The Van Buren press., 1894-09-29
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To drive away ants place hand
full of green walnuts in their haunts'
Reaches do not like their odor either'
and will leave; it is probably too clean
. smell for them.
-Mush Cakes: One pint OF corn meal
mush, not very stiff; one tablespoonful
of butter or cottolene, melted II mnsn
is cold, and one beaten egg. Beat all
together and bake on hot griddle.-
American Farmer.
Tomato Beef: Take thick cut
from round of beef weighing six or
eiFht pounds; pour over 1t cup OF
water half eati of tomatoes, two
small onions minced. and season with
cloves, pepper and salt: dover closely
and simmer gently four hours.-Amefi-
can Agriculturist.
Fried Salt Pork: Cut in rather thin
slices, and freshen in cold water or
milk. Roll in -four and fry till crisp.
Take up the meat and make white
gravy as follows: To two tablespoon
iuls of the fat, stir in while hot one
heaping spoonful of -four, then add q
pint of rich sweet milk, little pepper,
salt If necessary. Let boil up stirring
all the while. Do not pour over the
meat, but serve in separate DISH
Orange Judd Farmer.
Rice, barley, sago and dozen other
cereal adjuncts may be made useful,
day by day, but with delicate vege-
table soups, they should be added
sparingly. A tolerable rice soup with
out meat may be had by boiling the
rice very tender, and when done, in
sufficient water, adding two yolks OF
eggs stirred smooth with little cream.
Season nicely, and serve at once. The
rice may be sifted or not, as preferred.
Peach Mangoes (Pickle): Lay the
peaches in salt and water two days,
then take them out, wipe them dry and
remove the stones. Fill the cavity with
grated horseradish, white mustard
seed, celery-seed, cloves and sliced gin
| ger root we'll mixed. Tie or sew up the
peaches with thread, and strew over
them cloves, broken pieces of cinnamon
and turmeric, mixed with little vine
gar. Season cold vinegar sufficient to
cover the fruit with made mustard
| ginger and nutmeg; scald it on the fire
and pour over the peaches while hot
Add sugar according to your taste
Harper's Bazaar.
The Value of Salt: Common salt II
one Of the most valuable remedia
agents the world contains. Used as {
| tooth-powder, alone or with little
prepared chalk, it whitens the tectl
and makes the gums hard and rosy. L
is good gargle for sore throat, ant
| If taken in time, will benefit. If no
cure, diphtheria. 1t will stop bleeding
of the mouth, and in warm water is ;
good emetic and remedy against sew
eral poisons. There is nothing bette
for sore feet and hands than salt an,
water. and for ordinary sore eyes
though painful application, will oftcl
effect complete cure.-Liverpool Mer
curry.
-Waffies: Sift one pint of flour thre
times and add one teaspoonful of salt
Beat the yolks of two eggs until yer.
light; add to them one cup of rich milk
add this to the flour, with one table
spoonful of butter melted, and bea
until light and smooth. Beat the white
of the eggs to stiff, dry froth, add t.
the butter and beat again. When read.
to bake add one teaspoonful of baking
powder, put the batter in pitcher
have the waffie-iron very hot and thor
oughly creased. Pour in the bate
carefully, and, as soon as the edges ar
set, turn the iron and bake the secon
side. In making waffles as much de
pends upon the even and quick baking
| as upon the recipe used.-Ohio Farmer