The Republican., 1891-01-16
ElRESIpE FRAGMENTS.

Dust carved furniture with new
paint-brush, which will find the dust in
the deepest of the work.
The walls of each room should be
brushed, duster should be tied over a
broom and then passed up and down.
The duster must, of course, be shaken
from time to time.
The old rule to make sheets two
and a half yards long is not good one;
they should be at least two and three
fourths in length, and three yards is
better. There will be plenty of room
then to turn in at top and bottom.
Roll Jelly Cake: Three eggs, one
cup of sugar beaten to a cream; one cup
of -four, with ono teaspoonful of baking
powder. Beat altogether, bake in a
dripping-pan, turn on towel spread
with Jelly and roll. Detroit Free Press
Sour Milk Pie: One and one-half
cups sour milk, or buttermilk, one heap
ing cup sugar, one cup chopped raisins,
one tablespoon strong vinegar, two eggs.
one and one-halt teaspoons -four or corn
starch, one-third teaspoon, each, CHINA
mon, Glove, nutmeg. Bake in two
crusts, which should be very rich and
haky. This will make two pies. s.-House-
keeper:
To remove bruises from furniture.
wet the part in warm water: double
piece of brown paper several times,
soak in warm water and lay it on the
bruise; then apply warm-not hot
iron until the moisture has evaporated;
if the dent is not raised to the surface.
repeat the process. Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Delightful Pudding: One quart of
| boiled milk, ore cupful Of boiled and
we'll mashed potatoes, one cupful OF
flour sifted, descrtspoonful of butter;
allow the mixture to become cold; then
add three we'll beaten eggs, a teaspoon
full Of sugar, half teaspoonful of salt;
bake half an hour; serve with sauce
Boston Herald.
Perhaps ono Of the best things for
bleaching pine table that has become
discolored by constant use would be a
paste made of wood ashos, mixed with
water. Spread over the table at nighS
and scrub it we'll next morning. This
is very effectual remedy for removing
grease spots from floor. A good scrub
bing-brush with soap and water should
then be applied.-N. Y. World.
Button Bags: In making these one
can use up any little odds and ends of
ribbon about three inches wide. Make
each piece into tiny bag, with frili
around tho mouth; then run them all
on the same string, using narrow rib
bon which will harmonic with the va
rious colors Of the bags. In gold, letter
on each bag the different kinds of but
tons they will hold, such as shirt but
tons. glove buttons, shoe buttons, dres:
, buttons, pearl buttons, and so forth
T Good Housekeeping.
"A correspondent of the Scientific
, American says: about ten years ago
cured ingrowing nails on both OF m,
big toes in the following manner, whicl
i can be done by any one VINO has TIN
n lenst amount of ingenuity and patience
4 First thoroughly clean the parts, ant
q then pack in front OF the nail cotton o
n lint as hard as may be borne. This will
, remain with comfort for three or fou
r. days, then remove, and in front of tn
pellet will be found a hardened mass c
flesh; scrape this away and repack, cor
tinuing the operation until the corne
r of the nail has grown out and is beyon
the soft tissues of the toe. OF course
d easy-ftting shoes or boots should b
II worn during the treatment and eve
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