Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-29
HOUSEHOLD eRsWTlEs.

Copper 2G1cePans are cleaned on the
/ outside with sat and vinegar. and on
| the inside with soap and watcr-after
they have been filed with water and a
small lump of soda, which must come TO
a boil.-Ladies Home journal.
Many good houselzeepers who have
preserved Strawberries, cherries, plums
or almost any preserves which have be-
| gun to ferment. but are not moIdy,
add them to the mince meat before it is
scalded, in proportion to quart to the
| quantity given
Tongue Toast-Take a cold tongue
| that has been boiled. mince it fine and
mix with cream and beaten yelk Of an
egg and simmer on a stove Having
| first cut off the crust, toast slices Of
bread and butter them little lay in a
| fat dish and spread over them thiclly
the tongue while it is hot-Boston
| Budget
Rye Drop Cakes. Mix together two
cupfuls and a half of rye -four half a
cupful 81 rye meal, one cupful Of wheat
flour on teaspoonful of salt Stir in
gradually three cupfuls and half of
milk and add four well-beaten eggs.
The rye meal can be done without, but
the cakes are much better with IT, Fill
the iron m-pans.-Demorests Month
".
Bread Put pint of sweet milk in
to vessel ard let come to boil: then
Stir in meal till it is as thick as mush.
Cover it closely and keep warm over
night. in the morning add a pint Of
lukewar1n milk and flour to make a good
stiff batter Now set your yeast in a
pot of water 10 keep warm; when light
and spongy work into loaves; let raise
and then bake Detroit Free Press.
"A sand-bag, with plush cover. is
most useful present to any one who
drives much in wintry weather. A
canvas-bag contains the sand, which
should not be packed too tight This
may be warmed at any time in the oven
and then slipped into the cover, which
is plush or velvet bag with handles
like a child's school bag. This. placed
in the carriage or sleigh, will retain the
heat long time and give great comfort.
Mashed Potatoes Remove the
lay in cold water for an hour: then put
into a sacepar, with little salt; cover
with water and boil; when done drain
off water, turn into a bowl and mash
fine; melt piece of butter size of an
egg with little milk; mix it with the
mashed potatoes until they are smooth
paste; be careful not to have them too
wet: then put the mixture into dish
piled up,-Boston Herald
Pumpkin Indian Pudding.-With a
pint and half of stewed pumpkin nix
pint and a half of Indian meal and a
tablespoonful of ground ginger. Into a
quart of boiling milk stir a pint OF
molasses. Add. stirring hard. the meal
and pumpkin. 1t will be improved by
adding the grated rind of a lemon or
orange Tie in . pudding bag and drop
into boiling water Boil four hours. If
West India molasses is used, it requires
no eggs; without it, add three What is
left may be reboiled next day.
Pumpkin Marmalade.-Fo a nice
ripe pumpkin Of medium size about six
pounds Of sugar. one pint of good cider
vinegar, one ounce Of ginger root
bruised and dozen cloves tied in bit
of lace or thin muslin will be required.
Pare the pumpkin and cut into small
pieces; heat the other ingredients in
porcelain-lined kettle, add the pumpkin
and cook until quite soft then take it
out of the sirup with a strainer, keep
ing it hot while the liquid is boiled
down little; put the pumpkin back
into the kettle and let it boil about half
an hour, stirring well meanwhile.-N.
Y. World.