The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-03
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

"A pound OF sulphur burned in q
tightly-closed room will destroy every
living thing in it, from moths and bed
bugs to possible disease germs.
For baked eggs warm gill of milk,
add one tablespoonful of butter, one
tablespoonful OF flour and six eggs,
whites and yelks beaten separately,
season with salt and bake i'm n quick
oven for fifteen minutes. y. World.
Little Folks Loaf: To one-third
of the bread dough add one tablespoon
butter. one tcacupful sugar, one tea
cnpful Of currants or any fruit to suit.
When quite light, bake in medium oven
thirty to forty minutes. -Christian In
quirer.
North Carolina Cake: Two cups Of
sugar. four tablespoonful of butter,
, one cup Of sweet cream, whites of eight
eggs (beaten stiff, two teaspoonfuls
extract of lemon, two cups Of flour, two
teaspoonfuls baking powder; mix and
balse.-Dctroit Free Press.
Cream Walnuts: Take two pounds
OF white sugar. a tcacup of water, and
boil until it threads. Flavor literally
with vanilla extract, and then take from
the fire and stir until white and creamy.
Have walnuts prepared; make the candy
into small. round cakes, press walnuts
into the sides, drop in granulated sugar
and put aside to cool.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
German Compete of Apples: Peel
and core whole apples. Fill the cavities
with current jelly, place the apples in
pndding-lish, adding as much water
as the dish will hold without touching
the filling. Add half a pound of sugar
and the thin peel of half lemon. Cover
tightly and cook slowly till done. Re-
move the apples to glass dish, boil
down the sirup to jelly. and pour it
over-Demorest's Magazine.
Very nice salads NAV also lie mado
of cold veal and lean pork. For the
dressing. beat two eggs, add one tea.
spoonful Of mustard, one Of salt, two OF
sugar, one tablespoonful of butter, a
small cupful of vinegar. Stand this in
boiling water and stir till it thickens.
If you have half cupful of cam,
sweet or sour, add that also With the
addition Of little celery. lean pork
salad is quite as good as chicken or
veal.-Housekeeper.
Delicious Sponge Cake: A delicious
sponge cake is made with twelve eggs,
pound of sugar, half pound OF flour
and the juice of lemon. Beat the
yollSs of the eggs with the sugar and
add the lemon juice. Beat the whites
OF the eggs to q stiff froth, and add
them alternately with sifted -four. Beat
the cake thoroughly with whip. Do
not attempt to use patent beaten for
either the eggs or the batter of sponge
cake. but use a sponge-cake whip
Pour the cake into square tins. Sift
or dredge little powdered sugar over
it before putting it in the oven.-Bos-
ton Budget
-Boulettcs aux Foie de Veau: Mince
two pounds of calves liver as fine as
possible, and few slices Of bacon or
ham; stir into it a bunch Of sweet herbs
finely chopped. little pepper and salt.
the yolk OF one or two eggs. well
beaten. and cupful of cream. Put
the whole. when well mixed together.
into stewpan; set it over the fire until
it becomes firm, and then roll it into
balls with your hands. which should be
well covered with -four. Brush them
over with the whites of the eggs, well
beaten, then roll them in bread crumbs
until they are nearly or quite covered,
and fry them in boiling butter Drain
them in seive before the fire, and
serve them on a folded napkin, or, il
preferred, with piquant sauce poured
around them when sent to the table, in
hot dish.-Boston Herald.