The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-29
Hints For the Household.

An excellent cure for hoarseness is
to roast q lemon until it is soft all
through do not allow it to burst.
While still hot cut piece from the
end and fill the lemon with as much
granulated sugar as 1t will hold. Then
eat it while hot.
It is sometimes convenient to remem.
ber the following items of cooks meas
urement
One pint of liquid equals one pound.
Two gills of liquid make one cupful.
Four teaspoonfuls make one table
spoonful.
Four round tablespoonfuls of flour
will weigh an ounce.
Half q pound of butter will make one
cup.
Four cups of -four make one pound.
Two cups of granulated sugar make
one pound, but in powdered sugar 1t
will take two and half cups to make
one pound.
A little saltpetre added to the water
in which cut flowers are put will keep
the flowers fresh a long time.
TO extract the juice from an onion,
cut the onion in half and press it
against and move it slowly over gra-
ter. The juice will run off the point
of the crater.
TO ascertain if an egg is fresh, put 1t
in pail of water. If good it will sink
Immediately; if it floats it is doubtful.
Prick nutmeg with pin, and if it
is fresh and good, oil will Immediately
spread around the punture.
Fresh meat should not be allowed to
remain rolled in paper, for the paper
will absorb the juices. Remove the
paper and lay the meat on the eathen-
ware.
Silver spoons that have become dis.
colored by eggs may be cleaned readily
by rubbing with a soft cloth and a lit
tie dry salt.
Silks or ribbons that are to be packed
away should be rolled in brown paper
as the chloride of lime in white paper
will discolor them. White satin should
be folded in blue paper and a brown
paper put outside and pinned closely
together at the edges.
An excellent hair wash is made oi
one cents worth of powdered boraS
and half a pint of good olive oil; pour
over them one pint of boiling water
let the mixture cool, and pour it into
bottle and shake before using. Tht
oil nourishes and the borax cleanse!
the hair.
A simple disinfectant to use in sick
room is made by putting some grounC
coffee in saucer and in the centre {
small piece of camphor gum. Ligh
the gum with a match. AS the gun
bufns allow the coffee to burn with it
The perfume is refreshing and health
full as we'll as inexpensive.
If brooms are dipped in a pail Of no
suds for minute or two once Weei
it will make them tough and pliable
and they will last much longer.
Paint upon window glass may be ca
silly removed by rubbing with q wei
: cloth in hot strong vinegar.
A piece of horseradish root put int
jar of pickles will keep the vinega
from losing its strength, and the pick
les will not be as liable to become sol
or mouldy. This is especially good fol
tomatoe pickles.
If an article that has become usty Is
soaked in kerosene oil for some time
the rust will become loosened and
come { if very readily.
A little kerosene is an excellent tblnl
for cleaning zinc bath tub. Apply
with soft woolen cloth, then wash of
with hot water-no soap in it-ant
polish with powdered bath brick.
To prevent pie juice from running
!, out in the oven make little opening ir
the upper crust and insert straw or
little roll of white paper perpendicular
ly. The steam will escape through j
as through chimney, and all the juice
will be retained in the pie.