The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-12

/ pi0uGy Oh COlu WaGef, Gylm OH any ragged
parts, andtthen wipe it dry; lay 1t in a
large earthen bowl, pour over It enough
milk to cover it, and let it stand oyer
remove 1t from the milk, put it over
the fire in a large pot containing suffi-
cient cold water to cover 1t and boil 1t
gently, twenty minutes to pound;
then place it in dripping pan with
half pint Of milk, season it lightly
with cayenne pepper and bake it until
1t Is nicely Drowned. basting It every
five minutes with the milk in the pan.
| When the pork is done take 1t up and
keep it hot, and make gravy for it by
adding to the milk In a dripping-pan a
tablespoonful of flour and palatabIe
seasoning of salt and pepper, and boil
ing it for two or three minutes. stirring
1t quite smooth. Serve dish OF boiled
potatoes with the pork, and some kind
OF fresh sala6. Fried lettuce is some-
| times served with it.
Go to the garret and bring out one of
the old low rocking chairs which were
| old-fashioned even in your mothers
time. wipe off the dust and cover the
seat, tho rounds. the back and rockers
with some material within the possibil-
| tiles of your purse. An old chair like
| this covered with cardinal plush costs
$50 at an art furniture store, but may
be covered at home at o far less cost.
A good quality of velveteen makes q
handsome covering; this may be fas-
tened to the chair with gum arabic; it
must be put on with great care and
neatness. Cheaper material still will
answer; the heavy canton hannels wear
we'll, and will brighten up an old chair
wonderfully.
| BESIDES tides and Iambrequins for
the mantel and table spreads made of
macreme or Hsh-cord or carpet warp,
very handsome window lambrequins
are made also, and when one considers
how short time it takes to crochet
them, it does not appear to be much of
task. One industrious woman. who
never sits with idle hands, has made O
bed spread also, with broad bands OF
ribbon run in it; it is really elegant
piece Of fancy work, and one which will
never wear out. The stand scarfs are
pretty when crocheted Of all OPEN work
pattern, and lined with scarlet or blue
sllesia. The lining, of course, costs
less than the ribbons.
WHILE it is the true way to put the
picco OF cornod beef in cold wnter in
tho kettle, q chicken should never be
treated III this way. A general rule
cannot bo applied to fowls and meat:
experience proves that hardly any Two
articles Of food can be cooked just alike;
hence there Is great opportunity for the
exercise and development of judgement.
chicken should he washed in luke
warm water, and then put in hot water
with little salt scattered in 1t: let il
como TO boil. and then after this it is
best to let 1t cook slowly. It Is some.
times improved in flavor by cutting a
part OF n lemon in slices and letting IT
boil with the chicken; this is particularly
tho case when the fowl is very fat.
10 remove iron rust or ink spots.
moisten the spots and apply salts of
lomon until they disappear, and thon
rinse we'll. Salts of lemon are made OF
equal parts OF oxalic acid and tartaric
acld. Another way is to moisten with
| lemon juice, sprlnkle we'll with salt and
lay Ill the sun. If INK is spilled on
colored goods that will not bear acids.
soak them Immediately Ill sweet milk
boiling hot. Hot melted tallow poured
through ink Spots will also remove
them.
HANDSOME mats for n table, on which
nothing il to be placed unless it is n
lttle easel or some article of this kind
which will not conceal the mat are
m"'ie of ono block os satin, will. g fig
uro embroidered or painted on it: bav.
Il small block at each corner of 81 differ.
ent colored satin or velvet and sl1ps at
tho sides, thus making q border: put
three tiny tassels at each corner, ut q
suitable distance apart. Line tho mat
30 that it will lie smoothly III its place.
A GOOD way to cover straightforward
char which is iii tise is the com mon Sit
tlng-room Is to out piece of cretonne
the exact size of the back; hem it with
u narrow hem, and then with a sharp
steel crochet needle put on narrow
border of worsted: pin this to the chair
back with long black-headed pins.
This ls useful and pretty covering,
and Is easily removed and kept in place
also.
HARD BOILED eggs are good for cana
rles, but the shells should not be put
III the cage, as there is danger of the
lemale blrds learning to eat the shells
OF their own eggs. Cayenne pepper is
sort OF tonic for oanaries; it is O GOOD
plan to hang red.pepp1r pod ia tho
cage and Jet them help themselves to il.
MAKE mattress of charcoal broken
III small bits to fit large common flow
erpot, with n mattress of sand over it.
each about five inches thick, hang this
pot Oh a faucet. with vessel under #
to receive tho water, and the water will
be thoroughly filtered.
For cheap cottage sets of summer
furniture, n complete PAPER maohe toi-
lot set is provided. 1t is q slender
stand. with three tiers of rests. The
upper holds a pitcher and basin. the
two lower the pals: the whole structure
Is of iron and papier mache.
10 PRESERVE BACON AS soon as the
meat is smoked in the spring put some
hay in the bottom OF q barrel-an old
barrel is good for tho purpose then a
shoulder of ham Or piece of breakfast
bacon, then more hay, another piece of
meat and so on, having hay at the top
of the barrol. This keeps it sweet and
safe.
PRETTY easels to hold shells or nic.
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