The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-04
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Improved Furniture Polish: The
composition is as follows: ''Beer, waste
beer, cold tea or vinegar, As parts"
methylated spirit or finish, 80 parts;
dragons blood, l part; gum benzoin, 3
parts; linseed oil. IS parts.
When You make chocolate now OF
an evening, sprinkle little cinnamon
on top after the chocolate has been
poured in the cup. 1t adds the same
piquancy and charm that nutmeg adds
to lemonade, lemon juice does to Vichy,
sliced lemon does to tea, or, to come
nearer home, that salt does to an egg.
-Soupe rOignon au Frontage: Make
an onion soup. Toast some slices Of
bread and arrange them in the tureen;
sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese
and Gruyere chopped fine, and moisten
with the soup; again layer of toast
sprinkled with Parmesan and chopped
Gruyere; add sprinkling of pepper,
and pour the soup over all.
delicious fruit candy may be made
by boiling together one pound Of white
sugar, a little water, one tablespoonful
Of butter and one-half of a teacupful Of
cream till it begins to thicken. Stir in
one pound of blanched almonds, one
fourth pound of chopped figs, one-half
pound of seeded raisins and little
sliced citron, stirring until white and
creamed, Remove from the fire and
pour it into a wet cloth, then roll it up
into oblong form. When cold cut it off
in slices.-N. Y. World.
In selecting wallpaper and carpets
for rooms, pleasant effect is produced
if one remembers that the floor should
be darker than the walls, and that the
eye is gratified if the color lightens
from the floor to the ceiling. In room
with light wall, the carpet should be
selected of as nearly the same tone as
possible, but deeper shade, and no
strong contrasts are allowable if an ar
tistic effect is desired. White walls or
ceiling are never desirable for room
in which ornamental effects are desired,
and contrasts, whether In curtains OF
papers, should be religiously avoided
N. Y. Ledger.
-Patties from Puff Paste: Roll the
paste about half an inch thick, and cut
out with round or oval cutter about
two inches in diameter. Take a cutter
half an inch smaller, and press it into
the piece already cut out, SO as to sink
halfway through the crust; this is tc
mark out the top piece, lay on tins and
bake to delicate brown. They should
treble in thickness by rising, and re
quire from twenty minutes to half AZ
hour to bake. When done the marked
out top can easily be removed. Take
out the soft inside and fill with sweet
meats for dessert or with minced chick
en- or oysters.-Boston Budget.
"A Recipe for jagged Pigeons
Three pigeons, little mace, pepper
and salt, quarter of a pound of but
ter, tablespoonful of walnut ketchup
a little chopped celery and parsley, ,
teaspoonful of butter rolled in fou ,
pick the pigeons and wash them with
cloth, then cut them in pieces and ad,
the pepper, salt and mace; put them int
a jar and cover well to prevent tn
steam escaping; place the jar in sauce
pan of boiling water, and let it boi
constantly one hour: then take out tn
pigeons, pour the gravy from the ia
into a saucepan with the ketchup, pars
ley and celery, boil it about ten mir
utes; then thicken the gravy with tn
flour and butter; place the pigeons O
tiny bits of toast on very hot dish, an
pour the gravy over them; serve wit
grape jelly.