The Butler weekly times., 1891-01-21
HOUSEHOLD 6REviTiES


i
or Wandering Jew. bloom. as it is vala.
ably ch .efly for its trailing growth.
A quarter OF al ounce OF sulphide
of potash dissolved IN gallon Of water
will destroy ui,dew on chrysan,he-
NUNS !; 5 test 10 apply Il 70 the .o!-
iage by fae syringe
Rice Cruel For the Sick one
haif cup:u. OF rice twell wa>hei) use
quart of water Boil unt.l soft and
clear. flavor .rg with stick cinnamon or
a'sins and adding sal. sugar or milk
-Good Housekeeping.
->ulpha-e OF copper IS recommended
for keep ng posts and timber from de-
cay Telegraph poles IN Norway are
sa d 10 be preserved bg boring inch
holes about two feet from the ground
and fiji ng with the su 0hat- OF copper
crystals, afterwards piugg ng the holes
with wood The crystals gradually d IS
solve and permeatc the wood turning It
q green sh co OK
To make 'tea-cosy shape piece
of cotton batting over Your teapot and
/ n. il with thin silk. taste around the
edge 10 hold 1t in the proper form.
six, embro de-cd velvet. or any ma
teriai you may fancy AMI b nd the open
lower edge with rbton, An ordinary
sized tea-cosv may be made about
| twelve inches high. N y. World
PIE Without Pastry.-This seems
rather paradox. yet pumpkin, squash.
cuStard. or cocoanut pie can very we'll
| be made sans crust and sans dyspepsia
provoking qualities Butter the pie
dish well, and sprinkle thickly with dry
| Indian meal. leaving all on that will
cling to the butter. and trife more
| Having the mixture Of pumpkin milk.
| eggs, sugar and spices. or the custard,
ready. as for ordinary pies. pour it in
carefully. and bake as usual L-Demor-
est's Monthly.
Cakes Ia Polonaise-Ta some
good puff paste, roll it quarter Of an
| inch thick, and then cut it into pieces
four or five inches square, gather up the
| four corners OF each have some small
round molds ready, d p them into warm
water, and then place cakes inside and
put them into gu c< oven; when they
| are nearly done. brush them over with
the wh tie Of an egg beaten; sprinkle
| powdered sugar over and finish baking.
| When done whip the white Of an egg
and powdered sugar to froth. flavor.
and fill the cakes with it-lioston
Herald.
| Rabbit Pie Line the sides OF q
baking-dish with n good puff-paste,
then lay in the bottom pieces of rabbit
that have been boiled for about twenty
minutes Strew parsley, salt and pep
per over them: then put a layer of
sliced potatoes over the rabbit then
another layer of the meat and season.
ing, and so on until the sh is full.
Over the cop layer str.w bits OF butter.
and pour pint OF water or milk over
all before putting on the top crust
Bake until the crust is r:ch brown.
and serve in the dish in which 1t was
baked. ed.-Demorest's Monthly
To Boil Corned Beef-Wash, and
put into cold water. if very salt; but
such piece as one finds in town and
city shops. and which the butchers corn
themselves put into bo Ing water.
Cook very slowly Tor six hours Tnis
time is FOR a piece weighing eight or
ten pounds. When Il il to be served
cold, let stand for one or two hours
in the water in which it was boiled II
the beef is TO be pressed get either a
p'ece of the brisact. flank or rattleran.
Take out the bones. place in fat dish
or platter, put a tin sheet on top. and
lay on 1t two or three br cts. II you
have a corned beef press. use that, Of
course. Yankee Blade