Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-11

Improvement. WI en- the vinegar has
Dolied enough to extract the spices, take
them out and pour it over the the eggs,
cork tightly when cold, and in a month
they are ready for use. 80
Keep the Kitchen Air pure
A little sink near the kitchen door stem.
inadvertently formed, has been known
although not exceeding in its dimensions,
single square foot, to spread sickness
through whole household. Hence
everything of the kird should be stI,,
diously obviated, SO that there should he
no spot about farm house which can re-
ceive and hold standing water, whether
it be the pure rain from the sky, the con-
tents of wash basin, the slop-bowl, or
the WATERFALL.
Chopped Cabbage Pickle.
Put together one pint finely chopped
onions, three gills white mustard seed,
three tablespoonfuls ground mustard, two
tablespoonfuls ground black pepper, two
tablespoonfuis ground cloves, three table,
spoonfuls celery see, one pound brown
sugar, and three quarts strong vinegar.
Simmer this compound over a slow fire
until 1t begids to thicken, when pour it
upon and stir it well into two gallons of
finely chopped cabbage So soon as cool,
it is ready for use. ....
CantelOPe Sweet Pickle.
Take perfectly ripe cantelopes, quarter,
remove the seeds, peel, place in a stone
jar, and pour scalding vinegar enough to
cover them. Let stand one day, then
pour off the vinegar, heat and return it as
in the first instance. Repeat this on the
day following, giving the fruit third scald-
ing and the third soaking. On the fourth
day take out the fruit, weigh it, and to
every five pounds add three pounds of
loaf sugar and one quart of fresh vinegar.
Put in cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace,
and alspice to suit the taste. The cloves
and spice should be used sparingly, as
their dark color injures the appearance of
the pickles. Put all over the fire in a
porcelain-lined kettle and simmer until
the fruit is tender enough to admit the
passage of a straw through il. Take off
then, and pour back into the isr. Let
stand twenty. four hours, then pour the
syrup off into the kettle, bring it to the
boil and return to the fruit.
Cooking Vegetables,
A writer in the Hearth and Home
says: 81 tird that cabbage, caulifoEer,
and all leaves used as greens, if boiled in
hard water, preserve their color better
than if the water is soft. Unless thew
are very Joung and tender, their flavor
will be very much improved if, when
half cooked, they are taken into 4 CO.
lander, cold water poured over them, and
then placed in fresh pot of boiling wa
ter with some salt, and boiled briskly un-
til they are done. Broccoli always should
be boiled il two waters. Asparagus |
prepare in this manner: Cut in pieces,
and boil until nearly done in salt and wa
ter, then drain; put into a stewpaa flour
and butter, stir them together, and mois-
ten them with spoonful or two of milk
or veal gravy; into this work the yolk of
an egg and little cream; put in the SO.
parsgus and boil all together two or three
minutes; serve on buttered toast. NV
way Of cooking green peas is as fonowI:
Steam them until done, then place them
in a saucepan with salt, butter, and a lit.
tie milk; boil al together five minutes,
and serve. A sprig of mint thrown into
the saucepan is thought by some to i'm.
prove their flavor"
Remedy for ScaIds and Burns.
A correspondent writes to inform US
that the readiest and most useful remedy
for sc aids and burns is an embrocaiion of
lime water and linseed oil. These simple
agents combined form thick, cream-like
substance, which eff ctuslly excludes the
air from the injured paTta, and allsys the
inflammation almost instantly. He men
tons case where a child fell backward
into bath tub of boiling water, and was
nearly tlaYed from her neck to below Ter
hips. Her agonies were iDdescribabie:
but her clothing being gently renewed,
and the lime and oil preparation thickIy
spread over the injured surface, she was
sound asleep in five minutes. Subse-
quently the parts were carefully washed
with warm milk and water three times q
day, the oil dressing renewed, snd the
little patient rapidly recovered Though
all the scalded skin came eff, she did no:
have Gear. This remedy leaves 70 hard
coat to dry on the sores, but softens The
parts, and aids nature TO repair the injury
IN the TeadiCst and mcst expeditions man
ner. The MIXTURES may be procured il
the drug sores; but il not thus accessible
slake lump of quick.ime in water, and
as soon rs The water is clear mix il with
the oil and shake well. If the case is ur-
gent, use boiling water over the lime, and
il viii become clear in five minutes. The
preparation may be kept ready bottled in
the house, and it will be as good when
six months old as when fist inside.