Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-11-25
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Useful Information for Parlor, Fire.
side and Kitchen.

side and Kitchen. 2
DON'T stand up when you can do a
piece of work sitting down.
Do NOT sacrifice your health and
strength for economy's sake.
AVOID waste in boiling potatoes by
cooking only those of one size at a Z
time.
CRACKER Jars, holding about
quart, are among the new articles of
tablewear.
RANCID butter or lard cannot be
restored to Its original sweetness.
Better use it for soap than for food.
WHEN eggs are scarce, one table,
spoon Of corn-starch will take the place
of an egg in anything you cook.
A LITTLE borax put in the water in
which scarlet napkins and red bordered
towels are to be washed will prevent
their fading.
THE flavor and crispness Of celery
are increased by soaking the stems in
ice water for short time before the
stalks are placed on the table.
SLICES of bacon. cut very thin, rolled
in well-beaten egg and bread crumbs,
and fried crisp brown on hot spider
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To BLAcKEN scuttle or anything
of that kind take ten cents worth of
asphaltum, mix it with the same
quantity of benzine and turpentine
TO the consistency of paint, and apply
with brush.
KEEP your children in school. Moth
ing but sickness should keep them at
home. 1t is unfair to both teacher and
child to let every little unusual occur
ance serve as pretext for non-at-
tendance.
If YOU are the happy possessor of a
/ good umbrella, it pays to take care of
it. After 1t has been wet, keep 1t open
until perfectly dry. If you would pre-
vent cutting, don't strap tightly or keep
it in its case. ha
To TAKE the creases out Of drawing
paper or engravings, lay the paper or
engraving face downward, on sheet
of smooth, unsized white paper; cover
it with another sheet of the same,
very slightly dampetl, and iron with q
moderately warm flat iron. -.
To MAKE beef tea, cut lean beef into
small pieces, and prt into jar, cover
ing closely. Set tha iar in kettle of
cold water; bring .riNlnally to boil,
and continue uptii tie juiceis extracted
from the meat. T,is will require sew
eral hours. Season to taste.
A GOOD recipe for doughnuts: Two
eggs, one cup of sugar, one cup of
fresh butter-milk, IN even teaspoonful
Of soda, one tea 'pooncul, of salt, one
nutmeg and flour enough to make q
soft dough. Roll to less than half an
inch thick. Mold and fry in boiling
lard. These will not absorb a bit OF
the fat, and are the least pernicious Of
the doughnut family.
BEEF CAKES are made from three
parts Of finely chopped cold beef and
one part of mashed potatoes, a little
minced parsley and q beaten egg
Make into cakes about half an incl
thick and as big aronnd as teacup
dredge with flour and fry in hot drip
pings. Serve with tomato sauce and
brown gravy.
MUTTON sausage may interest where
cold, boiled, or roast has ceased to dc
80. Mix together one pound of colo
mutton, three ounces of beef suet (thest
two must be very finely chopped), a,
great bulk of bread crumbs, a pin
Of minced oysters, two anchovies ais,
minced, q seasoning of thyme, mar
joram, pepper and salt. Mix all thes
ingredients thoroughly, moisten then
with the beaten whites and yolks o
two eggs until they form stiff paste
form into balls or sausages and fry.
, INK stains on mahogany furnitur,
will disappear II treated as follows
: Put six drops of spirits of nitre into
. teaspoonful Of water, and touch tn
) stained part with a feather dipped Il
d the mixture. Immediately after thi!
} rub with soft cloth and cold waite
5 to prevent a white mark. .s 4,
: GRASS stains are troublesome to re
move, but soft soap and soda is usual
Q effectual After wetting the staine
7 parts rub in the soap and as muc
4 baking soda as will adhere. Let thi
} stand half an hour and wash in th
: usual manner. Whiting is also use
with soft soap for the same purpose.
= INK stains may be removed fror
white goods by saturating the spo
= with water and then covering wit
pounded salts of lemon. Put In tn
sun for five inmates, wash with soa
and rinse. n pacte of chloride Of lin
and water well rubbed in will take in
stains from silver or plated ware
Wash and wipe as usual. Is
!, 1t is plain enough to the enq~'
: that the dairy men who are the mo.
a successful are those who seek to In
II prove their stock. Scrub bulls do no
pay. 1t pays to breed good calves an
/. raise the female, for the dairy; betts
i than to sell off the cows when they NJ
q dry and substitute Others in their plac
Pursuing such system, dairymt
would witness an annual improvement
on the average, with all the herds, tn