The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

and two parts water.
Milk Bottles-Milk bottles or tum-
blers which have contained milk
should always be rinsed in cold wat
er before they are washed.
Acidulated Water-Many recipes
call for calculated water. This is
water to which either lemon Juice
or vinegar has been added. Allow one
tablespoonful of acid to one quart of
water.
To Freshen Old. Carpets-Before
sweeping sprinkle with pieces OF
newspapers wrung out of water.
Sweep thoroughly, then wipe with a
cloth wrung out of warm water in
which is small amount of ammonia.
Scalds and Burns-An application
of baking soda will relieve the pain
from a scald or burn. Wet the sur
face with cold water and cover thick
ly with soda.
Date Cake-One-half cup of sweet
milk, third cup of soft butter, one
three-fourths of flour, one and a third
cups brown sugar, two eggs, one5
half teaspoonful each of nutmeg and
cinnamon, two teaspoonsful of bak-
ing powder, three-fourths cup Of fine
ly chopped dates. Beat three minutes,
and bake.
A Delicious Vegetable-One Gull
each, corn cut from the cob and eel
cry cut fine, boil until tender III
slightly sailed hot water; drain oil
let the water boil down, and add on,
teacup hot milk and thicken with on
teaspoonful flour and butter the siz
of walnut rubbed together, season
with salt and pepper. Try it; you'll
be sure to Ike it.
Orangeade-Roll as many orange
asyou desire to use, squeeze the ju1c
allowing eight to one pint of water /
Use the juice of two lemons to eigh
oranges. Sweeten to taste.
Devils Food-One cup brown SUI
gar, half cup butter, one teaspoonfr
soda (scant), dissolved in a lfttlS
water, yolks of three eggs, one Gu \
milk, two cups -four, whites of three
eggs unbeaten; put in sauce pa
half cup brown sugar, half cup mill
one cup grated chocolate; when dis
solved pour in cake mixture whila
hot; bake in layers or loaf. ~
Cream Puffs-~One cup hot war
one-fourth teaspoonful salt, half C 1
butter, one cup -four, three eggs; b
water, salt and butter and boil thr
minutes add the flour. and stir thr>
minutes; whe nthe mixture is CO.
add the unbeaten eggs one at a timf
Bake in buttered gem pans until \
golden brown. These can be f1lly
with cream filling, whipped ere;
or ice cream. ...
Roll Jelly Cakes-Three eggs W
beaten, three heaping tablespoqA
full flour, three heaping tablespo'
fuls sugar, one heaping teaspoon
baking powder. Bake in hot ov NJ
when done spread with jelly and
while hot.
Preserved Orange Peel-To III
pare, after peeling off the rind, c:
fully remove the inner white p
then cut narrow strips with sciss'
For rinds of five oranges take
large coffee cup. of graduated sue
Just moisten with water and wi
boiled drop in the peel which m
been boiled in water until tent
then boil down, and skim out or
platter and sprinkle with sugar ain
stir occasionally. Fine in puddins
and mince meat or served asSG
lection.
Potato Carmel Cake-Two-tbt
cup butter skimp, two cups grs
lated sugar, two cups -four, one
hot mashed potatoes, half cup sWA
milk, four eggs, two tablespoon
baking powder, one cup grated
colate, one cup walnuts, one TN
spoonful cinnamon, one teaspoons
cloves; cream, butter and sugar, N
yolks, then milk and potatoes, spit
chocolate, -four and baking pow "
stiff beaten whites Of eggs, lastly GU
nuts. Bake in layers. w
Cream Cheese Sandwiches-& (
cream cheese, one heaping tx 1
spoonful Of butter, salt and pei &
to taste. Rub these all together Y
add one dozen chopped olives ar
few sprigs Of chopped watercI I
When they are mixed until ere
spread on the bread. &S
For Clothes that Fade-One
Of sugar of lead in pail Of soft3A
er; soak over night.
To Produce Sleep-If a persG NJ
restless at night on retiring sip
of hot water; it will quiet the
Hot Water for Medical Purpos