The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Omelet with stuffed olives and buttered
maroons is breakfast delicacy served by
imported cooks.
Turnips, carrots and onions should
not be split, but sliced in rings across, as
they cook thus sooner.
Clean the inside of vinegar cruets and
bottles by putting IN crushed eggshells
with little water and shaking.
To prevent cake adhering to the pan
when baked, scatter little flour over the
creased surface before pouring in the
dough.
Careful diet will do much toward re-
moving the greasy appearance from your
skin. In addition put little borax in
the water used for bathing your face.
Consumptives will find relief from
using, daily, glycerine and powdered
willow charcoal. Proportions: One part
of charcoal to two parts of pure glycer-
inc.
Slumber blankets of silk plush sell for
$50, but they are luxurious. One can
dream in them, live in them and use them
to drape an easel or divan, or picture OF
a piano.
To cure wrinkles, take needle or
other sharp instrument and draw it along
the wrinkle, just hard enough to bring
blood, then let it heal and the wrinkle
will entirely disappear.
New sofa pillows are filled with down
and finished with folded ruff1e of some
plain colored silk. For the case an artist
pattern or Pompadour design is used and
tie leading shade in the flower matched
in the plain silk.
Onions should be soaked in salted
warm water previous to cooking to partly
remove any strong odor they may pos
sess. Peas, string beans and green corn
should not be prepared for cooking until
about ready to be used.
To clean papered walls: Wipe down
with flannel cloth tied over broom or
brush. Cut thick piece of stale bread
and rub down with this. Begin at the
top and 60 straight down. Care must,
ofcourse, be taken not to wear upon the
paper.
Have all medicines in one place-a box,
drawer or chest-and always keep all
therein. Have each member of family
understand where it is and what it is and
what it is for, and have your rolls of
linen, cotton and flannel in handy place
easily got at when needed.
To launder red table linen, use tepid
water with a little powdered borax,
which serves to set the color. Wash the
linen separately and quickly, using very
little soap; rinse in tepid water contain
ing little boiled starch; dry in the
shade, and iron when nearly dry.
There is nothing better for cut than
powdered resin. Pound it until fine and
put it in an empty clean pepper box with
perforated top. Then you can easily sift
it out on the cut, and put soft cloth
around the injured member and wet with
cold water once in while. It will pre-.
vent inflammation and soreness.
A quick dessert may be made of dried
apples. Roll piece of light biscuit
dough very thin; spread with the stewed
fruit, roll it up and cut in blocks an inch
thick, place in pan and sprinkle with
sugar, little cream or butter on each
piece and fill the crevices with water.
Bake and serve with lemon sauce.
When new lamp chimneys are bought,
place in kettle of cold water, let it
come to boil, then set back of stove,
where it will gradually cool. This is an
excellent toughening process. All glass
ware, dishes, tumblers and the like
treated this way will break less easily.
Keep the kettle covered tightly until the
water has had time to cool.
Oil of peppermint in vapor diluted