Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-05
HOUSEHOLD sREurIEs.


Fish may be scaled easier by first
dipping them into boiling water for a
minute -,
, Clear boiling water viii remove tea
| stain; pour the water through the stain
and thus prevent its spreading.
Cream COLLISIONS egg. one cup
sugar, one cup of sour cream, one-half
nutmeg. one teaspoonful soda, -four suf-
hcient to roll, Sprinkle with sugar,
bake quick.
mutton tallow rubbed on the Joint. A
great many locks that refuse to do their
work are simply rusted and VIII be all
right if carefully oiled.
"A Delicious Tartare Sauce.-One-
half pint French mayonnaise, one-half
cup best cider vinegar, one tablespoon
full capers chopped fine, six small Gu
cumber pickles chopped fine, q little
garlic or onions chopped fine. Mix all
together.-Ladies' Home Journal
"A new veil which it is to be hoped
viii not cross the water is giving its
folds to the Paris breezes- It is called
the mask veil, and is woven TO show the
upper part thick lace, the lower part
thin, concealing the features like
A very Coothsome preparation of
cold potatoes is to slice them in thick
slices or cut them in long quarters. dip
them in melted butter that has been
sailed and peppered; then dip them in
-four and bake them in the oven for ten
or fifteen minutes A hot oven is re-
quired.-Boston Budget.
Fruit Pudding-Beat together two
h11f .<@El ,~-~~ "a
brown sugar Add one cup of molasses,
a cup and half Of milk, six coffee cups
of -four, one teaspoonful of soda and
two OF cream tartar, cinnamon, Glove,
and nutmeg, and two cups of raisins.
Steam four hourS-HouseholdM Monthly.
Raised MuffinS-One pint milk, one
egg, one-half cup yeast, one saltspoon
salt, one large tablespoon butter. Flour
for a stiff batter. Mix in the order given,
add -four gradually, beating it well, un-
til so stiff you cannot beat Let it rise
over night In the morning put it into
buttered pans, talzingit out with spoon
and knife without stirring out the air.
Bake about eighteen minuteS--Boston
Budget
"A simple and effectual penwiper is
made of common bird shot ANY little
| china or bronze jar will do for the re-
ceptacle and it may be as picturesque as
fancy dictates Fill It with the shot
and to clean the pen thrust it up and
down among the little leaden balls.
No channels or cloth penwiper polishes
the steel so effectually and readily as
this The little jar of shot will also
act as paper weight if needed--N. Y.
Tribune.
The Old Oak Chair-If you wish to
beautify an old oak chair, take asponge
| dipped in strong ammonia and moisten
the old varnish until it may beascraped
OFF with piece of glass down to the
plain wood. When the varnish is all off
| and the wood dry, sandpaper the chair
| thoroughly with fine sandpaper, No. O
or 90. Get it as smooth as possible:
half the battle is in getting smooth
surface to work upon You need no
wood filler, as the old varnish has COM
pletely filled the pores--Ladies' Home
| journal.
Panel Polishing.-To produce a
bright polish on panels, or other plain
surfaces, where a brilliant polish is
wanted to contrast with the dead finish,
work to a dead finish first, then polish
| with powdered rotten stone and oil, in
the same manner as yon use the pumice
stone The brilliancy of the polish will
| only be limited by the amount of labor
expended Put the finishing touch to
the polished surface by rubbing it with
the palm of the hand, dipping 1t in dry
flour to absorb the perspiration.-
Ladies' Home Journal