Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-16
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Useful Information for Parior, Fire.
side and Kitchen.

ABApGER hair brush is best for
busting fine bits of china.
PUTa bit of butter in dish in which
milk is to be cooked, and it will be less
liable to burn.
DON'T wear cheap scarlet socks or
stockings. Nearly all are now dyed
with fuchsine, a very powerful poison.
REMEMBER that it is not the biggest
turkey that is tenderest, nor the larg-
est bunch of celery that is crispest.
GRAVY ladies of china or granite
wear have gone out of use very largely.
A good-sized spoon takes the place Of
q ladle, and is lighter and prettier.
CELERY may be kept indefinitely by
wrapping around it heavy brown
towel wrung out Of cold water. When
the towel gets dry renew the water.
THE alcove formed by deep windows
is now curtained with large draperies
instead of hanging small curtains
against each window.
OLD canton-hannel is the best cloth
for wiping gilt or bronze picture
frames. A small quantity of salts of
tartar. dissolved in water, is a good
solution, for cleaning frames.
THE strongest concentrated ammo
mia will remove stains from old brass
when all else fails. The ammonia
vapor changes the brass during the pro-
cess of cleaning to bronze color. but
the immediate application of the liquid
removes this at once.
CAsToRs made of leather are a new
invention which will prove very useful.
Heavy furniture which must be moved
very often for sweeping wears bad
places on floors or carpets, and solid
sole-leather castor must prove bless
| ing TO housekeepers.
A PRETTY way to use Japanese
parasol in house decoration is to take
down the chandelier and put the gas
pipe through the middle of large Jap
anese parasol, drawing it well up to
the ceiling so as to prevent danger
from fire. The handle must be taken
out and a tube fitted in its place,
through which the pipe passes.
SPICE CAKE.-One cupful butter,
two cupsful sugar, one-half cupful
milk, five eggs, three teaspoonsful
/ lpaking powder, one teaspoonful each
of cinnamon. allspice, nutmeg, one-halF
cloves; flour to make quite stiff. This
B makes large loaf and will keep some
q time If wrapped in cloth.
Il CHARLOTTE MUFFINs.-One quart
of flour (sifted twice. three eggs, dhe
whites and yolks beaten separately and
until stiff, three teacups sweet milk, a
little salt. The excellence of these de-
pends upon thorough beating and quick
baking.
GREEN-ToMAToE PIE - Pare and
slice live or six green tomatoes. Have
the undercrust ready, put them in it,
add half teacupful vinegar, one cup of
sugar, small piece of butter. Sprinkle
over all a little allspice and flour. Put
on top crust and bake in a moderately
hot oven.
IVORY that's stained or spotted may
be restored by rubbing 1t with bicar-
carbonate Of sodium applied by means
of toothbrush dipped in warm water
Wash in clear water and polish it with
chamois skin. But perhaps better
than this Is to rub the ivory article
with very fine sand paper and finish
with whiting.
To CLEAN marble the following pro.
cess is recommended: Wash the surface
with a mixture Of finely powdered
pumice-stone add vinegar, and leave il
for several hours; then brush 1t hare
and wash it clean. When dry, rub with
whiting and wash-leather. Oxalic anC
muriatic acids are also used, but they
will injure the polish of the marble.
For oatmeal cruel, take two ounce:
of oatmeal and one and half pint:
Of water. Rub the meal in basir
with the back of spoon, in a small
quantity of water, pouring off the tiuit
after the coarser particles are settled
but while the milkiness continues re
peat the operation. Next put the wash
ings into a pan, stir until they boil, and
q soft, thick mucilage is formed
Sweeten TO taste.
FOR baked custards, take one quar-
Of milk, four eggs, five tablespoonful
, of sugar beaten with the eggs, nutme,
and two tablespoonsful navoring eS
, tract. Scald the milk, pour upon tn
: other ingredients, stir together wei
/ flavor and pour into stone-china cups
/ Set these in pan OF hot water, graf
: nutmeg upon each and bake until firm
Eat cold from the cups.
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