Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-08
FOE THE HOUSEWIVES.


/ To Prevents Felons Heading.
! Take black psppsr in the kernel, and
pulverize well; then soak the pepper with
! spirits of turpentine, and apply to the felon
as q poultace. Ifthis remedy is used when
the falon first makes its appearance, it is a
certain cure in few applications.
r. ss4 Frozen Custard.
One quart of cream, quarts of milk, II
pounds of sugar, yelks of eggs. Mix milk,
eggs and sugar, put on the fire, and let
them scald; Just cook enough to take away
the raw taste; when cold, add creaIl; favor
when partly frozen. If lemon is used. one
large one, rind and juice, is sufficient for
this quantity. a
Chicken salad.
Four heads of lettuce, one larged-sized
chicken, chopped. Put the lettuce in the
bottom of the dish, the chicken upon it.
Add one tcaspoonful of caper, three hard
boiled eggs, one dozen olives, one raw egg,
twelve tablespoonful Of oil, one or more of
vinegar, one tesspoonful of mustard. Mix
well together, and season with pepper and
salt to suit the taste.
Ironing shirt Fronts.
In irst-c class laundry starch is made in
the usual manner; to a pail of starch
whole sperm candle is used. When the
linen is dry, it is dipped in the cold starch
and ironed in the ordinary way; then it is
dampened with wet cloth and the polish
ing iron pressed over it. This is an ordina-
ry smoothing iron, ground off so that the
edges are all rounding. TO this manipula-
ton the linen Is indebted for the peculiar
laundry gloss which all admire so much, but
which many housekeepers have vainly
striven to leave upon the wristbands and
bosoms of their husbands' shirts.
Charlotte Russo.
One quart of cream, 1 OF. of gelatine, I
pit. of new milk, of q vanilla bean, the
yelks of eggs, OF. of sugar. Put gela-
tine in saucepan; pour over it one teacup
Of boiling water; set on the fire where it
will scald without boiling. Let the milk
and vanilla boil slowly together until re-
duced to one gill; beat the eggs and stir
| them in the milk while it is on the fire,
then add gelatine and sugar; keep stirring
it until cooked as much as custard; strain
through fine sieve, and set in q cool place;
when nearly cold, add the cream, and beat
well with an egg beaten. Have ready
moulds with straight sides, wet with wa
ter, and place sponge cake or lady fingers
on the sides and bottom; then pour in the
custard and set in a cool place-to be eaten
with cream.
Another Receipt.
10. of lady's fingers; l Of. rich sweet
cream; cup powdered sugar; 2 teaspoon
fulls vanilla, or other extract. Split and
trim the cakes, and fit neatly in the
bottom and sides of two quart moulds.
Whip the cream to stiff froth in a syllabub
churn. When you have swestened and
favored it, fill the mo7lds. Lay the cakes
closely together on top, and set on the ice
until wanted. If sponge cake is preferred,
cut it in strips and use as above. q
To Clean Cloth.
Mary G. West writes to the Mobile Reg.
lister: Never put aside a cloth coat be-
cause it looks little soiled. Have it re-
novsted, or, better still, renovate it your
St If. Ityou don't know exactly how to do
it Ill tell you. Make preparation for the
purpose Of the following named articles In
the proportion given:
Soft water, one quart; bartshorn (Aqua
ammonia,) one pint. Shake well together.
Then put together in another vessel soft
water, one quart, and good transparent
soap, cut into thin slices, one ounce. Sim
mer these over a slow fire until the soap is
thoroughly melted, then let cool. When cool
enough to bear the hand in it comfortably,
add il to the solution first made, shake well
together, and it is ready fer use. This is
valuable preparation, qualified to remove
gre.se, oil, paint, tar, wax, or varnish eff
fectually from all kinds of cloths, silks,
satins, ribbons, cottons, woolens, etc. To
clean cloth with this preparation spread
the garment upon a smooth board or table.
Then pour UPON the soiled part little of
the preparation and rub thoroughly with
a stiff brush or piece of sponge. If neither
of these be at hand q wooden cloth may be
made to answer. If the first rubbing does
not remove the soil repeat the operation.
Rinse the preparation out by rubbing with
little clear water, after which let dry.
An old soiled coat treated thoroughly with
this preparation takes upon itself at once
the bright and lively appearance Of new
garment. No household should be with
out it. The cost is very triiing, and cork
ed in bottles it will keep for years. won
der some druggist does not make up this
preparation and keep it on sale. It would
pay, and at the same time be good thing
for the people--far better than the benzine
that is now sold for the same purpose. Aud
the pedlers, where are they that they are
not after Us with bottles it? But it is no
hupbug, and selling things that are not
doesn't often come within the range Of their
humor. Made of some soaps, in the pro-
portions given, this preparation will little
too thick to pour freely from bottle. In
such cases the re pedy ID . little more
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