Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-21
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There is nothing so nice for clean
Ing the outside Of milk jars, crooks,
ETC., as . scrub brush made Of broom
straw. 1t should be kept Only for that
purpose.-The Housekeeper. HI
Cough Sirup: Put into quart OF
vinegar one dozen good sised onions and
let them simmer down to q pint, strain
through q muslin cloth, and sweeten
with cup and half Of brown sugar
let it cook little longer to get to I
sirup.-Farm and Fireside.
Procure two or three pounds of nice,
fat, native sirloin; strip; place In roast
pan on bed of thin sliced vegetables;
salt and pepper; add q little stock;
roast medium done; dish the sirloin;
add little -four to the pan; fry few
minutes over hot fire; add q pint of
stock; boil q few minutes; strain in
sauce boat; skim off the fat and serve.
An excellent broth is made by add
ing to each pound of lean mutton one
quart of water, little chopped parsley
and celery, handful of barley, and let
ting the whole simmer three hours be-
fore straining. Every particle Of fat
should be taken of from the top before
relocating the broth for use.-Christian
at Work.
Mushrooms are prepared In many
ways, but to get the true flavor the best
way is to fry them: Cut the stems oil
short; peel the thin skins of the top
with the fingers; wash of all the
grit in cold water; butter clean roast
pan; lay in the mushrooms and pour
over enough butter to moisten each one;
sprinkle with q little pepper, no salt;
fry in oven fifteen or twenty minutes,
or until soft, not dry and hard; dish;
pour the juice over and serve.-Chicago
Herald.
Sandwich Cake: Two cups of sugar,
three-fourths cup of butter, one cup OF
sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls cream OF
tartar, one teaspoon soda, two. and a
half cups of flour, whites Of five eggs.
Take out four tablespoonful of the
mixture, add one-half cup of mo.
lasses, one-half cup of flour, one-hal1
cup of raisins; citron, and figs and spice
to taste. Bake in square tins. One
layer of the dark, two of the light; put
together like jelly cake.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
Orange Fritters: For the batter
beat two eggs light, add half pound
of -four, one tablespoonful of butter, g
pinch of salt, and milk enough to make
a soft batter. Peel the oranges, being
careful to remove all the white skin
divide them into eight parts, roll each
in the batter, drop into hot fat and fry
to a nice brown. Cook them ten min
utes, or until done through, then re
move upon unglazed paper to drain
sprinkle them with powdered sugar anC
serve hot.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Feather beds and pillows should b.
renovated and put in clean cases a
often as once in two or three years; an(
when this is not necessary they should
be placed semi-annually out-of-door
where they will be exposed to the full
effects of the sun and air for one, or
better yet, two days. The same is true
of mattresses. The labor is not harde
or more difficult than are many Other
tasks which the ingenious woman &C
complishes. Rip them apart, and ate
carefully busting and cleaning tn
material with which they are filed, re
place it and retie them. This is don
by using strong cord and straigh
mattress needle for the tops and
curved one for the sides.-Rural New
| Yorker.