Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

I'm busting furniture, use soft cloths
which have been sprinkled and rolled
tightly the night before.
-Mince Pies: The mince-meat must
be made a day or two before it is to be
used. AS it will keep for weeks in a
cool place, it is best to make it in guam
tities--N. Y. Observer.
When swansdown becomes soiled t
can be washed to look as well as new.
Tack strips of the down on a piece
OF white muslin and wash with white
soap. then rinse and hang in the wind
to dry. Rip from the muslin and rub
carefully between the fingers to soften
the leather.-Detroit Free Press.
"A Nice Egg Supper Dish: Boil six
or eight eggs hard: when cold remove
the shells, divide in halves, place in
vegetable dish and cover them with a
gravy made of a pint or less of milk,
two tablespoonfuls butter, little salt,
and thicken with half a tablespoonful
corn starch Let this scald well before
pouring it over the eggs. Eat hot--Ohio
Farmer
Sliced Currants: Five pounds of
ripe, red currants (stemmed). three
pounds of white sugar, one tablespoon
full each of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves
and allspice. Boil the fruit with a
pound of the sugar one hour. then add
the remainder of the sugar, the spice,
and one-half pint of vinegar Boil one
half hour longer, then bottle and seal
Good Housekeeping.
Corn Fritters: Two cups of cold
sweet corn cut from the cob or canned
Two. eggs. one cup of sweet milk, one
fourth teaspoon of salt and half-tea-
spoon of soda, two ia blespoons of melt
ed butter. and thicken with -four to
make batter. Stir together: grease a
spider with butter and drop in spoon
fuls and fry. brown: turn and brown
other side.-Boston Budget
Lemon Cake: A cupful of butter,
one and a half of powdered sugar four
eggs, three cupfuls of flour, the grated
rind and juice of lemon and two cup
fuls of Zante currants. One may use
two eggs only and two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, if it is to be used imme-
diately. For a cake to be put by, it is
we'll to remember that the richer cakes
require longer baking in a more moder-
ate oven. The excellence of light soda
cake often depends almost wholly upon
quick and careful baking.-Country
Gentleman.
Spanish Buns for Tea: A quarter of
pound of butter, one teacupful of
cream. three-quarters of a pound of
-four. three heaping teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. half pound of sugar,
four eggs and three teaspoonfuls of
almond water. Sift the baking powder
with the flour Beat the eggs light sep
arately. Cream sugar and butter to-
gether: add the beaten egg yolk. Stir
in the cream and -four and egg white
alternately. Stir in we'll the three tea
spoonfuls of almond water Bake in a
buttered pan and cut in squares.-La-
dies Home Journal.
Planned Oysters: This is a most
delicious dish. Cut stale bread in thin
slices, then round them to fit patty
pans. Toast these slices, butter them
and place them in pans. moistening
them with little of the oyster liquor
Now place on the toast layer of oys-
tiers, sprinkle lightly with pepper, and
upon the top of each place a small piece
of butter. Place the patty-pans in a
large baking pan. cover with another
pan the same size to keep in the steam
and flavor. Have a quick oven, and
when cooked seven or eight minutes,
until ''ruffied," remove the upper pan
and sprinkle with salt. Replace cover
and cook one minute longer. Serve in
the ty-pans.-Detroit Free Press.