River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-07-30
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Never sun feather-bedS- Air them
thoroughly on a windy day in q cool
place. The sun draws the oil and gives
the fathers a rancid smell.
"A mixture of powdered charcoal.
one pound to four pounds of plaster of
paris, sprinkled under porches or in
damp corners will prove an excellent
iisinfectant.-G Housekeeping.
Shirts to be Numbered should be
first starehed in thick boiled starch.
Allow them to dry, then starch again in
thin cold starch, to which has been
added a teaspoonful of solution of
borax.
-IndianCake: One cupful of flour. two
cupfuls of Indian meal, one-half cupful
of molasses, small piece of butter. Mix
with cold water one and one-half tea
spoonfuls of yeast-powder. = Good
Housekeeping.
Snow Cheese: One pint of thick
cream, on quarter of a pound of white
sugar. juice of two lemons, peel of three
grated; let this stand for twenty-four
hours. and then serve with cakes
Boston Herald.
German Cream Puffs: Make bat
ter for a sponge cake and bake IL in
round gem pans While they are hot
cut off the tops and take out all you can
of the soft inside, then replace the cover
and set them where they will dry. just
before tea time fill them with whipped
cream and a little jelly.-0ld Home
stead.
"A Tapioca Dish: Soak large cup
of tapioea over night in cold water In
the morning place in a double sauce
pan and add more water if necessary,
and cook until well done and clear
looking, then season with sugar and the
grated rind of large lemon-or pint
of stoned cherries or fresh raspberries;
pour in a mold and set away. Eat cold
with sugar and cream.-Chicago News.
To skin fish, Cut a thin narrow
strip down the backbone, taking off the
dorsal fin. Then open the lower part
halfway down. Slip the knife under
and up through the bony part of the
gills, and hold this bony part between
the thumb and finger. and strip the
skin off toward the tail. Then do the
same on the other side. Small fish, like
maekerel and white fish, when dressed
for broiling, should be split through the
back.
Floating island is simply a boiled
custard served in a glass dish and dotted
with a meringue of the whites. a very
delicious custard is made with pint of
milk. half pint of cream and a half a
pint of strong coffee. Use eggs in the
proportion given for plain boiled Gus
tard and rather more sugar. Chocolate
custard requires a quart of milk and
two ounces of chocolate melted over
hot water to a smooth paste. The
other ingredients are the same as
above.-N. Y. Advertiser
To boil asparagus, shave off the
hard outside and cut away the woody
lower part, rinse in cold water. tie them
together in dozens and put them into
plenty of boiling water, slightly sailed.
They ought to be done in twenty min
utes. They get hard if left boiling too
long and, moreover, would lose their
flavor, together with their delicate min
eral matters. which render them so
valuable Remove the strings after
they are placed on the dish they are to
be served in.-Boston Budget.
For frying use four ounces of drip
ping to pound of fish. Put the dripping
into frying-pan and test it with
crumb of bread to see when it is hot
enough; then put in the fish and fry
minute or till nicely colored. The
fish (well cleaned and wiped and with
the fins and tail cut off is prepared for
frying by dipping it into flour or corn
meal. or by dipping it into beaten egg
and then sprinkling with fine bread
crumbs. Serve on hot platter. For
sauce mix an ounce of butter with an
ounce and half of flour. season with
salt and pepper, and stir in gradually
about a pint of milk. Let it boil up
and serve.-N. Y. World.