The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-16
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How to Make Home Happy-R Recipes and
 Useful Hints

Better than gold to man is cheer. ful wife. But he must do his part to ward making her cheerful. It is enough fer man to marry happy woman But the bride expectant, when she thought how happy she would be, never contemplated the picture husband coming home as cross as bear, and go. ing to bed without speaking to her; she had never thought of the long evening when he wouldn't come at all; or his bringing home some one to dinner with out warning or preparation; or his aw- full profanity over so trifing matter as her littl bill of expenses. She had no idea, in fact, there could be anything but happiness in married life, and she had determined to be happy, and to dis | tribute her happiness to those about her. It is not often her fault if she does not succeed.
 Men, as rule, do not exert themselves to secure their wives happiness. They know that it requires constant and great effort to possess property and be secure in it's value in the midst of con- stant commercial changes. The cheer fulness, the happy, hopeful character which every woman displays at the be- ginning of marriage, IS not so easily lost as fortune; it requires but a small share. A word to the girl in this con- nection is in order: Beware of the man who doesn't know enough about cheer fitness to understand it's value in daily life. Such man would improve the first opportunity to grind the cheerful ness out of his home, to frighten sum- beam into shadow, and then wonder what is the matter. Such is no better than no husband at all; and when you want husband go find somebody else somebody who will give you at least some chance to be happy far into the life beyond the honeymoon.
 RECIPES AND USEFUL HINTS,
 Liquid Glue-The following makes an excellent and cheap glue Melt half a pound of the best flanders glue in pint of vinegar and add four ounces of brand.
 Gingerbread PuddiRg.-One pint of flour, one cup suet chopped fine, half a cup of molasses, one egg, a little soda, one teaspoonful of good strong ginger and buttermilk enough to make thick batter. Steam for one hour; to be eaten with rich sauce.
 Ciucker Pudding.-Three crackers roll ed fine, a pint of milk, yolks of two eggs, bake half an hour. Beat the whites of the eggs to stiff froth, add one cup of sugar and pinch of salt. Flavor with lemon, pour over the pudding and set in the oven till delicately Drowned.
 To Clean Poiat-An ounce of pulver- ized borax, pound of best brown soap in small pieces and three quarts of water are to be mixed and put on the fire. It should simmer until the soap dissolves, being frequently stirred. Do not allow it to boil. Use with flannel and rinse off as soon as the paint is clean. This mix ture is also recommended for washing clothes.
 To Prerem Worms q, Fruit The eggs are deposited while the fruit is dry ing. If you will heat the fruit in the stove hot enough to kill the eggs, your fruit will keep perfectly sound; or if you will pour hot water on it and then pack it up in sacks after 1t is dry, it will keep. l have some dried fruit that is over year old, and it is as good as it was the day it was put up.
 Lemon Sduee.-One large cup of pow dered sugar, half cup of butter, one lemon tall the juice and and grated rind, the yellow part only), little nutmeg, and six tablespoonfuls of boiling water. Cream the butter and sugar and beat in one egg whipped very light; add aspoon- ful at time of the boiling water. Put in tin pail or pan and place over some vessel containing boiling water, which will heat the sauce very hot--not boil ing-and it will thicken readily. This is a delicious sauce for batter buildings.
 Tomato Cdtsup.-Two gallons oftomato juice, half cup of salt, one cup of sugar two tablespoonfuls each of ground black pepper, alspice, cinnamon, celery seed and Coleman's best mustard, one table spoonful of cayenne pepper, one grated nutmeg and one quart of good strong vinegar. Wet the mustard with vinegar to prevent Jumping; wash your toma- toes, cut out the hard cores, throw in boiler and let them cook until quite soft, then mash through fine sieve Then place the measured juice on the fire, gradually mixing in the spices, and let cook until 1t is quite thick. Stir fre- quetly, Bottle and keep in cool place.
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