The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-08-21
FARM, GARDEN AND 6OUSEHUiD.
Household Hints.

STAIN ON THE HANDs.-When there il
danger of staining the hands from pre-
parifig fruit and vegetables, rub them
with fresh lard.
Sprigs of wintergreen or ground ivy
will drive away red ants; branches Of
tvutt1wcod will serve the same purpose
for black ants.
When washing oil.cloths, put a little
milk in the last water they are washed
with. This will keep them bright and
clean longer than clear water.
TO keep lerdots fresh, place them in
q jar with water enough TO cover them.
They will keep fresh in this way several
days without changing the water.
MUSLIN GowNs.-Soft tinted musllns
require careful washing. They will not
fade if soaked and rinsed in q solution
of one tablespoonful of alum and one Of
salt in one gallon Of water.
Meat can be prevented from scorching,
during the roasting process, by simply
placing q basin or cup Of water in the
oven. the steam generated not only
prevents scorching, but makes the meat
cook nicer.
To CLEAN SMOKY MARBIE.-Brush a
paste of chloride of lime and water over
the entire surface. Grease spots can be
removed from marble by applying q
paste Of crude potash and whiting in
this manner.
A lump of bread about the size Of a
billiard ball, tied up in q linen bag and
placed in the pot in which green's are
boiling, will absorb the gases which
oftentimes send such an insupportable
odor to the regions above.
To remove smoke and dust from wall
paper, tie a large piece Of clean white
cloth over a broom, and brush the wall
down we'll. Then take o stale loaf OF
bread, cut it open, and rub the soft side
all over the paper. Be sure and rub
downward. It will also remove spots OF
lime or whitewash.
DHoDoRisHRs.-A pail OF clear water
in a newly-painted O will remove
the sickening odor of paint. Coffee
pounded in q mortar and roasted on an
iron plate, sugar burned on hot Goals,
and vinegar boiled with myrrh and
sprinklcd on the floor and furniture on
the sick room are excellent deodorizers.
WASHING G1ovEs.-The cheap Aus
trian gloves which look as we'll as kid
can be washed a dozen times If need be.
Put them on and scrub them thorough
" with borax and water. Rub them
dry with a smooth cloth, not taking
them off while a drop of moisture re-
mains in them.
Farm and Garden Notes.
There is no stock on the farm that
costs so little that pays 80 well as sheep.
Stock of all kinds prefer young grass
to that which Is In the flower, and that
which is in flower to that which is older
or has gone to seed.
A New England farmer who uses hay
caps of homespun, soaked in strong
alum water, says they afford perfect pro-
lection for weeks for grain.shocks stand
ing in the field.
1t is stated in The London Gardeners
Chronicle that the frequency and per-
sistency of the attacks of slugs have
nearly driven the gardeners crazy. and
that ducks are found to be the best helps
against them.
An enemy of the potato bug has
arisen In this country, as certain natural
lists long since averred would be the
case. Farmers at Grown Point, n. T.,
are happy in discovering these beetles
dead with myriads of tiny lice clinging
to them to show the cause.
"Rural, jr.," thinks it about time
everybody knew that "bees are as'deaf
as a post" and that the beating Of all
the tin pans in two counties would not
restrain a departing swarm. His way is
to throw among the flying mass water,
or the suns rays by means Of a mirror.
The latter plan he has never known to
fail.
When o single cow-teat milks slowly
there is usually an obstruction, which
may not be the result of disease. A
good way to remedy the trouble is to
continue milking with patience and care
to draw all the milk. In addition to
careful milking, it is well to rub the
affected parts thoroughly with salt
water.
The best time to kill a weed is before
it is born. STIR the soil in advance and
the germ is nipped prematurely. Many
@ garden would become almost as hard
and dry as the public road but for the
despised weed, which but for it's quiet
and pervasive presence suggests the hoe
or rake. Stirring the soil Immediately
after grain is worse than useless; when
partially dry it does incalculable good.
Recipes.
GINGER SNAPS. -One pint Of thick
molasses, one coffee cup of brown sugar,
one cup Of butter, tablespoonful Of gin
ger and one ~teaspoonful of soda dissolved
in q tablespoonful of boiling water.
Mix very thick with flour and roll them
very thin.
To Boil POTATOES Let the potatoes
be of q size; do not put them into the
pot until the water boils; when done,
pour off the water and remove the cover
until all the steam is gone; then scatter
in q teaspoonful of salt and cover the
pot with a towel. By adopting this
plan wetery potatoes will be mealy.
SPONGE CAKE PUDDING.-One tea cup
of fine white sugar, three eggs, one tea
cup of flour, half a nutmeg, a teaspoon
of baking powder, n saltspoon of BIZ
carbonate of soda, dissolved into two
tablespoons of milk. Beat together the
butter and sugar, add the milk, nutmeg
and half a teaspoonful of extract of
lemon; then the yolks of the eggs well
beaten. Stir in the -four slowly, and
last mix in the whites of the eggs. Beat
well together, and bake twenty minutes.
GERMAN PEA SoUP.-Prepare a thick
ening by gradually mixing in a stew pan
three ounces of sifted -four, with one
quart of chicken broth. In another
stewpan boil up two quarts of chicken
broth, into which stir the thickening;
add a little salt and sugar and quart
of fresh shelled peas, previously we'll
washed: continue stirring with q spoon
till the soup boils. then simmer till the
peas are done; skim, pour the soup in o
tureen, and stir in an ounce and a half
of butter.
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