The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-20
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
SoRAp PUDDINa.-Putsc scraps of bread
crust and crumb, into a bowl, with suf-
f1cient milk, to cover them well. Cover
with plate, and put 1t into the oven to
soak for about half M hour. Take It
out and mash the bread with a fork till
1t Is a pulp; then add Il handful of rails
ins and as many currants, u teacupful
Of brown sugar, half cup of milk,
some candted lemon peel, and ono egg.
Stir 1t up well, grease n pudding dish,
and pour the pudding In. Crate over
little nutmeg, put 10 into Il moderate
oven, and let it bake for an hour and a
half.
DOLLY WARDEN CAKE.-Take four
eggs (do not beat whites separately ,
two cups OF sugar, half cup Of butter
Beat these together for half an hour;
add one cup sweet milk, three cups
sifted flour, one teaspoon Of cream tar
tar, half teaspoon soda. Divide the
batter In half; add to one half of batter
one cup seeded ralstRs, one half cup of
currants, ono teaspoon cinnamon, one
grated nutmeg. Bake in layers. Put
together with Icing, alternating the
white batter with lemon.
ROLLED BEEFSTEAK.-Bcat q large
tender steak thoroughly aid carefully.
SPRINKLE over salt. pepper, sage,
minced onion, minced parsley and bits
Of butter. Have ready some mcaly
Irish potatoes mashed fine and season
ed with little butter and salt. Spread
over all and roll up tightly; fastcn the
ends and sides securely with skewer-
pms. Place 1t III pan with such broth
or gravy as may be on hand; if none,
two teacups Of boiling water, and one
small minced onion. pepper, salt and
one slice of pork. Simmer and baste
as you would roast duck. Sift over
1t Drowned cracker, pounded fine.
TO PRESERVE FLowERs.-Ago good way
to keep cut flowers fresh is to lay them
In wet clothes. Take them out of the
vases Mt night, sprinkle with cold wa
ter and then wrap them in clothes
made very wet with cold water. The
weight Of the cloth will not crush the
most delicate flowers, while 1T keeps
out the air and prevents their falling TO
pieces or opening still more.
PAINT Splashcd upon window glass
can be easily removed by Il strong solu-
ton OF soda.
a flannel cloth dipped in warm soap
suds, then into whiting, and applied to
paint, will instantly remove all grease.
10 take ink spots out Of linrn-dlp
the ink spot in pure melted tallow,
then wash out the tallow and the ink
will come out with it. This is said to
be unfailing.
MOTHS IN CARPETS. Moths will work
In rooms that are kept VAIN in the
winter as well IA in summer. A sure
method Of removing the pests is to
pour strong alum writer on the floor to
the distance Of half n yard around the
edges before laying the carpets. Then
once or twic. during the season sprinklo
dry salt over the cuip before sweep
Ing. Insects do hot like salt, and suiii.
cient adhcres to tho carpet to prevent
their alighting upon 1t.
CoDFIsH BALLs.-Two pounds Zone
less fish. soaked and boiled over night,
and wcll-bcaten jcforc breakfast; boil
IL or 10 good-siZed potatoes; mash
them very smooth, with milk and
large tablespoonful OF butter, beat III
the Goldfish add one egg; if not sofc
enough add a little more milk; make
Into cake and fry. The secret Of good
fish cnkos is to have the potatoes fresh
boiled and beaten very light.
TO KEEP CHEESE Mo1sr.-Manv
;lonsekecpcrs complain that their cheese
becomes dry, some use kind of bell
pedicnt will keep cheese in the best
condition. Take linen cloth and din
1t In white wine, squeeze out the excess
or vino, and wrap the cheese IN it. By
doing this iC will not only keep moist,
but its flavor will be improved.
flour, Two ounces of powdered sugar,
two ounces of butter melted In half n
pint of new milk, two, eggs; mix well.
Bake the above In small patty pans .un-
til nicely Drowned, and send to table on
a d!Sh covered with Il scrvi"ltc A lit
tie powdered sugar should be sifted
over each pudding, and slices Of lemon
served with them. The eggs must be
we'll beaten before they arc added TO
the other ingredients.
COOKIES. Beat well together two
eggs and two cupfuls of sugar; add q
cup1ul OF butter or shortening, o c.,p-
ful OF sour cream with a teaspOonful of
soda dissolved in 1t; If you use sweet
cream, sift two teaspoonfuls OF cream
tartar In your tlour; spice to your tasre
aad ADD little salt; hour to roll pretty
stih. Th csc will keep for months in a
tin can.
TO CLEANSE OLD CLornEs.- most
effective way, without injury to the
clothes by scrubbing. Is to steep them
III warm water tor about half an hour.
ana use borax soap, rubbing 1t we'll on
the most soiled parts: wash we'll IN hot
water and rinse two OF lrc. time 8 n cold
water. Tho clothes will be whither
anu sweetcr than by any other soap.
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WASHING SILK lIANDKERCHIEPs In
cleaning silk handkerchicis, wash in
water In which the best white CASTLE
soap has been lathcred. Then snap
between the fingers until nearly dry,
told and press under a Weirht N Nnunr