Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-04-16

-suss@ HOME AND FARM.
The yellow stain made by the oil
used on sewing-machines can be re-
moved If, before washing in soap-suds,
you rub the spot carefully with bit Of
cloth wet with ammonia.
- The New York San says our best
and most skilled veterinarians admit that
the cause of stringhalt in horses is un-
known. All methods and medicines for
that affection have also proved unsatis-
factory. r-.sr sus ~
TO Cleanse Blankets.-Put two
large tablespoonfuls of borax and a pint
bowl of soft-soap into tub of cold
water. When dissolved, put in a pair
Of blankets and let them remain over
night. Next day rub them out, and
rinse thoroughly in two waters and hang
them up to dry, Do not wiring them.
IA Safe Depilatory, Hair may be
removed from the skin, and the hair
follicles destroyed so that the growth
will not retarn, by means of an applica-
ton to the skin of lime paste. The
paste may be spread on the skin and left
until it becomes painful, when it may
be washed off, and sweet-oil or lard APP
piled to the part. 34H paf i
Marlborough Pudding.-Grate APP
Piles enough to make eight ounces, add
to this eight ounces of white fine sugar
which has been we'll rubbed on the rind
of a large lemon, six well beaten eggs,
three tablespoonfulS of cream, the
strained juice of three lemons, eight
ounces of butter, add quantity at pleas
ure Of orange flower or rose water. Line
pie-dish with rich puff paste, put in
the mixture and let it bake in quick
oven.
Starch very fne) Two table,
spoonfuls of starch wet in cold water;
add one teaspoonful each of gum arabic,
white wax, and fine salt; pour on one
quart of boiling wafer; boil ten min
utes, then strain; add two more table,
spoonfuls of starch wet in cold water to
the strained starch. If any is left over
it can be kept for next time; it will be
good though thin as water. Ifapolish-
ing iron is used after the usual IRON
ing the clothes will look like new. ls
The following is my method of pre-
pairing pressed meat. l boil piece of
beef or veal until tender, and then chop
it up quite fine and season with salt,
pepper and spices if desired. The water
in which the meat was cooked should be
allowed to boil down and about table
spoonful of gelatine dissolved in little
water added before removing it from
the fire, so that when cold it will form a
kind of jelly. Pour this liquid while hot
over the chopped meat and stir up well
together. If the meat is then pressed
down tight into stone jar, it will be-
come firm and solid when cold, so that
it can be readily cut into thin Slices
Cor. N. Y. World.
Charcoal for Fowls.-There is one
thing which nature does not supply and
which civilization renders quite neces-
sary to fowls. 1t is charcoal. Char
coal made of wood does not answer the
purpose; it has no taste of food, it is
not attractive to fowls, and is seldom
eaten. But if anyone will put an ear of
ripe corn into the fire until the grains
are well charred and then she'll off the
corn and throw it to the flock, he will
see an eagerness developed and healthy
constitution brought about which will
make a decided improvement. All pale
combs will become bright red, the
busy song which precedes laying will be
heard and the average yield of eggs
greatly increased.
-Corn-Starch Hasty Pudding -Four
tablespoonful (heaping) of corn-starch,
one pint boiling water land the same
quantity of scalding milk, salt. Heal
milk and water to scalding in pail sci
in pot of hot water. Wet up the corn.
starch with a little cold milk, adding the
salt. Stir this into the boiling milk and
water, and keep stirring until the mix
ture is about as thick as hot mush
Turn into an uncovered deep dish, ant
set in hot water to keep warm until yor
are ready to eat it. 1t is very goot
eaten with sifted sugar mixed with nut
meg or cinnamon, and milk or cream
If you have a can-or with simple
custard poured over it, or with buttel
and sugar. If you have plenty of milk
use no water,in cooking the corn-starch
A cheap, wholesome and nice dessert.
How to Wash Clothes Without Fad
ing.-A lady correspondent sends us thu
following receipt, which she has triet
with success on all kinds of fabrics
Wash and peel Irish potatoes and thei
CRATE them into cold water. Saturat,
the article to be washed in this potato
water and they can then be washed will
soap without any running of the color
| have taken oil out of carpets saturated
with this potato water when simple COLI
water would make the color run ruin
ously.; have set the color in figured
black mushns, in colored merinos, il
ribbons and other silk goods. Otter
the potato water cleanses without tn
use of soap; but the latter is necessar,
where there is any grease. In sucl
cases (without soap) l take the CRATE,
Z potato itself and rub the goods with
flannel rag. In wooden goods it is nee
essary to strain the water, else the part
Giles will adhere, but this is not necessa
~ in goods from which they can be we
shaken. ~ '..|t' .|.lt-'.ftb