River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-07-07
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

Bar soap when first bought should
be cut into square pieces and put in a
dry place. 1t lasts better after shrink
ing and drying.
Boiled Tomatoes: Slice ripe toma-
toes, sprinkle with pepper and salt, and
broil over a hot fire. Lay on neat slices
of buttered toast, and garnish with
parsley. -Christian at Work.
To Remove Glass stopper: To re-
move glass stopper that has become
fast, put drop of sweet oil or glycerine
in the crevice about the stopper. In an
hour or so the stopper may be easily re-
moved. Ladies' Home Journal.
Caulifiower Omelet: Take the white
part of a boiled cauliflower, after it is
cold, chop IL very fine, and add to it
sufficient quantity of well-beaten egg
to make very stiff batter. Cook as
you do an omelet-Detroit free Press.
Cream Sauce: One cupful of milk,a
teaspoonful for flour and teaspoonful
of butter, little salt and pepper. Put
the butter in small frying-pan, and
when hot, but not brown, add the flour:
stir until smooth, then gradually add
the milk, let it boil two or three min
utes, season to taste and serve.-N. Y.
World
-Chicken-Pie Crust: Take quart
measure full of flour and mix with it
four teaspoonfuls of balxing-powder, a
pinch of salt and one cupful of lard.
Moisten with sweet milk sufficient to
roll Roll out once, spread with butter,
lap it over and roll again. IL is then
ready to put on the pie.-Boston
Budget.
-Curried Rice: Prepare one cupful
of rice of boiling. Put it into two
quarts for boiling, sailed water Drain
in a sieve and return to the stove until
light and dry Take one-half pint of
gravy from a veal ragout or from roast
veal and mix with 1T one tablespoonful
of curry powder and pour over the rice.
Ohio Farmer.
--Salade de Haricots Blancs white
Beans): Cook white beans, and when
they are done, strain; season with oil.
vinegar, salt, white pepper, and add a
tablespoonful of cream Ito quart of
beans) and a tablespoonful of French
mustard Return TO the fire and heat
before serving. This salad may also be
eaten cold. Potato salad is served hot
here, also.-Demorests Magazine.
Flemish Salad: Take one pound of
cold boiled potatoes, boiled beet,
few spring onions, and one small let
tuce; shred them all very fine, and mix
well with one can of salmon. Add
three apples cut in very thin slices; sea.
SON it all to taste, and grill of salad
oil, grill of vinegar, and pinch of
sugar; mix thoroughly together, place
in salad-bowl and serve at once
lIousekeeper.
Few persons know how very useful
soapsuds prove when employed as ma
nure. Applied to the roots of vines,
fruit trees, roses, etc, they impart
vigor and rapidity Of growth which is
perfectly astounding. No one who is SO
lucky as to have a garden should waste
this valuable form of manure. 1t is
an excellent plan to have a large tub,
and put the soapsuds and dirty water
into it till required upon the garden.
The best way to remove a stain of
grease from paper is to apply fuller's
earth, pounded fine and pressed In a
mass over the spot Lay brown paper
over it and press a hot iron over all.
This will cause the dry powder to adj
here to the paper and will also help
draw out the grease. Let the paste re-
main on the wall for at least forty-eight
hours. Then brush it off, and if the
grease has not entirely disappeared, re-
peat the process.-N. Y. Tribune.