Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
DOMESTIC CONCERNS,

"A paste for cleaning metal is made
by taking one part of oxalic acid and
SIX parts rotten stone. Mix with equal
parts of spirits of turpentine and train
oil to form a paste.
For cooking string beans break the
beans, wash carefully, put into boiling
water with little salt. Boil for three
hours just before they are done,
throw in pinch of saleratus. Serve
with butter and cream.-Good House
keeping.
-Plumbiere: Make a rich custard:
and freeze until thick; beat and add
to gallon of custard one pound of
almonds pounded fine, two pounds of
chopped citron. and pound each of
candied peaches and cherries; freeze
until hard.-Harper's Bazaar.
A splendid black for CRATES is known
as the brunswick black" To make
it, take of asphaltum five pounds; melt,
and add boiled oil two pounds, and
spirits of turpentIne one gallon; mix.
This formula is for the trade. For
home use. as small a quantity may be
made as is desired, if the proportions
are kept
"A suggestion for a summer dinner
table from a recent book on home
decoration is to have ''pink lamp
shades, large, clear glass fish bowls
filled with red. pink and yellow roses,
and soft sashes of turquois silk
meandering among the flowers. and
tied in a large. careless bow at either
end N. y. Times.
strawberry Acid: Dissolve four
ounces of citric acid in half gallon of
water and pour it over two gallons of
ripe strawberries. let stand twenty
four hours and drain the liquor off: to
every pint of juice add a pound and
i half OF loaf sugar, boil, let stand three
days and bottle: put a tablespoonful of
the acid in glass of ice water.-Home
Magazine.
1T is not generally known. but very
well worth remembering that the shine
can be easily and quickly removed from
the shoulders and elbows of ones
gowns by gentle friction with emery
paper. Don't rub too hard, just enough
! to raise little nap, and then, in tn
: case of cashmere or other smooth goods,
90 over the place few times with a
warmed silk handkerchief.
Grated Apple Pie: Crate four or
five tart apples: mix three yellls with
half cup of granulated sugar: add
fiat teaspoon of ground cinnamon,
some chopped raisins, chopped almonds,
/ some dried currants, and the grated
rind of a lemon. Bake in a quick oven.
! When done, spread with meringue
, made by bea ting the three whites with
/ as many tablespoons of powdered sugar
| until well thickened: return to the oven
! to brown, and serve cold.-Harper's
/ Bazaar
| Boiled Chickens with Mushroom
, Sauce: Prepare two chickens for cook
: ing. place them in enough boiling
! water to cover them, add one onion cut
, in slices, blade of mace. bay-leaf,
. and some seasoning. Let them boil I'M
/ til done. Put pint of milk into a
: stewpan with an onion cut in slices,
! blade of mace, little roux, and some
. seasoning: let it boil twenty minutes,
: and if not thick enough add a little
, more rouX: strain through a sieve,
. then add to the sauce one tin of canned
: mushrooms that have been cut in
: slices. When the chickens are cooked,
! dry them in a clean cloth, place on a
! hot dish, and pour the sauce over them;
| garnish with few slices of lean ham.