Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-03
THE HOUSEWIFE.

HONE lTEM.-A contemporary speaking OF
the constant complaints of housckeepers rea-
tive to the unfaithfulness and rudeness of SER
wants, thus discourses lit is the helpless de-
pendence of many wives upon servants, which
make the latter impudent and worthless. II
what are considered wcll-bred town danes did
not think it ungenteel to learn little skill and
practice, n little industry in domestic affairs,
servants would find, that to get situations they
would have to become civil and useful but
under existing circumstances they know that
ladies cannot do without them, uncouth and
nnmannerly rs many of them are. If servants
were paid wages in proportion to their useful
ness and good conduct, it would be some in
ducement to good behavior but there is not a
proper discrimination made in this respect
Servitudeis not very attractive to young women
capable of making themselves really useful and
there arc no proper means of educating the UNI
refined women who seek service in our large
towns.
BARRELS For FRuIT.-Everytbng in contact
with fruit should he clean aud sweet, and the
vessel in which it is placed should be dry and
tight. Old flour barrels should not be used,
unless well washed and dried as the particles
Of -four left in the barrel will mould and impnrt
to the fruit an unpleasant odor and favor Old
lime barrels, it is said, are cxcellen. for this
gases. If this is 50, little fresh slakcd lime
scattered on the bottom Sides and top of the
barrel, would be beneficial.
NEW FASHIONED APPLE PlE.-parc and quar-
ter the apples; scald them; beat them with n
spoon with some of the liquor; add grated
lemon peel, the juice Of a lemon, or Seville or
ange, or part of ounce, when they are to
be got, cloves, white sugar, finely powdered
and piece of butter put q paste round the
dish, and cover it with bars, loroweri of paste
the excellence Of the pie consisting of the sort
of apple, and the goodness of the paste; the
fruit should be raised in the middle, as il
shrinks in the baking.
Besn A very fine liniment for spavins, bruises,
lameness, &c, may be made as follows: Two
ounces oil of spike, two ounces organum, two
ounces hemlock, two ounces NORWOOD, four
onnces sweet oil, two ounces spirits of ammo
MIA, two ounces gum camphor, add two ounces
spirits Of turpentine TO one quart of proof spir-
its, 30 per cent. Mix well together, and bottle
tight.
BESp AT the Farmers Club at West Corn
wall, Conn, one of the members observed that
no talking should be allowed while milking
was going on. Another said he had discharged
a man because he would talk and interrupt the
milking III his dairy, and in three days the in
crease Of milk was equal TO the mans wages.
KEEplY5 MILK SwEET,-A correspondent of
the Homestead, ioand that in sending milk to
market, thoAgh ii left the dairy perfectly sweet,
it was often curded on delivery to customers.
70 remedy this, the cans were covered with
cotton cloth soaked in salt water. BY this
method the curdins Of the milk was entirely
prevented.
FOWL BREEptNG-The Rural Register, says
there is just as much necessity for breeding
good laying fowls from good layers, as there is
of selecting milk cows from the progeny of
good mixers and that no sort of grain, if at
all damaged, is fit for feeding poultry. Better
give it 10 the hogs.
Coo.IEs.-five cups -four, two of sugar, one
OF butter, one teaspoon saleratus, three eggs,
and caraway. Baked thin.