River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-15
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


Fresh rolls may be kept on hand by
putting in a refrigerator some of the
fresh sponge and letting it rise when
needed.
Layer Cake: One-haif cupful of
butter. one cupful of flour, one and
one-half cupfuls of -four, one-half cup
full of milk. two eggs, one and one-half
teaspoonfuls of baking powder Good
Housekeeping.
Cream Sponge Cake: Three eggs
one cupful sugar, half cupful sweet
cream, pinch of salt, one and half
teaspoonfuls baking powder sifted into
the -four; beat the yolks of the eggs.
add sugar, salt, cream and enough flour
to make a batter, beat the whites stiff,
then stir into the mixture; add enough
-four to thicken. but do not get 1t stiff;
bake in patty tins.-N. Y. Observer
"A beautiful center cloth seen had
autumn leaves in the brown and flame
shadings worked over it in irregular
patches, ing a most natural effect Of
being Sc red over the cloth. There
is falling off in the rage for Dresden
| designs in needleworlS, the dainty little
rosebuds and gay little pansies having
evidently had their day. Il was a
lovely day, but little too enthusiastic
to last.--N. Y. Times.
Cream Puffs: One-half cup of but
ter melted in one cup of hot water; set
on the stove to boil; while boiling stir
in one cup of -four; when cool stir in
three eggs, one after the other, without
beating; drop on hot tins and bake
twenty to thirty minutes. Filling. One
cup of milk, one egg, one tablespoonful
of sugar. boil and thicllen with corn
starch, fiavoring with one teaspoonful
of extract of vanilla. Boston Budget
Potato Yeast: Three large potatoes
boiled in one quart of water; peel and
mash fine; add three tablespoons of
sugar. Mix the mass into a pint of
water in which the potatoes have been
/ boiled. Add teacup of good yeast
1 Put in stone jar, and in four hours il
will be ready to use. Keep in cool
| place, and make fresh yeast from it in
/ four days. One teacup of yeast will
make one pan of fnger-rolls and one
| loaf of bread or two loaves OF bread
/ llarper's Bazaar.
4 a
! deal of cooking more or less grease will
escape down the pipes of the sink, and
| it is desirable to have what is known
as grease trap" This is simple
! cylindrical trap resting on the floor.
] BY an arrangement of the pipes of inlet
and outlet. the undersurface of the
water in the trap is continually drawn
/ off, and the grease by reason of its own
consistency floats to the top and re.
mains there, whence IL may be removed
\ through cover in the top of the trap
Such form of trap as this is desirable,
because it is effectual and at the same
time is of the simplest construction. -
N. Y. Tribune.
"A young oak tree growing in
| glass or vase of water is not only orna-
mental but interesting. Place an acorn
suspended by n thread within half an
| inch of the surface of the water Let
\ il remain undisturbed for a couple OF
months save for the filing mp of the
vessel to replace evaporation and an oc.
casional complete change of the water
I by siphon. The acorn will throw
| root down into the water, and upward
will shoot a slender stem with glossy
leaves. Hyacinth gla sses are the best
for the purpose. A little charcoal al
the bottom is needed to keep the water
These are frequently seen in English
restaurants IN. Y. Times.
"A tartare sauce is most delicious
sauce to serve with fried FISH. broiled
chicken, lamb or veal. 1t is also served
with some cold meats. Like mayor.
naise it is cold savce. which is thick
ened and the foundation is the slme as
that of an ordinary mayonnaise dress
ing. Break the yollls of two eggs in q
bowl. add, drop by drop. at first. hall
eupful of the best olive oil. After the
oil has been dropped in until the
sauce becomes thick like creamed but
ter, it may be added more rapidly
/ When the oil is all in add about two
teaspoonfuls of good, sharp Taragor
vinegar, a teaspoonful of fine English
mustard, a shallot or a small onion
minced very fine, twelve capers, a small
cucumber pickle, chopped as fine as pos
sible, an even teaspoonful of salt and
/ pinch of pepper-N Y. Tribune.