River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-27
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Cool the blood by drinking cold
water in which little pure cream of
tartar has been dissolved.
The Italians have proverb: "When
you let the sun shine in, you drive the
doctor out"
Anyone who has been scalded by
steam should be taken to a warm room,
and the parts drenched by cold water.
strawberry or Raspberry Ice: The
juice of one quart of berries added to
one pint of water and the juice of a
lemon make a most satisfactory deli
cacy.-Good Housekeeping.
Raspberry Tarts: One egg, three
tablespoons thick cream, one cup rasp-
berry jelly. sugar to taste. Beat the
egg, add the cream, jelly and sugar.
Fill tart shells and bake quickly.-Bos-
ton Budget.
The white varnish used for toys is
made of sandarac, eight ounces; mastic.
two ounces; Canada balsam, four
ounces, and alcohol, one quart. This
is white, drying and capable of being
polished when hard.
Rice is the least heterogeneous of all
grains 1t is good addition to bread.
and is especially serviceable to combine
with highly heterogeneous foods such as
peas, beans and lentils. 1t is particular
ly adapted for invalids, as it is one of
the most easily digested substances
known.
Boston Brown Bread: Scald pint
of cornmeal in a pint of boiling water;
when sufficiently cool add pint and
half of rye meal, a gill of yeast, gill
of molasses and a teaspoonful of salt
Mix well, and, when perfectly risen,
steam five hours; then put in the oven
half an hour to dry and form the crust
N Y. World.
To color jelly a fine red, boil fifteen
grains of chochineal, finely powdered,
with drachm and a half of cream of
tartar, in half pint of water very slow
ly for half an hour. Add, in boiling. a
bit of alum the size of pea. This
harmless eoloring matter may be safely
used in jelly when a beautiful ruby
color is desired, and gelatine. instead
of fruit juices. is used as Accumulation.
Detroit Free Press.
-Quickly-Made Bread: Weigh two
pounds of the best -four, and rub into
gradually cents worth of good yeast
with pint and half of lukewarm wa
ter. Work this into the -four and let it
stand for a couple of hours to rise, at
the end of which time knead slightly,
make up into loaves, place in tins, and
bake in good oven. This is sufficient
for four loaves. Free Press.
-Scalloped Oyster Plant: One and
one-half pint oyster plant boiled till
tender and rubbed through colander;
add one and one-half tablespoonfuls of
butter, scant one-fourth cupful of
milk, two teaspoonfuls salt, or one of
salt and one of celery salt, and a pinch
of cayenne pepper. Mix well, put in a
baking dish and cover with fine bread
crumbs and one-half tablespoonful of
butter. Bake a delicate brown and
serve hot in the baking dish.-House-
keeper.
Tomato Catsup: Skin one-half
bushel of nice ripe tomatoes; heat and
press through sieve until you have
rich thick pulp. Boil in porcelain or
agate kettle; all catsups should be
boiled in such utensils. Add to this
pulp one quart of vinegar (pure CIDER;
one box of mustard; one tablespoonful
of salt; one ounce of celery seed; two
ounces of cinnamon (pulverized); two
ounces of black pepper (pulverized);
one ounce of cayenne pepper; cloves,
one ounce; one coffee-cup full of sugar
Boil until quite ropy; bottle and SEAL
Demorest's Monthly.