Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16
HOUSEHOLD .sREvrTIEs

-Shrunkee. hzlf-worn bed blankets
or comforts past using on q bed. make
good pads to put under stair carpet
Save AL your old white mnsiin- It
makes good busters and viii also be
useful for cleaning windows. rs il 10
free from lint
Fried Apple&-Wash. quarter and
core good tartspples- Put into q frying
pan with little water added, boil until
nearly tender. then add sugar and but
ter and cook until tender and brown
Good Housekeeping.
"A new remedy for biliousness Is
known as the Bombay oyster" 1T
usually consumed before breakfast, and
is simply an egg dropped unbroken into
. tumbler. and deluged with vinegar,
and sprinkled with pepper and salt
-Stewed Turnips--Peel the turnips
and cut them in pieces about half an
inch square; salt them, then steam them
until tender, put them into q saucepan
rnd cover them with sweet milk Add
butter and pepper and let them simmer
for half an observation-disclosures.
When tablecloths are worn beyond
mending cut square pieces from the best
parts of them ana 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 viii not matter much. as your
sets viii not be broken Ag-
riculturist
Potato Pancakes--Boil and mash
two or three large mealy potatoes,
add tablespoonful of butter, a ta-
blespoonful OF salt and q little white
pepper. add a cupful of milk or cream
and two well beaten eggs, and add sufh-
cient -four to make q good dough &c
handle: have the frying pan hot and
butter it freely, take a large tablespoon
full of .he mixture, fatten 1T with the
hand into thin cakes, cook brown on
both sides. butter them and fold one
half over the other, serve hot with cold
sliced meat-Boston Herald.
Brown Soup-Simmer together one
quart of sliced potatoes and one-third as
much of the thin brown shavings mot
thicker than a sixpencel from the tor
crust of whole wheat loaf of bread. in
two quarts of water The crlsts must
not be burned or blackened, and must
not include any Of the soft portion of
the loaf. When the potatoes are ten
der. mash all through a colander. Fla
vcr with two cups of strained stewed
tomatoes. little salt. and return to the
fire; when hot. add half cup of cream.
and serve at once. III care has been
taken to prepare the crusts as directed.
this soup will have brown color and
a fine pungent flavor. exceedingly pleas
ant to the taste
The true way to cook macaroni is to
drop 1t in boiling water and boil sharply
till done When this is accomplished dash
some cold water in the pan to check the
boiling. Then strain of the water. and
it is ready for use. Treated in this way
macaroni eats short and crisp Different
sorts of paste differ as to the time they
take cooking;the ordinary pipe macaroni
Will take about twenty minutes, but the
safest way is to taste it When the mac
aroni has been boiled in this way and
strained. lay it in a pie dish. cover 1t
with good milk or cream, season 1t either
with salt and cayenne and thin slices of
rich cheese. If you wish it to be savory.
or with sugar. cinnamon or nutmeg and
pieces of butter, if it is to be sweet and
bake in rather quick oven