Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1877 — USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. [ARTICLE]

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Bjckt ducks shut pmuftlM morning until they have laid, as they Are very careless about their eggs. Giva your poultry plenty of pure water, and sand or gravel, and they will be less liable to btobme dlßewed. A Lrrrfx Bpjrits of turpentine added to the water with whioh ftoore are washed will prewant that ravages pt moths. Boft «lsP> dilated anciently to work wall with a brush, is raid to be the best wash sos frtift trtfes.— lo*a State Negitter. Boot falling on the ckrpet from open chiihneys, or carelessly handled stovepipes, if covered thickly with salt, can bo brushed up, without damage to the carpet. Exbbt fanner should raise a small patqh of carrute for horsefeed- A peck a day.fed to a horse through tne Winter will fil R gloßßy coat 111141 prevent BroiroX CkKßt-i-Oneteacup of flour, one teacap oC coffee-sugar, three eggs. .Mix sugar sad yelks of eggs well togethBeat the whiten tp s atin froth, then add them to sugar, and,.lastly, the flour and flavoring to suit the taste.- This makes one loaf, on i ! i ■■ til GhsgKb-Hxal^. l —One chp sugar, one of butter, one of moltasea, one egg, two even teaspoonfuls,ginger and cream of tartar, and small, teaspoopful of soda dissolved in three tables pooh fuls of milk—-or water will answer. Put the Sbda in after all else is wUll beaten together, and mix hard with flour. ■■■ •

Fbibb Parsnips.—Boil the parsnips until tender, instated wetoT > when they are cool, slice them lengthwise; dredge with flour and fry In hat lard, qr, better still, in supt drippings. Drain off every drop of fat; pepper, and serve hot. Or they may be dipped in a well-beaten egg, then in. fine cracker-crpmlft and friea in hot fat. Serve w;th any kind of roast meat. To Cleanse the’ Woodwork Arount Doors —Take a pall of hot water; throw in two tablepoopfills of pulverized borax; use a good coarse hottse-cloth —an old coarse towel does splendidly—and wash the painting; do not use a brush; when washing places that are extra yellawor stained, soap-the cloth; then sprinkle it with the dry powdered borax, and rub the places well, using plenty of rinsing water; by washing the woodwork in this way you will not remove the paint, and the borax Will soften and make the hands white—a fact well worth knowing. Jelly Meringues.—-Make some paste, not very rich, roll quite thin, bake and cut in squares, diamonds or any shape you may fancy, Spread over them neatly and evenly any kind of jelly. Currant or plupi is especially nick. Let the layer of jelly be very thin, and over it put whipped cteam to the thickness of half an inch. Of course the whipped cream must be sweetened and flavored. Then make a meringue of the white «' an egg; spread thinly on buttered paper and brown in the oven. Loosen from the paper and place cm top of the whipped cream and you have a m°st dqlicip,us dessert. After you haVe made it once you will find it veir little trouble and kery inexpensive, as halts cup of cream will make enough whipped cream far eight Or ten squares of the paste. If you have no cream whippet at hand, beat with a fork and skim off the whipped cream as it rises. Have the cream very cold before you commence to beat it.-Jt Y. Herald,