River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-20
DOMESTIC CONCERTS.


-Beefsteak: Dredge with -four in
which is pepper and salt Put butter in
a frying pan, allow it to get hot then
put in the steak. Cook quickly, not
over ten minutes Stood Housekeeping.
Hard sauce for puddings is made by
stirring butter and sugar together till it
creams. Allow a large tablespoonful OF
butter to one-half of a cupful of sugar.
beat till creamy, add grated nutmeg
or little currant jelly previously melt
ed.-N. Y. World.
"A nice table IS often injured by
something warm being placed on 1T
which leaves whitish mark. To re-
move this pour some lamp oil on the
spot and rub hard with soft cloth; then
pour on little spirits of wine. or some
cologne water, and rub dry with another
cloth.
Tomato Salad: Cut six ripe toma-
toes into slices and remove all the
seeds; rub dish with onion and pour
into it a mixture of oil and vinegar Tin
the proportion of two spoonsful of oil to
one of vinegar), sprinkle on the toma-
toes pepper and salt, and leave them in
the dressing two hours. They will then
be ready to serve.
Salmon Croquettes: Remove all the
bone and skin from half can of sal
mon, and break it into pieces. mash
three medium. sized potatoes, season
with salt and little cayenne and mix
well with the salmon, form into GRO
quettes, dip them into beaten egg and
cracker crumbs, and fry in very hot fat;
garnish with parsley and lemon slices.
Boston Herald.
-Ice-cold tea, according to DR.. @. w.
Barr, soon loses all OF the physiological
action of theme. A man of nervous
temperament who was kept awake all
night by single cup of hot tea, could
drink half gallon of iced tea during
the evening. and sleep soundly at his
usual time of retiring. To avoid excess
of tannin, the tea should be strained
before being allowed to stand.
Picked Walnuts: Gather when soft
enough to be pierced with a needle.
Cover with strong brine and let stand
three days, changing the brine each
day. Place in the sun till they turn
black. Pack in jars and pour over them
one gallon of vinegar in which has been
boiled two ounces pepper, half ounce
each cloves, ginger-root, allspice and
mace. Win keep any length of time.
and will be ready for use in three weeks
-Housekeeper.
The excellent washerwomen of Hol'
land and Belgium, who get up their
linen so beautifully white, use refined
borax as washing powder, instead o.
soda, in the proportion of one large
handful to about ten gallons of boiling
water. Borax being a neural salt does
not in the slightest degree injure tho
texture of the linen. Those that try
this will be pleased with the result
1t is also nice to wash blankets or wool
en- goods.
One who has experimental with sue
cess says that the cheapest and least
harmful manner of Kidding building OF
rats is to catch one full-grown rodentir
wire cage. Tie securely about hi:
neck small sleigh bell and let him go
There is nothing in the world so timi6
as rats; they will flee from the rat with
the bell, and. in the course of few
days, there will not be a single one OF
the premises. You may, however, hear
of haunted house, somewhere close by
in the neighborhood, where the mystic
rious tinkling of boil is heard in the
walls at dead of night
-Sweetbread Croquettes: Trim and
parboil pair of sweetbreads; chcp fine
Put teacup of new milk in sauce
pan, and set on the fire to boil. Rub g
tablespoonful of -four and two of flavor
together, and stir into the boiling milk
with the mushrooms; let cook until
very thick. Take from the fire, season
with salt and pepper, two tablespoons
fuls of chopped mushrooms, half tea.
spooful of onion juice and tablespoon.
full of chopped parsley; mix we'll and
turn out to cool. When cold, form into
crequettes, dip first in egg and then in
bread crumbs, and fry in boiling fat =
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