Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-01-24
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Keep silver and nickel ornaments
and mounts bright by rubbing with
woollen cloths saturated in spirits OF
ammonia.
-Shoo-Fly.-One cup of sour cream,
half-cup of butter, two cups of sugar
whites of four eggs, three cups of flour,
flavor with citron or bitter almonds;
add to the cream half teGspoonful or
more of soda.
Economy is simply the avoidance of
all waste, and economical housekeeping
means the endoavor to obtain for the
whole household the utmost amount of
health, comfort and enjoyment of life,
London Queen.
Apple Puifs.-Six apples stewed,
strained, favored and sweetened to
taste; add pinch of salt. Cut paste in
to pieces four inches square, put on a
spoonful of sauce, fold over the other
hail. and bake in pan lined with pa
per.-Good Housekeeping
Sugar Biscuits One and q half
pints of flour, pinch of salt, one coffee
cupful of. sugar, two teaspooHfuls Of
baking powder, one tablespoonful Of
lard, two eggs, half pint of milk. Mix
into smooth batter drop into tins. Bake
in hot oven eight or ten minutes. -
Housekeeper.
ALL engravings or photographs that
are framed in wood up to the edge look
much better If the frame is rather fiat
and the wood is stained to harmonic
with the tones Of the picture. A silver
or bronze beading is now often used on
the outside Of the frame, instead of in
side next tho picture.
Fried Celery. ITO serve with boiled
fowl or turkey).-Cut the white pieces
OF celery into lengths about four inches
long, dust them with salt and pepper,
dip them in beaten egg, then in bread
crumbs, and fry quickly in smoking-hot
fat. Drain on brown paper and serve
very hot -Demorest's Monthly.
Dainty Corn Meal Mullins. Beat
together in order mentioned, two eggs,
two tablespoonfuls of white sugar, one
and q half cups sweet milk, half-tea-
spoonful of salt, cupful Of Indian
meal (white preferred), two cupfuls of
flour sifted with two heaping teaspoon
fuls of baking powder and one table
spoonful of melted butter. Bake in hot
gem pans for twenty minutes, in hot
oven. Delicious. Water may be used
instead OF milk. Those left over may
be reheated by steaming, or may be
used for the foundation OF buildings
Boston Budget
German Potato lls.-Take one
pint of mashed potatoes; add to them
while they are hot one tablespoonful of
butter, two tablespoonfuls Of cream or
four of milk, salt, pepper and teaspoon
full Of fnely-chopped onion and the
same quantity of chopped celery, also
three tablespoonfuls of -four; mix we'll
together; form into balls; roll them well
in beaten egg, drop them into boiling
fat; place in colander until all are
cooked; then place on a sheet of white
paper on fat dish; garnish with pars-
ley and serve hot.-Boston Herald.
The skirting steak is both cheap
and tender, but so dry that it requires a
little additional extra dripping or suet
dotted about it when baking. Scatter
these over the steak, with salt and pep.
per, little sage or sweet marjorum and
little onion juice or a small onion
grated. Over these spread thick layer
of mashed potato (cold, left over from
the day before, is as good as any. Roll
up the steak and tie with cord so that
it will look something like duck. Put
it in dripping pan, with either hot
water or stock, and little catsup or q
tablespoonful of vinegar. Basic fire.
quently while baking.