River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-13
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


A little borax put in water in which
scarlet napkins and red bordered towels
are to be washed will prevent them from
fading.
Willow furniture that has not been
stained or painted can be washed with
salt and water and brush. Dry thor
oughly before exposing to dust
Whole cloves are now used to exter-
inmate the merciless and industrious
moth. 1t is said they are more effectual
as destroying agent than either to-
bacco. camphor or cedar shavings.
The Sanitary Era protests against
the useless custom OF urging children
to walk long before their soft bones
have become stiff enough to bear the
strain put upon them. When children
are thus urged TO get upon their feet
and toddle too early, permanent deform-
flies may be produced, such as handy
legs
A Breakfast Dish: For three people
take six sleeps tongues, place in cold
water for two hours Then throw them
into boiling water for minute, one by
one. until you can remove the hard skin
hulCn CONtIS hnCul- DbcW IN oauSC-
pan gently for three hours, adding three
small carrots, cloves, two small onions,
pepper and salt, and two laurel leaves
Cut them lengthwise. remove the roots
and serve.-Detroit Free Press.
Stale bread, sliced. dipped in cold
water and then placed in large drip
ping-pan IN the oven will soon brown
and can be served on q hot plate, COW
cred with a napkin. with q relish OF
boiled salmon or salt cod. 1t may be
added that stale rolls or biscuit can be
made over" almost las nice as new"
by wetting them slightly with cold wa
ter, putting in one pan and covering
them closely with another and setting
them in the oven for few moments-
n. Y. Observer.
Did any one ever try putting up
Jelly in egg shells? 1t Is so nice TO turn
the jelly out on glass dish nodded this
way, especially for a small family, when
they do not want to open large glass
Open the eggs at the small end, just
large enough to get the substance out;
wash the she'll dry. For holder for
these shells take a paste-board box or
top and cut holes in them to make the
shells fit; set them in and fill Shells
can be saved long while in advance of
elly-making.- boston Budget
Veal Rolls: Chop about one pound
OF cooked veal and half pound of
cooked fresh pork: mix them together
we'll; add half a cupful OF cracker
crumbs, salt pepper, sage and little
ground cloves. two tablespoonfuls OF
milk in which two teaspoonfuls Of but
ter have been melted; mix these ingre-
dents we'll with the meat and moisten
the whole with one well-beaten egg;
form into rolls with the hands; dip them
into beaten egg and cracker-crumbs and
fry delicate brown: sprinkle them well
with chopped celery, and serve with
garniture of cranberry elly.-Roston
Herald
-Jellied Chicken: Soak one ounce Of
gelatine in teacupful of cold water for
twenty minutes, squeeze it quite dry,
and melt it in one pint of clear stock in
'hich large tablespoonful of marjoram
nd half the rind of lemon have been
| simmered for ten minutes. Season to
taste with salt and pepper, and strain
| the liquor. Cover the bottom of a mold
with the gravy to the depth of half an
inch, and when nicely set place upon 1t
slices of hard-boiled eggs, beets cut in
ornamental slices, and green gherkins.
Now mince together a two-pound tin Of
| chicken, one-half pound boiled ham,
one-half pound of boiled tongue. Sea-
son this and press it into q compact
lump, and put it into the mold in such
way that it leaves an inch of space
around every side, which is to be filed
with the gravy, which must not be
poured in until cool enough to jelly
uickly. IN cool weather this dish will
keep for a week. -Housekeeper.