Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-19
DOMESTIC CONCERNS

,.,.- NC outer skins of onions make a
10y pretty yellow dye for silk or WOOL
en-; set with alum. "o'-
Uncover your soup kettle as litt1a
you conveniently can while II is hill
=. s, ana then only to skim the substance
mat rises to the surface.
81 men silver spoons become diseol-
80 iioin eggs scour them with fine
sat Ihs will remove the discol-
=; a.ioh' which is caused by the SULPHUR
the silver - "e'i
"eH-constructed and oroperlv
contained roads are of Importance and
'aiue TO every citizen, saws a recent
"ri.er, and much more SO than MANY
"na,rs that are absorbing the attention
VI the people in their homes, public
meetings, and legislative halls. The an
huai loss through badly-kept highways
may easily be reckoned among the min.
ions '--e iiiiii-
NOW TO Cut a Pineapple: Pare If
carefully, and with the point of the
hhi!e take out all the eyes; then. with
SILVER FORK, pick the fruit from the
e In DTS as large as an almond or
all nut. Cover with sugar or not. as
preferred; sugar draws out the Juice.
iace on Ice IN time to have it well
on!Ied when Served.-Christian In
quirer.
liam on Salad: Hand scrape a ham
OF about twelve pounds: saw off the
Knuckle and put it in large saucepan:
a"o sufrlclent cold water to make it
SWIM; add two carrots, two onions.
celery, twelve cloves, a blade of mace,
thyme and four bay leaves; let it boil
and simmer very slowly for four hours;
then let 1t get cold ia it's own LIQUOR.
when cold remove the rind. trim off the
rough fat, cut in thin slices, dish on
salad, garnished with slices of lemon,
oeetroot. aspic jelly and parsley.
-Potted Beef Tongue with Chicken:
Take the meat off the chicken-do not
use the skin and sinews. Chop and
pound well with pound of tongue. boil
the bones to make glaze, and moisten
the meat with it; season with salt, pep
per, nutmeg and spoonful of butter
After pounding well and running
through sieve, press it in pots, stand
the pots in stew-pan with hot water
in the bottom. Let steam thirty min
utes, then cool. Wipe dry and cover
with hot butter. Ladies' Home Journal
Pea Soup: Cut in pieces four pounds
of veal and put into kettle with four
or five quarts of water; boil and keep
well SKINNED. When the veal is boiled
SO that it will fall to pieces, strain the
liquor and to it add two pints of canned
tor green) peas. Boil until they are
quite dissolved into the broth. Have
boiled in another pot two quarts of peas
with two or three Jumps of white sugar;
add this to the soup and serve. This is
a rather expensive dish, as it requires
in winter three cans of peas.-Detroit
Free Press
Short Cake: One-half cup of butter
worked into one quart of flour, three
heaping teaspoons of baking powder,
the well-beaten yell<s of two eggs, 4
little salt and enough milk to make a
thick batter; bake quickly, split with n
warm knife. cover with butter, then
with fruit of any kind well sweetcncd
fcanned fruit can be used: turn the
pice that was the top the topside down
and cover with fruit the same as other
piece; over all spread whipped cream or
meringue of the whites of two eggs
and a tablespoon of sugar; brown slight
" in the oven.-Christian Inquirer.