The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-29
By MRS. WILLIAM KING.
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"Tke Constitution Jr." must be
addressed 90 Mrs. VIM. King, $50
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carefully and boil until the desired thickness; IL
not enough make more sirup and cover tlGhtly:
Always allow one pound of sugar to one pouhu oil
frUlt.
A good sweet pickle for any Mind of fruit -Four
quarts of cider vinegar, pounds OF sugar, q
pound OF cinnamon, ounces owes TO POUNDS
ri fruits: sca.d vinegar and sugar together ana
skim: add spices and boil up once, ana pour over
fruit: pour off and scaid vinegar twice more at
intervals of three days and then cover All close.
For peache II drop in hot water until the skin
can be taken of.
II ground spices are used. be sure to put them
in a spice bag. The fruit looks much nicer.
Mrs. Cora KiIgore, Sibley, La.--Some of the
sisters asked how To can backberries 40 not
know that I can give what would be called re
cipe. but will tell how 1 can them, ana they are
a nice when get ready to use them as they are
pick ana wash the berries. place them in a large
vessel with Just enough water to start them 10
boiling. prefer sweetening them when can
them | add sugar until think they are sweet
enough: let them boil until thoroughly done, ana
like all other fruit can while boiling.
/ will now give a recipe for canning corn;
Pick the corn a. il Is ready for table use;
husk and remove every particle of the SILK; then
cut the Curu from the cob with SHARP knife, TAX
ing care not 10 cut too near the cob; scfape out
the milk pack the corn in glass cans, pressing IL
iu a. firmly as possible with wooden pestle do
this very thoroughly fill the cans tut To the Drin
and screw on the covers as tight as yOn can pun
"a thIn layer of straw into large boiler. lay the
cans IN it, over these another layer and fill vessel
IN this way, cover with cold water, let them bon
FOR three hours let the cans remain in the water
until cold; remove, tighten covers, and set Ia
With best wishes 10 The Constitution. will
close.
Miss Winnie Osborne. Blue Lake, Tex i want To
say To tile ladies of the kingdom who are COM
pelled To use hard water. - many Texans, that
dishwater can dee much improved 10y adding tea
cupiul of buttermk tresn Is preierable) To an or
binary dishpan al water, or sweet milk IN less
quantity will do. The milk should not have boil
Ing water poured it,, but il Il 10 be added after
tine water is tempered OF cooled for washing; no
soap : needed.
Butt,rmiIk o. clabbcr is also very useful for
whitening dinged 90 yellow clothes 10y soaking
them ten or twelve hours before. or after hand
driving. and then thoroughly rinse.
For removing the ugly and yellowlsh deposit
LETT dippeIs and other tim ware, nothing - hes-
ter than soaking in mix all night, and gently
with little salt or soda. keep my safe shelves
cleaner by covering with on cloth underldd with
paper.
Can some one give me preventive for sugar
candy granting?
would be giadif Mrs. A. II. Phillips. of Greens
boTO. \. g. would write To the Kingdom and state
whether she Vet has any of Bil Apps photos To
sell. rs I am anxious to obtain one. Last autumn
4 lads sent - cents worth OF postage stamps 10
her .or one OF the pictures and never heard of n
aiterward. she tEcn wrote letter al inquiry,
and the letter returned her from the dead letter
office. IL Is very probable that she received
neither.
Mrs. Ella r. Tcunent. ,t.rietta. Gait is a Sc
rauS disadvantage 10 health. aud not AT all appe-
tizisz 10 b. forced 20 cat day after day during the
summer months the rich heavy dishes that are
really accountable iu the winter time.
II is the duty o. every housekeeprr TO prepare
fog ner family uLnJ cooling cookery 4or Tire
heat, term.
II ] sluu.d 60 into any country ncighborhood
Tonight Tor supper. IA nine times uut ot ten, TINS
Is the nienue would find: Hot coffee, either very
strong very weak, beans. potatoes and corn lett
over rom dinner, fat meat fried, scrambled eggs,
aud buttermIik.
OF course every table would not furnish exactly
tile same dishes, hut tins Will serve ~ a sample.
Now try mother kind OF supper. not any more
expensive. possibly less aud n the change u not
voted a most agreeable and satisfactory one, will
guIt giving advice.
Do you like iced yea" II You have never tried IT,
20. Make YOUR tea AZ dinner time, strain II, and
put in refrigerator or vessel ot cold water TILL
supper.
IiaKe you ever partaken of curd? Here Is an
Other Inexpensive and hcalthful dish, and curd
IS,-, can be bought Tor dime. Place new clab-
der ma the pres, at dinner time, and at supper II
viii turn out whole; serve with cream, sugar ana
nutiueg. Ciauicr Is liked by most people, but It
i, rarely served properly. Too often II Is allowed
to become watrTy. just soon as the clahber rs
we'll Eutned, set at I'm the refTgirator
III We have nsver eaten any except watery clab-
her wafmish. with thin blue john milk we ought
NOS dccTy It, Just my u newly made, ace cold,
with brown sugar and sweet cream.
Take package oi -elatlne, pour over u pint OF
cold water anu let 10 set one hour, then add one
quart OF hot water; sugar To taste, juice oil three
lemons three sticRs OF cinnamon, six cloves; then
al boiling point -tI pa the irothed whites of two
eE.>. Nhcn the eggs seems 10 have absorbed all
impurities strain through flannel bag and set ia
the refrigerator TO CONCEAL.