The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-13
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SETTING aCoLoRs.-Biue caIcoes,
which fade SO easily, may have the
colors set by washing them the first tinle
in salt and water. After this, and ever
after, they may be washed in the COM
mon way. .syrb ia1syss ~ asbcrs u
j RICE GEM CAKEs.-To, l pint of soft
boiled rice add a teacup of flour, / Ia
blespoonful of butter, little salt, two
we'll beaten eggs, and milk enough 10
form batter. Pour into well creased
gem-pans, or bake on a griddle. 70
p A CURE FOR PIMPLEs.-Wash the
face in a dilution of carbolie acid, al
lowing teaspoonful to pint of water.
This is an excellent and purifying To-
ton, and may be used on the most deh-
cate skins. BE careful about letting
this wash get into the eyes.
RICE CKoQUETrEs. Squeeze the
juice of lemon overaplate of cold boil4
ed rice, season with salt, and work up
into small hard balls. Fry quickly in
very hot lard, sift powdered sugar over
them. These are like chestnut burrs
in the first snowfall.
WAFFLEs.-Melt 2 ounces of butter
in pint of milk; beat a eggs separate
ly until light;' when the milk has COOL
ed add the yelks, pound of flour, a
saltspoonful of salt, tablespoonfuls of
Yeast, and the whites. Beat all togeth-
er until bubbles rise to the top of the
mixture. Let it stand over night, or
from 6 to hours. Do not stir it before
baking, but gently dip the batter out
and pour into the waffle irons, which
should be well CREASED and heated first.
Bake them on both sides by turning the
iron. .| .5f ... .rg
PICKLE SAUCE.--Slice green tOma-
toes, onions, cabbage, cucumbers, and
| green peppers. Let all stand covered
with salt over night. Wash, drain, and
chop fine. Be careful to keep IS dry as
possible. To 9 quarts of the hash, add
4 tablespoonfuls of American mustard
seed and of English; 2 tablespoonful
ground alspice, / of ground cloves, 2
teaspoonfuls of ground black pepper,
teaspoonful of celery seed. Cover with
sharp vinegar, and boil slowly an hour
Put away in stone jar and eat when
wanted. 'fi $685. ff. 4"
In order TO preserve tomatoes through
the year it is not necessary to resort tC
the expense of canning them. If stew
ed in the ordinary manner, but without
butter or crackers, only a little salt anC
sugar, they can be put into jugs
quart or gallon, according to the size Of
the family-and if corked up tightly
they will keep for year. To make as
surance dOubly sure, some melted wa1
may be poured around the .corks. To
matoes may also be dried easily. Skin
ned and prepared with little sugar
they make a good substitute for figs
and are sold under the name of tomato
figs. .. @ ID .r.....
To MAKE CHOW-CHow.-2 quarts O
small white onions, 2 quarts of CHER
kins, quarts of string beans, 2 small
cauliflowers, ] dozen ripe red peppers
J pound mustard-seed, J pound whole
pepper, l pound ground mustard, and
as there is nothing so adulterated a!
ground mustard, it's best to get it a
the druggists: 20 or 80 bay leaves ant
2 quarts of good cider or wine vinegar
Peel the onions, halve the cucumbers
string the beans, and cut in pieces tht
caulitlower Put all in wooden tray
and sprinkle well with salt. In The
morning wash and drain thoroughly
and put all into cold vinegar, exceptth
red peppers. Let boil 20 minutes slow
/ ly, frequently turning over. Have wa1
melted in deepish dish, and, as you
fill and cork, dip into the wax. The
peppers you can put in to show to the
best advantage. If you have over si1
jars full, it's good to put the rest in 9
jar and eat from it for every dinner
Some add little turmeric for the yellow
| color. but | never do.