Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1892 — HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN. [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN.

R Inf fl to » ouneke«p«rM. Gttm camphor scattered about mice hamats will drive them away. Patting and smoothing down a dish of mashed potatoes spoils' their flavor and texture. The white of an egg with a little water and sugar is good for children with an irritable stomach. The oil left from a box of sardines is an excellent addition to codfish balls, or any kind of minced fish, instead of butter. Keep the lid off when boiling cabbage, turnips, peas; or beans. Cook the first two named vegetables fast in salted water for half an hour.* Parsnip Salad.—Take three large parsnips, wash and rub off the skin with a coarse towel, quarter and boil them in salt water; when tender, drain, cut in narrow strips, lay jn a dish, sprinkle over a few chopped salad herbs, and pour over a dressing made of oil, vinegar, pepper and salt. If afflicted with a hoarse cold, try flaxseed lemonade and keep warm. Pour one quart of boiling water over four tablespoonsful of flaxseed, cover closely and steep, not boil, for three hours; strain and sweeten to taste, adding the juice of two lemons, and more water if the medicine is too thick to be agreeable.