The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

"A strong solution of alum. 70 which
has been added little glycerine and
vinegar Is cure for mnsquito bites ~
Detroit Free Press
Sugar Cookies: One egg. two cups
sugar. one cup butter. one cup sour
cream. one teaspoonful salcratnS one
nutmeg; enough nour 70 mix a. soft a.
You can handle and roll thin. Old
Homestead.
Sham towels. 70 be thrown over
those IN use upon the rack. are embel-
iished al one end with quaint landscapes
or hgures, though the latest fancy dis
plays garlands Of flowers. delineated
with long stitch in silks Of natural col
orS IN. Y. World
TO relieve headache put one tea
spoonful Of liquid ammonia In q cup Of
hot water. Take one teaspoonful OF
the milky looking liquid every hour or
half hour, according 70 the severity Of
the pain. II never fails to give relief.
Detroit Free Press.
A nice way to prepare apples for
the table Is 10 remove the cores from
sound apples and simmer till tender in
. preserving kettle. between LAYERS OF
grape vine leaves. covering the kettle
closely. When done but not broken.
brush the apples over with white Of
egg and dredge with powdered sugar
n. Y. World
Chocolate Cake: One cup butter.
two cups white sugar, three cups -four.
four eggs, one cup Of sweet milk and
two teaspoonsful baking powder; bake
one-half in a square tin Add to the
remaining half one-haif cupful grated
chocolate, one tablespoonful OF mo-
lasses, yelks Of two eggs, and little
more flour; bake in the same sized tin
and put together with chocolate icing;
also ice the top.-Detroit Free Press.
-Pot-Roasted Duck: After the birds
are picked tthe best feathers put in .
muslin bag and hung in the sun to dry),
drawn and thoroughly washed. place
in pot Of boiling water. with table
spoonful Of salt. Boil until very tender.
which will require from one 70 two
hours Have only enough water to
keep the ducks cooking. so that II may
all boil away at the last. and the ducks
brown down" in the pot Good House
keeping.
Lobster Currie: Fry two onions in
half an ounce Of butter, until they are
nicely Drowned. Nix one tablespoon
ful and half Of currie powder with
half pint Of good gravy. and put this
with the fried onions into stewpan;
then take the meat from large lobster
and cut it into rather small pieces; add
il TO the gravy and onions with a table
spoonful Of vinegar or lemon Juice.
Simmer slowly for about half an hour.
and servc.-Boston Herald
Little Pigs in Blankets: Eighteen
large oysters, an equal number OF slices
Of boneless breakfast bacon and a plate
Of toast should be allowed for three
persons. Get the bacon where they
use a machine for cutting il. and have
1t cut rs thin as shaving. II you can
not get II cut in this way. il Is better 10
buy the bacon in the piece and cut II
with sharp knife yourself The slices
should be 50 thin that one could almos,
see through them. Wrap each oyster
in slice of the bacon. and fasten II
with . wooden toothpick. Light the
lamp. having the wicks rather high,
and place the granitewarc dish over it.
In few moments putt in as many "little
pigs" As will lie fat on the bottom Of
the pan. Turn constantly with { fork
until they are brown on both sides
serve at once on slices of ftoast---Ladies'
Home Journal.