Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-27
THE HOUSEHOLD.

! II IT, AAFA Ni4llp1allt
To freshen salt fish soak them in sour
milk
Beets should be boiled one hour in sum-
mer one hour and u half or even two
hours If large, In winter.
Apples will not freeze if covered with a
linen cloth, nor a pie or custard burn if in
the oven with dish of water
REMEDY FOR POISON.
a dessertspoonml of homemade mustard
mixed ua lumber of warm water if
drank Immediately is Il simple hut etfici-
ent remedy for poison
VINEGAR rAFrY.
Two cupfuls of brown sugar, one half
"a cupful of butter, four tabiespoonstuls
of moasses, two tablespoonfuls of water
and two mblespoonfus Of yineg 3 boil
twenty minutes.
FLAX SEED SYRUP FOR COLDS.
Boil flax seed until water becomes
Shiny, then strain, sweeteu with powdered
rock candy and the juice of fresh lemons
Dose, wiue-glassful when cough is trouble
some.
LADY FINGERS.
One cupful of sugar, one-half cupfu Of
butter, beaten together, one egg, oue-quar-
ter of cupiul of milk two teaspoonfulr
of baking powder, flavor with vanilla, cut
into strips, and bake in quick oven; roll
and press out with the hands instead OF
with arolling pm. -
CARANEIs
One cuprul of mollsses, two cupfnls OF
sugar. boil ten minutes; then add one
tablespoonful of aout dissolved in very
little milk, one tablespoonful Of butter,
one half pound Of chocolate; boil about
twenty mmutes pour into q hutteied dish,
and, when partly cold, mark into squares.
pEIED PEA cHors.
Soak over night some dried peas; in the
morning boil them mash them with 2
lump of butter. pepper. salt and a bit of
mint chopped fine and bread crumbs and
a beaten egg; Stir we'll form into chops,
dip in betten egg and bread crumbs and
fry till brown and served with sliced lem
ON or mint sauce.
ORANGE PIE.
PUN and Juice Of two oranges, little OF
tli' EIditb I''Hit il' NIlhn % Nil'' 'eE'
and one cuptdl sugar, one cupful milk
stir the yelks with the sugar, thena table.
spoonful butter then the juice, lastly The
milk bake with under crust onlyi after
/ the pie has colored spread ON IL the white
of the three eggs, .titly irothed and sweet
tened; then sen IL in the oven to brown
slightly,
DRIED TUNA BEAN sour.
Soak one quart Lima beans over night
! the following day bill them until tender
dram and pres them through eolander
put them over the fin with pint of yea
stock; put pint ofmilli on the fire, amt
when il boil, thickeu il with two table
spoOpfula of -Four rubbed into one of but
ter. stir until il thickens aud then add i
/ 90 the stock. and season with salt and pep
per: let it boil mp once; and the heatel
yeilss of two eggs and serve.
BouED SALT MACKEREL.
Select a small mackere (which will b,
more tender than "a large, older 0nel ant
put it to soak over night in plenty Of colo
water. pour off the water and let It stanC
| in milk for two hours, then drain
and dry IN q napkin, brush butter. or, bet
ter stil. pour olive oil, over il. and brol
i'm double-wire hfoiIer; when done
plunge it into hot water moment, which
swplls IL and makes it look fat serve with
melted butter containing lemon juice an'
chopped parsley.
A FINE JELLY.
Cover ounces of gelatine with colt
water and let IL soak one hour; add ON
pound Of sugar and pint Of boiling water
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