The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1892-07-07
HOUSEHOLD BREvITiEs.

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1t is said that a few cloves scattered
oil buttcry shelves will, II occasionally
renewed, drive and keep away ants.
Use Of Gersnium Leaves One or
two geranium leaves, bruised, and up
piled TO a bruise or cut will cause IL Ia
heal in n short time. Ladies' Home
Journal.
lobster Salad. 1.-Two Holsters shred.
ded, not too finely, two heads of crisp,
sliced. Put these into a dish and mix
thoroughly, with mayonnsise dressing.
N. Y. World.
Shrewsbury Cake. One and one
quarter pounds of flour, one pound of
sugar, three-qarters of a pound of but
ter, one-half pound Of c%urrants, one
half pound of ~raisins, three eggs, one
teaspoonful OF soda, m tcaspoonful
each OF cinnamon, mace, cloves, citron
and nutmcg.-Dctroit Free Press.
Rice With Vcal,-Simmer slowly for
one-half hour q small knuckle of veal.
Add a ~tcaspoonful of salt and remove
the scum. Throw in ons-half pound Of
rice, well washed and soaked, and let
simmer for two hours Add a little
minced red pepper, a pinch of powdered
mace, and simmer for about fifteen min
utes before serving.-Ohio Farmer.
For the destruction of the mosquito
Prof Riley, in his Lowell Institute
lecture, recommends pyrethrum powder
moistcned, made into little cones, then
allowed to dry, and burned in a closed
The effect is TO stupefy or kill
the mosquito. The professor does not
think il is true that mosquito bites
sometimes inoculatc the body with ma
larial poison.
-Lentil Salid.-lIave the lentils
cooked in buttcrcd, sailed water, and
drain; rub a bowl with onion, put in
the ~lentils, add II chopped onion, and
stir in also n tn Dlespoonful of chopped
parsley TO n quart OF lcntils; add some
chopped egg and a finely shred lettuce
head; season with salt, white pepper,
oil, and vinegar, and decorate with IT.
tie lettuce-leaves or parsley.-Dcmor-
cst's Magazine.
Shoulder Of Lamb Stuffed Take
the blade bone out Of q shoulder Of
lamb, fill up the hole with nice force
meat. and sew 1t up with coarsc thread;
put it into a stewpan with q few slices
of bacon under and over the lamb. Add
a bunch of herbs, two onions, half n
head of celery, and a quart of rich
stock. Stew gently for two hours, re-
ducc the gravy by boiling to one-half,
pour ovcp the lamb and serve. House
keeper.
Crushed Wheat and Graham Rolls.
Pour graham flour into cold crushed
wheat mush and keep the dough so soft
h a 1t can scarcely be rolled out an
inch thick; cut into forms with a bis.
cult cutter; cover and bake quickly in
q hot wen, These make an excellent
breakfast biscuit, which are more solid
than those made from oatmeal mush.
Knead the mixture but little, just stiff
enough to roll IL lightly. boston
Budget.
Sweet Picked Green Tomatoes
One peck green tomatoes sliced. Six
large onions chopped. Place in a Jar
and put over them n tca-cup Of salt,
and let them stand over night. In the
morning drain and boil one hour in two
quarts of water and one quart Of vine
gar. Remove and drain through a col
andcr. To four quarts of vinegar add
two pounds of brown sugar, one-half
pound white mustard seed, two table
spoons Of allspicc, cinnamon, cloves and
mustard, and n teaspoon cayenne
pepper. Place all in a kettle and cook
fifteen minutes. Turn into a jar and
cover closely .-ChriStian at Work.