The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-22
HOUSEHOLD BREVITiES

Powdered pipe clay. mixed with
water. to remove oil stains from wall
paper.
Blackberry Jam.-Take four pounds
of fruit, put into a kettle with two
pounds Of good coarse sugar, and SET
over a fire, gently boiling it FOR one
hour, occasionally stirring it 10 pre-
vent burning. When done put IN jars
and seal-United Presbyterian.
"A very striking and beautiful por-
there was seen not long ago made OF
oiive-green serge. On this was sp'
pliqued a running pattern in darker
green velvet. This was outlined with
n thread of gilt, and there was a broad
band of the same velvet with the same
outlining at the bottom of the curtain.
Chicken Pie.-Stew the chicken
until tender. pick the meat from the
bones and chop fine Mix one half cup
of gravy with one half cup of milk and
little salt and pepper; thicllen and
put in with the meat. Line dish with
crust, put in the mixture. cover with
cover and bake quickly.-Ohio Farmer.
To make Florida water take two
drains each of oil of lavendar, berga-
mot and lemon. one dram each of tu-
meric and oil of neroli, thirty drops of
oil of palm and ten drops of oil of rose;
mix these ingredients well with two
pintS of deodorizeG alcohol II viii be
ready for use in two or three days after
mixing. Boston Budget
One of the lunch-counter delicacies
in Chicago is known as the Maryland
sandwich" IL is made by putting
tween the two halves of Maryland
biscuit. The ham, the tomato and the
hard. brittle biscuit agree very happily
and the biscuit is an excellent article
of luncheon diet.-Chieago Record.
"A medical journal offers a sugges-
ton for keeISng out those nuisances-
flies: Expose a little oil of bay in a
saucer on your window sill, or coat
your doors and windows with any color
of paint you like, containing as little
as four per cent. of oil of bay, which Is
far from expensive. and can be mad
anywhere and not single fly viii en-
ter your house"
oil Picbles.-Peel and slice the GU
cumbers a little thicker than for the
table. sprinkle salt through them, and
let them stand two hours Then press
all the water out. and mix red pepper
and mustard seed through them. Take
cold vinegar enough to cover them, add
allspice and cloves: heat the vinegar
and pour over the cucum bers hot. Let
ii stand until cold. then add good salad
oil 10 taste.-Boston Budget.
Pork Loaf Cake. Chop fine one
pound of pork and pour over it one
pint of boiling water Add one tea
cupful of molasses. with three-fourths
teaspOonful of soda dissolved in it, two
teacupfuls sugar. three teacupfuls Of
fruit. one tesspoonful each of CHINA
mon and alspice and one-half teaspoon
full of cloves; also a pinch of salt and
flour enough 10 make a thick batter.
For frostinQ, use the whites OF two
eggs and four ounces of sugsr.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
-Currsnt Jellv-Pick the currants
before fully ripe; assert. wash and
drain; place them in tin or porcelain
vessel. and mash them until the juice
runs freely. Boil from the TOD o. the
stove ten minutes; then place in a bag
made from cheese cloth. and drain IN
til the juice i extracted from the
pulp. Put the juice in a porcelain ket-
tie or bright miil-psn and boil brisk
II from the top Of the stove fifteen
minutes. Swimming IL frequently. Now
remove from the stove and measure the
condensed juice. allowing a hesping
quart Of sugar for each quart Of juice,
place the Juice on the stove. add the
sugar previously heated in the oven,
and boil five minutes. or until the sur
face Of the vessel j. covered with bub-
bicS. which X sure indication that
the mixture is sufficiently cooked IL
these directions are faithfully followed.
one NAV expect good. firm jelly that
can ne cut with l1nife--Cuitivato
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