Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-06-04
HOUSEHOLD eREvITlEs

-Everton Tahy..One and . half
pounds of brown sugar, three ounces OF
butter or piece size one and one-haH
eggs one and one-hak teacups of cold
water. Boil all together with the rind
Of one lemon and when done add the
juice.
Havana butter may be made with
one ard q half cupfuls Of sugar, the
grated rind and juice of two lemons. the
whites of three eggs and the yolk OF
one. cooked over q slow fire for twenty
minutes, stirring all the wilhelm. Y.
World
-Maccaroni Soup-Make good or
binary beef soup. break a small guam
tity Of the maccaroni in pieces. quite
small, soak them in salted water .
short time. and add it to the beef soup
fifteen or twenty minutes before serv.
ing.-Boston Herald
"A useful cement for mendinR
earthen or stone jars, stopping leaks in
the seams of tin pans or iron kettles. or
tightening loose joints of iron or wood
Is made by mixing htharge and glycer-
inc to a thick cream This will resist
acids, heat and cold, If the article il
not used until the cement Is hardened
To test the heat of lard in deep fry
ing, put in a piece of bread. and if 10
browns while you count sixty, your fat
is hot enough for raw material If il
browns while you count forty, it Is
right for food prepared from cooked
| material, such as eroquettes- Use
plenty of lard, which should be strained
and put away for future use.-Ladies'
Home Journal q
A good hearth-rug for the kitchen
can be made by taking a good piece of
| sacking, about the size required and
turning it in all round for a hem, then
1 sewing on it with strong thread bits of
bright wooden cloth cut in pieces one
half inch wide and about two Inches
long. Bits of similar size are often
knitted with some coarse Irvine into
rugs We have seen handsome silk rugs
made this way.
Baked Omelet--A generous pint of
sweet milk. four well-beaten eggs. one
tablespoonful of butter, one of flour
and little salt Rub butter and -four
to a smooth paste, and stir into the milk
when boiling, stirring constantly to
keep smooth Cool it, then add the
| eggs, having beaten them separately,
| pour into a buttered dish. bake in q
| quick oven twenty minutes Serve
Immediately before it falls--Detroit
| Free Press
Dried Lima BeanS-Hah pint of
the beans were soaked over night in
plenty of cold water. Two hours be-
fore dinner they were put on to boil in
two pints of hot water. After they had
been cooking for two hours the water
was drained from them and they were
seasoned with teaspoonful of salt, q
tablespoonful of butter and a little pep
per: then four tablespoonful of boiling
water were added and they were ready
| to serve--Good Housekeeping.
Chicken Broth.-Cut up fowl and
remove all the fat and skin as these
leave strong flavor in the broth. IL q
very delicate flavor be desired, put the
meat on to boil in cold water; boil five
minutes, pour of the water and add
fresh, cold water; then simmer until
the meat is in shreds- Take out the
breast as soon as it is tender. Strain
the broth, and when cool. remove every
particle Of fat Heat again, and when
boiling thicken with whole wheat -four
wet in cold water, one tablespoon -four
to each pint of broth. Season delicate
~ with celery, salt and pepper. Wher
richer broth can be taken, add half q
cup of sweet cream aud the breast OF
the chicken cut in small dice.-Bostor
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