The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-10
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

When potatoes are fresh gathered
the skin Is best rubbed of with salt in
q coarse cloth: wash very clean. and let
them remain for about half an hour In
salt and water.
-Blackbcrry Jelly: Soak one-half
box of gelatine in cold water to cover,
add one pint of hot water, one cupful
Of sugar, one pint Of berries; flavor
with almond. DO not cook, but set
away to cool. Serve with whipped
cream.-Good Housekeeping.
"A Dessert Of Apples: Peel and core
sour apples. Make for each q little
plate-like patty pan-of pastry; place
the apples in these and bake. When
done let them cool, then cover the APP
pies with icing and serve cold with Gus
tard or cream. The apples look like
snowballs.-Detroit Free Press.
A liquid glue for joining wood to
metals may be prepared, says M.
Heesz. by a mixture Of one hundred
cabinet makers glue, twenty-five parts
alcohol, and two parts alum, the whole
mixed with two hundred parts of twen-
ty per cent. acetic acid. and heated on
water bath for six hours; it possesses
great resistive power.
-Tapioca Pudding: Four tablespoon
fuls Of tapioca soaked in one pint Of
water over night. Pour off the water
in the morning. Add this, with the
yolks Of three eggs and one-quarter Of
cupfnl Of sugar, to one quart of boil
ing milk; flavor, and boil till soft Pour
in q dish, and cover with the whipped
whites in little patties. A small dot Of
Jelly in the middle Of each improves the
looks. Good Housekeeping.
Dreamed walnuts are easily pre-
pared: Beat together till thoroughly
mixed the white of one egg, an equal
quantity Of cold water and teaspoon
full of essence of vanilla or lemon.
Make this into paste stiff enough to
mold. with one pound to one pound
and a quarter of icing sugar; break of
pieces Of this the size Of nutmeg and
roll them round and smooth, then press
the half of an English walnut meat
into each side. allowing the cream to
show slightly all round. The halves
can be dipped into little plain strip.
If liked, before using them.--N. Y.
World.
1t is not everybody who can make
a bed well. Beds should be stripped OF
all belongings, and left to air thorough.
| ". Don't, however, leave q window
open directly upon the bed and linen,
with fog or rain prevailing outside.
It is not uncommon to see sheets and
bedding hanging out of window with,
perhaps, rain not actually falling, but
with ninety per cent. of humidity in
the atmosphere. and the person sleep.
ing in that bed at night wonders
the next day where he got his cold A
room may be aired in moist weather,
but the bed and bedding must not alb
sorb any dampness. Budget.
Nice Bread Pudding: Break stale
bread into small pieces, and pour OF
them as much boiling water or milk ..
will soak them well. Let them stand
until the liquid is cool. Pour tn,
liquid out and mash the bread until i
is quite free from Jumps. Measure thi
pulp, and to every quart put in half 1
teaspoonful 1T salt, one teaspoonful o
grated nutmeg, three ounces Of mois
sugar. Mix all thoroughly together
and put them into a well-buttered bal
ing dish. Break one and one-hal
ounces of good butter in small piece
over the top, and bake in a moderat
oven one and half hours. -Detroi
Free Press.
Calls Head in Shade: Time on
hour.) Some cold broiled calls head
eight eggs, half a pound Of bacon o
ham, sprig of parsley, a large cupfu
of gravy, pepper, salt and mace. Boi
eight eggs very hard and arrange slice
! of them round well-buttered mol,
covered with little pepper, salt, pow
dered mace and minced parsley; the
fill the mold with alternate layers O
the calls head, cut into very thin slices
the bacon also cut thin. the sliced eggs
spice, ETC.; pour in q large cupful Q
good veal gravy; make paste to cove
the mold and bake it. When done, sc
in a cool place, and when it is cold tur
it out and serve.-Boston Herald.