The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-31
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

To Remove Threads from Brussels
Carpet.--Use clean, new broomi make
{ 1t wet; then shake the loose water from
it, and rub the carpet back and forth
we'll with the broom. The threads will
collect on the broom, or roll in wads on
the floor, and are easily picked up
70 Rid House from Bcdbtlgs. Stake
/ 10 cents worth of quicksilver and the
white of an egg; beat them well together
until the quicksilver is like inc pepper
all through the egg. 1t may take one
hour to beat. Do not use an egg-best-
err, for the silver is poisonous. Then
apply the mixture with feather to all
cracks or places where there are any
bugs. This, if perseyered in, is GER
tain remedy.
Puff Pasfe.-To every pound of flour
add pound of good better, the yelk of
L egg; use ice-cold water; chop half the
butter into the -four, then stir in the
beaten yelk, and as much water rs need
ed: work all into dough, roll out thin,
spread on some of the butter, fold close
", butter-side in, and re-roll; repeat
| this until the butter is all used up.
Keep the paste in cool place until you
wish to make il in patties or pies.
Collared PorE.-A leg of fresh pork,
ts.blespoonfuls powdered sage, 2 of
! sweet marioram, l of sweet basil, 1
ounce mace, powdered, / ounce cloves,
2 nntmegs, one bunch pot-herbs, chop
ped fine, loaf stale bread grated fine,
pound butter, eggs, tablespoonful
salt, black pepper to taste; mix all with
grated bread and egg; take out the bone
of the leg of pork, rub the meat on both
sides well with salt, spread the season.
ing thick in the hole made by taking
out the bone, and tie up tightly and in
good shape, and skewer well; put in a
dripping-pan with water, and bake 2
hours, basting well.
Cure for Edr-Gche Put about 4 drops
of laudanum and drops best kerosene
oil into a teaspoon; put in a little bit of
n-batting-about enough to absorb
the mixture; hold the spoon and con-
tents over lighted candle or gas-light
till it begins to hiss with the heat, turn
the cotton over, apply spoon and con-
tents once more to the heat, then pinch
out the cotton; put it hot into the ear
tie bandage over the ear to keep the
heat in, and relief is immediate. lfyou
are subject to ear-ache, keep little box
with small vial of each of the aGticles
named, and you can get relief at all
hours of night or day in few moments.
Custer PdttteS.-Put the oysters in
saucepan with enough of the liquor to
cover them; let them come to a boil;
skim well; add tablespoonfuls of but
ter for quart of oysters; season with !
pepper aud little salt; or 3 spoon |
fuls of cream will add to the richness;
have ready small tins lined with puff
paste, put or oysters in each, ac-
cording to the size of the patty; cover
with paste and bake in quick oven 20 /
minutes; when done wash over the top |
with beaten egg and set in oven for 2
minutes to glaze. Open patties are more |
troublesome to make, but also very |
delicious; the paste must be cut into /
round cakes, less than half an inch |
thick; rings cut the size of the cakes /
and placed around the edge, so as to
leave cavity for the oysters. After
filling, add a small, round cover the size /
of the cavity or a trife smaller. The
oysters are boiled in half milk and half
liquor Gust enough to cover them); /
then stir in 1 tablespoonful of butter, 1
tablespoonful of corn-starch wet with a
little milk, lite salt, boil until it thick
ems, then fill the paste shells; bake a
nice brown in quick oven; glaze with
beaten egg.