Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-07
FOR THE HOUSEWIVES.
Frozen Custard.


This is q nice dish for desert, and very
easily prepared: Boil two quarts Of rich
mix. Beat eight eggs aud teacupful Of
sugar together, and after the milk has
boiled, pour it over the eggs and sugar.
stirring all the while. Pour the whole
mixture into your kettle, and let i come
to hoil, stirring it constantly. Then take
it off the fire, and let it become ccld. Fla
vor it With whatever essence you prefsr
Then freeze it.
Flop Yeast.
Take two large potatoes and boil until
done; then put handful of hops in the
water In which the potatoes were
boiled. keeping 1t at boiling rate
ten or 1elye minutes. Meanwhile mash
the potatoes smooth, with four tablespoon
fuls cf -four, adding also three spoonfuls of
warm water. Pour tire hop-wateT hO5 into
this tsttsr, adding tablespoonful Of sugar
This makes a thin batter, to which add a
cup Cf old yeast. which, however, must be
sweet. Put into bottle or jag for use. A
pint Of -four requires e tablespoonful Of
yeast.
To Cure Germs,
The Journal of applied Chemistry says:
Soak the feet well III warm water, then
T.
al The corn as can be done without pain,
and bind up the part with piece Of linen
q muslin, thoroughly saturated with sperm
al, or, what is beLter, the oil which floats
iron the surface of herring or m2ckrel.
After three or four days the dressing may
l,s removed by scraping, when the new skin
viii he found of a soft and healthy texture,
81, less liable to the formation of a new
com than befO e. We have the recipe
fam a source which we cannot well doubt,
a. d publish it for the benefit Of many
l-adogs.
Cure gOE Nervousness.
A correspondent of the Practical Farmer
ys. [ have known many men, and women
c.. who, from various caUses, had become
70 r.uch affected with nervousness that
When they stretched out their hands they
sl0oii like aspen leaves on windy days;
q d ty a daily moderate use of the
bIanched foot stalks OF the celery
LIVES as 8 salad, they became as strong
AID steady in limbs IS other Pc
re Ihave known others so very nervous
Tot The least annoy aDca put them Ia stsje
4, ( aeil alton, who were in almCsg constant
lrIplaxity and fear, and who were Ell, C u
aty cured by daily moderate use OF
banChsd celery as a salad at meal times
! have known others cured by using celery
f. pal pitation Of the heart.
washing Compound.
tt q use of soda for washing linen is very
!. jursous TO the tissue, and implrls to it a
lelog color. La Germany aud Belgium
lie following mixture is now extensively
and benehcally used: Two pounps Of soap
is dissolved in about gallons OF water, as
"a, as the hand can beer it; then next is
a Ied 20 this fluid large-siZad tables doom .
ful. of liquid ammonia and spoonful q
best oil of turpentine. These fluids are
Incorporated rapidly by means of beating
In n together with a small hEch broom
The linen is then soaked in this liquid for
thee hours, care being taken 10 cover the
washug-tub by a closely fitting wooden
YER BY this means the linen is thor
cughl cleaned, saving much rubbing, time
aud flel. Ammonia does 10 affect the
IA. en- or wooden goods, and is largely used
q. liquor in the north Of England.
Salt Yeast.
u. q gallon of cold water on the FIRE; lei
j, core 20 boil, and then put into Il eight
:, Cd irish potatoes aud boil until well done
wren they must De mashed fine, together
yah ere teacupftll OF salt and one Of white
sugar Directly after taking cnt the po;a.
in,s. ,ut a handful of hops into tie water,
J. a. d I it boil while you are preparing tie
5sfat,,s. Mix these with hop-wster, y bict
"a must / { boiling hot when added, and I'M
.raiIed. When nearly cold, add OHe cup
e Ev ~ yeast, stir well and set aside UC
nj ira warm place for twenty four hours
Zen STRATA, bottle and corr it mp tightly
Stain through q seiVe only, tia. as muct
lot .,Ge as possible might pass through. Al
low bat teacupfulcfthis yeast 20 quart Of
GOOD oar in cold weather; in Summer 2 les;
Gaant is required. Keep the bread warm
wdile 'izing
THE origin Of Pumpkin Pies,
Tn nksgiving is over. The roast turkey;
hive en- dispatched, ard the plm in pies
lave b en- duly praised and eater. The
alter, considered purely American DAN
~, has had justice done IL even by those
Who l. not like it-aud there a-e some
but who compelled their sppetites to &c
lCua1a 20 their patriotism. We hope tht
Digestion OF tie latter VIII not sUi1er WheI
ti,y scJyer that this specially of the an
kee IL which he, or, more properly speak
j. <, shn--fOr the wife is the concOcter-
tskes ri e, Is no American specially after
al, but existed in England two hundred
V ars ago, and is 20 b. found in "Tfe Com.
pieat Cock" published in 1850 TIE Eng.
lish pie IS amuck more elabora, e afi4ir thar
tlst uj zee Yankee, and contains mora A.
eIedie. ,s. As tie season Of good things j.
row al bard, y hen novelties of this Kind
eoUeraly prove acceptable, We give he rec
y, With is so cid II can, Ike the dresse,