Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-19
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

TO make a mustard plaster for
young children, mix one teaspoonful of
mustard and three of wheat flour with
water to the consistency of a stiff bat
ter. and apply between soft muslin
cloths For adults: one part of mus
tard and two of -four.
Ham Toast: Slices of toasted bread
with the crusts cut off. two eggs. two
tabiespoOnfuls of butter some cold ham
or tongue grated. Put the yOlks and
whites. well beaten. into a stewpan,
with the butter. stir them two minutes
over the fire. spread them over the toast
and lay over them sufficient quantity
OF cold ham or tonguc.-ISostOn Budget.
Tomato Salad: Wash the tOma toes
in cold water cut in thin slices. serve
cold with a dressing made OF the yelk
of an egg well beaten, to which add one
saltspoonful of salt and half a salt
spoonful each of pepper and mustard.
three tablespOonfuls of salad oil and
one Of vinegar. beating well. Beat the
WHIT of an egg and add this last. pour
liz Gva.r the tonatoes.-N. y. World.
Whipped Cream Pudding: Cover
half AN ounce of gelatine with cold
water and let it soak an hour. Whip d
pint of cream. Put pint of milk on to
boil. to which add the gela tine. and
strain. Beat the yollIs of four eggs and
a cuDful Of sugar together: stir in the
boiling milk. Remove from the fire
and flavor. When cool. place on ice
and stir until thick. then add the
whipped cream. mix, and set on ice TO
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Housekecper.
Lobster Curry: Open a can of lob
ster and pour the contents into a bowl:
break the meat into small pieces. Put
a tablespoonful of butter over the fiGe.
and wheE melted add an onion cut in
fine pieces. When the onion is tender
add a tablespoonful of flour and half a
pint OF stock: season with dash of
cayenne. salt. a teaspoonful of curry
powder and the juice of half a lemon.
Cook few minutes. add the lobster
meat and liquor: cook five minutes
Ladies Home Journal.
Cooking Cabbage: Almost every one
likes caulifiowcr if it Is properly cooked.
while few ADMIT fondness for cab
bagc. Vet il belongs to the same fam
II. ana can DS IIlGtlt 10 taste Ilucll IKE
caUlitiOwcr. 1t should be first par
boiled for ten minutes. in a kettle of
>aIted water: then drained and cooled.
and gain put in fresh water and cooked
until tender. Served with q cream
sauce in the same way that we have
caulitiOwer or asparagus sent to the ia
BILE. II j. delicious. We can not free
ourselves too soon Of the idea that this
vegeta bile must toe boiled with corned
beef ana eaten with vinegar.-Eood.
Apple Pudding: Pare and core six
apples. steam until tender. boil half Il
cupful OF sugar. d tablespoonful of wa
ter and the juice of one orange together
for five minutes. when the apples are
done place them in the bottom Of a ba k
ing-dish. pour over them the boiling
Sirup and stand aside to cool. Put a
pint of milk or to boil: beat half a cup
full of sugar and the yollS of three eggs
together and add the boiling milk.
Take from the fire and flavor with
vanilla. Fill the spaces from which the
cores were taken with preserves. pour
the custard over the apples and bake
fifteen minutes Beat the whites of the
eggs with three Ia blcSpOonfuls of sugar
and heap over the top. and set in the
oven one minute. Serve very cold
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