The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1870-02-11
USEFUL HINTS.

Butter that is made In September and
October 10 best for winter use.
Flour and meal of all kinds should be
Kept in n cool, dry place.
Bread and cake should be kept In
tin box or stone jar.
Cranberrlcs viii keep all tho winter
in q tirsin OF water. i'll the celler.
Lard should be hard and white; and
that which is taken from a hog not over
a year old is best. i ge
The best rice is large, and has clear,
frosh look. Old rice sometimes has lit
tie black insects inside the kernels.
The cracked cocoa is the best; but
that which is put up in pound papers is
often very good. -. 55io1asa
Shells are apt to be NASTY. Try
quarter Of pound before buying guam
tity,
10 select nutmegs, prick them with
pin. II they are good, the OIL WIN IN
.tantly spread around the puncture.
Keep coffee by Itself, as Its oder af--
fects other articles, Keep tea in q close
chest or canister. ffr9s.u cd
Oralges and lemons keep best wrap
ped up close in soft paper, and laid III
drawer OF linen. s t+H
Fish skin for clearing coffee should be
washed, dried, cut small, and kept In
Soft soap should be kcptin dry place
in the cellar, and shouldInot be used Till
three months old.
When eask OF molasses is bought,
draw of few q arts, else the fermen-
tation produced by moving 1t Will burst
the cask.
Salt cod shonld be kept in dry place,
where the oder Of it will not affect the
air Of the house. The beat kird is that
which is called Dun, from its peculiar
color. atase
The small white saso, called pearl
sago is the best. The large brown kind
has an earthly taste. These articles and
tapioca. ground rice, etc., should he
kept covered.
Bar soap should be cut in pieces of a
convenient size. aud laid Mhere t VIII
become dry. 1t is well to keep 1t sew
eral weeks before using l., sit spends
fast when IL is new.
Rich cheese feels set under the pres
sure of the finger. That which Is very
strong is neither good nor healthy. To
keep one that is cut, tie it up in bag
that will not admit flies and hang 1t In
q cool, dry place. II mould appearson
it, wipe it of with q dry cloth
Asa general rule, 1t is most economi-
cal 10 buy the best articles. The price
is, of course, always little higher; but
good articles spend best. 1t is a saeri-
dee of money to buy poor flour, mea:,
sugar, molasses, butter, cheese, lard,
ETC., to say nothing Of the injurious ei-
feet upon the health, 9ae
Of West India sugar and molasses,
the Santa Cruz aad Porto. Rico are con-
sidered the best The Havana is sell
dom clean. White sugar from Brazil
is sometimes very good. Refined SUI
gars usually contain most Of the saccaa-
rne substance; therefore there IS prob
ably more economy in using the losf,
crushed, and granulated sugarsthan We
should at first suppose. s.NTb -
Potatoes should be pat into the ecllar
as soon as they are dug. Lying expos
ed to the sun turns them green, and
makes them watery. Some good house
keepers have sods laid over barrels OF
potatoes not in immediate use. 10 pre-
vent them from sproutingin in the spring,
turn them out upon the eellar-botton..
TO thaw frozen potatoes, put them Ia
hot water. To thaw frozen apples. put
them in cold water. Neither Will keep
long after being frozer.-f foung Hoase-
keepers Friend.