The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-09
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS. s. A. NETTLES.

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to save time and strength, and even
then how hard it is to get through
with it all Then to have it made
doubly hard by careless people who
know little of the physical p1in caused
by overwork! Is it any wonder that
the overwrousht nerves give way,
and the weary worker scolds? Such
state of affairs is certainly not con-
duci0e to sweet temper The sharp
words may be bitterly regretted and
atoned for by extra attentions during
the rest of the day, and after all who
has Il right to Judge her? If hus-
bands would OILY be little more
thoughtful, much Of home unpleas-
antness could be easily avoided. They
will not try to realize halfwhat woman
suffers patiently. There are many
good, thoughtful men, but there are
many more who will see Il woman
dragging along day after day under
burdens much too heavy for her to
bear. What a fuss there would be
should woman 60 into her husbands
office and begin to tumble things
about in search of letter or paper
she may happen TO want, and then go
away and leave drawers and boxes in
tumbled condition! Yet men will
do that very thing in the honse, and
consider themselves greatly abused If
anything is said to them about it.
When men learn to be rs neat about
the house as they want their wives to
be, there will be fewer scolding wives.
Tile Househccper.
Rustic cake is very nice. Bake three
cakes an inch thick, preparing the bat
ter by any white cake recipe, spread
the following filling thickly between
the layers, sprinkling with grated CO.
coanut, cover the top and sides with
the filing, sprinkle with the cocoanut,
and set in cool, dry place to harden.
Do not cut the almonds too fine, mere
| ly break each in two or three pieces.
The filing is made as follows: A
scant cup of almonds broken, one cup
each Of figs and raisins cut up, few
red gum-drops, two sticks OF pink
cream candy and one-half pound of
French candy, all broken up and
mixed with other ingredients. Boil
one pint of white sugar until itropes,
pour it upon the whites of four eggs
beaten to froth, beat well, and while
warm stir into it the mixture of fruit
and candy.
WArEEMELoN-RISD PREsEEvEs.-Pare
the watermelon rinds, cut awaN all
the pink part, then put them in brine
and let them remain twenty-four
hours. Then put into fresh water,
changing it occasionally till the salt is
all out Of the rinds. Now make So
lation of alum strong enough to be
'puckery," cut the rinds in shapes
you want them, put into the alum
water with a few grape leaves, let
boil for twenty minutes, change to
clear water, boil a little while longer,
than change again to fresh water INF
which are a few pieces of race ginger:
boil in this few moments, while you
prepare a nice syrup of white sugar,
with few bits of orange and lemon
peel added. Put the rlnds in this
and cook slowly until tender. These
preserves are delicious, and the "fruit
costs nothing, as it would be wasted
were it not thus used.
CROCHET HooD.-Make chain OF
12O stitches Make l &c into each st
of ch; continue until you have l6
rows. Then break the yarn. In tie
51st st make / dc, make 70 dcs Zone
in each ST.; this will leave so stitches
on each side. Having made 20 dcs,
turn and work l9 rows of 20 dcs.
Crochet the sides of the crown on to
the front piece of the hood. For the
cape make it all OF double crochet,
widening in center of back and half
way between back and front. Make
the cape the length you require;
widen each row by making dc with
l ch between) in same st. This fin
ishes lining of the hood. For the top
make chain of Is SITS and catch in
each st of lining Continue all over
the hood lining in this way and it will
have q very fluffy appearance. Put on
bow of ribbon and ribbon strings;
make draw string of the yarn and
put it in the Goth row of 20 stitches.
This hood is easy to make. When it
is started it will point its own way to
size by trying on occasionally. Mate
rials: Germantown or zephyr, asing
it split for the top part.
Every housekeeper should have a
kitchen memorandum. 1t consists of
board which is hung on a nail above
the kitchen table. On the left hand
side Of this board the names of all
staple groceries are written, and oppo-
site each name is small hole \ small
box is fastened to the bottom Of the
board, and in it are number OF
small pegs which are made to fit the
holes. When the housckeeper no.
tees that certain article is needed,
she sticks peg into the hole oppo-
site it's name, then, when the husband
goes to town, or the grocers boy
comes, it is easy to make list of the
things needed and have nothing for
gotten.
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