The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-17
HOusekeepers' Help.

PREsERvING.-It is an excellent
thing to pare and cut peaches the
afternoon before they are to be canned
and put sugar over them. In the
morning there will be syrup enough
to cook them in.
BEEFsTEAK WITH ONIONS. q
piece of butter in a saucepan, and in
it fry to a golden color an onion
sliced very finely, or a couple of
shalots minced add sprinkling of
pepper, and pour over the steak.
CHEAP REFRIGERAToRs. "A flower
pot wrapped in a wet cloth and placed
over a butter plate will keep the con-
tents of the plate as hard and firm
as if they were set on ice; and milk
will not sour if the can containing it
be wrapped in a wet cloth.
SLICED SMOKED BEEF. -Mince it
fine and sprinkle it into a salad, or
mix it also with potatoes and egg
fo- cake, or use it with spoonful
Of flour and eggs for an omelette, or
heat it by steam through and eat it
with a can of warmed up peas or Il
dish Of stewed onions and potatoes.
TO REMOVE DAMPNEss. For a
damp closet or cupboard, which is
liable to cause mildew, place in it a
saucer full Of quick lime, and it will
not only absorb ali apparent damp
ness, but sweeton and disiniect the
space. Renew the lime once fort
night if the place be very damp,
renew it as often as it becomes
Stacked.
BAKED APPLE DUMPLINGs. - Make
a sufficient quantity Of good crust
cream crust is the best--pare, cut and
core your apples, and roll each apple
up in enough crust to cover east.
ly; bake half an hour and serve
with sauce made of brown sugar,
flour and water, as for any pudding
with the addition of nutmeg and a
generous bit of butter.
To REMOVE PIMPLEs. Everybody
knows that alum is good for cankeI
sores in the mouth and on the tongue,
but perhaps every one does not know
that it will also do much toward pre-
venting pimples on the face. The
right way to use it for the latter
annoying trouble is to rub piect
over the face every time it is batheC
and while the skin is wet.
LUNCHEON CAKE. Take one anc
a half pounds Of dough, one-hal
pound currants, one-half pound clari
fed drippings Of butter. Spread GU
the dough on the pasteboard, roll i
well out, rub in the currants anC
sugar, then add the drippings Of but
ter, and lastly the eggs. Mix all wei
together, leave it to rise, put it int
tins and bake about an hour in a mod
crate oven.
Ours OR BRUISES. Tobacco, we
with spirits or water, bound on
fresh cut or bruise will save mucl
pain and soreness. The Tobacco
should be kept moist by OCCASIONAL,
wetting the bandage with warm water
Fresh tobacco should be applied ever
day till the soreness is gone; then re
move itand put piece Of court plas
ter over the wound, so as to exclud
the air, and it will soon heal withou
further trouble.
PEACHES WITH RICE. Take som
peaches and cut them in halves
simmer them in syrup for half al
hour, then drain, and when col,
arrange them on dish round a shap
Of rice made as follows: Boil tire
tablespoonful of rice, picked AM
washed clean, in pint of milk, wit
sugar to taste, and piece of vanilla
when quite done put it into basi
to get cold. Make a custard with
gill Of milk and the yolks Of fou
eggs; when cold mix it with the rice
Beat up to froth gill of crear
with some sugar and a pinch of isir
glass dissolved in little water; mi
this very lightly with the rice an
custard fill a mould with the mis-
ture and set it on ice. When moe
erately iced turn it out on dish an