The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-05-06
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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS. s. a. NETTLES.

SARATOGA CHIPS.-Cut very thlG
large potatoes, soak in ice water two
hours, drain from all moisture, drop
into kettle of boiling lard; when
crisp, skim into a colander lined with
clean brown paper. Sprinkle salt
over while hot. They should be dry
and free from fat.
CHOCOLATE CAKE.-Two cupfuls SUI
gar, one cupful butter, two eggs
one cupful sweet milk, three ,cupfuls
-four, one-half cupful grated and
melted chocolate, three teaspoonfuls
baking powder, one teaspoonful va
nilla, one of lemon extract. Bake
in loaf, and if desired frost with
chocolate frosting.
CHOCOLATE FRosTISG.-Beat until
very stiff the whites of two eggs, add
one cupful sugar and two ounces
grated chocolate, one teaspooniul va
nilla. Spread over cake, place in
oven until hard.
Never wait for thing to tarn
up. Go and turn it up yourself. 1t
takes less time, and it is sure to be
done.
Eggshells crushed into small bits,
and shaken well in decanters three
parts filed with cold water, will not
only clean them thoroughly, but will
make the glass look like new.
How TO WASH LAcE.-Soap and
sunshine will clean lace of any sort
without wear. If it is very dirty it
may need two days soaking. Wash,
rinse, and lay out smooth on a board
with covered sheet. When about
half dry, pull and clap them between
the hands, until the mesh is clear,
and pin out on board to dry. If you
like it yellow dip in clear cold coffee
before clapping it. To starch or iron
lace for personal wear is, according
TO this writer, textile proclamation.
Clean very fine lace with henzine.
If it is old and crazy, pin it smooth
on a fannel-covered board, saturate
it with benzine and press it out with
soft napkin. Put makeup lace
collars, handkerchiefs, caps and so on
into glass or earthenware, and pour
benzine over them with a liberal
hand. Whirl them rapidly about in
it, squeeze gently, drop into clean
vessel, and put on fresh fluid. It will
remove every particle of dirt, without
in any way altering the yellow an
tique hue, or shrinking the mesh,
as water will do, no matter how
carefully applied. Point lace is never
washed betwixt maker and wearer.
If it gets soiled in working, white
lead in powder is put on it to whiten
it. Gas, sea air, or dozen other
things would make the lead turn dark,
or ruin a costly bit of cobweb in
which the owner takes delight. Ben
zine will remove it without harm.
After the lace comes out Of it, pin it
as smoothly as possible upon linen
covered board, and put it in the sun
shine for six hours. If you wish to
whiten it let dew fall on it, and be
dried away by the sun for a week or
two. If pressed for time the bleach
ing may be accomplished in a day
by wetting the cloth with weak soap
suds every two hours and pinning
the lace over it. If you are careful
to draw it tight it will hardly show
that it las been dampened. # you
are not, the meshes will contract PEI
ceptibly. It is something to be
handled daintily from first to last.
In wearing, never pull or drag rough
ly into place sew it only with fine
needles above all, pin it with small
sharp pins, if pin it you must. Crush
ed flower stalks often leave ugly stains
we'll nigh indelible; wherefore, be-
ware how you wear them against your
| lace.