The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-19

flls of flour, one cupful of sour milk,
teaspoonfui of lemon extract, and tea
spoonful of soda. Knead hard as Bis
cults, and roll about quarter of an inch
thick: cut out with fancy cooky cutter
and bake quick. They are very good
and look nicely on the table.
A Wholesome Cake:s One pint of
raised dough, like wheat bread dough;
one teacupful of sugar, one of butter,
three eggs well beaten, one teaspoonful
of soda, one cupful of stewed raisins,
and half teaspoonful each of cloves,
pimento, cinnamon and nutmeg. Roll
the raisins well in flour before mixing
up. This makes a very nice, whole
some cake. Let it stand in a warm place
til| it is raised light, AID bake with a
slow fire.
Coffee: Put the quantity of ground
coffee in an enameied pot and pour on
boiling water, as much as required; set
it on the fire and let it bubble up; strain
through canton flannel bag. Make the
bag of the thinuest kind of canton fan
mel: wash it in clear warm water every
time it is used, and do not dry it in the
sun. Keep the coffee-beans in an air
tight box or corked bottle to preserve
the aroma; grind the coffee just before
using.
Beef la Mode: Take piece of
round of beef, about six or eight pounds
in weight; lard it with bacon, dipped in
salt, pepper, ground cloves and allspice;
put the beef in pot which can be COW
cred tightly, with some bacon. two car
rots, piece Of celery, three or four
small onions, few slices of lemon, two
laurel leaves and dried champignon, to
cover the meat with; half vinegar and
water, or wine and vinegar; cover the
pot closely and paste shut if you can and
bake slowly four or five hours. Before
serving, skim some fat off and take one
tablespoonful of flour snd one teaspoon
full of sugar fry this very dark brown,
add to the meat, and boil up again;
then take, meat out, strain the sauce,
and serve with potatoes and parsnip
salad.
Cool rain water and soda viii take
machine oil out of washable goods.
The water used in mixing bread
must be tepid. Iftoo hot the 1oaves viii
be full of holes.
-Iron-holders should have a cover of
white cotton cloth made to fit nicely,
and fastened on with buttons, and when
it becomes soiled it can be removed,
washed and replaced.
To clean brass, immerse or wash it
several times in sour milk Or whey; this
will brighten it without securing; it
may then be secured with a wooden cloth
dipped in water. ea
"A small piece of paper or linen
moistened with turpentine and put into
the wardrobe or drawers for a single
day at a time, two or three times a year,
is preventive against moths.
Hardening Candles: Take for four
pounds of candles two ounces of white
! Cor Yellow beeswax. Those who make
candles will find it great improvement
to steep the wicks in imewater and salt
peter, and dry them. The flame is
clearer and the tallow will not run.
In washing dishes, pots and kettles,
q wisp of broom-corn with small guam
tity of soapy water is handy and useful
In cleaning them from all bits and
grease, which are Objectionable to the
Gish-cloth. The wisps are formed by
tying the broom-corn into bundles as
large as broom handle, with two stout
cords near the coarse ends, which form
handle,
in attempting to remove grease
spots the mistake is frequently made OF
applying benzine or spirits of turpentine
with a sponge or rag. This tends in
egitably to spread the grease. The
stained portion of the garments should
be laid fiat between two sheets of blot
ting paper, and the upper sheet well
soaked with benzine. In this way, il
sufficient time be given, the whole OF
the fatty matter becomes not only
dissolved but absorbed by the paper.