River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-09
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Great attention should be paid to
keeping the nails in good order. They
should be brushed at least twice day,
and the skin round the lower part
should be kept down by rubbing with a
soft towel The sides of the nails need
clipping about once in a week. IL they
become stained wash them well with
soap, and after rising off the soap well
brush them with lemon juice.
German Fritters: Three eggs well
beaten), one pint of milk, two table
spoonfuls of sugar, one-half teaspoon
full of salt, one tablespoonful of CHINA
mon and a small pinch of powdered
mace. Cut slices of bread in squares or
oblong pieces, soak in the mixture un-
til soft, and fry 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 waite, 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 layer of CLAIMS, then one oil
the bacon dice; over this sprinkle tea
spoonful of minced celery; add dash o.
pepper. Continue in this way until al
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 a
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 a little salt
Mix all together and put into the tin
Bake until the crust is well done and
the mixture ''set." Now spread over i
the whites of two eggs beaten to {
froth and mixed with one-third of cup
of sugar-granulated or coffee "A" i,
best Put back into the oven and bake
until delicate brown. This last bal1
ing is very particular and needs careful
watching, or else it will burn.-OhiC
Farmer.
White Spice Cake: Beat togethe,
ten eggs ana one pound and one ounce
of sugar for three-quarters of an hour
then add one pound and one ounce o
flour, one-quarter of pound of coarse
lv-chopped almonds, two teaspoonful
of ground cloves, one tablespoonful o
ground cinnamon, little coarsely
chopped candied orange and lemon pee
(this is matter of taste), one teaspoon
full of ground cardamon 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 stril
of candied lemon peel in the center, lie
them stand fifteen minutes, and bak,
in moderately hot oven.-Harper'.
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