The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-10-07
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Snow CaKE. 1f pound Of flour,
pound otsugar, ! pound of butter, the
whites of l6 eggs. f .,.,.7-..., ~
WASHING LINEN SUITs.-When the
ecru linens, which are so popular, come
TO the wash, the starch which is used
should be made with carefully strained
coffee, instead of water. 1t gives the
proper tint, and prevents white scales
of starch upon the surface. s.N I'd =
BROWN GRAvY.-This gravy for meat
is made by putting in a stew-pan 4
ounces of butter rolled in flour, and an
onion sliced thin. Let them thrown a
few minutes, then add teaspoonful OF
grated lemon peel, bruised cloves, o
teaspoonful of salt, half as much pep
per. Addto it by degrees, 4, pint Of
water. - ,t,.....,. .... .. .
SPANISH PUFFs.--Put into q sauce
pan a teacupful of water, 1 teaspoonful
of powdered sugar. ! teaspoonful of
salt, and 2 OUNCES of butter. While it
is boiling add sufficient flour for it to
leave the saucepan; stir in, one by one,
the yelks of eggs, drop a teaspoonful
at time into boiling lard, and fry a
light brown. 'i'' '' o.
| POTATO PIE.-Plaee some slices of
cold meat in pie dish, shred little
parsely and shalot fine, and sprinkle
over the meat; add pepper, salt and
some gravy When the dish is nearly
full spread mashed potatoes over TO
form crust, about one inch thick, and
bake an hour Onions may be added,
but should be partly cooked first -ai
STEwED PEACHEs.-Make a strip of
6 ounces of sugar to. ! pint of water,
adding tablespoonful of lemon juice
and the kernels of 5 peaches, blanehed
and split Peel or peaches, and put
them whole into the sirup. Stew gently
for 20 minutes. Arrange them on a
dessert dish. Turn the, strip and kerr
nels out upon them, and leave them to
get thoroughly cold before using. '.' b.
CARE OF A SICK CANARY.-When
Your canary droops and, seems ill, par
: ticularly if he shows signs of asthma OF
a cold, by a wheeling sound, feed him
: for a week on boiled bread and milk
. Mix bird seed and flax seed, and give it.
Also strew red pepper plentifully on 9
piece of salt pork anditie it up in the
cage within reach. Give it also a little
saffron in its water, now and then.
How TO SWEEP. Sweeping, for {
well woman, is one of the best kinds o.
exercise. # 1t calls in play especially thu
, muscles of the upper eXtremities anC
| chest, and indeed, it is a pretty gooC
Thorough exerciser," almost too
, strong for any woman with weak back
! though this depends very much on wha
l is to be swept. A painted floor ant
: Canton mating sweep easily; an in
: grain carpet is harder. a rag carpe
y ! harder still; while Brussels and yelve
i are " awful. ~ Well, then, in any case
V cover your head, and if it is in the par
: lOr or sitting-room, cover your furnitur
4 and books, dampen your broom, let
u stand tenito twenty minutes, and the
,, sweep carefully, but persistently. L
u the corners insert your broom repeated
. " (but not frantically) until quite clean
u Heavy carpets are best swept with
II quick, short stroke In any case brin
t the broom towards you or even wit
YOU; do not f1irt it in front of YOU
e That motion kicks up dust which
" bad for the lungs. Some things, Ek
e straws, rawlings, and bits of paper, al
u best picked up with the hand or with
Il small broom, towhich they readily clins
5 and NAV be removed with the OthC
II hand. To conclude, have as few carpet
g as possible. They are dirty, unwhol'
- some, and expensive. Painted or ollie
u floors and Canton mating are better.