Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02
: McMINNVlLLE, TENNESSEE-SATURDAY MAY 2 1901
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A pleasant household deodorizer is
made by pouring spirits of lavender
over Jumps of bicarbonate of ammonia.
A Rich Neutrality-suspicious.; One
pound of raisins, stoned; one pound Of
currants; half pound of beef suet; quar-
ter pound of sugar; two spoonfuls OF
flour; three eggs; one cup of sweet
meats; one wine glass Of brandy. Mix
well and boil in mold eight hours.-De-
troit Free Press.
TO Stew Mushrooms.-Cut off part
Of the stem that grows under
ground, wash with great care, and re-
move the skin from the top; put them
into stew pan, with salt, but no wa
ter; stew slowly until tender, then add
little lemon juice, pepper and cream;
thicllen with little Drowned -four, and
serve with sippets. -Boston Herald.
There is no more wholesome vege-
table than onions, but many fastidious
persons are deferred from eating them
on account of the faint they give to the
breath. 1t is said that this disagreea-
bic odor may be removed by drinking
sweet milk after eating the onions. A
cupful of strong coffee is also recon-
mended.
The simplest way to make icing is
to take small quantity of finely-sifted
sugar-say half pound-and add to it
just enough cold water to wet it. When
your cakes are quite cold pour on some
of this icing, and set them in cold place
where there is sufficient current of air
to dry the icing. 1t ought to be quite
white and firm when set.
The troublesome red spider, accord
ing to a correspondent of Vick's Maya
zine, may be effectually destroyed by
showering the plant infested by it with
dry insect powder, which should be left
on about twenty-four hours; or by
plunging the plant, pot and all, into n
tub of tepid water and letting it remain
all night. In the morning gently wash
the plant by running the leaves through
the fingers while they are under water.
Eel Soup.-Take three pounds of
cells; cut them into slices and stew them
ten minutes over the fire in three table
spoonfuls of butter; then pour on to
them two quarts of water; add large
crust of bread. one onion cut in slices, a
little mace very little cayenne, one
carrot sliced, and salt to suit taste; cover
the stewpan closely and simmer until
the cells are tender, but not broken mix
three dessertspoonfuls of -four with a
quarter of a pint of cream; remove the
slices of cells from the soup and place
them in the tureen; strain the soup and
add the thickening, and then pour care
fully over the cells: serve with toast cut
in dice-like pieces. This soup will cook
in one hour. Boston Herald.
"A small and almost imperceptible
hang-nail often involves the owner of
the hand which bears it in an endless
amount of annoyance and veXation. 1t
is the general rule. manicures to the
contrary Notwithstanding, that the
nails that are the least attended are bet
ter than those that are continually doc
tored. The man who cuts a. hang-nail
in nine cases out of ten lays the way for
a much more vigorous successor. Salts
factory results are almost always OBJ
tanned by adopting the habit of pushing
the skin back from the nail after wash
ing the hands. The dry end of the
towel SHOULD. be taken, and the skin
pressed back wherever it overruns the
nail. This breaks its adhesiveness to
the nail and makes hang-nails impossi-
BILE.