Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13
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 warm room,
and the parts drenched by cold water.
Straw berry or Raspberry Ice: The
Juice of one quart Of berries added to
one pint of water and the juice Of
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 ly.-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 Il good addition to bread,
and is especially serviceable to combine
with highly heterogeneous foods, such as
peas, beans and lentils. 1t is particular
" adapted for invalids. as it is one of
the most easily digested substances
known.
Boston Brown Bread: Scald pint
of cornmeal in pint of boiling water;
| when sufficiently cool add a pint and a
| half of rye~meal, a gill of yeast, a 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 a drachm and a half of cream of
tartar, in half pint of water very slow
lv for half an hour Add, in boiling, a
bit of alum the size of pea. This
harmless coloring matter may be safely
| used in Jelly when a beautiful ruby
color is desired, and gelatine, instead
| of fruit Juices. is used as foundation
Detroit Free Press.
| Quickly Made Bread Weigh two
| pounds of the best flour. and rub into
it one teaspoonful of salt; then mix
gradually cents worth of good yeast
| with pint and a half of lulIewarm wa
| ter. Work this into the flour and let it
stand for couple of hours to rise, at
the end of which time llnead slightly,
make up into loaves, place in tins, and
bake in a good oven. This is sufficient
for four loaves.-Detroit 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 a scant onefourth cupful of
milk, two teaspoonfuls salt, or one of
salt and one of celery salt, and pinch
of cayenne pepper. Mix we'll put in a
baking dish and cover with fine bread
crumbs and one,half tablespoonful of
butter. Bake delicate brown and
serve hot in the baking dish.-House'
keeper.
Tomato Catsup: Skin one-halt
bushcl of nice ripe tomatoes; heat and
press through sieve until you have a
rich thick pulp. Boil in a porcelain OF
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 tpulverized)
one ounce of cayenne pepper; cloves
one ounce: one coffee-cup full of sugar
Boil until quite ropy: bottle and seal
DemOreSt's Monthly.