American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

DOMESTIC ECONOMH.
To REMOVE Rust FROM IRoN.-Rub
1t with cloth dipped in oil Of tartar.
The rust will disappear Immediately.
CtRRANT JELLr.-Wash the carrants
and drain; pick them from the stem,
and mash in press; then put them
Though 4 jelly bss; to each pint Of
juice add I pound of good white sugar;
boil about 20 minutes, and keep it well
SKINNED: Put it in the glasses hot.
CREAM JELLY CAEE.-1 csfree cup
flour, l teacup even full of sugar, 8
eggs, l teaspoon 'ul cream-tartar rubbed
in the flour, piece of butter two-thirds
the size of an egg; mix teaspoonful
soda in 1 cup milk; nutmeg, bake in
4 tins Quickly. Cream--1 cup milk, 8
teaspo0nfuls totn-ststch, ] egg, sugar
and lemon to flavor boil until thick.
FRUIT ICES. To the juice of ~
oranges and lemons add pound of
pulverized sugar; infuse for an hour the
yellow rind of of the oranges (avoid-
ing the white underlying skin, which is
bitter) in 1 pint of water, strain and
add this to the juice and sugar, stir well
together, and freeze in the usual way
The juice of other fruits may be used in
the same way.
Crossing CRACKS IN STovEs.-If
finely rulverisea clay and a little salt
are mixed with an equal quantity of
wood ashes, sifted through fine sieve,
and made into paste with water, and
then filled into the cracks of stove
when the stove is cold, it will effectualIy
stop the cracks. 1t makes a cement
that will not pull off or break. and soon
assumes, after being heated, great
degree of hardness. This can also he
used with good results in setting the
plates of stove or fitting the pipe,
making all the joints perfectly tight
This is useful hint for country house,
keepers, who can not always get repairs
done on short notice.
To UTILIZE OLD LINEN OR COTTON
Boil cloths that are too much worn
for their legitimate use five minutes i'll a
pint Of milk and one ounce of powdered
ammonia. As soon as taken out, wiring
in cold water. Be careful not to let
them remain moment Ia the water.
Dry before a fire, not outdoors in the
wind. Keep cloths thus prepared to
polish plate or, silverware. First wash
and wipe the articles quite dry, then rub
briskly with these cloths. The COM
binstion of milk and ammonia in which
they were boiled will produce beauti-
full deep polish like new silver. Dust
them off with soft chamois or dry,
soft towel before using.
FRENCH Separate the
whites and yelks of 8 eggs, beat the
yelks up very light and add them to one
quart of milk, which you have sweeten-
ed to, taste and favored with vanilla;
put it in farina kettle, place over a
slow fire, and stir it all the time until
it becomes custard; then pour it into
dish to cool: whip up the
whites until they are perfectly stiff and |
dry; have ALI ready a pan of boiling |
water, on the top of which place the
whites, cover them and place them
where the water will keep sufficiently
hot to cause steam to pass through
and cook them. Put in dish, suitable
for the table, layer of the custard, and
CRATE little nutmeg with teaspoonful
Of wine, and pour over it; then layer
Of the whites, and so on until it is all used
up, reserving layer of white for the
covering, over which you CRATE nutmeg.
REPAIRING TIN-wARE.-Those who
live in the country often find it difficult
to have small articles of tin-ware re-
paired when necessary, and are fire.
through long delays. But a little ex-
perience will soon teach them to be
quite expert in mending for themselves.
With a sharp knife scrape all about the
hole or leak until it becomes bright as
new tin. The solder will then readily
Sprinkle on a little powdered
rosin, heat the soldering-iron-which no
family should be without-hold it Oh
he rosin to met it. Do not have the
ron so hot that the rosin or solder will
adhere to the iron. If one has no SOL
iering-iron, heat any smooth piece of
ron (the knob on the top of a shovel or
poker will answer), or hold lighted
candle under the spot, after sprinkling
he rosin on top, and the work can be
But, having once felt
he need of a solderingiron. or learned
now easy it is to make such repairs, no
will be long without one.
Silk Culture In the United States.