Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1882 — HOUSEHOLD HINTS. [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

If you cut pineapple in thin slices and scatter sugar over it the day be fore you serve it, you need not add any water to make the liquor. Keep it in a cold place. ' 4 A rich pudding sauce is made of the yolks of five eggs, one cup of su - gar, half a cup of butter; beat all to--BS“fc n,d4,l ” 1,0 “ e A man should be careful never to tell tales es himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused, and laugh at the time; but they will, be remembered and brought out against him on some subsequent occasion. Tomato sauce to pour over meat is ‘made thus: " Stew half a dozen ripe tomatoes, with a little choped parsley, salt and pepper to suit taste; steam it, put it fin the stove again,and when it begins to boil add a spoonful of flour, rubped smooth, with a tablespoonful of butter, and let it boil up once. J There is ho better Way to serve a large white-fish than to bake it: after cleaning fe&ut it in the refrigerator, while ypu prepare a pl Un stuffing of bread crumbs, a little butter and so ne herbs Keep a ball of cotton yarn and several large needles iu the kitchen touse when stuffing fish and fowls Alter.stuffing the fish lay it on a deep plate or platter in the drip-ping-pan, so that the grease will drip from it and not be absorbed in it; garnish with water cress. Trout baked in cream add a- new charm to life. Clean the fish, pepper arid salt ft both inside and out, put it in a dripping-pan and pour cream -over it. Give attention id it so that it will not burn. If small, the fish .will bake in from fifteen to twenty minutes. Serve with mashed potato and other vegetables. Puffs for dessert are delicate and nice; take one pint of milk and cream, the white of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth, one heaping cup of sifted flour, one scant cup of powdered sugar; add a little grated lemon peel and a little salt; beat these together till very light, bake in gem pans, sift pulverized sugar over them, and eat with sauce flavored with lemon.

“My only objection to veal,” said a gentleman at our table tlfe other day, "is i hat it is too premature.” This re mark might apply to the usual manner of cooking it as well as to the meat it-self. Veal steaks in order to bejaalatable must be cooked thouroghly, no matter how much haste the eook is in; this should never be sent to the table till it is nicely browned, the edges and aU. Balt and butter and k decided sprinkling of black pepper are also necessary. A very appetizing salad is made by chopping coarsely some cold boiled potatoes; theri season well with salt, pepper, and mristard; ’line of salad dish with fresh lettuce, then put in a layer of potatoes; on the top put a layer of cold boiled beets, also chopped and seasoned, garnish the dish liberally with lettuce, and just before sending it to the table, add vinegar, plain, or with ordinary salad dressing. The bottom of white holland curtains may be rendered very handsome by inserting squares of antique lace; for a shade of the ordinary width three squares are sufficient; leave a space between each of the same width as the square; of course these must be [Mitin a very neatly and with great care to be effective. Below the nem at the. bottom put antedge of the antique lace that matches the squares. Jelly rolls are delicious made from this recipe: Three eggs, half a cup of butter, one cup of flour, one and a half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, two-thirds of a cup of pulverized sugar, a little-salt; bake in shallow pans—a dripping-pan well buttered is good for this purpose: put in the dough till it is about half an inch thick; takeJt parefullly from the tins when baked, and lay on a cloth; spread Jelly over it with a knife; roll while hot; if this is not done the cake will crumble.

The tops of steam radiators may be rendered less unsightly in Summer by covering them. A very handsome covering is made in this way: Cut a strip of felt of broadcloth of the exact shape and size—allowing for seams—of the top; to this sew a sort of flounce or lambrequin, made of the same material, with a border worked with the needle; the shades of red are pretty for this. It may be finished with a fringe or not as you please. The lambrequin may be worked on epnvas, after the fashion of the stripes for chair backs. An excellent mixture to remove grease spots, from boys and men’s clothing particularly, is made of four parts of alcohol to one part of ammonia, and about half as much ether as ammonia. Apply the liquid to the grease spot, and then rub diligently with a sponge and clear water. The chemistry of the operation seems to be that the alcohol and ether dissolve the grease, and the ammonia forms a soap with it which is washed out with the water- The result is much more satisfactory than when something is used which only seems to spread the spot an l make it fainter, but does not actually : emove it. If oil is spilled oil a earpet and you immediately scatter coni jjaeal ogeg it, the oil will bfifebsorbtM by Oikctoy also be removed fiom carpets upon which you do not dare put ether or ammonia by laying thick blotting paper over it and pressing a hot flat-iron on it. ReEat the operation several times, usg a clean paper each time.