The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-17
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
The Table.

Salmon croquettes (originaI)-Pre-
pare salmon by draining off liquid. re-
move skin and bones. then shred-you
should have one cupfuI-
Sauce: Have ready one-half cup con-
densed cream, one-fourth teaspoon salt
one-fourth teaspoon pepper, two tea
spoons flour, one teaspoon dry corn
starch and few drops onion juice Put
cream, salt and pepper in upper part OF
double boiler; bring cream to boiling
point, add flour and cornStarch wet
with a little cold milk. and cook till
thick Take off. add shredded salmon
and onion juice, beat well, set aside
until cold Take up by the table
spoonful, roll in cracker dust, dip in
egg, then in dust again, fry in deep
hot lard one minute
Beef tea, if rightly made, may be
received by a stomach which would
reject other nourishment- Skill in its
prepare ton is not universal The fol-
lowing is one of the best ways that
can be devised: One pound of the best
beef cut in slices and scraped fine; put
one-fourth teaspoon salt in pint of cold
water, add beef. let stand two or three
hours, stirring frequently; keep in the
same vessel, covered, and let it come
very gradually to no more than blood
heat. which is 50 degrees Any higher
temperature would iniure the nourish-
ing properties Strain through a fine
muslin bag and it's ready for use. 1t
is used extensively for weak stomachS-
Presbyterian rock@Three well beat
en- eggs, IL cups brown sugar, one cup
butter, four cups -four, one level tea
spoon soda in one-fourth cup water,
one pinch of salt, one teaspoon CHINA
mon, one-haIf teaspoon cloves, little
grated nutmeg. one teaspoon cocoa,
one-half cup raisins, one-haf cup nuts.
Mix real stiff Drop in buttered tins
and bake in hot oven
Things Worth knowing.
find many uses for the small whisk
broom. When they have become too
ragged for the clothes we hang them
up in various places and always find
them of great use. In sweeping up
the ashes near the stove, it is better
than q broom In busting the sash
boards it's better than a cloth. as you
can clean out the corners In cleaning
the stove it saves the hands. In clean
ing the low floor cupboards you can
reach inside TO better advantage
In making mayonnaise by the usual
recipe, ss-ve out whites of the eggs
that you use. beat until perfectly stiff,
add as needed to keep the dressing
smooth and not too stiff. beating con-
tinually- This is better than using the
usual lemon or vinegar for thinning,
for it makes nearly twice as much
dressing. and gives the effect of whip
ped cream for fruit salads of any
kind.
After emptying contents of a jar or
jelly glass, wash and wipe it thorough
ly. put on cover and put away until
next canning season; it saves a lot of
later on If any jar
rings can be used a second time see
that they are perfectly clean and keep
them in a covered box until wanted.
a discarded tea or coffee pot Is just
the thing to save pieces OF parafin in
taken of Of jams, jelly and preserves1;
next season II just needs to be melted
and used again. If the top of glass
Of jelly is crystal1ized, hold il under the
faucet. letting a tnIn stream of water
run on it. at the same time wiping it
off
Indexed bill hle-Purchase IS mail
ing envelopes in sizes convenient for
the purpose f6xs1, and in the upper
right-haCd corner letter them from 4
to z Place them in a pasteboard box
1f a size to hold them upright. It
saves a great deal of time and is much
less cumbersome than regular bill
book