The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-12-03
HOUSEHOLD RECEIPTS.

For A COLD.-Drink tea made by
sleeping together equal parts OF catnp.
spearmint and sassafras. Steep, but do not
let the tea boil put the feet also into hot
water.
SSowDES PUDDING Half pound bread
crumbs. half pound beef suet, half pound
rooist sugar. the rind and juice Of two lem
ons. three eggs Boil TWO hours, serve with
wine sauce.
Boston PIE. without shortening: Three
eggs, one cup Of sugar, one and a-nalt cups
flour. one teaspoon cream tartar, halt tea
spoon soda, salt. Bake on two round tins,
when cold split and fill.
To TAKE OUT GREAsE.-Dry buckweat
-four if repeatedly applied, will remove en-
tirely the worst grease spots on carpets or
any woolen cloth, ard will answer as
French chalk for grease spots on SILK.
WATER CAKE One cup sugar, two eggs:
half cup butter, one cup water, TWO Tea
spoons cream tartar, one teaspoon soda
beat the butter and eggs to cream, tnen
add the ether ingredients; stir well, oake
quick.
To Cook EGGS EICELT.-Put them IN
boiling water, cover close and set them on
the hearth let them remain fifteen min
utes. This will cook them clear through
without hardening the white. The differ
ence in the flavor is astonishing.
F11L1Se.-Two eggs, half cup Of flour,
one cup sugar Stirred in pint OF Dolllng
milk. Flavor with vanilla. Stir constant
ly to keep from scorching; put half In one
pie; put on the top and sitt pulTer1zeo
sugar on or put on frostlng.
ROMAN SoUP.-Twelve potatoes sliced
and soaked in cold water one hour; boil u.
one quart water till tender, strain or mash
well, add one pint milk, anu let 1t scalo
with one onion, butter, pepper, and salt, and
one bay leaf chop parsley fine and throw
in just before serving.
TO CHANGE RED HAIR TO LIGHT OR
YELLow.-Put heaping tablespoonful OF
baking soda or saleratus in a quart OF water
and wash the head and hair with it. 10
this three or four times :: week, and the
hair will become silky and light. Of course
the darker the hair the longer time it VIII
-eauire to h!eaeh it,
DAHL1A 5IAr-There are two ways OF
making the Dahlias; one is IN balls OF
shaded scarlet or other colors, about an
inch and a half to three inches IN diameter,
and place them round the mat just INSIDE
the border. Or, net on piece OF string
9 thick cotton, with a mesh fve-elghths OF
an inch wide, various shades of wool sep
arateiy that is, each length of netting
must be one color only. Slip of four
hooks and tie these at the tips with SILK
of exactly the same shade: do the same
with every four until all are slipped on.
Cut some rounds of foundation muslin Il
inches in diameter. Tske the darkest
length OF netting and sew 1t around thc
outer edge of the circle, with the tips OF
the mesh turned outward, drawing rather
tightly to give roundness 10 the dahlla.
| Follow this with the other shades till the
half globe of the flower is built up with
the lightest shade in the centre !: If the
dahlias are white place little pale lemon
in the centre. Unless the nat IS very
large, ten or twelve will probably oe
enough. They must be sewed around
the edge, leaving the border extending
beyond the dahlias. Yellow, crimson,
violet, white. scarlet and brown may al
be worked into this flower, but the quan
titles Will depend upon the size OF the
rat. A simple, pretty way is to make
small balls Of shaded crimson OF scarlet tc
| initiate cherries, with few green crochet
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