The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-21
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

I'm busting do not forget the backs
Of pictures hanging on the walls.
To run thin-bladed knife around
the rubber of ''self-sealing" fruit can
will cause its easy opening.
White paint that has become discol-
ored may be nicely cleaned by using q
little whiting in the water for washing.
The furniture Of a sleeping-room
should be wiped with damp cloth. 1t
is as healthful to allow the dust to re-
main on the furniture as to remain in
the room on the floor.
TO serve chocolate with whipped
cream fill the cup about three-quarters
full with chocolate and heap the whip
ped cream on the top, tablespoonful
or SO to each cup.-N. Y. World.
Bean Patties: Take one quart Of
well-boiled white beans, season well
with pepper and salt, add four eggs,
well beaten, two tablespoonful Of
-four, and two Of sweet cream, and fry
as you would fry fritters, dropping into
hot misunderstanding.
Vinegar Candy: Two cupfuls Of
sugar, one-half cupful Of water, four
teaspoonfuls of vinegar; stir and mix
thoroughly before putting on the stove,
and do not stir often; boil until the
sirup crackles in cold water; then pc nr
into shallow tin to cool.-Boston Her.
aid.
Honey Cakes: Take quart Of
strained honey half pound of fresh
butter and small teaspoohful of pearl
ash, dissolved in little milk. Add as
much sifted -four as will make stiff
paste. Work well together. Roll out
half an inch thick. Cut into cakes. Lay
on buttered tins and bake in hot oven.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
"A nickel's worth Of plaster of paris
will nicely fix the lamp with loosened
socket, with enough remaining for an
other time. Mix the plaster with water
to the consistency of cream; with a
knife place a coating within the socket,
after the old has been carefully scraped
off, put 1t on the lamp, press firmly and
allow it to remain undisturbed till dry.
-Darning-needle Case: Cut out two
pieces of pasteboard five inches long by
two and half wide. Cover the outside
with pale blue satin and inside with
cream surah, or any shade which will
harmonic with the blue. On the front
paint two or three bachelor buttons in
darker blue; at one end stitch it to-
gether, adding few leaves Of fine
white flannel, tie at the other end with
pale blue ribbon.-Good Housekeeper.
Picture frames, chairs, etc., are
ebonized by washing them four times,
thoroughly drying between the times,
in a boiling mixture of strong lockwood
and water. Then wash the wood in q
solution Of acetate of iron, which is 4
mixture Of iron filings and vinegar. A
cherry stain is prepared by boiling -four
ounces of annatta in three quarts Of
water-in copper kettle-until dis
solved. Add piece of potash the size
of walnut; keep on the fire half an
hour longer and then use.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
Salmon Salad: Pour off the oil from
can of salmon; take out the bones
Chop very fine bowl full Of cabbage
Make dressing of one-half cup vine
gar, one-half teaspoon mustard, foul
eggs, boil; while hot add large table
spoon butter and beat with egg-beatei
until creamy; put on ice. Mix the sal
mon with the cabbage and pour owe,
dressing, mixing together; with silver
fork garnish with crosses; Holsters ani
shrimp salad are both delicious made
from the same recipe. More vinegar
may be added if liked; garnish with
crosses and olives.-Detroit Free Press