River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-11-05
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


An oyster-shell in the tea-kettle
will prevent the formation of rust in
the inside.
Fresh meats beginning to sour will
sweeten il placed out of doors in the
air over night
Dried Peaches for Pies: These are
cooked in the same manner as dried
apples, only they are favored with a
piece of lemon or orange-peel stewed
with them. When they are done, take
out the peel and mash them, add sugar
to the taste. They require no butter.
Boston Budget
Welcome Cake: Two cups sugar,
one-half cup butter, one cup sweet
milk. three cups -four measured before
sitting it with three teaspoonfuls bak-
ing powder Flavor with nutmeg or
lemon. Bake in loaf, or dripping pan
and give a chocolate frosting. When
using chocolate, flavor with vanilla
Orange Judd Farmer.
Maryland Biscuit; To two pounds
of -four and two ounces of lard, well
rubbed in; one tablespoonful of salt,
and one pint of cold water. Work the
dough until in shape. Lay it on solid
place, like meat block, and pound it
with the back of an ak for half an
hour Break off pieces of dough and
work into biscuit; bake thoroughly
about half an hour. They are very
good
Apple Tapioca Pudding: Wash
three-fourths of teacupful of tapioca,
and soak it over night in one and one
half pints of cold water In the morn
ing cook half an hour in farina boiler,
and add threefourths of teacupful of
sugar, pinch of salt and one and one
half pints of pared and quartered APP
pies. Bake one hour in buttered pud-
ding dish. Serve with any sauce pre-
ferred.-Boston Globe.
To make enough vanilla ice cream
for six persons, allow one quart of
cream, one pint of sugar, two table
spoonfuls of vanilla. Put the sugar
and half the cream in a double boiler,
and boil for ten minutes. stirring con-
stantly. Remove the liquid from the
fire, and set it away to cool, When
cold add the remaining cream and the
vanilla, stir well and freeze. Ice cream
should stand at least two hours after
freezing before being served-Delin-
Gator.
-Bayberry and Myrtle Soap: Dis
solve two pounds and quarter of
white potash in five quarts of water;
mix and boil over a slow fire, with ten
pounds of bayberry tallow or myrtle
wax, until il turns to soap: then add a
teacunful of cold wafer and bOil ten
minutes. Scent with any fragrant oil.
and turn in molds to dry. Let it stand
in mOlds a week or ten days. and then
remove it. 1t is useful for shaving, or
Is good for chapped hands = Good
Housekeeping.
Here is another remedy for the
tagged-out woman, who dashes off in
the morning without any breakfast TO
go to the dentist, the oculist, the
butcher and the dressmaker, shops I'M
til the matinee begins, forgets to eat
her lunch, makes a call in Harlem and
another in Orange, and reaches home
TO dress for dinner, wondering what
makes her so tired: Drop a fresh raw
egg into glass of lemonade, shake all
well together, be careful with the SUI
gar, and drink it slowly and without
ice when you begin to dress. II is as
tonishing how the dreary numbness
will leave your tired head and the
bright things will come trooling into
your mind to say over the coffee. 1t is
an infinitely better dose than sherry or
claret or quinine, acting permanently
as well as quiclSly.-N. Y. Sun.