The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-09
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
MRS. S. A. NETTLES.

A Word TO MOTHERS ABOUT READ
1SG.-In the education of children,
nothing is of more importance than
wise supervision of their reading.
Better might child take into its
stomach food that will certainly de-
range it, than to absorb at this criti-
cal period into its developing mind
the worse than useless, positively
pernicious literature" so called,
with which the world is flooded, and
to which, unfortunately, there is such
easy access. Many mothers, careful
to the last extent Of their children's
physical development, will, with
carelessness perfectly astounding,
leave the providing of mental food to
their own unaided Judgment. A
book-loving child of any age acN
read, and it is the sacred duty of ev-
cry mother to see to it that good,
wholesome reading is provided.
Avoid the "story papers" of question
able character which are frequently
thrust upon you. Cultivate in chill
dren who have it not, the love of
reading. This can be done, to a
great extent, by providing literature
in line with their peculiar tastes,
using your knowledge OF their fond
ness for a certain occupation or
pastime as your guide. Reading is
too great a privilege, too delightful
pleasure, too powerful an assistant to
the formation Of character to be light
ly neglected or misused. If all pa
rents looked more carefully to their
children's reading there would be
development of character otherwise
impossible.
Hardly any sacrifice should be con-
sidered too great to provide good
reading, not only for the children but
for the mothers likewise. When
tired and discouraged, and out Of
temper with yourself and others,
drop your work and all thought OF
your worry, and take up a whole
some, interesting book for half an
hour. Ten to one, at the end Of that
time the world will have assumed a
different aspect, things "will not seem
SO bad, after ALL" and solution of
the difficulty will soon present itself.
-Erchange.
A USEFUL OESAMENr.-If you are
not all tired to death of palm fans, l
will tell you of a new way of treating
them, which has most excellent ap-
pearance. The edges are bent to-
gether, and are buttonholed over
with either chenille OF gold cord, be-
ginning at the handle to half the
depth, the rest is allowed to open,
which makes something resembling
cornucopia; it is suspended by rib
bons, and holds a great deal if hung
against the wall.
BREAD AND BUTTER PUDD1Ne.-This
is a good substitute for plum pud-
ding, when the latter is not desirable
on account OF its richness. Add to
one pint of new milk the favor of the
yellow rind of a small lemon, or of
stick cinnamon, if preferred. Sim
mer from ten to twenty minutes and
then mix with a gill of cream.
Sweeten with four ounces of white
sugar, and stir in slowly, while hot,
six well beaten eggs. Have in readi
ness a buttered pudding dish with
three layers of bread and butter al
ternated with four ounces of currants,
and one and a half of finely shredded
candied lemon and orange peel. Pour
the eggs and milk on by degrees, al
lowing the bread and butter to alb
sorb It. Soak two hours and bake
half an hour in moderate oven.
PorAro SSow.-Peel eight potatoes,
cut them in pieces, wash them, and
put them in saucepan, with one
quart of water and a pinch of salt.
When they are thoroughly boiled,
drain them and put the saucepan at
the side of the fire for ten minutes.
Then add to them two ounces Of but
ter, and another pinch of salt. Press
through fine seive, letting the pota-
to pile itself up naturally and do not
displace by MASKING down.
PUFF PAsrE-One pound of the
best -four sifted, one pound of fresh
butter, an extra quarter Of a pound OF
-four kept aside to dust with. Rub
one of the quarters of butter into the
pound of -four, and mix it with as
much cold water as will moistcn the
paste and make it easy to work; roll
this dough out on the paste-board
three times, each time adding 70 the
rolled out sheet a quarter of the
pound of butter, dotting it over in
spots, and then busting it with the
seive from the reserved flour. When
this is done, set the lump of dough
on one side of the board, cut off from
it enough for one pie, roll this out
very thin, and dust it with fonr; then
fold it up and roll it up again and
then roll it the proper thickness for
your crust. The rolling up and dust
ing it is to make it faky. Handle all
paste as little as possible. Fill your
paste upon the plate with the mince
meat, and bake in quick oven.
PLUM CAKE-Two pounds of flour,
one pound of butter, half pound of
currants, half pound of raisins, stoned
and chopped; three quarters of
pound of brown sugar, half pound of
peel, half teaspoonful of spice, three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, three
eggs, and cold water or milk to mix.
To be baked in moderate oven two
hours and half