The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-27
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The flesh of good veal is firm and
dry, and the joints stiff. The flesh OF
good lamb and mutton is red, with the
fat very firm and white.
Delicate colorcd silks should never
be laid away in white paper. as the
chloride of lime used in bleaching the
paper otter draws out the color.
Anyone can add strength and weight
to his body by rubbing well with olive
Oil after warm bath. Oil baths are
particularly beneficial to delicate chill
dren.
Bits of soap which are too small to
be used should be carefully laid aside
for laundry days, when they can be
melted up to add to the wash boiler,
instead of scraping up new bar Of
soap.
To whiten the skin of face and hands
take oatmeal and pour sufficient cold
water over it to make thin paste.
Then strain through a fine sieve and
battle the face with the liquid, allowing
it to dry upon the face.
To cool your face and prevent an
oily appearance put few drops of aro-
matte ammonia in your morning bath.
When the face becomes overhcated and
''shiny" during the day wet a corner of
towel with alcohol and mop it softly.
letting it dry by evaporation, or with
little rubbing.
1t is not only fashionable. but the
most convenient. economical and neat
thing to use square or rectangular
carpet for the center Of the room.
Where expense is secondary consid-
Grafton rugs and parquet flooring may
fill up the corners and inches. while
stained flooring is within the reach Of
almost any body.-N. Y. World.
Straw berry and raspberry ice
creams are made by MASKING and strain
ing the frnit then adding the sugar to
the juice. The fruit should be allowed
to lie covered with sugar for little
while beforehand to aid the expression
of the juice, stirring all into the cream,
and freezing Immediately. To "a quart
Of cream allow quart Of fruit and q
pound of sugar.-Good Housekeeping.
Herman. Pastry: Take two eggs.
well beaten. and mix them with their
weight in flour and sugar. Beat well
together with fork, lay half the paste
on tin and put it into a brick oven.
When little set, spread over it pre-
serve of apricot or strawberry jam.
Then add the remainder of the paste.
and bake it again until quite set. When
cold sift little sugar over it and cut t
into narrow strips. boston Herald.
Roast Mutton: Have a very hot
oven. Cover the joint with boiling
dripping and place in the oven to bake,
allowing the oven door to remain ajar
just little. Allow fifteen minutes to
the pound for roasting, every half
pound over counted as one pound and
ten minutes extra for warming through.
This will allow the meat to remain
slightly rare. If preferred well done.
allow eighteen minutes to each pound.
Flour it and haste it during the roast
ing.-Detroit Free Press.
Cucumber Catsup: Pare and take
out the seeds of two dozen cucumbers:
chop to pulp with one-half dozen
white onions. Add one quart of vine
gar, one box of mustard, one table.
spoonful of cayenne pepper, one table,
spoonful OF white pepper, one table,
spoonful of celery seed, one teaspoonful
of salt, one tablespoonful of cloves and
two tablespoonfnls of cinnamon (pnl-
verized). Boil in double kettle for
one hour: bottle and seal.-Demorest' :
Monthly.