The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

BEEF STEAK Pm.-Cut some rump
steak in very thin slices, season with
salt, pepper and a little shallot roll
up each slice ike a sausage, with the
Yelk of an unboiled egg, put In cup
ful of gravy, cover with puff paste and
bake.
CARROT PUDDING. crumbs,
suet, sugar, -four, one teaspoonful OF
each, mashed carrots two teacupsful,
the Juice of one lemon or eight drops of
essence mixed all up with one egg and
a little milk. Boil well in buttered
basin for two hours. Serve with sweet
sauce.
BAKED APPLE PUDDING. One pound
of apples, quarter of pound respect
ively of sugar, butter, and bread
crumbs, or biscuits, the yelk of four
eggs, the white of one, the peel and
half the juice of lemon mix all well
together, bake three-quarters of an
hour, and turn out on dish.
SUNBURN. most simple and eff
cacious remedy, and one that viii not
injure the skin, is to wash the face IN
buttermilk on going to bed at night,
spread an old cambria handkerchief
wen saturated in buttermilk over the
part affected by sunburn, and IN lev
days it will be quite removed.
NEVER paper a wall over old paper
and PASTE Always scrape down thor
oughly. Old paper can be. got off by
damping with salaratus and water.
Then go over all the cracks of the wall
WITH plaster of Paris, aud finally put
on a wash of weak solution of carbolic
acid. The best paste is made OF rye
flour, with two ounces of glue dissolved
in each quart of paste half an ounce
of powdered borax improves the mix
ture.
RATS EXPELLED gentleman in
Burlington, of an investigating turn of
mind, a week or two ago determined to
try it again with the rats which infested
his house. He purchased a supply of
coal oil tar at the gas works, and placed
small quantities of it in the rat holes
in his cellar and elsewhere in their run
ways. The rats, be5aubing themselves
became disguised with the manner of
their entertainment, and speedily left
the premises, and have not been seen
or heard from since.
EGGS A La CHEME. boil twelve
eggs, slice them thin in rings. Have
ready plateful of grated bread crumbs.
In the bottom of large baking dish
place a layer of the crumbs, then one
of the eggs; cover with bits of butter,
| and sprinkle with pepper and salt. Con
tinue thus to blend these ingredients
until the plate is full +; be sure, though,
that the crumbs cover the eggs upon
the top. Over the whole pour a large
teacupful of sweet cream, and brown
nicely IN a moderately-heated oven.
A WRITER who discusses the subject
of diet very intelligently says "At-
tention to diet is of the first conse-
quence to those who wish TO improve
or retain their looks, as well as to en-
Joy the perfect possession of their fac
ulties. The maxims he lays down for
healthy eating are Masticate thor
oughly, in a cheerful, composed hu-
NOR, and drink in sips. Gentle exer-
| else is allowable after meals The mo-
ment the first appetite is satisfied leave
off, aud be not tempted by any delicaey
| to recommence.
MASHED POTATOES. peel the
potatoes long before they are wanted, as
laying them in water, as some people
do, extracts all the starch or nourish-
ing part of the potato. Put them into
a saucepan of cold water, boil quickly !;
when nearly done, strain off the water
by simply holding the lid little on
one side. Put the saucepan on the
stove, and let the potatoes steam till
quite dry, then mash them with a COM
mon ktchen-fOrk, add butter, salt and
milk or cream, and beat well with the
fork till they are smooth and white.
Put into vegetable dish, and arrange
neatly with the fork. A spoon never
half mashes the potatoes, and they are
| heavy. The use Of fork is a saving
of labor, and insures smooth, we'll
mashed potatoes. If the potatoes are
good, it should look almost like dish
of snow.
MADEIRA CAKE.-This recipe, if care.
fully followed out, makes q delicious
cake. Whisk four fresh eggs until they
are as light as possible, then, continu-
ing still to Whisk them, throw in by
degrees the following ingredients in
the order in which they are written
OF. of dry pounded and sifted sugar,
6 OF. of -four, also dried and sifted, 4
OF. of butter, dissolved, but not heated,
the rind of fresh lemon grated, and
the instant before the cake is nodded
beat in a teaspoOnful of baking pew
der bake one hour in a moderate
oven Observe, particularly, that each
portion of the ingredients must be
beaten into the mixture until no APP
pearance of it remains, before the next
is added. If this be done and the
preparation kept light by constant and
light Whisking, the cake viii be as good
or better than if the butter were
creamed. Candied citron may be
added