Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-05-20
USEFUL HINTS And RECIPES.

small roll-both being laid upon plate by the
soup-pIatc. The knife and spoon are always to
be placed on the right hand side, and the fork
on the left hand. Sat-spoons and salt-cellars
should be placed at the four corners and in the
centre of the table; and by the side Of each
salt-cellar there should he placed two table
spoons. The bowl for salad, not flowers, Should
stand in the centre of the table. The table
linen should be white, and all Of the same color,
pattern, and design; the dinner napkins should
be Of tolerable size, say about twenty-six inches
long by twenty inches broad. The dinner SER
vice should be as handsome as possible for the
beautiful is never thrown away on the stnses
even plain chop is better relished off a pretty
plate than one in i'll taste. The French very
generally use white dinner services, and it
would be we'll were this example to be follow
ed, for China plates with gilt edges have q
beautiful eifect.-Porter's Spirit.
GRAPE CcTTINGs.-The OHIO Farmer" asks
Have you choice Grape Cutting that you
want to grow? and replies as follows: "Then
90 to the woods, dig some roots of wild grape
I vine, cut them into pieces of about six inches
long, cut your choice grape vine or cutting into
pieces of only one or, at most, two buds; in
sert the lower end by the common cleft-graft-
ing method, into the piece of wild vine root {;
plant it in the earth. leaving the cutting just
level with the top of the ground. Every one so
made, will grow, and in two years, become
bearing plants"
TO MAKE WHITEwASH THAT WILL NOT Rub
oFF.-NIix up half pailful of lime and water
ready to put on the wall; then take one gill Of
! flour and mix it with the water; then pour on
it boiling water sufficient to thicken it; pour
il willie hot into the whitewash; stir d well
together, and it is ready for use.
TO CLEAN WALL PApER.-Soied wall papers
may be made to look as we'll almost as new in
most cases, by the following expedent Take
about two quarts Of wheat bran, tie in bundle
in coarse flannel, and rub over the paper. 1t
will cleanse the whole paper Of all description
of dirt and spots, better than any other means
that can be used Some use bread, but dry
bran is better.
Two gallons of ginger beer may be made as
follows Put two gallons Of cold water into
pot upon the fire; add to it two ounces Of gin
ger, aud two pounds of white or brown sugar.
Let all this come to the boil, and continue boil
ing for half an hour Then skim tue liquor,
and pour into u jar or tub, along with one sliced
lemon, and half an ounce OF cream OF tartar.
! When nearly cold put in Il teacupful of yeast,
to cause the li1ucr to work. The beer is now
made; and after it has worked for two days,
strain it and bottle it for use. Tie the corks
down frmly.-Scientiiic American.
One WAY TO KEEP EGGs.-During q long
voyage to South America, it WAS noticed how
> fresh the eggs continued o-be:~ The steward
was called on for his secret. He said that as
he purchased his stock, he packet it down in
small buXcS-raisin boNcs-and afterwards,
about once week, turned over every box but
the one ont of which he was using. This was
all. The reason of his success is, that by turn
ing the eggs over, lie kept the yokS about the
middle of the abunen. Yet still the yolk will
alter u while find its way through the white to
the shell. and when it does So, the egg will
spoil.-Country Gentleman.
AyorHER.-Eggs can, it is said, be better pre-
served III cornncal than i'll any other prepara
tion vet known. Lay them with the small
end down, and if undisturbed, they will be as
good at the end Of the year as when packed.
SrovE plpEs.-Linsee,l oil laid upon stove
pipus whom warm (not hot) and kept at low
temperature five or six hours, will imrrt tine
lustrc One gill will serve for halfa-tluzen
joints.
RuuGu Llrs.-We can recommend the fol-
lowing means for keeping lips smooth. Get i
lemon, anu having cut into two parts rub there
with the lips frequently daily, and more par
ticuarly before exposure to the open air
! STrwEp CrcuMBERS.-Take two or three
straight c,lcumbcrS, cut Oft one end, then take
ont the seeds, lay them in vinegar and water,
and pepper anu salt have some farce, and Till
each cucumber with it; dry your cucumbcrS
well out of the vinegar first, then dry them in
a clean rubber; then fry them, if for brown
if for white, not; take them ont of the butter,
and put them to stew in some good stock, with
one onion, iagot Of herbs, slice of lean ham,
until tender; thickcn the liquor, and pass
through tamnly season with little drop Of
vinegar lemon juice, sugar, salt, and white pep
per glaze the cucumberS several times to be
of light brown.
TO CLEAN WHITE FrRs.-Wasl them in
cold lather, or soap and water, with little
soda and blue in it F.; tlen draw them with the
hand, the same as flannel, through several lath-
ers, until they are clean rinse in clean water,
shake them WELL and hang up 10 airy, frequent
ly shaking them while damp
To MAKE CHEESE CAEE.-To one quarter oil
a pound of grated cheese, add the yolks OF six
eggs, quarter Of q pound Of butter, a little
salt, a little Cayenne; beat all together until
quite light, then add the whites Of the eggs
beaten to stiff lroth, and bake in paper cases
in moderate oven.
! cu,ppr'. Rir,r Orrnnyr-Nr John p