Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-26
PANTRY AND PARLUR.

Veal Chops: Lay in pan, cover with
hot water, and simmer until tender.
Take from the pan. dry, dip in beaten
egg aDa pounded crackers, lay in shall
low pan, and set in the oven to brown
Home and Farm.
"A pretty scarf, to throw over pict-
ure, is Of pale pink China silk. One
end is hem-stitched and the other
fringed. Others, of white China silk,
are daintily-painted in water colors, and
have sprays of apple-blossoms, wild
roses, trailing arbutus, oxeyed daisies,
pansies, violets, heliotrope and butter.
cups American Agriculturist-
Small corner cupboards can be FASH
toned of four or five shelves, of differ
ing sizes, with the edges rounded of.
If they are fastened to the wall by brass
plates, no supports are seen, and they
can be stained or vanished as desired.
These shelves are useful for variety
of purposes. Christian at Work.
Sweet Waters: Six ounces of butter,
six ounces of sugar, four eggs, five
ounces of -four, four tablespoonful of
water, one grated nutmeg, the juice OF
one and the grated peel of half lemon;
mix all very smooth; line fat pans
with buttered paper, and drop the MKT
ure on it in small spoonfuls. Bake =
delicate brown.
"A polished knitting needle dropped
into vessel of milk and Immediately
Withdrawn in an upright position, will
tell you whether your milkman is honest
or not. If the milk is pure, drop of
the fluid will hang to the needle, but
the addition of even a small portion OF
water will prevent adhesion of the drop.
For nice soup boil one quart of oys-
ters in three pints of water seasoned.
Rub one tablespoonful of butter with
-four, and add it while boiling. Beat
the yelk of three eggs light and mix
with one-half pint of cream. When the
oysters are we'll cooked pour in the
cream and eggs, stirring all the time.
Let it boil up and remove quickly. Pour
it into tureen over toasted bread cut
into small squares. IN. Y. World.
1t is a rule with artistic decorators
that the ceiling should be in the light
est or in the coolest tone of color, tho
frieze should be the same color or a
trifle darker, and the main body of wall
still more decided color. If dado is
used it is in heavier, darker color than
that used on any other part of the wall.
The old method of bordering a room
with contrasting band Of heavy color
is no longer tolerated by refined house,
holders. Household.
Cranberry lanc-Mange: Nicely
made cranberry jelly, which has been
thoroughly strained, and made little
sweeter than when served with turkey,
or as sauce, makes a beautiful dish in
connection with blanc-mange. Put into
the mold first layer of cranberry
Jelly, then blanc-mange, then cram
berry, then blanc-mange, and SO on until
the mold is full, set in the refrigerator
until wanted, and serve with powdered
sugar and cream. It will add a great
deal to the appearance of the dish if q
paper-lace mat is used on the dish in
which the jelly is served.-N. Y. OBJ
server.
Beef Cakes: Any remains of under
dressed beef; salt and pepper to taste; q
few sprigs of parsley; one egg; mashed
potatoes equal to one-third the quantity
of the meat. Mince the meat very fine.
Boil and mash potatoes equal to one
third the quantity of meat mix them
nicely with it; season with the pepper
and salt; mince up and add the parsley
to it. Then beat up the yelk of one
egg, mix it with the mince to bind it.
Make the mince into cakes about the
size of the round of the top of tea-cnp
and half an inch thick; -four them, and
fry them nice brown in hot beef drip
ping or lard. Serve on a cloth with
garnish of fried parsley.-Good House
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