The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-28
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
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core some nice sweet apples, drop
them IL. the syrup, and cook them just
tender, but not too soft Put them in
a glass can or a jar, and pour the
syrup over them. They may be eaten
as soon as cold, OF they will keep any
length Of time.
Az INGENIOUS DEvIcE-'The follow
ing account of how pair OF ordinary
seventy-iye cent prunella slippers
were converted into an elegant pair
Of evening slippers may interest and
be of use to some OF our young read
crS \ young lady il a country place,
somewhat remote from shopping cen
ters, was preparing to attend arecep-
ton, OF rather, an evening party, when
she suddenly realized that she had for
gotten to provide herself with either
shoes or slippers to wear on the near
approaching occasion. It would be
impossible, owing to several reasons,
to 60 to tie city and obtain what she
desired, so she set Eer wits to work to
devise something that might be worn
suitably with garnet brocade which
she was to Wear that evening. The
dress had garnet velvet sleeves and
trimming of the same around the
square-cut neck. Looking over her
possessions, she found a pair of small
ancient looking paste buckles that
had belonged probably to her great
grandfather, who fourishcd in the
times when gentlemen Wore knee
breeches with black silk stockings and
patent-leather pumps with diamond
or paste buckles. There was also a
lot of ? inch wide garnet velvet ribbon
in odd lengths, and of the slipper
kind, nothing but a pair of not very
new prunella ties. Her inventive
mind dwelt on these somewhat incon-
gruous articles at first with sort of
despairin9 inquiry, and suddenly with
the triumphant conclusion, [ have
found it.
Procuring some strong thread,
needles and silk, the little lady sat
down to her task and made two large
oval rosettes, in the center of each Of
which glittered the paste BUCKLE like
little oval OF diamonds The TO-
settcs were sewed on the slippers with
the longest way Of the oval reaching
from the toe to the instcp. lie sides
Of tue rosettcs were strongly tackled
down at their edges, SO that the prui
nella Was entirely covered; i'll iaci,
the whole front Of the shoe, which
WAS all that would by chance be visi-
bic peeping from beneath lier garnet
gown. She next bound the edges OF
the slippers with the velvet ribbon,
and lastly, the edges Of the soles were
touched with shoe polish and behold,
as pretty pair Of slippers as one
would desire for an evening party,
unless one was altogether unreasoua-
ble.--Lotlic> IIiorld.
PRESSED CH1cKES.-For a party OF
ten it Will take fowl Weighing at
least four pounds. Joint and wash
fowl, then cover with boiling water
and boil until tender. When nearly
cooked, add salt and pepper to season.
Take chicken from kettle; take also
two cupfuls Of chicken liquor, let it
cool; then into this liquor put two
cupfuls Of cracker OF bread crumbs.
Boil liquid remaining in kettle until
it is reduced to L pint. Cut chicken
from bones, chop rather coarse, season
with butter, and il necessary salt;
season cracker crumbs likewise: then
mix i'll thoroughly. Add liquor from
kettle, put il mold and press. Turn
out, when cold or ready to serve, and
cut in slices.
OYSTER SANDwIcHEs.-Chop fine one
pint Of solid oysters, add two table
spoonfuls cream, ore tablespoonful
corn starch, Two tablespoonfuls butter,
a little salt and pepper. Cock five
minutes i'll frying pan, stirring con-
stantly. Spread mixture between
thin slices Of buttered bread, and
serve at once. Delicious.
Cur CAKEs-Two cupfuls sugar, one
cupful butter, one cupful milk, two
eggs, three cupfuls flour, three tea
spoonfuls baking powder, one tea
spoonful! lemon or vanilla. Beat the
mixture at least half an hour before
baking. Bake in cup cake tins.
PorATo CEoQrETrES-Two cupfuls
mashed potatoes, one small onion fne
ly minced, two tablespooIfnis batter,
one egg, salt and pepper. Make into
pear shapes, fry brown; in one end put
Glove, in other a spris Of parsley if At
hand.
VARIETY CAKE--Beat to a cream
two cupfuls sugar and one cupful
butter; add three cupfuls flour, three
teaspoonfuls baking powder, one cup
full milk, one teaspoonful lemon ex-
tract. Beat well together, divide in
four parts. To one add chopped figs.
to another cupful OF desiccated CO.
coanut, to the third one cupful raisins
and citron; the fourth part is to be
left plain Bake in jelly cake tins,
and put together with jelly, first the
fig layer, then plain, then ra!sin, last
the cocoanpt layer. Frost Top and
sides with white Grostiug, cover with
hickory-nut kernels.
ScuI.npiD PcrAroEs-Cut iii thin
slices two quarts OF raw POTATOES.
Butter an c:,rthcn baking dish, place
layer OF potatoes IN. season witt salt,
pepper, and butter; spginl,le@ over
potato t!riu layer oi crumbs: season
as potato; ;ll"n add another LAYER OF