Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-26
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Egg Cruel: This will cure cold if
taken as soon as the slightest symptoms
appear. Beat the yollz of an egg with
a teaspoOnful of sugar and a small
pinch of salt. stir into this gradually
cup OF hot milk. then the white of the
egg beaten to stiff froth. Drink at
once.-N. Y. World.
German Fritters: Three eggs well
beaten), one pint of milk, two table
spoonfuls of sugar, one-haf teaspoon
full of salt, one tablespoonful of CHINA
mon and small pinch of powdered
mace. Cut slices of bread in squares or
oblong pieces. soak in the mixture I'M
til soft, and fry a golden brown in but
ter. putting a small piece of butter on
each before turning. Serve very hot
with butter and sugar or maple sirup.
Good Housekeeping.
Tired Eyes: Take cup brimful Of
tepid water and add sufficient salt to be
family perceptible to the taste. Hold
your eyes to the wateI so that the
lashes touch it, then wink once and the
eyes will be suffused. Do not wipe
them. This SO refreshes the eyes that
they feel like new pair. Do not for
get the good old rule, as soon as you
feel your eyes aching, stop using them.
BY the above treatment one need waste
very little time waiting for tired eyes.
Christian Inquirer.
CLANS Baked with Bacon: Take one
can of CLAIMS, from which drain the
liquor. which can be used for broth
Cut three thin slices of bacon. and
freshen by putting them in pan of
cold water, and allowing them to boil.
Take from the fire and cut them into
dice. Have a small baking dish in
which lay a layer of CLANS, then one of
the bacon dice; over this sprinkle tea
spoonful of minced celery: add dash of
pepper. Continue in this way until all
the material is used: strew fine bread
crumbs over the top. on which place
a few pieces of butter; bake in the
oven until brown.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal
Lemon Pie: Prepare the under
crust same as for apple pie. Make
thick boiled paste of flour and water,
or water or cornstarch. Of this, take a
goOd-sized coffee-cupful and mix with
it the yelks of two eggs, a teacup two
thirds full of sugar. the juice and graf
ed rind of one lemon, and little salt
Mix all together and put into the tin.
Bake until the crust is well done and
the mixture ''set." Now spread over it
the whites of two eggs beaten to a
froth and mixed with one-third of a cup
OF sugar-granulated or coffee ga is
best. Put back into the oven and bake
until a delicate brown. This last bak-
ing is very particular and needs careful
watching, or else it will burn.-Ohio
Farmer.
White Spice Cake: Beat together
ten eggs and one pound and one ounce
of sugar for three-quarters of an hour,
then add one pound and one ounce of
flour, one-quarter of pound of coarse
ly-chopped almonds. two teaspoonfuls
of ground cloves, one tablespoonful of
ground cinnamon, little coarsely-
chopped candied orange and lemon peel
this is matter of taste), one teaspoon
full of ground carda seeds, two tea
spoonfuls of arrack. Mix all these in
gradients thoroughly, roll the dough
out moderately thick-about the con-
sistency of cookies-put half an almond
in each corner of the cakes, lay strip
of candied lemon peel in the center. let
them stand fifteen minutes, and bake
in moderately hot oven.-Harper's
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