The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-18
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"A soothing application for burns y
10 cover them with the white OF an egg.
II forms Q coating over the injured part
and protects it from the external air.
Tin pans and buckets would not rust
and wear out so soon If they were
thoroughly dried after washing. Set
them on the back of the range for . feW
moments before putting them away.
-Potatoe Patties: Beat one egg fine,
and thoroughly mix with cold mashed
potatoes; with the hand, shape them IN
small thin cakes and fry brown in but
ter or lard. If eggs are scarce they sTs
very nice without.
Instead of using tea and coffee,
make coffee Of burnt crusts and serve
it with cream. Sometimes l add a table
spoonful of ground coffee. It is very
good and the children can drink it with
out harm.-Cor. Housekeeper.
Coffee Cake: One-half cup OF sugar,
One-half cup Of butter, one-haf cup OF
molasses, one-half cup Of coffee, one
teaspoonful Of all kinds Of spices, ono
cup of chopped raisins, one-half tes-
spoonful of soda. Flour to thicken.-
Boston Budget.
-Broiled Partridge: Cut open down
the back, season with salt and pepper,
lay ON well-greased broiling.iron and
broil, turn until done on both sides.
Put on hot dish and pour melted but
over.-Ladies' Home Companion.
-Custard Blanc-mange: Make GUS
tard with one quart of milk, four eggs,
one teacup sugar. Stir into it, while
boiling, half box of gelatine after it
has soaked ten minutes. Season with
vanilla and pour in molds. Eat with
whipped cream.-Detroit Free Press
When making light bread, if you
will set your pans of bread in tub OF
boiling water with something under
them to lift them little above the
water, then cover the tub with quilt
to prevent the steam from escaping,
your bread will rise quickly and be very
nice.
in using gold or any Of the bronzes
never mix the medium with the powdes
| if you wish to obtain the best effect. In
painting dip your brush first into the
liquid then into the powder kept in sep.
arate saucers, and the dull, furnished
look" of which you complain, will MOI
annoy you."-N. Y. World,
| To Fry Beef Kidney: Take bed
kidney; cut it into thin slices and lei
them soak in warm water two hours
changing the water twice, drain them
well from the water; season with pep
per and salt and dredge with flour; fry
in hot fat until nicely Drowned; arrangs
the slices in circle on a platter; make
about half pint of gravy in the spider
add one tablespoonful Of piquante sauc'
and one small lump of sugar; pour thi
gravy into the center Of the dish; serv'
with fried sweet potatoes and stewet
tomatoes. -.
Jerusalem Artichokes a la Chetput
Boil two pounds of Jerusalem arti
chokes in milk until tender, mash then
through hair seive; add half pint o
cream, beating it in well; beat up three
eggs, put salt and pepper enough TO sea
son the whole, add the eggs to the rest
stirring all well. Put the mixture int
buttered mold, and steam for an hour
tying buttered paper over the mold
Turn it out, pour heated-tomato pure
round, and send to table, with frie
toast on another dish to be served wit
it. If preferred, the mold may be iced
and served with rich mayonnaise sauce
Chicken Consomme: Cut up
chicken, reserve one-half of the breast
Add two quarts cold water, heat slowl
and simmer four hours, strain. Whe
cold remove the fat. Add the white an
shell of one egg, the breast choppe
! fine, one sliced onion, one salt spoonfl
, celery salt, one-half teaspoonful sa'
and one salt spoonful pepper. Hes
slowly TO the boiling point, simme
twenty minutes. Strain through nal
kin; add one cup peas and serve. Bo
the ustock down to one quart. tn
secret of clearing this stock well is
have it very cold when the white IN
shell of the egg are added. Then p,
on the stove and let it warm slowl,
stirring all the time. The shreds of ee
in cooking will catch all the impuriti,
in the stock.-Boston Globe.