Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-16
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

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1t is said that if the woodwork in
the kitchen is kept constantly scrubbed
| with water in which potash has been
dissolved, reaches and ants will speed
| lily disappear.
Renew old crackers by placing
them in the oven for long enough a
time to dry them. but not to burn them.
| They are more delicious and crisp than
| when first bought.
Scald the tomatoes to peel them: put in
| stew-pan with good piece of butter,
| some pepper and salt; add some bread
crum BIS and stew half an hour.-Boston
Budget.
How many housewives that have
pared and soaked potatoes in water be-
| fore cooking for years know the potato
| should be soaked? The potato. espe-
cially if it has sprouted, may con-
tain an excess OF poisonous principle
called solanine. This is removed by
| soaking in water. The potato is close
ly related botanically to the night
shades.
Fish Fritters: Take the remains Of
the fish which has been served the pre-
vious day, remove all the bones and
pound it fine in a mortar; add bread
crumbs and mashed potatoes in equal
quantities. Mix together half a tea
! cupful of cream with two well-beaten
eggs. some cayenne pepper and anchovy
sauce. Beat this up with the fish. etc,
and cut into small cakes: fry them in
boiling lard. Garnish with parsley
Housel<ecper.
-Delica t. Chocolate Cake: The whites
of four eggs. one teacupful sugar. one
! half teacupful butter. one and One-half
teacupfuls flour, one-nalf teacUpful
sweet milk one and onc-half teaspoon
fuls baking powder. When well beaten
divide into thirds and into tyYo-thirt;s.
CRATE one-third cake of Bakers cEoco-
late. Bake IN three layers and spread
with boiled frosting. placing the choco-
! late between the two white layers
Orange Judd Farmer.
Straw berry Pudding: Three-fourths
box of gel&tinc. two oranges. two lem
ons. two cups of sugar. one box straw
berries. Soak the gelatiIc in half n
pint Of cold water: then add 4 pint and
a half of boiling water. the juice OF the
lemons and oranges and sugar. Strain
into mold and let it stand until Il be-
gins TO harden. then stir in the straw
berries. Stand on ice until firm. then
serve with whipped cream. Bananas or
pineapple can he used in place of the
berries.-E. y. World.
Spinach Il la Creme: Wash thoroughly
half peck of spinach. cut off the roots
and coa-Ser stems: put the leaves in Il
porcclain-lined or granite kettle: add a
tcaspoonful of salt and just sufficient
water to prevent scOrching: cook TWEEN
ty minutes: drain and beat to Il pulp;
put in a stewing pan: add three table
spoonfuls Of cream. a large tablespoon
full of butter. salt and pepper to taste;
serve it piled in the center of a dish
prettily garnished with hard boiled
eggs and squares Of fried bread.-Bos-
ton Herald.
-Bisquc of CLAIMS: One quart of
milk. twelve clans. one small, one egg,
one large pinch OF salt. two Ia BILE
spoonfuls of flour. Tablespoonful
cornstarch, little parsley chopped
fine: put clans and onion, with the
milk, in a double boiler, let them sim
mcr slowly for an hour, mix the corn
starch and -four with little milk. beat
until it is light and foamy, then stir in
to the simmering milk. continuing to
stir them until it is cooked; then and
the salt and beaten egg: strain the
soup and sprinkle the parsley over it
Boston Herald.
Salad de Cressen (Water-Cress)-
Take the firmer parts of can of to-
matOes, if you have not fresh ones and
of a bright red; cut them with a silver
knife into uniform pieces. removing
the seeds by passing through a coarse
sieve. Blend with this liquor, the
yolls of two boiled eggs, pounded and
mixed with raw yolk. and add salt,
white pepper and mustard. Then take
! double this quantity of water-cress,
carefully cleaned, and picked and
broken into little bouquets, or leaf by
leaf. Dress and season each separate
". then blend the two we'll. Do not
| mix the two until just before serving.
| The tOma toes and c-ess. when blended.
should be surrounded by border of
| little lettuce leaves. curling over. with
| a Mayonnaisc dressing poured in the
center.-Demorest's Magazine.