Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1878 — HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY.

Handsome vases for grasses and autumn leaves are made of leather carved in the shape of a flower. Cocoantjt Drops. —One cup of but ter, two cups of sugar, two exxps of flour and two eggs. The coeoanut grated. To Polish Ivory.— ls ivory be polished with putty and water, by means of a rubber made of an old hat, it will in a short time produce a fine gloss. Woolens and furs, which were put away in newspapers in the spring, should be examined now, aired and beaten, and put up again in fresh papers. To remove a glass stopper, put a drop or two of glycerine or sweet oil in the crevice about the stopper. In an hour or two the stopper will be loose. It is necessary to watch cai’pets closely in summer, especially if the early part of the season be rainy. Damp rooms, as well as dark ones, favor the ravages of moths. Railroad Cake.— One cup of sugar, one egg, one teaspoonful of butter, one cup of milk, flour enough to make a batter as thick as for sponge cake, and flavor with lemon. To Polish any Work of Pearl. —Go over it with pumice stone, finely powdered—first washed to separate the impurities and dirt—with which you may polish it very smooth; then apply putty powder as directed for ivory, and it will produce a fine gloss and a good color. Dumplings.— Prepare as for sourmilk biscuit, with less shortening, stir as stiff as possible with a spoon; much depends upon this, and if they should rise soft stir in more flour before cooking. Rise one hour. Drop into the kettle with a spoon, cook about half an hour, and they will be light and spongy. How to Clean Ostrich Feathers.— White ones, if washed in warm soapsuds, dried in the sun on a towel and then well shaken out, will look as well as new, except they will want the beautiful curl, which even at first disappears the first damp day. At first, the feather •will have a most discouraging appearance, and a novice is apt to think it perfectly spoiled, but the hot sun, or, failing that, a good fire, never fails to restore its pristine glory. Chow-chow. — Take 100 small cucumbers, fifty large green bell-peppers, half a peck of small white onions, half a bushel of green tomatoes, and two large heads of cabbage. Remove all the seeds from the peppers, slice and salt all down over night; next morning wash in cold water, let them drain well, spread on a cloth and mix through it one pound of mustard, one pound of white mustard seed, four ounces of celery seed and one ounce of whole allspice. I like to have a few of the peppers red, as it looks pretty through the mass, and the onions, if very small, I

leave whole. After mixing well, put in a kettle and cover with the best cider vinegar. After it begins to boil let it cook fifteen minutes. If desired, add while boiling a bottle of salad oil; it helps keep it, but it can be left out. Fill Your Lamps in the Morning.— Scarcely a week passes but we read accounts of frightful accidents from kerosene lamps exploding and killing and scarring, for life, men, women and children. A simple knowledge of the inflammable nature of the liquid may put a stop to nearly all the accidents. As the ou bums down in the lamp, inflammable gas gathers over the surface. When the oil is nearly consumed, a slight jar will inflame the gas, and an explosion follows. If the lamp is not allowed to bum over half way down, accidents are almost impossible.