Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1908 — FOR THE HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Petits Fours. These are Inexpensive when mate at home and not difficult. The foundation is a simple light sponge cake bato» ed an inch in depth in a shallow tin lined with paper. It is not necessary to grease the paper. When done turn out on a bread board and with a sharp knife out into diamonds, dominos and squares. Split eaeb of these through the center, spread half with jelly, frosting or rich preserves, put the other half on top and ice with variously tinted and flavored icings—white with almond, pink with rose, green with pistache, yellow with orange, brown with chocolate. Decorate the brown domino shapes with white dots of frosting, the pink cakes with candled rose leaves, the green pistache with candied violets or cherries and angelica leaves. Ginger Beer. This Is always a favorite drink with some member of the family and can easily be made at home. Squeeze a fresh lemon and retain the juice. Put the peel Into a vessel holding a gallon. Add a pound of loaf sugar, one and a quarter ounces sliced ginger root and a gallon of boiling water. When lukewarm add the lemon juice. Mix a teaspoonful of liquid yeast with a little of the liquid until like cream, then stir into the mixture, cover and let stand until morning. Remove the lemon peel and ginger, skin off the froth and bottle in half pint jars or bottles. Use bottles with patent stoppers or tie the corks down tightly. Horseradish Sauce. Use one tablespoonful of melted butter, one tablespoonful of flour mixed with butter and one large cup of sweet milk. Boil the milk and turn over the flour and butter. Mix well and cook in a double boiler ten minutes. Before removing from the stove add one beaten egg, three tablespoonfuls of grated horseradish, one-half teaspoonful of unmixed mustard, a little salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Serve hot with boiled meats. Spoon and Fork Combined. A useful addition to the housewife’s collection of cooking utensils is a combined mixing spoon and fork. Invented and patented by a Massachusetts man. In beating up eggs and other ingredients for the cake or pie the cook sometimes uses a spoon, at the other times a fork, as best suited for the purpose. By combining the spoon and fork but

one implement is required. Formerly the fork, because of its open construction, failed to properly grasp and lift the batter. The half section of the spoon overcomes this fault, affording ample means of lifting the ingredients to be beaten. In combining the fork with the spoon the prongs are insetted transversely of the bowl, the mixing being thus more thoroughly accomplished than with an ordinary fork. Fried Cabbage. Cut cabbage thin on a slaw cutter, salt and pepper, stir well and stand five minutes. Have the kettle hot, drop one tablespoonful of lard into it, then the cabbage, stirring briskly until tender. Send to table immediately; then have one-half cup of sweet cream and three tablespoonfuls of vinegar, the vinegar to be added after the cream has been well stirred.

Tooth Wash. Dissolve two ounces borax in one quart of boiling water and before it becomes cold add one teaspoonful of spirits of camphor and bottle for use. Use this mixture daily with an equal quantity of water, and the teeth win become white and free from all tartarous adhesion. It should be applied with a moderately soft brush. To Renovate Velvet. Dip a velvet brush in damp sand and rub gently. You will see the velvet come forth as fresh as though It were new. It is a cleaning process, too, for the slight moisture removes dust harsh action of the sandy friction gives new life to the nap which has been worn down. Destroy Moths. If you suspect that there are moths in your carpets, try to locate their hiding place. Wring a coarse cloth out of clean water and spread it smooth on the spot in the carpet where you think the moths are. Iron the wej cloth with a hot iron. The steam will kill ths moths and eggs. Caramel Fillinfl For Cake. Two cupfuls of brown sugar, onehalf cupful of milk, small lump of butter. Boil together until it threads. Remove from fire, turn on a platter, add a teaspoonful of vanilla and beat until mixture turns light and thickens. Spread between layers of cake.

MIXING SPOON.