The Iola register., 1890-07-25
Things Worth Knowing.
TO KEEP BEEF IN SUMNER.

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white on the out side, lay down In |
stone jar, do all the pieces, then dip |
the brine on slowly, Qf poured on too
fast the jar will be apt to break) have
enough brine to cover all the meat,
weight all down, tie q cloth over to |
keep out flies, and when done steam
ing, cover close If meat gets too salt
lay in cold water q few minutes when |
sliced for cooking. We have used
this two years and only failed once,
when We failed to have brine boiling. |
TO KEEP LEMONS.
When they are brought home take
them out of the papers, place care
fully i'm clean stone jar, cover with
pure cold water, weight down with q
plate, set In the coolest corner Of cave |
or cellar, cover securely and the last
viii be as good as when put down.
TO CLEAN SCOT OUT STOVE PIPE.
Save all pieces of zink in handy
place, (pieces of old wash boards will |
do) when stove seems closed from
burning soft coal, throw on the fire
q few bits of the zink, and you can |
wait q few days before having the
pipe taken down.
If you have to wash with creek or |
pond water this dry time, get John to
haul it up the night before you want
it. Dissolve q large tablespoonful of
powdered alum in quart Of hot
water, pour the solution over the
water In your barrel. The water
should be beautifully clear in the
morning. If not, or there are white
specks floating through 1t put In a
little more alum and let stand an
hour. Your water will be harder
with the alum In 1t, but soap and
alum are cheap and the extra white
ness of your clothes will more than
compensate the expense.
TO SAVE LABOR IN wAsIEING.
Have u good suds boiling, sufficient
to cover all the dirtiest white cloth s,
put in two tablespoonsful of coal oil: to
each six gallons of suds in boiler.
Wet the dirtiest clothes with cold
water, soap badly soiled places,
throw into coal oil suds, boil fifteen
minutes stirring frequently, drain out,
and when cool enough wiring out and
wash in the usual way; but you will
find that the coal oil, ..soap and fire
have done your hardest rubbing while
you washed your breakfast dishes.
TO CLEAN FLAT IRONS.
When you are troubled with bits of
Stag falling off the top of your iron,
rub all.over top and sides:with coal oil
heat very hot, then with light ham,
mer strike all over the iron; the Stag
will burst off and your trouble in that
line be at an end.
TO REMOVE THE SCENT OF ONIONS
FROM VESSELS, DISHES OR HANDS.
Wash clean, then wash with vim
egar, rinse, and dry and there will be
no taste or smell remaining. This is
not written for those who are able to
have different set of vessels for
onions, as we will have when we get
rich.
Harvest hands for dinner, and cook
is put to her wits end to know what
to get for dessert. She had pie and
boiled custard day before yesterday, |
pie and bread pudding yesterday, and
she wants change. Well: 1 will
give her two cheap desserts from
which to choose.
For half q dozen men. Take q |
common milk pan, about three quarts.
Butter half inch slices stale bread and |
lay over the bottom, fill in sliced pie
plant, layer of sugar, what you
think will make 1t sweet enough, put
on Jumps of butter at intervals and
cover the top with slices of buttered
bread. Pour in one pint boiling
water, If bread was dry, half pint If
bread was fresher. Bake in oven till
pieplant is done. To be eaten warm,
with cream and sugar, or, better,
make sauce as follows: Take four
tablespoonfuls Of sugar, two of butter,
heaping teaspoon of flour, beat to q
cream, In small bright tin vessel, or q
cooking crock or dish will do, then
pour OH pint or more of boiling
water and let all come to boil stir
ring all the time. 1t should be q
little thicker than good cream, when
done season with nutmeg or to suit
your taste. -
One teacup sugar, small half teacup
butter, beat to a cream, add one well
beaten egg, teacup sweet milk, and
flour to make as stiff as jelly cake
batter. Butter three quart pan, put
In one third of batter and cover with
quarters of any apple that cooks
easily, or any ripe fruit will do, but
all kinds of berries should be well
Toured to keep them from settling to !
the bottom. On top Of fruit pour the
restof your batter, bake like cake,
Eat with the above sauce. And don't
forget to sift with your -four one tea
spoonful good baking powder. /;
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