The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-27
HOME HINTS AND. HELPS.

HOME HINTS AND. HELPS.
Lemon sage I. very good in the
sarly stages Of colds. This is an tnfu.
sion Of sage mixed with hot lemonade.
The pla;nest steak is. improved by
the addition of teaspoonful OF butter
rubbed with - much chopped parsley
and q teaspoonful Of lemon Juice.
WHEN your stove is burned red and
backing won't stick put little fat
fried from salt pork into the water you
dissolve your. backing in and try again.
"A teaspoonful Of camphor in wide
mouthed bottle, well covered with boiling
water, produces warm vapor which can
De inhaled for the relief of acute head
colds. Ten minutes use, three times a
day, will suffice.
Oysters for the sick. Remove the
hard part and stew in their own liquor,
adding pepper and salt, but no milk.
Crackers can be added, or it can be
poured over a slice of nicely buttered
toast. Butter can be added to the
stew if the doctor permits.
Collie Drops.-One teaspoonful mag.
nesia and one of paregoric, half tea
spoonful Of rhubarb, one teaspoonful Of
mint water and four tablespoonful Of
cold water, sweetened with loaf sugar.
Dose for child two weeks old, one tea.
spoonful. Repeat if necessary in fifteen
or twenty minutes.
Usually when any foreign or poison
GUS matter has been swallowed, the first
step should be to produce emesis. II
you have no strip Of ipecac in the house,
add little mustard and salt to luke
warm water and make the patient drink
considerable. 1t is one of the promptest,
easily-obtained emetics known.
"A Observation-Disclosures may be formed
with round pasteboard bottom about
six inches in diameter, covered on both
sides with blue silk, layer of scented
cotton being laid beneath the silk on the
side intended for the inside bottom; a
netting of blue silk is crocheted around
it as deep as is required and drawn to.
gether at the top with ribbons or cord
and tassels. .Y..
"A round steak is better cooked on q
very hot pan than upon gridiron. Use
no fat except that which is on the meat
In turning it stick the fork into the
outer rim of fat, never into the meat
Transfer to hot dish containing butter
pepper and salt, turn over on the way Il
the table, and, If there is any waiting tt
be done, let your guests wait for the
steak, but never treat good piece O.
meat so shabbily as to let it do thu
waiting.
Graham Biscuit cup graham
-four, one-half cup white -four, one table
spoon sugar, one heaping teaspoon bak
ing powder-a pinch of salt Mix 1t vel
with spoon; then, with the hand worl
in one level tablespoon of lard, and adj
three-fourths of a teacup of cold water
Beat the batter one minute, put int
muffin pans and bake. When done, pu
them on plate and cover with ston'
crock for five minutes. This is very i'm
portant as it prevents their being har'
and indigestible.-The Housekeeper.
Chicken Pie.-Cut up the CHECKER
and stew until tender, then take 1t GU
and make nice gravy with the liquor
Put the chicken into deep pan or dis
with plenty Of gravy, bits Of butter, sal
and pepper. Make batter Of one pin
of sour cream, half teaspoonful soda dis
solved in little hot water and stirre
into the cream, pinch Of salt and fiou
enough to make thick batter. Pou
this evenly over the chicken and bake
light brown. Have plenty of gravy an
save out some to use when the pie
served. Sweet cream can be used b
adding one teaspoonful of cream tartal