The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-21
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DEL1CIoUs COFFEE. --Tn coffee. grow
ing countries, where the berry makes
but short journey from the bush to
the mouth, this process is not necessary;
and in tho mountains OF ST. Domingo,
the native darkies make coffee in very
quick fashion. They take the fresh
berries and parch them for few min.
utes, then crush them in q mortar-and
for each person put tablespoonful Of
fragrant fragments into a conical.shaped
bag: the exact number of coffee.cups
full Of boiling water is measured out ana
poured twice through the bag. This
completes the process, and the result is
-''nectar." But some ono comes for
ward with on mir of authority and says:
Take oofee-cup of the best Java coffee
Drowned to the color of chocolate (not
soorched). ground not too fine. and mix
with it half an egg. Put this into a
coffee pot. or boiler, (Which is as clean
as tue cup you drink FROM and pour
over it one quart OF boiling water. STIR
ring as you put the water in; boil slow
~ for fifteen minutes. then stand the
boiler on the back of the range ten min
utes to settle: turn ull coffee off from
the grounds ut once into an urn or coffee
pot that can stand upon the stove to
keep hot. Coffee loses It's flavor by
standing Oh the grounds longer than
half an hour, and should be very hot to
be good.
To MAKE NEaUs.--To every pint of
port Wine allow one quart of boiling
water, one-quarter pound of sugar, one
lemon. grated nutmeg to taste. AS this
beverage is more usually drunk ut child
ren's parties than Mt any other, the wine
need not be very old or expensive for
the purpose. n new, fruity wine answer
ing very we'll for it. Put the wine into
Jug, rub some Jumps of sugar (eaual
to u quarter pound) on the Iemon-rind
until all the yellow part of the skin Is
absorbed, then aqueeze the Juice and
strain 1T. Add the sugar and lemon
juice to the port wine, with the grated
nutmeg; pour over 1t tho boiling water.
cover the Jug, and, when the beverage
has cooled q little. it will be fit for use.
Negus may also be made of sherry. or
any other sweet white VINE, but is more
usually made Of port than of any other
beverage. Suflicient-Allow one pint
of wine, with tho other ingredients in
proportion for party of nine or ten
children.
CREAME PATIssIERE.-P the Ye]ks of
six eggs and two teaspoonfuIs of sifted
Hour into a stew-pap. Add gradually
to it pint and half of boiling cream
and pinch of salt; then place it on n
moderate fire. stirring it with spatula
TIL it begins to thicken, when you take
1t off. continuing to stir it, in order to
make it perfectly smooth. Then put
it back on the fire, stirring it for five or
six minutes, until it is set. Put quar-
ter of pound Of butter in pan on tho
fire, skim 1T, and continue it on the fire
till it has acquired a light-brown color,
when yon instantly mix it with the
cream, after which add to it n quarter
OF a pound Of grated cocoa paste; to-
gether with four ounces of macaroons
coarsely broken up. You may flavor it
with little maraschino or orange flavor
water. IN oaso the cream should be too
stiff add little more cream; if the con-
trary, the yclks OF two eggs.
ShLvER in constant use should be
of good white soap and warm water
drying it with old soft linen cloths
Twice u week (after this washlng) give
it Il thorough Frightening with finely
powdered whiting, mixed TO a thin paste
with alcohol, rubbing longer and harder
where there are stains. Then wipe this
of and polish with cloan, soft old linen.
HE plaid flaoncls which arc offered
at surprisingly low prices ut this season
OF the year make desirable covers for
comforters. They are SO firm that they
do not need to be tackcu very closely,
and can be easily ripped apart and
washed when it IS necessary. Although
one would proter to be engaged in SOW
ing on muslin and summer garments. it
IS nevertheless true that it is "a good
time now to consider tho needs OF anu.h-
er winter.
INSECT DEsTRoYER.- We SEQ 1t stated
that the best insect destroyer known is
alum water. All you arc required 10 do
is to put tho nl,lm into hot water and
let 1t boil til al. the alum is dissolved.
then apply it hot with brush to all
cracks, closets, bedsteads, and other
places where insects are found Auts,
bedbugs, cockronches and other Creep
ing things are killed by it, while 1t has
no danger of poisoning the family or
inJurmg property.
THE staining OF bricks red IS effected
by melting one ounce OF gIue in gal
lon OF water. then adding plece of
alum as large as an egg, one-half pound
OF Venetian rcd, and one pound of Span
ish brown; rodness or darkness is in
creased by using moro red or brown.
For coloring black, heat the bricks and
dip in fluid asphaltum or in hot mix
ture Of linseed Oil and asphalt.
Durable and pretty covers for \ bu-
reau arc made of drab aida canvas, with
tho edge finished with deep scaIlops
crocheted of macreme cord, or make
the cover SO large that tho edge will fall
over tho edge OF tho bureau. After the
canvas Is fringed to the depth of IN inch,
overcast the canvas 50 that it will not
ravcl A narrow border of worsted
above the fringe is pretty addition.
PIcKI ED Eaas. The eggs should DO
boiled hard (ubout ten minutes) and
then divcsted Of their shells; when cold
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