The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-07-01
VALUABLE RECIPES.

To MAKE CORN OYSTERS. Take
three dozen ears of Indian corn, six
eggs, l:rd and butter i'm equal proper
tiOns for frying. The corn must be
young and soft. Crate it from the
cob as fine as possible, and dredgc it
with wheat -four. Beat very light the
six eggs, and mix them gradually
with the corn. Then let the whole be
well incorporated by hard beating,
and add spoonful Of salt. Have
ready in a frying-pan sufficient
quantity of lard and fresh butter,
mixed together, Set it over the fire
till it has boiled hot, and then put i'm
portions of the corn mixture, so as to
form, oval cakes about three inches
long and nearly an inch thick. Fry
them brown and send them to the
table hot. In taste they will be found
to have singular resemblance to fried
oysters, and universally liked if pro-
perly done. They make nice side
dishes at dinner, and arc good at
breakfast.
GLASS FOR WINDOws.-A window
glazed with ground glass is almost al
ways unsatisfactory. The vitrified
surface being removed, the smoke
and dust discolor it, and make it diff
ficult to keep clean. White enamcled
glass, having semi-opaque figure
upon q transparent ground, is more
satisfactory. If the windows of o
dining room were filled with clear
light pink glass, The effect of the room
would always be pleasant and COM
Portable. The greatest care should
be taken to avoid using dark colors.
To SToP THE Flow OF BLOOD
Housckcepers, mechanics and others,
handling knives, tools and other small
instruments, frequently receive severe
cuts from which blood flows profusc-
ly, and often cndengers life itself.
Blood may be made to cease to flow us
follows: Take the fine dust of tea
and bind it close to the wound-at all
times accessible and easy to be OBJ
tanned. After The blood has ceased
to flow, landanum may be advanta-
gcously applied to the wound. Due
regard to tLcsc instructions would
save agitation Of mind and running
for a surgeon, who probably would
make no better prescription if he
were present.
How TO KEEP EGGs.-A correspon-
dent of Moore's Rural New Yorker
says: The following plan has been
used In our family for more than ten
years, never once failing TO keep the
eggs as sound and fresh as when
packed and certainly it is cheap =
Have prepared box with layer of
salt not too coarse, but il need not
be fine table salt, in it TO the depth of
one inch. AS you gather the eggs, be
careful that none spoiled land place
them in the salt with the small end
down, being sure that the eggs do not
touch one another. Then cover over
with more salt, place the next layer as
the first, covering with the salt as be-
fore, and so on until the box is filled.
Keep in cool place cellar is good.
When you wish to unpack the eggs, it
is best to wash them in clean, clear
water to remove the salt; :hen dry
them with a cloth. This is not as te,
dious as it would seem to be-. Try it.
ECONOMICAL PAINT. = Skim milk,
two quarts frcsh-slacked lime, s or.
linsecd oil, 6 o.; White Burgundy
Pitch, 2 CT /; Spanish white, lbs. The
lime to be Stacked liz water, exposed
to the air, mixed i'm onc-fourth of the
milk the oil i'm which thc pitch is
previously dissolved, 10 be added a
little at time; then the rest of the
milk, and afterwards the Spanish
white. The quantity is sufficient for
q square yards, 9 coats, and the OK
pcnsc not more than % cents.
CHERRY WIKE.-Stone large red |
cherries; mash them and mix them
with cold water, allowing a gallon to
five pounds of cherries. Let it stand |
ten or twelve hours, then stir it up
well and strain it. To each gallon of
liquid add three pounds of sugar, and
finish the same as currant wine.