The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-02-03
Useful Things. To Know

ParDoil spareribs and when partially
done place in bake pan and season. DO
not BAKE lat nor brown too mucn. Serve
"Itn baked apples.
Ii, after Washing a chamios, there
seem to be harsh places rub them stead
lily but gently through the hands and
soon they will quite disappear.
When making aprons, especially those
=. used in doing homework, do not
forget large pocket. 1t will save many
a step in busting and picking up.
Matery custard is caused by cooking in
an oven that is too hot. Set the custard
in a pan of hot water and see that the
water does not boil during the baking.
In putting down linoleum or oil cloth
have STRIPS of molding nailed on the
edges next to the baseDoard. This pre-
vents dust from getting under and pre-
serves the edges.
When spots run on a linen dress soak
the dress over night in strong solution
of salt water. Take pure white soap
and make a suds with warm mot hot)
water; wash in two changes of water and
soapsuds and then rinse and hang in the
sus. If not successful the first time, try
a couple of times, as this will set the
color and take out the stains.
One pint of milk heated to boiling Stir
in white of one egg, half a cup sugar,
three even tablespoons cornstarch, tea
spoon vanilla, and little milk mixed
together, boil until it thickens. Pour
into small molds. Serve cold with fol-
lowing sauce: Into one cup boiling milk,
stir one level teaspoon cornstarch, yolk
of one egg, quarter of cup of sugar, tea
spoon cocoa and little cold milk mixed
together. Let cook five minutes.
A cloth dipped in salt and rubbed on
frosted windows will remove the thickest
frost almost instantly.
1t may be news to some to hear that a
piece of bread burnt to crust will re-
move a grease on cloth if rubbed upon
the spot, following the nap of the cloth.
1t is also said that the head of a match
after being lighted and then blown out,
If applied to 81 ain from paint, the spot
will disappear.
Cook medium 81 ed potatoes in their
skins when almost done turn into cold
water for a few minutes, peel and place
in baking tin; chop sma | onion fine,
add quarter teaspoon of savory herbs,
a little pepper; sprinkle over the pota-
toes; cut two OF three slices of salt
pork and lay over the whole; put one
cup of warm water into tin and bake to
a nice brown.
One-third cup butter. IWO-thirds cup
boiling water, one cup molasses, one egg,
two and three-quarters cups flour, and
one-half teaspoon soda, one-half tea
spoon salt, one teaspoon cinnamon, one
teaspoon ginger, quarter teaspoon cloves.
Melt butter in water, add molasses, egg
well beaten and dry ingredients mixed
and sifted.
Small cakes that will keep Indefinitely
are reserve that all wise housewives
desire to nave on hand. The following
has good keeping qualities:
Cream cup OF butter, add a cup and
half OF sugar. tafee eggs, ii teasp0onful
of cinnamon, half teaspoon of allspice,
a tcaspOonlul of soda dissolved in two
Tablespoonful of water, a pound each of
walnuts and dates cut fine and two and
half cups OF -four. Drop from a spoon
on a buttered sheet.
Beat the yolks OF two eggs until thick,
add cup OF roHn sugar gradually, a
cup of nut meats then the whites of the
eggs, and six tablespoonfus of flour
mixed with a few grains of salt Drop
from tne tip OF a spoon on a buttered
sheet. Spread AM bake in a moderate
oven.
Leaf two eggs until light add cup of
sugar gradually, half cup of snredded
cocoanut, cup OF cream and three cups
OF Hour siited with a teaspoonfu of salt
and tnr2e teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Chill and roll out one half inch
thick shape with a small round cutter
ami bake in a moderate oven.
To wash any black cotton dress goods
do not ruD the soap on, but make a good
suds and wash carefully with the hands.
Rinse in two waters, making the last one
very blue. Into this stir one quart of
boiled starch The starch must be
strained into the rinse water
Ginger Snaps.-Two cupfus molasses,
one half cupful butter, one large spoon
full ginger Let boil five minutes Dis
solve two teaspoonfuls soda in a dish in
one-half cupful water and pour the hot
mixture on it. AS it foams stir briskly
Add flour enough to roll. Roll thin.
Butter a baking dish and put in it a
layer of crackers. then a layer of thinly
sliced cheese, add little salt and bits
of butter repeat until dish is full, cover
with milk and bake 81 fairly hot oven
for an hour. If cheese is mild use a gem
erous quantity.