The Household.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1055, 22 April 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)

The Household.

/ RECIPES. ■ Ming" water willremove tea-staioa and many fruit stains. Pour the water through tho spot, and prevent it spreading. dowels, muslins and all printed cottons should bo washed in bran. The raoilo of using it is to ; mnko alntlier with the bran and a little soap and tepid wator— no soda. A little; vinegar added will be'found nsoful in fixing tho color. : French Boan Salad, - String somo .French beans, and boil them in salt and water'; whon cold place them in a salad bowl and pour ovor' thorn the following mixture ;-Four. tablespoon; j,ufs of oil, one 'of vinogar, a little salt and popper, a teaspoonl'ul of capers finely minced, three or four shalbts. - Garnish with hard boiled eggs. • To remove tho droppingsof sperm candles from, any dress material, carefully scrapo.with a knife, and lake a pieco of the same material that the mease-spotted articlo is raado of, and carefully arid firmly rub the greasy spot on tho clean piece, arid' alli'Blgns of'greasa will disappear. Tins recipe applies even to machine oil on silk, if carefully ■ done.' 'lf. the sperm spot bo. held to a lighted match until warm, it will instantly .disappear when rubbed with tho same materials above, •;,••■..

• Grilled Fowl.-Take tho legs of cold fowl, score them well,;and rub in plentifully,some French mustard, salt andcayenno; broil over acta fire arid serve with grill sauce. Tnko one gill of good gravy', "field to it one tablespoonful of mushroom ketchup/one tablespo'onful of French mustard, a few chopped capers and a littlo gratedleinoQ-peol;; adil a' littld butter rolled in flour, a few drops of chili-vinegar, simmer until quite hot, pour ovet the logs and serve. ■• ' , ! AmoricanDough Nuts-Beat up four, oggs,. one cup'of sugar arid one cup of butter,, all, tot gotlier; put half-a-tablespoonful of tartaric acid into'a dun of milk, which,will, turn, the milk thick.: add- this to, the first ingredients; put sufficient.flour to make it firm enough to roll. Dissolve ono.te'aspodnfu! of carbonate of soda in a, littlo boiling water, and when'thoroughly melted' mixit'wi'tli thebuttor; Rollout in strips! and form irilbJings, and fry. in boiling lord until a . light brown. •''■..■ ' ' '" ' •'■''■.; i.'Delicious Sandwiches:—Hard boil throe/ thoroughly fresli eggs,' and let them cool. Take 1 six'anchovies, wash'them', wipe them in'a cloth; 1 cut off the heads arid : fins, and srrapeaway the • 6hms,' ; Witli the fingers and thumb'split them ■■. open down the back; and take the'fillets or sides; frorii the backbone. Prepare, seme fresh lottuco ))y,Cutting;upin tiny bits and dressing it with, mayonnaise. Then cut six thin slices of Gorman. fye-bivad., < or, home-made Graham bread (the,, prdinafyhakdr'sbrown bread crumbles toomucli). Buttor tiiem, and lay between each' two slices' brio of the oggs, cut into very thin slices, a layer of the salad and tho Allots of two anchovies, Press thdsliees together, and with a sharp knife divide 'tlie'm into small squares. l and arrange thorn on. a - dish covered with a napkin. The loaves of bread Wust, of.co'urse, be large to make tho sandwiohos pf proper sizo,