The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-01-28
Domestic Concerns.

An oyster-shell in the tea-kettle will
prevent the formation of rust ON the in
side.
Fresh meats beginning to sour will
sweeten if placed out of doors in the air
over night.
Dried peaches for pies: These are
cooked in the same manner as dried APP
Piles, only they are favored with a piece
of lemon or orange-peel stewed with
them. When they are done, take out
the peel and mash them, add sugar to
the taste They require no butter
Boston1 Budget.
Welcome Cake: Two cups sugar, one
half cup butter, one cup sweet milk,
three cups flour measured before sitting
it with three teaspoonfuls bakiag pow
der. Flavor with nutmeg or lemon.
Bake in loaf, or dripping pan and give
chocolate frosting. When using choc
olate, flavor with vanilla.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Maryland Biscuit: To two pounds of
flour and two ounces of lard, we'll rubbed
in; one tablespoonful of salt, and one
pint of cold water. Work the dough
until in shape. Lay it on a solid place,
like meat block, and pound it with the
back of an ak for half an hour. Break
off pieces of dough and work into bis
cult; bake thoroughly for half an hour.
They are very good.
Apple Tapioca Pudding: Wash three
fourths of a teacupful of tapioca, and
soak it over night in one and one-h;tlf
pints of cold water In the morning
cook half an hour in a farina boiler, and
add three-fourths of teacupful of
sugar, a pinch of salt and one and one
half pints of pared and quartered APP
pies. Bake one hour in buttered pud-
ding dish. Serve with any sauce pres
ferred. Boston Globe.
To make enough vanilla ice cream
| for six persons, allow one quart Of cream,
one pint of sugar, two tablespoonful of
cream in double boiler, and boil for
ten minutes, stirring constantly. Re
move the liquid from the fire, and set it
away to cool. When cold add the re.
naming cream and the vanilla, stir well
and freeze Ice cream should stand al
| least two hours after freezing before be-
| ING served Deline0tor.
| Bayberry and Myrtle Soap: Dissolve
two pounds and a quarter of white pot
ash in five quarts of water; mix and boi
over slow fire, with ten pounds of bay
berry tallow or myrtle wax, until ii
turns to soap; then add q teaeupful oil
cold water and boil ten minutes Scent
with any fragrant oil, and turn in molds
to dry. Let it stand in molds a week OF
ten days, and then remove it. 1t is use
full for shaving, or is good for chapped
hands.-Good housekeeping.
Here is another remedy for the Jagged
out woman, who dashes off in the morn
ing without any breakfast to go to the
dentist, the oculist, the butcher and the
dressmaker, shops until the matinee be
Gins, forgets to eat her lunch, makes {
call in Harlem and another in Orange
and reaches home to dress for dinner
wondering what makes her so tired
Drop a fresh raw egg into a glass o
lemonade, shake we'll together, be care
ful with the sugar, and drink it slowl,
and without ice when you begin t.
dress. It is astonishing how the drear,
numbness will leave your tired head AM
the bright things will come troopins
into your mind to say over the coffee. l
is an infinitely better dose than sherr
or caret or quinine, acting permanently
as we'll as quickly.-Neao York Sun.