The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-27
MESTIC.


TOMATO SoUP.-Crack good-siZed
knuckle of veal into small pieces and
put 1t to cook in Il gallon cold Of water.
When done, take the meat from The
bones, cover 1t with a little of the broth
and return the bones to tho kettle,
which should be of porcelain. The
meat will need seasoning-salt, pepper,
lemon juice, and little rnickening.
Served on slices of buttered toast, il
will make nice breakfast dish. Put
TWO cans OF tomatoes, an onion, half Il
carrot, the same of turnip, two heads
or celery, two stalks of parsley two
bay leaves, four cloves, six pepper
corns, stick of cinnamon, Il TEASPOON
OF sugar, and salt and pepper into the
broth. Cut the vegetables In pieces,
and bruise the spice. Boil for an hour;
then strain through sieve, pressing so
as to obtain the tomato pulp without
the seed. Wash the kettle, and put
back the soup to simmer until it is like
thick cream. Add catsup or any sea-
soning that may BIZ needed, and If noe
essary, lump Of butter rolled in flour.
GOOD tomatoes will not require this
thlckening, but some arc SO thin and
watery that they do. Use only
wooden or silver spoon, and a porcc-
lain kettle, in making tomato SOUP.
Tin or iron will ruin it,. Fry some
tiny diamonds of stale bread; drain Off
the TAT and put them in the lureen.
Both these and the soup should be made
ready the day before. Then the soup
nas only TO be warmed and turned over
tie croutons that are already IN tho tu-
recn.
USES OF BUTTERMlLK.-Ba the
face III buttermilk, sour Of course It ia
n nl Al N VI.
soft rag and dip 1t into Il cup of the but
terniik and wash every part ofthe face
neck, and hands. Ii there has been a
greater exposure to the sun than usual,
after washing the face well, squeeze
out the cloth and just wipe the skin
or, aud let 1t remain on without wash
ing till morning. You will be ustonish-
ed how soon the frccklcs and tan will
disappear. For keeping the hands and
skin soft there Is nothing equal to but
termllk. When one gets burned with
;lle hot sun, one or two bathlngs in but
tcrnillk will cause the smarting to
render 1T comfortable quicker than any
other remedy ever tried. There is
something IN the acid contained in the
buttcrmilk that does the work. When
one has stained fingers, either with
berries, apples or nuts, it will remove
Tho stain almost Immediately. 1t is
particularly cooling to the skin. You
will never try any other lotion for
beautitying the complexion after using
buttermilk, if you can obtain it.
APPLE JoNATHA.-Line the sides only
OF pudding dish with some nice paste
and I'll it full of juicy, tender apples,
peeled and sliced, with little water to
keep them moist. Cover the top of the
dish with paste and bake until the an
pies are soft, then remove the crust
ana mash the apples while hot, adding
sugar, butter, grated nutmeg and
little naV0ring, if desired. When cool,
serve with rich cream, swcetened, llay-
orcd and whipped to stiff froth, or
the cream may be used without whip
ping.
CORN BKEAD.-Scald one cup corn
meal with one pint boiling water;
when cold add one-half cup cold water.
In the morning sca.d one cup Of corn
meal with scant cup Of water; add
ohc-half cup white sugar, one teaspoon
ful salt. When cool enough add one
half cup Of good yeast dissolved. Let it
rise until very light, then add enough
flour to get 1t into the tins quito soft.
(Fhc tins should be deep. Let rise in
the tins until light. Bake in moderate
oven.
MUSTARD PLAsTER.-BS using syrup
or molnsses for mustard plasters, they
will keep soft and flexible, and not dry
up and become hard, as when mixed
wi II water. A thin paper or fine cloth
should come between the plaster and
the skin. The strength Of tho plaster
may be varied by the addition OF more
or less flour.
LEA SoUp.-Soak pint Of split peas
III water for twelve hours, drain of the
water, put the peas into q saucepan
with three pints Of cold water, a piece
OF bacon (about half pound), two
sprigs Of dried mint, n bay leaf, some
parsley. an onion stuck with two or
lhrce cloves, some whole pepper. and
salt to taste. Let the.whole boil three
hours, then pass the puree through
hair sieve, make it hot again, and Serve
with dice Of bread fried IN butter.
NEURA IGIA REMEDY.-Prcpare horse
radish, by grating and mixing in vine
gar tho same as for table purposes, and
apply TO the temple when tho face or
head Is affected, or the wrist, when the
pain is In the arm or shoulder.
FRUIT STAINS IN LINEN TO remove
them rub the part on each side with
yellow soap, then tie up a piece of pearl
ash in the cloth, and soak well in hot
water, or boil; afterwards expose the
stained part to the sun and air
until removed.
10 REMOVE FRECkLES.-It is said the
following wash will remove frcckles
Muriatic acid, two drachms; spring
water, one pint; lavender water, two
dracl'ms. Mix Tor q lotion, to be ap-
piled on piece Of linen or spon ge two
or three times day.
KENTUCKY PoTAToEs. Raw potatoes,
peeled sliced very thin !; put in pudding
dish and cover with milk; add pepper
ana salt ana tcaspoonful of flour, wet;
bake till-niccly Drowned; do not put
them In water after they are sliced.
AToMATo BUTTER.-Seven pounds ripe
tomatoes, three pounds brown sugar.
one cup vinegar, one ounce cinnamon
Doll together slowly five or six hours
do not strain hott Ia Or cop oir tirrbt