The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-01-14
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS. S. 4. NETTLES.

large square pillow is made and cov-
cred with plain satin. Then the out
er cover or tidy is made of q square
of soft twilled linen which is finished
on all sides with a narrow, invisible
hem to which a crocheted lace edge
IS neatly sewed; the edge is open
enough to show the bright satin
through its neshes and yet firm
enough to lie smoothly and stay in
place. The trimmed square is nearly
as wide as the width Of the cushion
from corner to corner diagonally. The
cover is folded over the cushion, the
points nearly meeting at the centre of
the upper side; satin ribbons, laced
through openings in the edging, are
tied in careless but secure bows in the
centre and little way from each cor
ner, thus making of the cover snug
fitting case much ornamented on one
side and nearly plain on the other
Ghe uppermost side when in actual
use). When once arranged and the
ribbons tied and cut, it is best to Sc
cure them permanently to the cushion
by setting few stitches in each where
it passes straight over the cushion
under the bows; they are thus kept in
place ready to be retied whenever the
cover is to be replaced after having
been removed for cleansing. An acru-
tinted cover over deep red satin, pure
white over gold color, or cream-white
over old pink or blue would be pretty.
-Arthur's Home Magazine.
SALMON SALAD WITH CELERY.-One-
half pound shredded and boned cold
boiled salmon, one-half as much chop
ped celery. Rub smooth the yelks of
two hard boiled eggs in one table
spoonful salad oil; add one-half coffee
cup each sweet cream and cider vine-
egar, one teaspoonful sugar, also of
mustard, one-half teaspoonful salt.
Pour lightly over salmon and celery;
arrange over the salad the sliced
whites of eggs and curly celery leaves.
Sliced lemons should be served in
quaint sauce-plates after having been
pared and seeded. Sift over slices
granulated sugar.
RAILROAD CAKE-One pint sweet
milk, one pint sugar, three eggs beat
en- separtely, one and a half teasp poon-
fuls good baking powder, one teaspoon
full lemon; stir in sifted flour until the
batter is the consistency of pancake
batter; pour into hot buttered pan
until covered; bake quickly; spread
with cranberry sauce, then rcll while
hot. When cold slice thin and serve
in cake basket.
TO take creases out ofan engraving
lay it face downward iupon sheet of
smooth, unsizea white paper, cover it
with another sheet of the same, slight
ly damped, and iron with moderate
ly warm fiat iron.
Where an ingram caapet is worn
fresh piece may be set in so it will
hardly be noticed if the figures are
carefully matched and the stitches
well hidden. It must be closely darn
ed back and forth. When it is not
worth men6ing in this way a patch
may be set on over by spreading with
thick paste offour on the underside
of the patch and the carpet and press
ing with hot iron till quite dry.
LEMON PIE WITH Two CRUsrs.-Pulp
and juice of one lemon, part of the
grated rind, one cupful of cold water,
one cupful of sugar, four small tea
spoonfuls Of powdered crackers, one
teaspoonful of unmelted butter cut
into bits. Mix together all but the
butter and scatter the bits over the
top after it is in the lower crust.
Place another good crust, with air
holes, cut in some pretty designs, and
bake.
Before cutting very rich cake dip
the knife in hot water and you will
have no crumbs.
When silver spoons become discol-
ored from eggs scour them with fine
table salt. This will remove the dis
coloration, which is caused by the
sulphur in the egg, and will not
scratch or wear the silver.
Tea should never be made in tin
pot. The tannic acid in tea unites
with the tin and produces poison.
How TO MAKE COOP COFFEE. any
of you are in the habit of boiling
over" the old grounds, adding a little
fresh coffee each time and emptying
the coffee pot once week, or perhaps
not so often, don't, I pray you, do so
any more. Coffee, to have delicious
favor, must be made absolutely fresh
every time, with fresh, boiling water,
and should be drank inside of twenty
minutes after brewing. Don't cheat up"
what was left in the coffee pot from
the last meal and add to it the fresh,
for by such means the whole is spoil
ed. But you do not wish to throw
any away. Very well, let me tell you
how to manage so that none will be
wasted and still you may make fresh
coffee each meal. Have a little bag
made of cheese-cloth into which put
your ground coffee 1--WE take it for
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