Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1876 — HOUSEHOLD HINTS. [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

•' Feather-cake.—Take two cupfuls of! of hsbftig powdstr, flavor with lemon. This is excellent. •,■ -< To Cook Turnips.—Wash quite clean, do not peel or eat or soak. Boil them whole in their “ jackets. ” When, by toying them with a fork, they are found quite tender, take them up, peel them, press moderately and mash with butter. Cream Tapioca.—Soak two-thirds of a cup of tapioca in warm water till soft; boil a quart of milk with the yelk of three eggs, well beaten, and two-thirds of a cup of sugar. Boil till thick, stirring carefully; beat the whites of the eggs with two-thirds of a cup of white sugar, flavor and pour on top of the pudding. Set in the oven to brown. - To Clean Glass.—This mode of clean ing fine glass gives it a great brilliancy: Take fine powdered indigo, dip into it a moistened linen rag, smear over the glass with it and then wipe it off with a perfectly dry cloth. As a substitute for this, fine sifted ashes applied by a rag dipped in spirits will answer just as well. Spanish white is apt to make the glass rough and injure it — American Agriculturist. Paths and Roads.—lcy paths and roads are dangerous to man and beast. After every fall of snow the roads should be broken down by a snow-plow or a stone-boat, and the paths shoveled out or packed down in a similar manner. A heavy plank drawn along the paths will clear off or pack down the snow. Coal ashes or sand are the best material to scatter upon roads and paths when they become smooth and slippery. To Make Boots Durable.—The durability of soles of boots and shoes may be greatly increased by coating them with gum copal varnish, which also has the effect of making them water-proof. Four or five coats should be given, allowing each coat of varnish to dry before the succeeding one is applied. Soles thus treated possess twice the usual durability, and generally outlast the best uppers. - The leather uppers of boots or shoes may be rendered soft and water-proof by rubbing into them while warm, before the fire, a mixture composed of four ounces of hog’s fat and one ounce of rosin.— Ohio Farmer.