Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-04-04
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Tubs are kept from leaking by be-
ing turned upside down fiat on the
ground, with water on the top.
-~Neatness compels care in making
bods, to have always the same side of the
sheet upward, and the same end turned
toward the head of the bed.
Wash dusty furniture with warm
not hot water-white soap-suds in which
drop an ounce Of linseed oil to pail of
water; wipe dry before polishing.
-Roast Spare Ribs-Talke nice
spare rib with part Of the tender-loin
left in; season with salt and little
pepper; sprinkle with summer savory;
put in pan with little water; haste
often and roast until nicely Drowned
and thoroughly well done.-Indianapo-
lis Sentinel.
ingredients for batter which to
Prepare apple fritters are three eggs
well beaten, one pint of milk, a little
salt and one teaspoonful of baking
powder in pint of flour. Beat quick
ly, adding the milk and -four alternate
ly at the last and drop the fritters into
boiling lard.-N. Y. World.
-Work-Bag.-Take a square of hello
tro7s satin; line it with cream china
silk, finish the edge with seed pearls,
stitch inside it round bottom of paste
board covered with the silk, paint a few
violets on one side, and draw together
with heliotrope silk cord, tipped with
halle Good Honpa1yaaN;DO
Egg Pudding.-Four eggs, we'll
beaten, four tablespoonfuls -four, one
pint milk, one pinch salt add all to-
gether (the milk last and slowly, put
in well-buttered dish, and bake in slow
oven. Eat with sauce made of butter
and sugar, beaten together into a
cream. Flavor this sauce with few
drops of vanilla or lemon.-Boston Bud
get.
-Kisses.-Take the white of four
eggs, beat them until very light, and
add enough very fine sugar to make
them very stiff, then drop them from n
spoon on to white paper half the size
you want them, put them into slow
oven for 20 minutes; remove them from
the paper with knife and place two
together; four eggs will make a cake
basket full.-Boston Herald.
Banana Cake.-One cup white pow
dered sugar; one-third cup butter; one
cup sweet milk; two cups flour; two
heaping teaspoonfuls baking powder
and whites of three eggs beaten stiff
and added last. Filling.-one coffee
cup milk, one tablespoon cornstarch,
one-fourth cup sugar, one teaspoon eX-
tract of banana, yelk of four eggs.
Frost with the other white of egg; fla
vor also with banana.-Detroit Free
Press.
"A skewer used under the edges of
carpets, and slightly dampened cloth
or sponge, will save much dust and la
Dor if occasionally used in place of a
broom. Never shake mat or rug Re-
move them to the yard, hang them on a
line and beat.well; .afterward lay them
on the grass or clean walk and brush
thoroughly with the broom. They will
last as long again and look brighter and
fresher after this treatment
! Home journal.
-Crumpets.-The night before want
ed, scald one quart of cornmeal with
one quart of boiling sweet milk. and
let stand until lullewarm. Then stir
in two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one tea
spoon salt, and half-cake of compressed
yeast dissolved in one-half cup of warm
water, and set it to rise. In the morn
ing add two heaping tablespoonfuls of
butter or lard. melted, beat well, then
put into creased muffin rings set in a
long creased pan; set near the fire for
fifteen minutes to rise, then bake hall
an hour in quick oven. Crumpets OF
mullins of any kind should always be
broken open with the fingers, not cut
with knife. -Housekeeper.