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MISSOURI CORN-BREAD. 
Sift one quart of corn-meal, beat three eggs very 
light, and stir well into it with one pint of butter¬ 
milk, or sour milk, half teaspoonful of salt, and a 
small teaspoonful of soda; set an iron or tin baking- 
pan on the stove, into which put a tablespoonful of lard 
or butter; when melted and the pan hot, toss it around 
the pan until it has touched all parts ; 
quickly through the mixture, 
pour into the pan while it is hot, 
and bake a half hour in a quick 
oven. 
FINE TEA ROLLS. 
One coffeecupful of raised 
dough, one coffeecupful of sweet 
milk, one egg, one tablespoonful 
of butter or good lard, one table¬ 
spoonful of white, powdered su¬ 
gar, flour sufficient to mold 
(make as soft as possible); knead 
until smooth and no longer 
sticky; raise until perfectly light 
and cracked on the top; work 
very slightly, and cut into cakes 
with a small cutter; raise again 
for an hour or less, and bake 
only fifteen minutes, with the 
oven as hot as it can be made. 
SPICED BEEF. 
Procure about ten pounds of 
the brisket of beef: cut it into 
long strips, about three inches 
thick, and rather narrower than 
the vessel it is to be boiled in; 
spread on it one teaspoonful of 
black pepper, one of salt, half a 
teaspoonful of Cayenne pepper, 
half a teaspoonful of mustard, 
two tablespoonfuls of mixed 
spices (finely powdered), viz.: 
allspice, cloves, nutmeg, and 
mace; also, a teaspoonful of 
powdered celery seed; mix all 
these thoroughly, and spread 
evenly over the surface of the 
meat; then, commencing at one 
end, roll it up very tightly; sew 
up the ends, and fasten securely 
in a thick towel. Put it into a 
boiler of hot water, into which 
have four onions sliced, two car¬ 
rots, two turnips, a large bunch 
of sweet herbs (parsley, thyme, 
sweet marjorem, and horseradish); boil three hours, 
then remove. See that the cloth is well secured, and 
put on a dish, with another on the top; place a heavy 
weight upon it (of fifty pounds); let it remain twelve 
hours; then remove from cloth, and slice in very thin 
slices. This is a very delicious relish for luncheon or 
tea, and makes fine sandwiches for picnics, travelling 
lunches, &c. 
BATH BUNS (EXTRA). 
Rub together, with the hand, one pound of fine 
flour and a half pound of butter; beat six eggs very 
light, yolks and whites separate, and add them to the 
flour, with a teacupful of good home-made yeast; add 
a half cupful of warm milk. This is the sponge. Set 
it in a warm place for three hours; then add a coffee¬ 
cupful of powdered sugar; add just sufficient flour to 
mold easily into buns; butter the baking-tins thor¬ 
oughly, and bake iu a quick oven. This quantity 
will make twenty buns. For those who do not object 
to it, a wineglassful of rose brandy and sherry wine 
mixed equally, will be found a great improvement. 
SPICE AND CLOVE ORNAMENTS. 
To make a clove apple, take a hard, winter apple 
and stick it as full of cloves as you can. The cloves 
preserve the apple, and, if not handled too roughly, 
with apple jelly, or desiccated cocoanut 
white of egg beaten, and then roll. 
LEMON 
WITH 
Two lemons, three eggs, two cupfuls of water, two 
cupfuls of sugar, four tablespoonfuls of flour or corn¬ 
starch; grate the rind, and squeeze the juice of the 
lemons. 
Vermin 
A Spring Walk. 
it will become very hard. This is a curious ornament, 
and will keep its fragrance a long time. 
To make baskets of cloves or spice, soak in spirits 
of some kind, or hot water, and string on wire; inter¬ 
mingle with beads, and form into the required shape. 
Hanging-baskets should be made with pendants 
around the top, and a large tassel attached to the bot¬ 
tom, and can be suspended by cords and tassels made 
of spice and beads. 
ROLL CAKE. 
One cup of sugar, two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of 
sour cream, one-half teaspoonful of soda, a pinch of 
salt; bake in a long, flat pan. When done, spread 
VERMIN EXTERMINATOR. 
of all kinds infesting closets, beds, sinks, 
&c., may be exterminated by 
using strong alum water. 
This is a safe and cleanly 
remedy. For insects troubling 
plants, I think a weak solution of 
carbolic acid the very best reme¬ 
dy. Itis death to all insect life, I 
believe. My theory is, that insects 
should never be seen. When I 
take my plants to their winter 
quarters, I begin at once to 
fight the enemy, and put up 
my fortifications. Once in two 
weeks I use a fumigation of 
tobacco stalks and leaves, and 
once a week sprinkle with weak 
carbolic acid in the warm water 
used for' the morning bath. 
Twice a week I water thorough¬ 
ly with warm water; each 
morning I sprinkle and cleanse 
the leaves. My plants are 
things of beauty, and a joy 
forever. 
BEDBUGS. 
I never but once was troubled 
with these obnoxious insects; 
that one time was sufficient for 
one lifetime. I was so unfortu¬ 
nate as to reside in a house in 
Chicago that was absolutely in¬ 
fested with bedbugs and 
roaches. The bugs were in the 
paper, in the cracks of the floors, 
in the nail-holes, indeed, were 
everywhere. But I at once made 
a whole gallon of poison, using 
one-fourth of a pound of corro¬ 
sive sublimate, one ounce of 
camphor gum, one-half gallon 
of benzine, one-half gallon of 
hot water; painted with a sash- 
brusli every crack and crevice, 
then all my bedsteads, bureau drawers, &c., and mixed 
some in the paste used for renewing the paper. In one 
month every vestige of the vermin had disappeared, 
and I never was troubled again. Those who will 
poison their bedsteads, &c., iu the month of March, 
will never be troubled with bedbugs. Always paint 
all the slat ends and inside parts of a bedstead when 
first purchased, and prior to putting up, and bugs will 
never remain in it any length of time. I have been 
housekeeping twenty-five years and have never (save 
the onetime mentioned) been in the least troubled with 
these pests of the household. Roaches can never be 
exterminated if there are hot-water pipes in the build¬ 
ing. Aunt Carry. 
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