Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-31
Gb. Youssstsper.
Warts and Corns.

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Willow bark burnt to ashes;
mix the ashes with sharp vinegar
and apply as plaster to warts
and corns.
Receipt For Grubs..
2 spoonsful of alum salt, 2
new eggs and a pint of new soap,
made thin and well mixed. Corn
to be soaked in il.
Mustard Pouitice.
Into gill of boiling water
stir one tablespoonful of Indian
meal, spread over The paste one
teaspoonful of mustard as it is
prepared for the table, instead of
mustard flour.
To Clarity Honey.
Melt the best kind with water
over water bath, aGd the white
Of an egg, and boil it TO throw mp
the skum; when the skum is re-
moved, the water must be evapo-
rated, and the honey brought TO
its former conSiStence.
For N Cough.
l lb. of white oak, peck of
cherry bark, l lb. white wood
bark, Is ID. white pine bark;;::add
10 quarts of rain water; boil
down to two quarts; then add l
teacup full of honeyand molases,
and one quart of Malaga wine.-
Dose, one table spoonful before
each meal.
To give Butter n fine flavor
To peck of fine salt, add one
ounce ofcrude sal ammouiac, and
two ounces Of salt-peter, both
finely powdered, mixwell with the
fine salt; work your butter until
the buttermilk be entirely ex-
tracted. Then put it into wood
en- furkins, sailing it with the
same mixed salt, until tits palat.
able.
Plum Pudoing without Eggs.
Pour over twelve crackers, af
ter they are broken, one quart Of
milk; let it stand overnight; strain
in through Il cullender. The next
morning, add aquarter OF a pound
Of suet, pound Of raisins, half a
pound of currants, a little salt
and a teacupful Of molasses Boi
it three or four hours. To be
eaten with a rich sauce.
To Insure Health for Children.
Give them plenty ofmilk, plen.
ty of flannel; plenty ofair; and
let them have plenty Of sleep
and they will seldom, if ever, ali
anything. That is, milk is THEN
best diet; they must be warmly
clothed; must be much out o.
doors; and must be allowed tc
sleep on till they awaken Of THEN
own accord.
Potato Cusfard.
Mrs. BATEHAM:-Housekeep.
ers are often obliged to seek out
many inventions during the win.
ter season, to get up favoritt
dishes, AMI In such cases harmless:
deception is a virtue. Us girl:
are always exchanging nice bit,
with our next neighbors, and {
few days ago Lizzie sent in {
motherly custard pie, which wa.
voted the best of the season; bur
as it had n peculiar pleasant
taste, We besct her for the recipe
when lol she declared it made O
potatoes.
Buckeye nr.ad.
Take a pound Of new milk
warm from the COW; add u tea,
spoonful ofsalt, and stir in fine
Indian meal until it becomes f,
thick batter add gill of fresh
yeast, and put it in a warm place
to rise. When it is very light
stir into the batter three beaten
eggs, adding wheat flour until il
has become of the cousistence o.
dough; knead it Thoroughly, and
set il by the fire until it begins
to rise; then make it up into
small cakes, cover them with q
thick napkin, and let them
stand until they rise again, then
bake in quick oven.
cUnRANT WINE.
Here is a recipe for making cur.
ront wine, to any of our subscri-
bers who have abushel of currants
Mt leaat two years subscription tc
the Farmer. We had IN oppor.
tunity of tasting wine made after
it, which was Of excellent quality
that wecould not resist the temp.
tation of publishing the recipe
Here it is; try it and report the
results:
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