The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-17
DOMESTIC.

get brittle and brown, put IN a tablespoon
full OF fine salt to quart of the hot lard,
and there will be no trouble; the lard will
keep perfectly sweet for any length of
time, and the salt does no possible harm to
any kind of cookery. A person can easily
judge Of the quantity of lard if they know
how much the kettle holds. It makes the
lard whittier and harder, aside from preserv-
ing 1t sweet. 1t must cook a little while
after adding the salt. That designed for
summer use should be either kept III tight
earthcn jar or tin bucket with cover.
TO restore lard that ls trile tainted, put
the lard into All iron kettle, and cut up salt
pork in thin slices about one-half pound
of pork to gallon OF melted lard; add
two spoonfuls Of SALT and let it cook till
the pork is crisp take out the slices of pork
and turn the lard into your Jar, and you
will never know that it has not always been
sweet. But 1t Is better to salt in the first
place, as it saves much trouble and time
AMMONIA AS A HAIR STIMULANT PRO-
lessor Erasmus Wilson, of Lcndcn, gives
the weight Of his eminent authority in favor
OF ammonia as a hcalthful stinlulant for
The hair, being preferable because it IS un.
likely TO create inflammation and it's con3c-
quenccs; 1t is neither absOrbablc into the
system, nor could ii do harm If such were
the case, and its odor, refreshing ut the
moment or its use, speedily evaporates. In
a case OF ordinary madcsia, or falling out
OF the hair, Professor Wilson prescribcs Il
lotion composed of strong liquor ammonia,
almond oil and chloroform, of each one
part, diluted with five parts OF alcohol or
rosemary, and made fragrant by the addi-
ton OF adrachm Of tho essential oil of LEM
ons-the lotion to be dabbcd upon tho skin
Of the head after thorough friction with
the hair brush
USES OF A SAND BAG One of the most
convenient articles to be used in a sick.
room is sand bag. Get some clean, fine
sand, dry it thoroughly in kettle on the
stove, make q bag about eight inches square
OF flannel, fill 1t with the dry sand, cover
the bag with cotton or lined cloth. This
will prevent tho sand from sitting out, and
will also enable you to heat the bag quickly
by placing 1t in tho oven, or even on the |
top OF the stove. After once using this
you will never attempt to warm the hands
OF sick person with bottle of hot water
or brick. The sand holds the heat a long
time, and the bag can be tucked up to the
back without hurting the invalid. 1t is a
good plan to make two or three of the bags
and keep them ready for use.
VERY many persons wonder why the
cranberry sauce that they have at home is
hard, thick, and dark. A dish of cooked
cranbcrries in the glass ought to be some
thing very beautiful, light and delicate. TO
quart or the fruit put one cupful Of water
and two cupfuls of sugar in a porcelain
lined stcwpan. Place on the fire where
they may stew slowly for two hours. DO
not dare to touch, much less to STIR them
with spoon. That kills, solidilics, and
blackcns them. SO does too fast Cooking.
But cook very slowly or you will spoil the
whole thing.
MANY housckCopcrs waste great deal Of
bread by throwing away all the picces;
here arc some of tho ways to use them up:
Bread pudding may be made much more
palatablc by putting tho yolks of two or
three eggs IN the pudding, AID rcservlng
The whites; when baked. spread Jelly or
any kind Ct sauce over the top; beat the
whites stiff, add a little sugar, set in the
oven and let brown.
10 PREss FLOwERS.-Gathcr the flowers
TO DC pressed when the dew has quite dried
OIL from them, and before the sun hns be-
come 80 warm as to wilt them; put them
between newspapers or any other porous
papers, and place them under press;
change them every day to fresh pNpcr until
hey arc dried; all the thin-lcavcu flowers
1t will be found best to use for this purpose.
STARCH PoAlsII.-For the benefit of our
lady readers we give the following as one
OF The very latest and best modes of making
starch polish: Spcrmacctl. | part; gum
arabic, water, 2l3 parts. and sufficient
quantity OF perfumod al cJllol to produce an
emulsion. About three tcaspoonfu!s of this
emulsion are required for about one quarter
Of pound of starch.
10 keep ice in SICK room, get a circle
OF muslin large enough to cover the TOP of
tumblcr and extend an inch over its side.
llke the paper cover to preserve jar. Tic
this securely round the tumblcr with bit
OF cord or string. Lay the Ice upon the
top "f the muslin, even if 1t is large lump
and stands up quito high. Do not cover it
at all; It's evaporation will keep 1t cold.
CrsTAED PIE.-Line a deem platc with
pic crust and fill with custard made of one
pint of milk, three eggs, three tablespoon
llayor with nutmeg; bake until firm in the
center; this you can tell by inserting the
handle OF teaspoon; do not let the oven
get hot enough to boil it.
DorGH CAKE.-Two cups of light dough,
two cups of sugar, one cup OF butter, half
cup OF milk, two eggs, one and a-half cups
OF Hour, one tcaspoonful of soda, one cup
OF raisins; flavor with nutmeg and CHINA.
mon.
BOILERS FROM FRorIIING. Put red or
tan oak bark into the tank TIL it becomes
colorcd, and when it becomes clear, renew.
a sure preventive. Gum cambria ls tho
extract from red oak tan bark.
CURE FOR EARAClIE. Take a tobacco
pipe, place wad Of cotton in bowl. drop
eight or ten drops of chloroform and cover
with more cotton, place stem to afflicted
car and blow in the bowl.
SORE THEoAT.-DissOlve one drachm
ChIO.atp DOiaSh III half Mint nf u,,t,, ,,,l