River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-05
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

The outer skins of onions make =
very pretty yellow dye for silk or wool
en-; set with alum.
Uncover your soup kettle as little
as you conveniently can while il is boil
ing, and then only to skim the substance
that rises to the surface.
When silver spoons become discol-
ored from eggs scour them with fine
table salt. This viii remove the discol-
Grafton. which is caused by the sulphur
in the egg, and will not scratch or wear
the silver.
-Well-constructed and properly
maintained roads are of Importance and
value to every citizen, says a recent
writer, and much more so than many
affairs that are absorbing the attention
of the people in their homes, public
meetings, and legislative halls. The an
nual loss through badly-lSept highways
may easily be reckoned among the mill
ions.
How to Cut a Pineapple: Pare il
carefully, and with the point of the
knife take out all the eyes; then. with
a silver fork, pick the fruit from the
core in bits as large as an almond or
Brazil nut. Cover with sugar or not, as
preferred; sugar draws ont the juice.
Place on ice in time TO have il well
chilled when served.-Christian In
quirer.
OF about twelve pounds; saw off the
knuelSle and put it in large saucepan;
add sufficient cold water to make it
swim; add two carrots, two onions,
celery, twelve cloves, blade of mace,
thyme and four bay leaves; let it boil
and simmer very slowly for four hours;
then let it get cold in its own liquor.
When cold remove the rind, trim off the
rough fat, cut in thin slices, dish on
salad, garnished with slices of lemon.
beetroot, aspic jelly and parsley.
Plotted Beef Tongue with Chicken:
Take the meat off the chicken--do not
use the skin and sinews. Chop and
pound well with a pound of tongue, boil
the bones to make a glaze, and moisten
the meat with il; season with salt. pep
per, nutmeg and spoonful of butter.
After pounding well and running
through sieve, press it in pots. stand
the pots in stew-pan with hot water
in the bottom. Let steam thirty min
utes, then cool. Wipe dry and cover
with hot butter. Ladies' Home J ournal.
Pea Soup: Cut in pieces four pounds
of veal and put into kettle with four
or five quarts of water; boil and keep
well SKINNED. When the veal is boiled
SO that it will fall to pieces, strain the
liquor and to it add two pints of canned
Tor green) peas. Boil until they are
quite dissolved into the broth. Have
boiled in another pot two quarts of peas
with two or three Jumps of white sugar;
add this to the soup and serve. This is
a rather expensive dish. as it requires
in winter three cans of peas.-Detroit
Free Press.
Short Cake: One-half cup of butter
worked into one quart of flour, three
heaping teaspoons of baking powder,
the well-beaten yellIs of two eggs, a
little salt and enough milk to make a
thick batter; bake quickly, split with a
warm knife, cover with butter, then
with fruit of any kind well sweetened
(canned fruit can be used; turn the
piee that was the top the topside down
and cover with fruit the same as other
piece: over all spread whipped cream or
a meringue of the whites of two eggs
and a tablespoon of sugar; brown slight
IL in the Oven.-Christian Inquirer.