The Colfax chronicle., 1891-12-19
HOUSEHOLD sREvITlEs.


Equal parts of cream-tartar and
saltpeter make an excellent remedy for
rheumatism. Take one-kalf teaspoon
full of the mixture and divide it into
three doses. Take one of these doses
three times day.
Plate Doiliea Where tea is served
on polished table without table,
cloth, dainty plate doilies are placed
under each plate. These are either
hemstitched, fringed, or the design
worked with the buttonhole Shorthand
long stitch, so the design can be cut
out on the edge. Ladies' Home
Journal
TO polish patent-leather boots or
shoes, mix tablespoonful of sweet oil
with teaspoonful of turpentine, and
rub it over the leather with bit of
sponge, polishing afterwards with bit
OF soft rag. If there are any cracks in
the leather I'll them up with common
boot-blacking before you use the oil
and turpentine.
Candy. Two cups white sugar.
one-third cup good vinegar. enough
water to moisten the sugar, boil in an
agate iron or porcelain pan without
stirring) over quick fire. In fifteen
minutes try in cold water. Before it
hardeys. flavor with nearly teaspoon
ful of'vanilla or lemon. Pour on a but
tered plate. Pull. Do not stir at any
time. Detroit Free Press.
Beef au Miroton.-Cut some thin
slices of cold beef and one large onion
or two small ones into slices and fry
them nice brown in a quarter of a
pound OF butter. turn the pan around
frequently to prevent the meat from
burning. Then boil up half a pint of |
beef broth, seasoned with little pep
per and salt Put it over the meat, and |
serve as hot as possible. Boston Her
aid
"A simple method of stewing apples
Is to cut them into quarters and put
them in thick earthen pudding dish.
10 every quart of apple quarters pour
over half cup OF water and add a cup
of sugar. Cover the pudding dish with
, thick earthen plate. and set 1t in the
oven for one hour. At the end of this
lime the apples will be found clear and
transparent, thoroughly cooked and al
most unbroken in form. Y. Trib-
Inc.
People who are subject to catarrhal
have special need TO be par
ocular in regard to their feet covering:
hey should see to it that their feet are
lways comfortably clad, their shoes
mould have substantial soles, and
hould come well up the ankles, and 6
ot be laced or buttoned tight Light ,
,erino stockings or half-hose NAV be I
unicient for warmth, but whenever by
eason OF much exercise the feet have
ecome damp. and especially if the
'ather has absorbed wet, it is wise for
change to be made in both stockings !
nd shoes.
Chocolate Custards-A delicious 5
sssert Is made as follows: Four Guns q
lik, four eggs one cup sugar. four b
'biespooufuls grated chocolate. two s.
aspoonfuls vanilla Put the chocolate n
'er the fire in double boiler with | \
lrt of the milk. and let it cook until =
nooth; add the rest of the milk. and :,
hen this is hot. pour it upon the sugar :
ixed with the beaten yolks of the
gs Return to the stove, and cook
It'll the custard begins to thicken: "
hen cool, pour into glasses or small &c
ps' and heap on the top of each a d
eringue made of the whites of the a
gs whipped stiff with little DOW. =
red sugar. Or it may be served in a =
-ge dish. An agreeable var;.+;n
y be made by substituting for the
ocolate half cup of strong Coffee
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