The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-14
HOUSEHOLD sREvITiES.

DO not use water IN case VI Hrc
from kerosene. 1t will spread the
flames. Dirt, sand or -four is the best
extinguisher. smother with wooIe1
rug. table cloth or carpet.
-Caulihower Sauce.-Malle pint OF
white sauce and add to II a medium
sized caulihower boiled tender and
minced small; heat all together for
moment or two and serve with roast
pork or roast beef
Lemon Frosting.-Beat together
one cupful of confectioner's sugar, the
white of one egg and one Tablespoonful
of lemon juice until of a consistency tn
spread. This is = simple form of FROST
ING. convenient 10 make at times
y. Y. Observer.
Two things to know are, first, that
a menthol pencil should go in your out
ing bag. as it quickly takes the poison
out of a mosquitoes bite; second that
flour lightly dredged over loaf of cake
before icing it prevents the spreading
and running off OF the latter.
For the Bath--A teaspoonful or
more of powdered borax thrown into
the bathtub while bathing viii com
municate velvety softness 10 the
water. and at the same time invigoraie
and rest the bather. Persons troubled
with nervousness or wakeful nights
viii find this kind Of bath OF great
benefit.
Remedy for Chapped Ilands.-When
/ doing homework, II your hands become
chapped or red, mix cornmeal and vln-
7 egar into a stiff paste and apply 10 the
hand two or three times a day. after
washing them in hot water, then let
I dry without wiping, and rub with
T clycerine. At night use cold cream
+ and wear gloves.-kealth Helper.
( Asparagus Salad.-Boil the aspara-
gus until tender. drain and put on the
( ice. when very cold serve with a French
I dressing poured over IL, or II you pre-
( fer serve the dressing separate IN a
gravy boat. II the salad is 10 be eaten
I al a one o'clock dinner, it vii! be nee
7 essary 10 boil IL early in the morning,
as it takes il some hours 10 cook--Boo-
ton Budget
-Tapioca Cream.-Soak two table
. spooufuls of tapioca until tender BoA
one quart OF milk, aud add u - the
taDioca. then add the y0iks Of three
eggs well beaten with a cup of sugar
Let II boil up once, then set u away =
cool Beat the whites Of the eggs 20
stiff froth. add a little more than one
half cup of sugar and beat 81 in thor
oughlv. Spread the meringue over the
pudding and brown slightly 10 tAe
oven Boston Budget.
-Eluebcrry Pudding "a all receipt.
which call for b.ueDerries, hucsieber
J r.cs may - used Three cups blue
berries; two cups milk; two eggs, tw'
heapiug teasp5ouful- baaiur powder
oue-hslf teaspooufli 81 salt; aou
enough 20 make q thick batter. -.
into the batter the berries, -ye.
dredzei with -four. turn into but
tered pudding mold, cover tightly. "
iu pot % boiling water, and b..
steadily for two hours Turn out. az.
eat with either hard Or liquid sauce. -
Harpcr's Bazar.
"A novelty has recently appeared =
Chemnitz IN the shape ~ hosiery, ta
new idea being 20 MAKE 10 possible @
. repair hosiery - that u VII spear q
= new. To tals end !4as seams ~ ga
mesh are made acr0ss the Toe. AK.
and heel r. therefore hole appear
"a the toe. - IS cut o. and q ues on
/, attached. which ~ easily and qul-ifi
done b. hand. the seams apfez-..n
practically the same as vasa new =
2 ike manner the heel is repaired or =
p case Il general debility. 80 who's
foot can BE- removed DT eating y "a
a. che ankle = order % maze = Tl
> stole f1- az % repair 'aeir oNn ftoe-
inrs 6, fz the design ~ the rnanafa-'
: u-er 20 furnish with everv aozcn - s'
~ hosicrv oaa dozen extra fsalrs q
feet. three dozen pairs e t1es AZ
tar-e dozen pain ~ heels