Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-10-30
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"A pie or custard will not burn il In
the oven with dish of water

"A pie or custard will not burn il In
the oven with dish Of water.
photographs should not be hung
next to an oil painting. The quantity
of dark color in tho photograph takes
out the effect of the painting Many
photographs give dismal result to
parlor furnishing. -Demorest's Monthly.
-Friar's Omelette; Boil and mash
twelve apples as for sauce. Stir into
them two ounces of butter. When cold
add four eggs we'll beaten. Butter a
dish and strew in grated bread crumbs,
so as to cover the bottom and sides OF
the dish. Pour'in the apples. Sprinkle
break crumbs over the top and bake.
When done sift sugar over the top.
Meat Pie: Cold roast beef, or pork,
or both, cut In small pieces. Place in
buttered pudding dish. Fill the dish
two-thirds full. Slice an onion and
strew over it, adding the gravy, or near
ly cover with water; sprinkle with flour;
add small bits Of butter, pepper and salt;
cover with crust made as for biscuit;
bake twenty minutes or half an hour,
according to size. -Housekeeper
-Evaporated apples make excellent
pies far superior to the dried apple of
the olden times Put few in stew
kettle with plenty of water, and set
on the back of the stove to slowly
soften This should be done the day
before they are wanted for use. Let
them become very soft, then sweeten a
little richer than for fresh apples. add
butter and cinnamon, and bake between
two crusts.-Good Housekeeping.
If any article of household furni-
ture requires disinfecting occasionally,
it is carpet; especially if it has been
used a considerable time. The follow
ing is method recommended by a
housekeeper both as a disinfectant and
preventive of moths: Add three tea
spoonfuls of turpentine to three quarts
of water. Saturate large sponge with
this mixture, squeeze it about two
thirds dry, go over the carpet carefully.
AS often as the sponge becomes dirty,
cleanse it and take in fresh supply of
water.
-Neapolitan Cake: One cup of brown
sugar, three eggs, half cup of butter,
half cup of molasses, half cup OF
strong coffee, three cups of flour, one
teaspoonful of baking powder, one cup
of raisins and one of currants; tea
spoonful each of cinnamon, cloves and
mace; bake in jellycake pans. For
white part take two cups of sugar, one
of butter, three of -four half cup of
milk, teaspoonful of baking powder
and the whites of four eggs; bake in
Jelly pans and put together alternately
with dark, spreading icing favored
with. vanilla between. Ice the top
Home,
-Birdsnest Pudding: Core and peel
enough tart, well-favored apples t.
cover the bottom of a round porcelain
pudding dish. Put about half an inch
of boiling water in the dish with the
apples Cover them with a plate ant
set them in hot oven to cook for TWEEN
ty minutes. At the end of this time thu
apples should be tender and nearly
cooked and the water entirely absorbed
If any water remains it should be gently
turned off, but so as not to break thu
apples. Prepare an unsweetened Gus
tard of five eggs and quart of mill
which has been brought to the boiling
point Add the eggs to the hot milk
carefully beating them in. Season thu
mixture with saltspoonful of salt, an(
pour it over the apples. 1t should cove
them, Replace the pudding dish in thu
oven without cover and bake the Gus
tard and apples till the custard is firm
in the center. The oven should not b,
too hot.