Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-01-15
FARM AND HOME.

LADIES, in altering over old black
sick dresses, will find it greatly to their
advantage not to use hot iron on them;
sponge the pieces with large sponge
dipped in clear coffee, and then fold and
lay away under as heavy pressure as
possible. The silk will come outlooking
almost like new.
Rock CREAM.-Steam one cupful of
rice in new milk until tender, sweeten
with white sugar and heap on dish;
lay over it small slices of jelly, or any
preserved fruit, beat the whites of eggs
to froth with little white sugar, and
flavor with vanilla; add one tablespoon
full of rich sweet cream and lay over the
rice with a spoon, giving the form of %
rock of snow. 1t is both ornamental
and delicious.
COLD BEDROOMS Itisalways amatter
OF great moment to maintain an equable
temperature in the bedrooms. A bed
room the air of which is subject to great
and frequent and rapid changes of tenn
perature is always trap for danger. To
persons who are in the prime of life, and
who are in robust health, this danger is
less pronounced, but to the young and
the feeble it is a most serious danger
1t is specially dangerous to aged people
TO sleep in room that is easily lowered
in warmth.
WAFFLEs.-One pint of sweet milk,
one square inch of compressed yeast,
two eggs, one ounce of butter, salt to
taste, -four to make batter. Mix the
milk and flour to stiff batter. Dissolve
the yeast in little lukewarm water, and
stir into the batter. Setin warm place
to rise, six hours, or over night if for
breakfast. Beat the eggs light, and add
with the butter and salt Beat all well
together. Have the waille-iron very hot
and well creased, and bake quickly.
Serve with powdered sugar, mixed with
grated nutmeg or powdered cinnamon.
REMOVING EvERGREENs.-The best
time, says writer in the Prairie Farm
er, to remove evergreens is undoubtedly
in the spring, just as the terminal buds
are opening. They may be removed
safely until they have grown three
inches. The next best time is in the lat
ter part of summer, or just before the
fall rains set in. 1t is true, however,
theoretically that they may be safely re-
moved at any time of the year when the
ground is not frozen, and practically true
if extreme care is taken. Our opinion is
that they are removed with least loss in
the spring, as we have stated AS t.
mulch, it makes really little difference
what the material is, so it will not blow
away or scatter noxious weeds.
SOME one may be glad to know how
to make a delicious lemon pie which is
not too rich to be enjoyed. Prepare &
crust for the pie in deep plate, ther
stir one tablespoonful of corn
starch into little cold water, add one
cup of boiling water, let all come to {
boil, then add seven tablespoonfuls o
sugar, the weli-beat yelks of foul
eggs and the grated rind and the juice
of two lemons; while this is baking bea
the whites of the four eggs and ont
heaping tablespoonful of pulverizeC
sugar to a stiff froth; when the pie il
baked spread this smoothly overt the top
then set it in the oven for two or three
minutes; this is long enough to give i
the desired golden brown color.
AROMATIC MUsTARD.-One quart o
good pure cider vinegar, two tablespoon
fuls of ground allspice, two tablespoon
fuls ground cinnamon, one tablespoon
full ground cloves, three tablespoonful
of brown sugar, four tablespoonful o
salt and three large onions cut fine; pu
all into two-quart fruit-can and set il
cold water, putting on. the cover lightly
and boil one hour. Then strain tn
vinegar and heat again boiling hot
pour slowly on one pound of best En-
glish mustard that is fresh and not bit
ter. Stir until perfectly smooth, but
not thin enough add vinegar to the sam
spices and boil to thin it. Keep in tn
fruit-can and make air-tight. 1t i'm
proves very much by age.