The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

III is Sald thnt u strong solution OF
EPSON salts i'll water will cure burns If
applied Immediately.
TO remove warts, wet them thor
oughly with oil of cinnamon three
times day until they disappear,
The best way of Kidding II house of
rats is to fill all the holes that can be
found with pounded glass, and seal
them up with plaster of paris and tin,
II you wish. Then thoroughly clean
the premises, and see that there arc no
garbage pals left about to attrnct
rats. and secure the services of n good
cat.
-Desiccatcd Rice: This is a delicious
dish for warm weather, requiring no
cooking. Take two teacupfuls of rice
add tcaspoonful of salt, little grated
nutmeg and one quart of milk; stir
well, and put in the refrigerator the
last thing ut night Serve for break
fast with sugar and cream.-Good
Housekeeping
Fish Balls: Prepare Goldfish and
potato rs above, making the mixture
more dry by using n piece of butter in
stead of milk or cream Form into
balls, not very large, and perfectly
round; dip in beaten egg, and fry in a
deep kettle of very hot lard. They
should be of nice brown, and if rightly
made and if the lard is hot enough, will
retain their shape. -Boston budget
banana Custard: Scald quart of
milk, add pinch of salt, one large ta-
blcspoonful corn starch mixed smooth
with cold water, and four heaping tn
blespoonfuls sugar. When the corn
starch is cooked in the milk stir in two
wcll-beaten eggs, and at once remove
from the fire and stir until partly cool,
to keep it thin and smooth. Slice four
or five bananas very thin into n glass
dish sift powdered sugar over, and
when the custard is cold pour it over
the bananas 1t is then ready to serve.
Orange Judd Farmer.
-Curric Soup: One OK check, four
onions. one bunch of pot herbs half n
pound of rice, one tcaspoonful of curric
powder, little pepper and salt, three
quarts of water. Cut .thc meat from
the oX-chccll and soak it for two hours:
then put it in stewpan with four
onions, cut in slices, and the savory
herbs; add three quarts of water, stew
slowly, and remove the scum frequent
". Then strain it, add to it half n
pound of soaked rice, the teaspoonful
of currie powder, pepper and salt to
your taste, and stew it again for four
hours.-Boston Herald.
-Frizzlcd Beef: If You prepare your
own dried beef, have a very sharp knife
SO you can cut it thin; the quantity of
course depends on the size Of YOUR
fnf "a
liet ask them to send you Clipped beef
as they have IL machine for shaving it,
Have ready some hot water in spider,
throw the beef in and mix together a
few spoonfuls of cold butter and little
flour until smooth; then stir in with the
beef when boiling. Half rs much flour
as butter generally thicliens it enough
Serve beef and gravy together. Some
people prefer milk to cook it n-IIousc-
keeper.
Hard Soap-Six pounds of salsoda,
six pounds of grease, three and one
fourth pounds of unslaclled lime, four
gallons of rainwater. Boil the soda,
lime and water together twenty min
utes, then remove from the stove and
let settle. When clear, dip off the
liquid and add to the grease; put on the
stove and boil until stringy, take it off
to cool, add two ounces of oil of sassa-
fras, stir and pour into earthcn dishes.
When it is hard, cut into cakes and put
away to dry. If this soap is partly of
mutton-tallow, and has two ounces of
glyccrine stirred in it. it is excellent for
the toilet: Care must be taken not to
allow any of the sediment to drain off
when pouring the liquid from the lime
and salsoda. Good Housekeeping.