The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-11-16
UsEFuL AND SUGGESTIVE.


To take the brown discOlorations
off of cups IN which custards are baked,
rub with damp flannel dipped in the
best whiting.
To make steak tender, lay it on
large fat dish in a mixture Of three ta-
blespoonfuls of salad oil and one of
vinegar, and let it remain at least half
an hour on each side. This will make
the toughest steak tender when cooked.
- Chicago Netcs.
Coffee grounds make highly sue
cessful filing for a pin-cushion. They
must be dried perfectly before using.
Put them in a bag and hang behind the
kitchen stove till you have enough that
are dry to fill the cushion. They do not
gather moisture and consequently do not
rust the needle.-N. 7. Post.
To make a mutton-pie, take the
chops from the fore-quarter, and sea-
son highly with pepper and salt, and put
into a dish with alternate layers of pared
and sliced apples, and sprinkle over the
top little chopped onion. Put crust
over the top and bake for half an hour
in a hot oven.-Erchange ,~s
Common fishing cord is used now
for coarse crochet instead of macrame
lace 1t is less clumsy to work with
and equally effective Crocheted with
large needles and left with heavy
fringe, it serves admirably as bordering
for little tables covered with cloth or
plush. Handbags are also made of it.
Detroit Post
To protect the ironing board from
dust, take two paper flOur-sacks, cut
the bottom off from one, and paste this
one to the top of the other to make the
required length; when done slip this
over the board. The outer covering of
the board need not be taken off after
using, if this care is taken, and much
time is saved.
Where potatoes are stored in pits,
a wisp of straw two OF. three inches in
diameter, extending from the bottom of
the heap to the open air, will afford the
necessary ventilation. A six or eight
inch drain tile, or wooden tube filed
with straw, will answer a still better
purpose. To prevent the entrance of
water, a bunch of hay or straw may be
placed over the top.-FGrD1 and Fire
SIDE.
Bee-keepers are reaching the con-
clusion that to secure the best results
they must cultivate honey-plants. AL
sike clover is said to be equal to white
clover. Buckwheat, Eastwood, the
blackberry and raspberry are all recon-
mended for bee food. Catnip, mother
wort, rape, mUstards, sweet clover and
Rocky Mountain EGGPLANT are mem
toned to be sOwn in waste places.
Chicago Tribune.
Potatoes and eggs cooked together
make a palatable dish. Peel some
boiled Irish potatoes. and when perfect
ly cold cut up in small pie es about the
size of bean, and season with salt and
pepper. For a quart of potatoes use the
yelks of six eggs and the whites of three
beaten well together. Rieltsome butter
in a frying pan and put in the potatoes,
and when quite hot stir in the eggs.
Season and serve hot. Chicago Netcs.
Tree Planting: After the young tree
is set so that the lowest limb is on the
southwest side, and the tree is inclined
about five degrees in the same direc-
ton, make a mound about the tree to
height of eighteen inches, and pack the
soil firmly about the stem of the tree.
This will prevent the mice from gnaW-
ing the trunks. or if girdled by rabbits,
enough viii remain unframed below the
ground to produce strong shoot which
viii form a vigorous tree. The mound
is very good substitute for stake un-
til leveled down in the spring. Farm
and FiTesSdf