River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-08
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


Copper wire is better than cord for
md wears lie time.
Paint spots may be taken out of
clothing after they have become hard
~ rubbing them with mixture of ann
nonia and turpentine.
--Broiled Potatoes: Cut cold boiled
potatoes into slices quarter of an inch
hick, brush with melted butter. and
oroil over a quick fire. Dust with salt
and pepper.-Demorest's Magazine.
Drawn Butter: Rub together two
;ablespoonsful butter, one of flour; add
Just a trifle of cold water, then some
boiling water until proper consistency,
little salt. Boil two minutes. Boston
Budget.
One part of chalk and two parts of
alum will speedily purify stagnant wa
ter; and four parts of animal carbon
and one of alum are sufficient to purify
one thousand parts of muddy river wa
ter.-Detroit Free Press.
-Beeswax and salt will make rusty
hat-irons as clean and as smooth as
glass. Tie lump of wax in rag and
keep it for that purpose. When the
irons are hot, rub them first with the
wax rag, then scour them with a pa
per or cloth sprinlxled with salt
The dust and smoke of travel can
best be removed from the face by wash
ing the skin in vaseline or cold cream
and wiping off with bit of soft flannel.
Washing the face in cold water only
leaves it grimy and dirty. After the APP
plication of the ointment, however hot,
water may be freely used, which keeps
the skin soft, clean and the complexion
clear.
-Deviled Eggs: Cover six ego with
warm water and boil fifteen minutes;
put in cold water and remove the shells;
cut the eggs lengthwise; take out the
yolks carefully, and rub to a smooth
paste with a teaspoonful of French mus
tard and sixty drops of salad oil; mix in
a tablespoonful of minced ham, season
with salt and pepper; fill the whites
with the mixture. Herald.
I'm preparing pot-roast use an
agateware pot. Put in three or four
good-sized onions, sliced, sprig of
thyme, pint of beef-stock and your
meat, and season to taste. Simmer
slowly for four hours Remove the
meat and set it in quick oven for five
minutes, basting it well two or three
times. Strain the gravy and thicken it
with a little milk or flour and water
and serve.-N. Y. World.
"A delicious seasonable dish is iced
cafe and lait. 1t is made as follows:
Pour a quart of boiling water on eight
large tablespoonfuls Of freshly-ground
coffee and let it infuse for about ten
minutes. then strain it off, and for one
quart of coffee add eight ounces of
sugar, half a pint of cream and half a
pint of warmed milk. Let it all stand
until cold, then freeze it lightly and
serve in cups or glasses, with a spoon
full of very cold whipped cream in each.
N. Y. Sun.
To Stuff Onions: Time, ten min
utes to fry, two hours to stew; peel
some large onions. parboil and drain
them, then take out the inside. but be
careful to keep the onions whole; chop
up the inside of the onions, n little beef
and fat bacon; add some bread crumbs
and lemon peel minced up, and a sea-
soning of pepper, salt and mace; heat it
all with a well-beaten egg or two into
a paste, and stuff the onions with it;
dredge them over with flour and fry
them a nice brown; then put them into
a stewpan. with sufficient brown gravy
to cover them, and stew them gently
over a slow fire for two hours; if stewed
in water little flour and butter must
be added.-Boston Herald