The Globe-republican., 1891-11-05
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Castor oil may be comfortably taken
In hot milk. in . hall wineglass of
weak punch. in hot water sweetsped
and highly favored with essence of
peppermint or wintergreen-
Soap for Cleaning ClotheA-One
ounce of ammonia. one ounce of Cas-
tile soap. one-fourth ounce each Of
glycerine and spirits Of inter. two and
one-half pints of soft water: Boil until
ropy. and cool in earthen disheA-
Good Housekeeping.
Bread Cakes Take one pint of
bread crumbs and moisten with sweet
milk; season with pepper and salt and
add one well beaten egg and mold into
cakes Fry in a tablespoonful of but
ter in a hot skillet Nice for break
fast-Detroit Free Press
-Oranges-H you get tired of pies
and buildings for desert. keep oranges
in the house: peel and slice one layer.
then sprinkle sugar over them. and an
other layer of fruit until you have
enough To make a change, sprinkle
layer of dessicated cocoanut between
the layers of oranges after the sugar is
sprinkled en.-Housekeepcr.
One Of the most agreeable of denti-
fees is to be found in few drops of
tincture of myrrh, in half glass of
water 1t not only cleanses the mouth.
making it fresh and sweet, but it is an
excellent tonic for the gums and ar
rests decay. 1t also has the merit of
being very inexpensive, as ten cents
will buy enough to last a year or more.
N. y. Tribune.
AS soon as possible after discover
ing fresh grease spot on silk, simply
rub the wrong side hard with powdered
French chalk and leave it to wear off.
This is the only way of taking grease
out of silk that know Of that will not
injure the color or lustre of the most
delicate fabric. When silk is badly
wrinkled it may be improved by spong-
ing it on the right side with gum arabic
water, made very weak. and ironing on
the wrong side.-N. Y. World
Damascus Biscuits eggs, five
monds, six ounces of loaf sugar. two
ounces and half of flour, lemon to
taste; beat the whites of four eggs to a
froth. chop the suet and almonds sep
arately very fine, and beat together:
mix with the yolks of the eggs the loaf
sugar. finely sifted: beat well. and pour
into the almond mixture; shake in the
flour and add the lemon: bake in small
tin pans in quick Oven.-Boston Her
aid.
Steamed Corn Bread-Put two cups
II
spoonful of salt Dissolve half tea
spoonful soda in a tablespoonful of
warm water and add to it half a cup of
molasses; add this to the cornmeal and
then add sufficient sour milk, not quite
a pint, to make batter so that it will
drop from the spoon; put this into a
ell-greased mold; put on the lid and
steam it for four hours. then remove
the lid and bake it for thirty minutes
Old Homestead.
Delicate MacaroOns. and
CRATE half pound of shclled almonds;
beat the whites of six eggs to very
stiff froth, stir in gradually three-quar-
tiers of a pound of pulverized sugar,
then add the almonds and a teaspoon
full of essence of bitter almonds. Take
about half heaping teaspoonful of the
mixture. and fry in a buttered pan. If
the mixture has been properly beaten
it will not run: if it does, add little
more sugar. Drop about two inches
apart, in but;ered pan, bake a deli
cate brown, and when done, lift care
fully with pancake turner.-Ladies'
Home Journal
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