Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-07-27
From the Pennsylvania Telegraph
USEFUL RECIPES AND SUGGESTIONS
by II. y. WHITE.

kept on grain, suculent and iermentabc food,
the supplying liberal allowance of salt, is
Indispensable to health. Boxes containing
it, slotllp be kept constantly where they can
have free access 10 them, and partako of the
sanilivo luxury whenever they arc disposed
to do so.
a late French author recommends pota-
toes, three-fourth boiled, as substitute for
soap in washing hands. The use of this pre-
vents chapping in cold weather, and retains
the skin soft and healthy.
1t you manufacture your own candles, i'm
merso the wicks in lme-watcr, in which a
little nitre, (sult-pctre,) has been dissolved,
and dry them before dipping. Tho light
from sucE is much clearer, and the tallow
will not orun.n
In furnishing Britannia ware, rub the sur
face gently in the first place with a woolen
cloth, dipped i'll sweet oil then wash i'll tc-
pid suds, rub with soft leather and whiting.
Articles Furnished in this way, retain their
lustre till the last, if carefully used.
Brass kettles, before using, should be care
fully clcanscd with salt and vinegar.
Woolcn goods should be washed in very
hot suds, but never "rinscd." Tepid water
causes them TO shrink.
1t is bad plan to put new earthcn ware
into boiling hot water; it should first be
plunged into cold water, and placed over a
fire where it will heat moderately to the
boiling point, and then be permitted TO cool
again. This process greatly promotes the
toughness and durability of common earthen.
ware, which is generally Objectionable for
domestic uses on account of its fragility.-
The glazing on this kind Of ware will remain
uninjurcd by the boiling if handful of rye
or wheat bran be added to the water, and
prepare it to Withstand successfully, and for
long time, the action of acid or salt.
Suet will be kept perfectly sweet and good
the year round, if finely chopped and packed
closely in jar, with the top covered with
molassea.
Beds shocld be flied with bailey straw in
preference to rye, oat, or wheat straw, when
obtainable. The husks of Indian corn, care
fully selected, and slit into shreds, make an
excellent article for beds. They are durable
clean, not very likely TO absorb moisture, and
are not Objectionable on account of making
dirt.
Never permit your domestcs to take up
ashes in wooden vessels, or 10 deposit them
when removed from the hearlhs, in places
where they will come in contact with com.
bustble matters.
A few ounces of soda will soften hundred
gallons of the hardest water. For washing
it possesses a marked superiority over pot OF
pearl ash, giving delicate whiteness to tho
linen, without the slightest injury.
Gather up all the premature droppings
from your apple, pear, peach and plum trees
and either burn or feed them to swine, ol
other domestic animals. The immature fruit
beneath your apple trees contains the cause
of the injury you sustain in your crops, III
the form of small worm, and should there.
fore be destroyed at once By fencing fruit
orchards, and depasturing them with swine
during the mounths of June and July or even
till the close of August, if the fruits are Of
late varieties, the future health and prdduc
ted and increased.
Horse raddish may be had all winter by
| taking the roots from the soil when at perfec
tion, grating them and placing the article ii
iars or bottles filled with vinegar The all
should be thoroughly excluded by corkng
and covering the nozzels with melted sealing
wax. 1t is superb article.
Green peas may be had from one year:
end 10 another, by gathering them when full
shelling and drying them thoroughly in III,
of air. When dried, place them in air tigh
vessels, closely secured by corking, and pu
them away for use. Beans, green corn, am
other vegetables may be preserved in ,h'
same way. Cnrrants and gooseberres, pick
ed when green, carefully dlvested of thei
stems and blossom ends, and packed in tigh
! DOtllSs1 security pio'OS'Cu lio'H 'ho "iil WI
retain their scundness and flavor unimpaire
for years.
Boil and skim your rtiolasses before usini
it. When applied for culinary purposes, thi
is prodgious improvement. Boiling tend
to divest it of its unpleasant, strong flavor
and renders it almost equal to honey. Whe
large quantities are made use of, II is con
venient to prepare several gallons at a time
Use hard soap 10 wash your clothes, II yo
can obtain that of good quality, and soft soa
in cleaning wood. In the wash room, sol
soap wastes good deal, and for this reaso
is less economical than hard.
Ii you keep hens, and desire to rende
them source of profit; as well as luxury, Sc
that they are literally supplied with flesh
The fish taken in ordinary streams, afford a
excellent and most grateful substitute for tn
flesh of animals, and can generally be oil
tanned in almost any desirable quantity, an
at comparatively small expense. When {
large, the hen is carniverous, and procure
much Of her daily food from the resources