The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-14

The intense itching OF the gums
with which teething infants suffer
so greatly may be allayed by giving
finely cracked Ice every few minutes.
A saucerful may thus be given without
danger and the little one soothed and
quieted because of the great relief.
Detroit Free Press.
1t is good plan to keep in the
pantry one of those cold chests for
desserts and other dishes that should
be served directly from the ice. A
good size Is about twcnty-eight inches
high, twcnty-one inches wide and
twenty-eight inches long. This chest
requires only six pound OF ice day.
and the temperature can be reduced Ia
freezing-point II desired.
-Gingersnaps: One cupful Of sugar.
one cupful Of treaclc, one cupful of but
ter Gard will answer, mixed lard and
suet from the frying kettle is bctter).
one teaspoonful OF ginger, one tea
spoonful of soda, dissolved in two tea
spoonfuls Of hot water Make n stiff
dough with -four, and knead thorough
". Roll ms thin ms possible, cut in
oven. Household Monthly.
Eggs poached with tomatoes make
very nice variety In fat-bottomed
granite kettle have about pint of
cooked toma toes; break five or six eggs
into plate and slip in carefully upon
the hot tomatoes; loosen the whites at
the edges as they stiffen. When the
yollxs so they will flow ont. cook a few
minutes longer and place the mixture
on thin slices Of toasted bread, slightly
moistencd. Ohio Farmer.
Bananas and Cream: Allow six
ripe bananas. peel and slice in a dish.
have ready half cupful of granulatcd
sugar, sprinkle n little over each LAYER,
squeeze the juice from two oranges,
and put little over each layer: wher
all are prepared, put in .he ice box for
an hour or more. Before ready to serve,
whip one pint of thick. sweet cream
with egg-beater until stiff, add little
powdered sugar. Pour the bananas
carefully into handsome dish for the
table, have the whipped cream in an
other dish. Serve the bananas on sweet.
meat dishes, heaped with cream.-N. Y.
Observer
Venetian Almond Cake: One an d
one-half pounds of -four. one and one
fourth pounds of coarse powdered
sugar, pint of cgg-yolks, almond flavor
ing. Whisk the eggs and sugar to
very light batter. add the favoring:
sift the flour, lightly work it into the
batch. turn it on tin lined with paper,
spread the mixture an inch thick,
sprinkle the top thicklv with chopped
almonds and crystal sugar, with just
slight busting of red sugar sand; bake
in moderate oven. When cold re-
move the paper. cut the cake into
squares. then cut them across from
corner to corner, making triangles.
Good Housekeeping.
Chocolate Pastils: Take a little
chocolate. which put in pan over the
fire to melt; stir it with spoon; when
It is melted take half pound of loaf
sugar, pounded in mortar and sifted,
which dissolve i'm little clear water.
When that is done put in the chocolate;
If the paste is too thick. add n little
water, enough TO bring it TO that de-
gree of liquidity that it may be taken
up on knife; then take half sheet Of
paper and cover it with little, round,
nat drops, which are called pastils. OF
the size OF a sixpence; let them dry
naturally in "A cupboard. and when dry
take them off from the paper. and put
them in boxes. Boston Herald.