Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-19
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
RnffarmiIk Mnnns.

One quart Of sour ttsrmilk, one tea
cupful Of sour cream, two eggs, one tea
spoonful Of soda, little salt, -four enough
to make as thick as pound cake. sake in
muffin rings placed upon tins in the even.
from twenty to thirty minutes, according to
the temperature Of the oven.
Excellent Custard Pie.
Take one quart of milk, five eggs; take
out the whites of the eggs; beat tho eggs;
add half cup Of sugar, little salt; favor
TO suit the taste; fill the pies and bake.
While the pies are baking, beat the whites
of the eggs to froth, adding one spoonful
of fine, white sugar; beat again, and when
the pie is done baking, spread the frosting
over the tops Of the pie; set in the oven to
brown, and you have pie that viii satisfy
the appetite of the most fassidious.
To Wash Black CaIfcees.
The first time black calico has to be
washed, take the suds in which your white
clothes have been boiled; let it come to q
boil, and put in your dress, or other article,
pressing it down in the suds, so that all
parts viii be alike saturated; boil three
minutes, take out, wash and rinse as other
calico. The article to be dry when put ia
the boiling snds. Never boil after the first
washing; afterwards wash as other calico.
| have tired this repeatedly, and know it to
be good.
To Dye Wool Scarlet.
Take one gallon of water to one pound of
cloth or yarn; also, one ounce Of cochineal,
two ounces cream of tartst. and two and
quarter ounces muriate of tin; when the
water boils, put in the cream of tartar, then
the cochineal pulverized; when dissolved,
add the muriate Of tin, and then the yarn,
stirring all the time. Let it boil fifteen
minutes, air il once or twice and rinse well
in sof. water; wet the goods in warm soap
suds before putting them in the dye.
To Clean gweetmeat Jars or Bottles.
This can be done without scrsping them
by pouring in the jars hot water and tea
spoonful or two of pearlash. The contents
which remain sticking TO the sides and bot :
tom of the jar will be disengaged by the
pearlash and float loose in the water. Wash
bottles the same way, or kettles or any
other vessels which you wish to purify or
clear from grease. Strong lye poured off
clear from good hickory ashes will answer
nearly as well for the same purpose, and
for kegs, buckets and other large cooking
utensils, I've from good ashes may always
be used.
Food for Infants
The Science of Health says: Since the
celebrated Hospital for Foundlings in Paris
has adopted the system of placing infants
in the country to board, each in the home
of peasant who has weaned her own child
at the age Of nine months, and is now wet
nurse or rather foster-mothsr to the little
foundling-since the adoption of this sys-
tenn, less then ten per cent. Of the founding
children die. These facts cOnclusiyely
prove that the milk Of the mother is the in
food OF an infant. And since it
is acknowledged by all who have invesiigs-
ted the subject, that the risk of substitu-
ting any other food for this, during the first
year of life, is very great-why should not
this natural sustenance be continued for
much longer period than is generally ad
vised?
The majority of American children are
80 'delicate," that is, of such extremely &C
tive, nervous temperament, not sufficiently
by vital and muscular power, that
of them will die if not sucked
at all. Now, if the mothers milk keeps
Luo lulduL alive IOT uluo OE Gou mODIIlS, auu
gives it tolerable strength and size and
health, why not continue the same diet for
a longer time, with other food, until the
child is safely past the period of teething
and infantile febrile disorders? 1t would
then be fairly started in life, able to digest
any plain simple food, and to keep up good
health by RAINING about freely in the air.
1t is true that many American women
are of constitution SO fragile and unrecu-
perative that they cannot suckle long with
out evidently declining in health; and in
some instances have been known to fall in
to consumption or dyspepsia from this
cause. l believe, however, that the chief
reason Of this is, that they give too much
milk at first, allowing the babe to depend
wholly upon that for its sustenance. An
other cause of the mothers debility is, that
she does not herself use suitable diet and
regimen. And the mental excitement and
worry In which most American ladies live,
greatly impairs and dries their bodily juices.
A dairy-man who wants a COW that is a
good mixer" chooses one Of placid and
gentle disposition.