Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1878 — About the House. [ARTICLE]

About the House.

Boiled Fish. —A spoonful of vinegar should always be put into the water in which fish is boiled. To Remove Gbease From Carpet and Restore Colors. —A handful of crushed soap bark (Quillaya) to a pail of water. Scrub the spots and sponge the carpet all over. Doughnuts. —A large cup of butter, two cups of sugar, one pint of light sponge, four eggs, one pint of milk, one teaspoonful of soda, some nutmeg. Let the dough xise twice. Ginger Crisps.— Two cupfuls of molasses, one cupful of lard, one tablespoonful of ginger, one dessert-spoonful of soda dissolved in a very little hot water, and enough of flour to make a smooth dough ; roll them. Clam Fritters. —Chop twenty-five clams fine, add to these n batter made with half a pint of the clam liquor, a heaping pint of flour and two eggs well beaten, a little soda, not larger than a pea, dissolved in water, and fry in hot lard. Rich Jumbles. —Rub to a cream a dound of butter and a pound of sngar; mix with it a pound and a half of flour, four eggs, and a very little brandy; roll the cakes in powdered sugar ; lay thejja on flat, buttered tins and bake in a quick oven. Biscuit. —One pint of flour, one teaspoonful of cream tartar, one tablespoonful of lard, a little salt; rub well together ; stir in a cup of milk in which has been dissolved* one-half teaspoonful of soda; roll quite thin; cut out with tin biscuit rings and bake in a hot oven. To Brighten Gilt Frames. —Take sufficient flour of sulphur to give a golden tinge to one and one-balf pints of water; boil in this water four or five onions, strain, and, when cold, wash with soft brush any part that requires restoring; when dry it will come out as good as new. To Dye Cotton or Silk Scarlet.— Three gallons warm water, add one ounce cream of tartar, one ounce powdered cochineal, two ounces solution of tin; wet the goods in warm water, and, when the dye boils, put in the goods and boil one hour, frequently stirring them; then take out the goodß and rinse in cold water. To Wash Windows. —Have a pail partly filled with tepid water, throw in a teaspoonful of powdered borax; have one small chamois dipped into the borax water, to wash the windows ; then with a dry chamois Tub the window dry and polish. In this way windows may be cleansed in a very few moments, and not wet the carpets, or tire the person. Freolior Black Bean Soup. —One pint of beans ; soak over night; in the morning put in a pot with four quai ts water, thrf»x» pounds beef, two onions,

two carrots, some parsley and celery tops; cook slowly all day and let it stand over night; in the morning take off the fat and strain through a colander; then make it hot; put a pinch of cayenne pepper, two hard-boiled eggs chopped fine, glass of sherry wine, and a lemon cut thin, in the tureen, and ponr in the soup.