The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-05
DOMESTIC.

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Hour and one egg tor the batter; # you
have fruit to put In. 30 much the better;
drop by spoonfuls in hot lard and fry
till delicate brown; o little sugar in
the batter helps to give it brown
tinge.
There lis danger, as many people have
found to their sorrow, of q gossa,ner
water. proof cracking when stiffened by
cold; so before putting it on, III severe
weather, warm It before the fire, both
outside and in, and this danger is oyer
ted.
A pretty way to make border for
patchwork quilt is to piece one narrow
strip of straight bits OF silk; sew to the
quilt, then put around it a row of blocks
the centre of the quilt; and
outside OF this put wide strip similar
to the narrow one. The effect is very
pretty. and this is o good way to utilize
the strip of silk left that could not he
used in the blocks.
Do not throw away as useless the
Juice left in the can when you send the
cherries from 1t to the table; it makes
an excellent fiavoring for pudding sauce.
II you do not care to use it Immediately,
It is best to scald it and put it in a
small can and. seal 1t. Use it in the
8 Auce as freely as If 1t were wine.
For the sake Of variety try this for
breakfast: Buy some nice pork chops,
with little fat about the m; fry them o
delicate brown, and pour hot tomato
sauce over them. Make gravy, using q
little Of the fat fried out of the pork:
send to the table with baked potatoes.
warm corn bread and coffee.
A little magnesia and water will some
times correct the aoidity of ohild's
stomach. and render unnecessary any
stronger medicine. Powder teaspoon
ful OF the magnesia, and put it in half q
glass of water; it will not dissolve, of
course, but will mix with the water so
that al infant CON swallow it. Give O
teaspoonful of this three times o day
until indications warrant you in discon-
tinuing it.
When baking fish that is not oily.
1t Ii an addition to the goodness OF the
dinner to bake potatoes in the pan with
IT,. reel the potatoes and cut them in
thick slices, and serve them on the plat
ter with the fish. The potatoes, if per-
feotly cooked, will be brown and crisp
and excellent.
Instead of the conventional way of
frioasseeing rabbit, Try this way; Gut
1t up as If for frioasseelng; let it boil
Tor fifteen minutes, then put it in fresh
water; sprinkle little salt over it: let
it boil III this until it is tender, then
drain OFT all but about half teaoupful
of the water, add lump OF butter and
brown the rabbit in this. When done.
remove to hot platter, add boiling wa
ter i'll the kettle for the gravy; pour
this, when thickened and cooked, over
the rabbit. Send to the table with
stewed cranberried or cranberry jelly,
for a garnish.
DRESSING TABLEs.-Toilet or dressing
tables are very convenient, and add con-
slderably to the beauty of pretty fur
nished bedroom. 1t is surprising how
much Can be effected ut home in pro-
ducing this very necessary piece of
furniture. A few hours labor aud q
large share of taste will transform an
oiaiAniy day BUut1o box into ON artiot,c
dressing table. The materials REQUIRED
are tinted cambria, plain Swiss or dotted
muslin, little lace and some ribbon.
Make curtain of the cambria (afterr
having covered. the box with the same
goods), and tack it to the upper edge of
the box. It should just touch the floor,
Over this place the muslin, evenly
gathered or laid IN knit plaits. A lace
edging from two to four inches wide is
stitched around the lower edge. The
top of the box is covered with the same
materials laid on smoothly. The min
cushion and side boxes are all cover. a
with the oamblio and muslin. These
latter are formed OF stiff paper, and
hned with cambrlo. Ribbon bows are
tackled on the corners of the table.
which is placed beneath window where
strong light can be had, and when
used III tho evening the table is easily
moved hear @ gas bracket. Tables OF
this description covered with oretonne
are very pretty. For very small sum
q carpenter will form the frame. and
boxes for blessing table, some of which
are made with a drawer und side closet.
that Is vely convenient when snug ana
rather compact style OF living is adopted
The UTILITY OF NEArNEss IN DRESS.
-Eeatnt ss is, however, the great DO.
sideratum to economy in dress, Ii the
toilet Is carefully made, the dress tIdy.
we'll lifting and neatly put on, and the
collar or irill spotless, the effect can
scarcely faiI to be attractive. TO keep
garments fresh and neat much pains il
necessary. The dress must be brushed
or at leust shaken when taken off. aud
Oe carefully hung up, not tossed uowIl
ON cnnir or the led in crumpleu
heap. Gloves should be tenderly
smoothed out, frills rolled up and
Strengthened and ribbons smoothed over
the fingers, tightly rolled up and pinned
with a fine needle; pin is apt K, leave
the mark behind 1t i'll unsightly holes.
GAZE AU LA1r.-This is composed OF
boiled milk, OF, rather, milk brought to
the boil, and coffee, half and half. Have
a large coffee cup, put in sugar to your
taste; take pot Of the hot milk III one
hand and pot OF the hot coffee in the
other, aI d, holding them eight or ten
inches high, pour each at tue same time
into the cup, 80 as to make a foam on
the top.
Eaas L'AuRoHE. fifteen
hard-boiled eggs. separate the whites
from the yolks. Chop the whites with
half of the latter. Prepare stiff cream
sauce, put the chopped eggs into it..
then ponr it into dish. Strain the
rest of the yolks through q sieve, ar.
range them on the others and pour some
clarified butter; add pinch of salt,
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