DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-09-04
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| -Open canned fruit an hour or two
before it is needed for use. 1t is fal
richer when the oxygen is thus restored
to it.
IRON rust will depart with cream Of
tartar. Tie little of the powder in the
stained parts and boil few minutes in
| clear water.
do not light a sick-room at night
by means of a jet of gas or kerosene
lamp burning low; nothing impoverishca
the air sooner. Use sperm candles, OF
tapers which burn sperm oil.
To scold a child at table is to
punish whole family, and to over.
whelm tho offender with modification,
thus creating anger and rebellion rather
than desire to improve.
-Tumbler Fruit Cake: One tumbler
of butter, one tumblcr of sugar, one
tumbler of molasses, one tumblcr of
eggs, one pound of raisins, one pound of
currants, one-half pound of citron, one
quarter teaspoonful of soda, one toa-
spoonful Of all kinds of spice and salt.
Soft Gingerbread: One cup of mo-
laSses one cup of warm water, half a
cup of soft butter, one teaspoonful Of
soda dissolved in the water; teaspoon
full of ginger and cinnamon mixed and
two cups of flour. When well mixed
drop q tablespoonful in the pan and
bake quickly Boston Budget.
Green Corn Omclet Crate, the corn
from twelve ears of corn, boiled; beat
five eggs, stir them with the corn; season
with pepper and salt, add tablespoon
full Of butter and fry the mixture brown.
browning tho top with hot lid If
fried in small cakes, with q little flour
and milk stirred in to form batter, it
will be found quite nice. Ohio Farmer.
Peach Flummery; Line the bot
tom of glass or china dish with slices
of stale cake, not more than an inch
and half thick Make a boiled Gus
tard out of pint of milk and the ycIks
of four eggs, and pour over the cake.
On this spread a layer of peeled, sliced
and sugared peaches, and over that
meringue Of the whites of the four eggs
beaten stiff with four tableSpoonfuls Of
sugar.-Demorest5 Monthly
Lemon Tarts: Fill number of
tart shells with puff paste and bake.
Crate the rinds Of two lemons, add two
cupfuls of water one cupful of sugar, a
spoonful of almond favOring, and boil
and thicllcn with two spoonsfuls of
corn-starch. A small lump of butter
improves it for some tastes. Fill the
tarts while warm; ice the top Ladies
Home journal.
-Frying-pans should be cleaned by
being secured with salt the moment
they are done with, and wiped clean
with cloth. Tho inside of frying
pan should never como in contact with
water. 1t may appear kind of super
Stition, but if tho inside of an Omelet-
pan has once been touched with water,
it is spoiled forever, and the cooking of
an omelet in it is an impossibility.-
Household Monthly.
Poor Mans Goose: One pound pork
cuttings or pigs fry, two pounds pota-
toes, three onions, three leaves of dry
sage, one tablespoonful of flour, somo
pepper and salt. Parboil the potatoes,
cut them in thin slices; crumble the
sage and mix it with flour, pepper and
salt. Cut the pork Or fry into small
pieces, and roll it in the mixture. Place
in deep pie-dish layer of the sea-
soned meat. Slice the onions; sprinkle
the pork with part of the onions, then
put in a layer of potatoes, next layers of
meat, onions and potatoes, till the dish
is full. Cover it with potatoes. Pour a
little cold water or stock to make
gravy Put it into a moderate y-hcated
oven, and bake for at least an hour
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