Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-23
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

ONE of the best remedies for i~n-gr0wing
nails is to scrape thin with glass and force
raw cotton under the side affected.
CELLAR-wALLs should be whItewashed
twice a year. a small quantity of cop
peras put into the lime will keep your
cellar free from vermin.
THE best ingredient for Frightening fur
niture is rotten-stone and sweet oil. After
applying this clean off the oil with a piece
of channels; use a second piece to bring a
polish.
A PRETTY BED COVER is made of elder
duck skins covered with the gray and
white down, the feathers having all been
plucked. The border is a patchwork Of
the glossy, u~nplucked greenish-white neck
and crest feathers of the bird, the black
ring around the neck forming horseshOes
this pretty novelty is only $40.
CHESTNUT MOULD.-Stir two ounces of
butter with three ounces of sugar, the
yolks of six eggs and four bitter almonds
pounded fine. Have chestnuts boiled and
pounded smooth or grated; add one-quar-
ter of a pound or these, and then stir in
the whites of four eggs whisked to a snow.
Steam the mass in a well buttered mould.
When turned out serve with any approved
sauce.
MUSHROOMS ON TOAsT.-Blanch your
mushrooms in vinegar and water, drain
them and warm in hot melted butter over
a quick fire, stir in a little flour and a few
drops of stock, season with salt, pepper
and a chopped head Of garlic and parsley;
let it boil over two or three times, thicken
the sauce with yolks Of egg, flavor with
lemon Juice and dish up on baked buttered
bread crusts.
CURDs MoULD.-Stir to a cream three
ounces of butter, then stir in well the fol-
lowing in succession: The yolks Of six
eggs, three ounces OF powdered sugar,
three ounces OF curds rubbed smooth and
the whites Of the eggs whipped to a stiff
snow. stirred in gently the last thing. 1t
may be either baked or steamed in a well
buttered mould. Then turn it out and
strew it with sugar.
OIL CLOTHS should never be scrubbed,
but washed with skinned milk, in which
has been thrown a handful of corn meal;
it is the only wash to use for them, as it
imparts a freshness which no amount of
%scrubbing will give. They should be var
nished, every spring, and oiled with lii
seed oil once a week; this preserves them,
and if the method is p%ersevered in, they
will last four times as long as they do Or
dinarily.
APPLE PANCAKEs.-Peel and core some
apples, put them in a stew pan, with a
piece Of butter, and let them soften in
their own steam; add sugar, grated lemon
peel or spice, and some currants or sui
tana ralsms, as approved. Fry two good
pancakes, lay one on a suitable dish,
spread the apple over and cover it with
the other pancake; Slft sugar over and
serve it quite hot. Cherries or any other
fruit may be substituted for the apples.
ON the subject of bedclothes, the points
that have most to be enforced are that
heavy bed clothing is always a mistake,
and that weight in no true sense means
warmth. The light down quilts or cover
let's which are now coming into general
use are the greatest Improvements that
have been made in our time in regard to
bedcl0theS. One OF these quilts takes
well the place Of two blankets, and they
cause much less fatigue from weightthan
layer upon layer of blanket covering.
COVER Fol- SIDEBOARDS.-A cheap,
and yet tasteful, cover for the sidebOard
marble is greatly desired by most women.
1t can be made Of linen crash which costs
about 12H cents per yard; cut it long
enough so that the ends will hang owe
about One-Quarter of q yard; fringe the
ends and overcast the edge: then put
three rows OfdraWn-WOrk above the fringe,
and If you choose to still further ornament
ii, a simple vine in outline stitch may be
worked on each end. Work this with
crewel; it will wash better thar marking
Gotten will, and besides, you can take
longer stitches with good effect. Two or
three of these simple scarfs will not cost
so much as one very handsome one, and
yet you will be able to keep the sideboard
looking neat and orderly every day.
A "BREAD RAISER" is a deep tin pan,
with high lid curved to fit the swelling of
a risen loaf-it is perforated with holes
near the top to allow the steam to escape.
Eggs in a pocket" is the name of an ar
rangement for pOaching eggs; a castor
shaped stand holds three pockets, punched
at intervals with small holes. This in
sures an even edge to the pOached eggs
and prevents the possibility of breaking
the eggs IN removing to the table. A new
porcelain rice-boiler is a Utensil which
promises to attend to its own affairs, and
not claim attention from a busy cook. 1t
is a double boiler, to preyentburning; the
lower pan requires hat the water be &c
plenished as it bOils away Beyond this
the affair minds its own business and does
nctrequire stirring. It takes a little longer
time to boil the rice II this UtensIl.