Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
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| sprinkle with cayenne ana salt, Try
then in butter until golden color,
and place them on white blotting pa
per to drain. Serve cold.
DYsPEPsIA-A simple and effectual
remedy for dyspepsia is to abstain
from drinking Immediately before and
during meals, and for an hour after
ward. Also. use no milk in tea or cot
fee.
SOFT Recommendations cupful
molasses. one-half cupful of butter or
clean drippings, one-half cupful wa
ter with teaspoonful soda, one spoon
full ginger or spice, salt, thicken with
flour; one egg improves.
To ABSORB THE BAD AIR.-In the
cases of small pox, scarlet fever, or
other fever onions sliced and kept in
the room will absorb the bad air; the
fever will socn diappear; they must
be changed very often.
BANANA PUDDing. Lay in pud-
ding dish slices OF sponge cake. Pour
over boiled custard with sliced bana-
mas. Cover with soft frosting, which
NAV be made of the whites Of the eggs
used in the custard.
CRUMPETs. Three cupfuls raised
dough: work into it one-half cupful
softened butter, three eggs, and mix
sufficient to make stiff batter; turn
into buttered pans and let it remain
fifteen minutes before baking; bake
one-half hour.
4 QUICKLY-MADE CAKE.-Two cup
fuls of sugar, two of -four, six table
spoonfuls of butter, two Of milk, six
eggs, one teaspoonful Of saleratus,
two OF cream Of tartar, some lemon
peel Bake in shallow pans in aquick
oven.
POTATO MoULDs.-Mash some po-
tato and mix it with couple ofspoon-
fus of cream or new milk, butter
some small plain moulds, line them
thinly with the mashed potato, and
fill up the centres with a mince of
any cold meat chopped fine, and sea
son with pepper. salt and some onion
juice; lay piece of butter on each
and bake till the tops are Drowned,
then turn them out aud serve with
brown sauce.
PREPARED CHALK FOR THE TEETH.
other things, the simplest thing is the
best. Buy little prepared chalk,
such rs women use on their faces,
and large soft brush. Dampen the
brush, dip it in the chalk and use
twice day, rinsing afterward. If
this is followed out for week | will
guarantee it will whiten the worst
teeth and harden the gums.
UNHEALTHY GUMS Unhealthy gums
are very common. A lotion made
from the following recipe will be
found valuable in restoring them to Il
healthy condition: Carbolic acid, 20
drops; spirits of wine, two drains; dis
titled water, six ounces; use first a soft
toothbrush with water, after VIII IN
pour on second toothbrush, slightly
damped. n little of the above lotion.
After using this for Il short time the
gums become less tender, and the i'm
purity Of the breath, which is com
monty caused by bad teeth, will be
removed
CANDIKD GINGER.-Make syrup OF
ore pound of granulated sugar and
large cup Of water. Place over the
fire, let come to a boil and skim Cut
a quarter Of n pound OF ginger root
into small pieces, and put some water
to boil for an hour; drain off the wa
ter, pour some Of the syrup over.
enough to cover. and let boil an hour
and half. If the syrup cooks away
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take up, drain on a sieve, let cool and
dust with graduated sugar; dip again
in the thick syrup, set aside to cool,
and when cold roll in sugar again,
The syrup should b. boiled until it
will crystalize jhe ginger.
CHICKEN CREAM SOUP.-Three
pints of the water in which a chicken
has been boiled, with all fat removed,
one pint of rich cream, four eggs, one
cupful of bread-crumbs, salt, pepper
and celery salt Heat the water to
the boiling point Boil the eggs for
% minutes and mash the yolks with
the bread crumbs, which should be
softened in "a little milk. Heat the
cream TO near Eoiling, stir it gradual
" into the eggs and crumbs, pour the
mixture into the chicken water and
boil five minutes. Season TO taste
with salt. pepper and celery-saIt and
a little onion, if preferred
TREATMENT OF DIPHTHRRIA.
wish 10 suggest TO physicians, says
Dr. Bacheldrr, in treating diphteria,
to use internally a very weak solution
of carbolic acid, and for the throat or
fauces a solution of hydrochloric acid,
about the strength of strong cider
vinegar. | have treated every case
successfully so far with the above
named remedies. Group is relieved
instantly with the acid solution. As
far as my experience goes the last
named remedy stops all morbid de-
velopment in throat a. surely as the
hoe will stop pig weeds on a hot sun
ny day. Apply it to the throat with
a brush or sponge, or use as a .argle.
Say" said a man to a butcher of
whom he purchased his daily supply