Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-02-04
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.


Hot water applied TO bruise will
allay pain and prevent discoloration.
II has superseded medical "eye wa
ters' in the treatment of inhamed
and aching eyes. Detroit Free Press
Loaf Cake; One cupful each of
butter, raisins and milk. two cupfuls of
sugar, four cupfuls of flour, four eggs,
nutmeg, one and one-half teaspoonfuls
OF baking powder Good Housekeep-
ing.
Walnut Caramels: Take two pounds
OF sugar, pound of walnut meats
pounded fine and one teacupful of
cream; stew slowly until thick, add
tablespoonful of butter. Set off the
fire; when partly cool, form in little
cakes and lay on buttered plates until
cold. Farm and Firoside.
The tambourine offers a fine parch-
ment surface for the family monogram
or the entwined initials. Hung up with
an appropriate decoration it may hold
the same place in modern home that
shield used to in an ancient palace.
1t is past the fashion to paint picture
of landscape or human figure on a
tambourine.
-Orangeade: A refreshing beverage
for an invalid is made by slicing two
oranges without peeling them, pouring
one pint of boiling water over them,
and then allowing them to cool
Sweeten when cold and place where
the beverage will get thoroughly
chilled. Good in case of fever.-De-
troit Free Press.
Orange Omelet; Put q dessert
spoonful of butter into saucepan to
melt, beat up two eggs very lightly
with fork, turn them into the sauce
pan and fry quickly When cooked on
one side, toss the omelet over in the pan
and fry the other side. Crate the rind
of half a good orange over it, spread
two tablespoonfuls of marmalade on
the top, turn half over, sprinkle with
powdered sugar and serve very hot -
Housekeeper.
| Boiled Halibut Take a piece of
halibut weighing four pounds. Put it
into the fish-kettle with the back of the
fish uppermost, cover it with cold wa
ter, in which a handful of salt has been
dissolved. When it begins to boil, skim
it carefully, and then let it just SIM
mer till it is DONE 1t will require
nearly thirty minutes to boil it. Drain
it, garnish with horseradish; egg-sauce
or plain melted butter are served with
it.-Household Monthly.
Lamb or Veal Badgers: Chop lamb
or veal very fine, and mix with it chop
ped parsley, little onion, pepper and
salt Make batter with one egg, half
cup of milk, salt and flour enough to
make very thick batter Into a pan
of boiling lard, drop an iron spoonful OF
the batter, and in the center of that
place a smaller spoonful of the minced
meat. When the batter begins to brown
or curl at the edges, turn them up over
the meat, and roll the badger over,
long shape. When brown all over take
out and keep warm.-Old Homestead.
"A fluid useful for removing stains
of long standing and for whitening
linen is made as follows: Dissolve one
quarter of pound each of chloride OF
lime and common washing soda in
three quarts of boiling water in an
earthenware basin, strain and bottle
for use. Put half pint of this bleach
ing fluid in basin and have some boil.
ing suds ready in another. Dip the
stains, for a few seconds only, in the
bleach, then rinse them in the soapy
water. Should the stains not have dis
appeared repeat the process. After
wards wash the linen as usual. This
bleach should be managed carefully
and linen must not be left to soak in it