Holly Springs gazette., 1845-02-08
VALUABLE RECEIPTS.


CASDLEs THAT DO NOT REQUIRE SNUF.
FGNG--Candlez may be made to burn their
own wicks by saiucating them with strong
solution CT nitre, andthen thoroughly dry,
ing them. The cause ofthe wicks refusing
10 burn il, that the ar canno. get access
% them The Ditre, however, at a high
temperature, vii supply oxygen enough
for this purpose.
BUTTER PUDDINc Beat up from four
TO six eggs with quart Of milk, add lltle
salt, and flour enough 10 make it pour with
ease, boilthree.quarters Of an hour
APPLE PUDDING-Pare and stew three
pints Of apples, mash them, and add four
eggs, one quarter of pound of buuer,sugar
and nutmeg, or grated lemon. Bake it on
shoH crust.
TO St0eeten Rancid Buuer--The Ech
du Monte Servant says:-"An agricultarist
in the neig hborhood of Brussels, having sue
ceeded in removing the bad smell and dis
agreeable taste from butter by beating, or 50
mixing IN fresh water with chloride of lime
he was encouraged by this happy result to
continue his experiments, by trying them on
butter SO rancid as to be past use; and he has
Insupp ppottable,aIl The sweetness offresh. Tins
operation Is extremely simple and practica-
bic to all; it consists in beating the butter IN
a sufficient quantity of " ter, ia which put
70 or 80 drops oil chloride of lime TO TWO
pounds Of butter. After having mixed Ii
tIll all its parts 10 contact with the water
be- left in il for an hour or two afterwards
withdrawn, aud washed anew in fresh water
FAe chloride Of Iime having nothing injuri
Gus in il, can with safety be augmented bot,
after having verified The experiment it was
found that p or 80 drops to i kiIogramme
Of butler wer sufficient.
INDIAN SLAP JACKs-Scald a quart OF
Indian meal when Iukewarm, stir IN a hal
pint Of floor, halfa pint OF -four. half tea
cup OF Yeast, and a little salt When light.
fry them 10 just fat enough to prevent their
sticking 70 the Trying pan. Another me
thod Of making hem, which Is very nice, Is
TO turn boiling milk or water or 20 the In
dian meal, in the proportion OF quart of
the former 10 a plat Of the later; sir in
three table spooasfulls Of -four, three eggs
well beaten, and a couple Of tea spoonsfull
Of : IT.
PEoDUCT FROM MANURE Experiments
clusions If given quantity Of land will
produce five times the quantity sown, when
manGred with old herbage, putrid grass or
leaves, gardrn stuIfs &c.-seven times when
manurtI with COW dung--nine times with
pigeons dung-ten times with horse dung
Twelve Tunes with goats and sleeps dung
fourteen tim with human manure OF
bulIock'S blood.
M0LAssEs PossET Put in saucepan a
pint OF sugar>house moldsses, a tea spoon
tai Of powdered ginger, ADD a quarter Of
pound of fresh buter.-Simmer II over hot
Goals for hall an hour, string it frequentiy
Fhen stir inlo 1.-THE Juice oftvo lemons. two
tpa spoousi-II longer This is an-excelIent
prepll etioa 10 relieve colds, and is also par
.Ucui@tly s.Fvlca2bla 70 persons SUBJECT to
cons iqalion.
TANNER's BARK is slow Of decompos.
non Ca this accoua: ii i generally neg
Iecged rs manure. The hest way Of en-
ployina II is. undoubtedly, ia the form Of
compost with lime AMI earth, or with liquid
or sohd farm yard manure by which pro
ceIurcdecay i speedily oTectsj Tanners
frrqaeutIy barn gueir spent bark,a apply
the ashes ll ,Aeir ground.