. Let
1T come to a boil; when it hardens by
dropping little in water it is time n
put in the corn. Put into the kettle
with the taffy three quarts of nicely
popped corn and stir briskly, removing
the kettle from the fire, until the candy
is distributed evenly over the corn.
French Hash: One pint of pieces OF
meat, one spoonful chopped onions.
Brown the onions, add the meat and
brown it, then stir tablespoonful OF
flour with the meat with boiling water
and boil few minutes, then season..
Just before serving take from the fire
and stir in the yelk OF one raw egg.
Potato Chowder: This is good
dinner when one feels like being eco.
nomical or like having a complete
change from roast, boiled and fried.
Cut half pound of salt pork into thin
slices, and fry lightly. Lay them in a
kettle. while you fry five sliced onions
light yellow color in tho fat. Now
have quart dishful of pared and sliced
potatoes, and put them in the kettle
with alternate layers of the pork and
onion, seasoning each layer with pep.
per, and dredging with flour. Cover
with two quarts of water, and simmer
forty minutes or until the potatoes are
done. just before taking from the fire
throw in tablespoonful of minced pars
ley, or celery-tops or both. Pour over
toast.-American Agriculturist.
-Rhubarb Roly-Poly: Prepare a
paste with one quart OF sifted -four, two
tablespoonsful of baking powder, two
tablespoonsful of butter, and enough
AAAA w Al"ho d SOlI UOuBH; Ineu roll
out quarter of an inch thick. Over
this spread thinly-sliced rhubarb,
strewing sugar over to taste. Begin at
one end and roll over the pastry with
the rhubarb inside, being careful not to
let any escape at the ends, which must
be we'll pinched together. Bake in an
even oven for about an hour. Serve
with sweet cream. This pudding may
be steamed in pie-dish, but should
never be boiled, or the crust may be
heavy. Jam or preserved or fresh fruit
may be substituted for the rhubarb if
desired. Leeds Murcury.
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