Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-26
Domestic Economy.

CoRNED BEEF.-The Scientific Amer
lean informs the ladies that if they would
have coned beef juicy after it is cold,
and not dry as a chip, they should put it
in boiling water when they put il on to
cook, and not take it out of the pot when
done until cold.
To CLEAN THE HAIR AND HEAD.-Heat
the yolk of an egg, rub it through the
hair: wash and rinse in warm, soft water;
dry with a towel as much as possible.
Avoid going out before the hair is thor
oughly dry. Ammonia is also very good
to clease the hair and hair brushes. A
teaspoon of liquid ammonia in a pint of
warm water is a proper proportion. Add
little soap, wash the hair, and rinse well
in clear, warm water When dry, brush
ten minutes, and dry with some clean
soft oil
CORN BREAD.-For family of four or
five persons, take one pint of sweet milk
and one pint of sour milk, Onc-halt tea
spoonful of soda, one tablespoonful Of
sugar, a lump of lard the size of Il hens
egg, a tablespoonful of salt, and two eggs.
Mix all the above ingredients together,
and with a spoon stir in enough siftcd
| fresh corn meal As will make a stiff bat
ter; have stovepan well creased pour
! in the batter: transfer TO a hot oven, and
| bake One-half or three -fOurths of an hour.
To RENEW COLOR-TO renew color, get
| of alcohol, one quart; add extract of log
| wood, one-quarter pound; loaf sugar, two
| ounces blue vitriOl, One-quaTteT ounce !;
heat gently until all are dissolved, and
! bottle for use To one pint of boiling
! water, put three or four teaspoons of the
mixture, and apply it TO the garment with
/ a clean brush, wetting the fabric thor
! oughly; let it dry then suds out well and
dry again, to prevent cracking. Brush
with the nap TO give the polish. This may
! be applied 10 silks and wOolens having
colors, but is most applicable to gentle
mems apparel
An EXCELLENT SOUP.-Make a broth Of
a knuckle of veal or shinof beef. This is
best made the day before wanted, that the
| fat NAV be removed from IT, Take six
large onions, six large carrots, four large
| turnips. three roots of celery, or less would
| answer. a sweet potato or piece of pump
/ kin. lump of sugar half the size of an
egg and bunch of pot herbs. Crate the
carrots, slice the onions, and cut the other
/ vegetables into very small pieces. Put
into a stewpan half pound of butter; set
| it on the ire and let il melt; put into this
! the onions, and let them fry little with
/ out burning; then put in the rest OF the
] vegetables and other ingredients, moisten-
! ing them with either warm water or broth
TO prevent their burning; add little salt
and Cayenne pepper cook till the vegeta-
bles are soft pass them through a sieve,
and add TO them the broth previously
made till the soup is about the consistency
/ of very thick cream Give all a boil up
/ together. After taking it off the fire two
! tablespOOnsful of cream may be added.
This is a most excellent soup. 1t may be
made entirely vegetable soup bv adding
/ to the vegetables boiling water instead of
/ broth.
DELEGATE To TEE CONVENTION.
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
In your paper recently have noticed
calls on a number of well-knoWn citizens
to become candidates to represent this
county in the approaching constitutional
Convention In looking around for a suita-
bic person for said position, allow me to
present the claims of jackson b. White.
gentleman whose capacities none will
question, and whose acquaintance is prob
ably more extensive than any other man
u the county. NORTH SIDE OF RIVER.