The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-02-26
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
The Table.

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Fried Cakes: Two cupfuls of sugar
two cupfuls OF buttermilk, one cupful Of
sour cream, one teaspoonful of soda,
and nutmeg.
Cookies: One-haf cupful of butter
two cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of soul
cream, two eggs, one-half teaspoonful
of soda, one teaspoonful of cream-tartar
nutmeg. Mix very soft, and sprinkle
sugar over before baking.
Fruit Cake: One cupful of butter
one cupful of sugar, four eggs, one and
one-half cupfuls OF molasses, one cupful
of sour cream, five cupfuls of flour, two
pounds of fruit, one teaspoonful of soda
spice to taste. This is sufficient for two
large loaves.
-Tapioca Pudding: For a family Of
eight or ten persons One-half coffeecuI
of tapioca put in pint of milk to soak,
and kept warm until it becomes soft
then add four eggs and two cups of sug-
ar, butter the size of a butternut, and
one teaspoonful of salt; when well beat.
en- add two quarts of milk, and flavor
with vanilla or lemon; bake the same as
a custard e
Cream Biscuits: Two cupfuls Of
buttermik, one cupful of sour cream,
one and one-half teaspoonfuls of salera.
tus, one teaspoonful of cream-tarta1
mashed fine and mixed evenly in the
flour, and one-half teaspoonful of salt
Mix quickly and rather soft, touching
them lightly with your fingers, and bake
in rather quick oven. If the cream
and buttermilk are very sour, omit the
cream-tartar.
Apple Batter Pudding: One cupful
of sour milk or buttermilk, one cupful of
sour cream, one teaspoonful of soda, two
well-beaten eggs, a pinch of salt, flour
to render it as thick as it will drop from
the spoon, land two cupfuls or little more
of raw sour apples cut in small pieces.
Bake little less than an hour in one
long tin and one round one. Serve with
sweet sauce, seasoned with nutmeg.
One can omit the apples if preferable.
White Cup Cake: One cupful of
butter, two cupfuls of sugar, four
cupfuls of flour, five eggs, one
cupful of sour cream, one
small teaspoonful OF soda, and nutmeg.
This is an excellent cake, and will keep
a long time. By adding a cupful of
stoned raisins and cinnamon, it is very
nice fruit cake. Roll the raisins in flour
before putting them in. In making this
cake always stir the butter and sugar
to cream; then add the beaten eggs,
and the cream and flour gradually. Put
the soda in the cream. Bake in two
loaves.
Brown Bread: Two cupfuls of sweet
milk, two cupfuls of sour milk, into
which put one teaspoonful of chemically
pure soda, one cupful of dark molasses,
two and half cupfuls of coarse Indian
meal, and little salt Mix thoroughly,
and then put in round deep pan, made
for the purpose, seven inches in diam
eter at the bottom, seven and one-half
inches at the top, and five and one-half
inches deep. Cover the bottom of
the pan with piece of paper well but
tered, or it will not come out. Then
steam it over kettle of hot water for
three hours. Then bake half an hour
in the range oven. 1t is very nice toast
ed the second day.
Miscellaneous.
"A fresh egg has ime-like surface
stale eggs are glossy and smooth of
shell.
Paint splashes on window-glass can
be easily removed by a strong solution
of soda.
To Remove Iron-mold: Rub the
spot with little powdered oxalic acid,
or salts of lemon and warm water Let
it remain few minutes, and rinse well
in clear water.
AS soon as ink is spilled, sprinkle
on common fine salt until the spot is
covered. Let it remain half an hour.
Then brush the salt up with clean
brush and wash the spot with clear,
warm water, two or three times.
Flannels can not be subjected to the
wash-board or too tight wringing Wash
in warm sOapsuds; rinse in two waters,
being sure that the rinsing water is of
the same temperature as was the soap
suds. Shake the garments well and
pull in shape before hanging where
they will dry quickly.
Small holes in white walls can be
easily closed without the assistance of
the mason by taking equal parts of
plaster of Paris and white sand used in
the family to scour with. Mix with
water to paste and apply Immediately.
Smooth off with fiat knife or piece of
wood. This mixture hardens very
quickly, and therefore only a small
quantity should be prepared at time.
To Paper Whitewashed Walls:
Make -four starch, as you would for
calicoes, and apply it to the
wall with whitewash brush. Let it
become dry, then when ready to put on
the paper again go over the wall with
the starch, also the paper, and apply.
Walls may be prepared in this way
which have been whitewashed for years
in succession. Alum is one of the best
additions to whitewash to prevent its
rubbing off. Smoky walls may be inn
proved by adding plenty of indigo to the
water before mixing in the lime and
3ther ingredients. .r,.ts-