The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-12
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Mix stove backing with spirits Of
turpentine. 1t will tako OFF tho rust,
polish easier, and stay glossy longer
than when water is used.
In changing feathers, always put
them into new ticks, as the feathers
will surely prick through washed ticks.
inside OF the ticks with hard soap, to
prevent this, but l should prefer new
ones. Old ticking can always be put to
good use.
Tomato Kctchup. Eight quarts
strained tomato, six tablespoonfuls mus
tard, one tablespoonful ground cloves,
one tablespoonful yellow ginger. ono
quart vinegar, one-half cup brown SUI
gar. Boil very slowly, until tho guam
tity is reduced nearly onc-half. Put in
to bottles.-Yanl1ce Blade.
Fried Corn.-Roasting-e arc best
for this purpose. Cut tho corn from tho
cob, add salt and pepper, and put it in
largo pic tin containing hot butter
Set it whore it will cook slowly, and
stir it often. If it should stick to tho
dish, add little water, but not unless
1T does, for water is no Improvement
Household.
Pickle Lilly.-Chop one gallon OF
green toma toes, sprinkle with salt and
let stand for twcnty-four hours; then
drain off the water, add twelve onions
chopped, six green peppers, three quarts
chopped cabbage, one half pint of grated
horseradish, mustard seed black pepper
to taste; put vinegar to this. and cork
tight. Do not cocl1.-Dctroit FREQ
Press.
Save tho small paper bags carefully
which groceries come in; they are use
full in many ways. Slip the hand in ono
when you black the stove, and YOU will
not soil it. When flies abound, slip
them over tho clean lamp-chimneys
during tho day. After fruit is canned
draw them over the can, and label them
plainly; the action of tho light causes
more fruit to spoil than any other ono
thing. boston Budget
Every mother should know how to
prepare proper food for her family when
i'll. 1nvalids arc often mado worse bv
improper food. Appointing and health
ful dishes can he made from rico, tapioca.
oat and corn meal, and graham flour.
I'roilcd beef, beef tea. chicken and
mutton soup, milk toast, poached cgrs,
and toasted crackers, arc all good
l;akcd apples and baked potatoes arc
nutritious and easily digcstcd House
keeper.
--Smothcred Figs.-Thrco cupfuls of
rich milk. one cupful of sugar, a desert
spoonful OF butter, two well-bcatcn crrs
and two tcasDoonfuls of corn-starch;
boil the milk and pour it over the in
gradients, adding the cornstarch last
mixed smooth in little milk; put Il lit
tie Of the cream in a glass dish and
cover it with sliced figs. add more cream
and another layer of figs, cover the top
with mcringuo and serve cold; any
flavoring desired can DO used in the
cream.-Boston Herald.
Water ices are compounded OF tho
juices OF fruit, sugar and water. While
they are often unpleasantly like hard
cned mixture Of favored snow and
water they may he made as Smooth and
firm as tho best ice cream by observing
tho following, directions: Cool, tho
sugar and water to clear sirup; remove
Tho scum and strain the sirup through
line muslin bag; when cool pour into
the freezer and add tho prepared fruit
juices Freczo as ice cream; when hard
to stir, open tho freezer and add tho
white OF an egg, beaten with Il tea
spoonful of fine white sugar to Il stiff
broth; stir till smoothly. Y World.