Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-11-06
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three OUNCES OF Dert gas 3ho 1e~
an ounce of cloves, bruise to q coarse pow
der and boil over slos FIRE. in a pint c!
water. for few hours, stirring frequently
the Meet aside in a covered vessel Till colo;
then. strain, and supply the place oi tae
water lost by evaporation till ii measures
onespiuf. .. NV dissolre-one ounce and
enc drachm Of the best copperas in half a.
pint of water and strain; then dissolve five
srachms Of gum arabic in half pint Of water
end add to the copperas solution an hall
pin: of good cider vinegar. Now mix and
9, and add one ounce pf liquid blue. Use
soft water. Let your ink be exposed 10 the
air, and you will have black ink.
To MAKE PRIME ViEEGaR.-Mix one
quart of molasses, three gallons Of rain wa
ter, and one PIN of yeast. Let it ferment
and stand four weeks. ard you will have the
best Of vinegar.
How TO PIcLKE CCcUMBERs.-1 saw in
your pa GER q week or two nee, an inquiry
as to the best mode of picking cucumbers.
have used the following for several years,
and think il the best OF recipes:
Make brine BY putting one pint Of rock
salt into pail Of boiling water, and pour
it over the cucumbers, cover tight 20 keep
IN the steam, and lei them remain al night
end part of day; make second brine as
rboye, and lei them remain 10 it the same
length OF time; tLen scald and skim th'
brine, and il will answer for the third brine
snd let them remain In it as above; then
rinse and wipe them dry, and add boiling
hot vinegar, throw in lump of alum as large
as an oilnut to every pail Of pickles. and
YOU will have fiue, hard and green pickle.
Add spices. if you like, and keep the pickles
under the vinegar, A brick on the top Of
the cover which keeps the pickles under
has a tendency to collect the seum to itself,
which may arise Corresf ondenf ofN. E.
Farmer. -a..1
RUcEwH1AT ClKEs---One buckw heat
cake "differeth from another in g'ory," yet
not one in ihoUsard is made right. Yet.
Of all things, il is, the easiest to cook, if the
meal is made rightly. To every three bush
els of buckwheat, add one of good heavy
onts; grind them together as if they were
only bucswhest; thus you will hsve cakes
always light and always brown, to say moth
ing Of The greater digestibility, and the
tightening Of spirits. which are equally GER
tain. He who feeds On buckwheat may be
grnm and laihsrgic; while he of the oat
meal will have exhiliration Of the brain and
ecnten;ment of the spirit.
ArrLE MARMaLApE.--To make apple
marmalsde, boil some spples with the peel
off them until they are perfectly soft, which
may be known by pressing them between
the thumb and fingers Then remove them
from the fire, and throw them into cold
water; pare them, place them on a sieve
and press the pulp from the cores. The
pulp which has passed through sieve place
in a stew pan, and set the pan on the fire
long enough to remove the moisture, so that
the pulp may berome rather thick. Take
au equal quantity. in weight, Jf lump sugar
as Of pulp Clarity the sugar, and boil it
to good syrup; add the pulp to il, and stir
them well together with good spatula, OF
wooden spoon. Place them on fire, and
as soon as they begin to boil. remove :hem,
the process is comPleted. When the mar
malade has become a little coal. put il into
pots; but do not cover the pots until it is
quite cool.
SHOE Eighteen ounces o.
caoutchouc are TO be dissolved in about nine
pounds of hot rape oil. To this solution
sixth pounds of fine ivory black, and forty
five pounds of molasses are TO be added,
along with one pound of finely ground gum
arabic, previously dissolved in twenty gal
Ions of vinegar. These mixed ingredients
are to be finely triturated in a pant-mill
till the mixture becomes perfectly smooth.
To this varnsh twelve pounds OF sulphuric
acid are to be now added in small successive
quantities, with powerful stirring for half
an.hour, at the end cf which time three
pounds of Underground gum arabic are to be
added; after which the stirring is repeated
half-an-hour for fourteen dsys longer, wher
the liquid blacking Is ready for use. In
making tie paste 5lacking, the patentees
prescribe the above quantity of India rub
Der, oil, ivory black, molasses and gun
arabic, the latter being dissolved IN onl,
twelve pounds of vinegar. These ingredi
ent are 10 be well mixed, and then grount
together in Mil TIL they form perfectly
smooth paste. To this paste twele pounds
OF sulphuric acid are 10 be added. in smal
Quantities at Time, with powerful stirring
which is tG be continued half an bo1r afle
the last portiouiof the acidshas been intro.
duced. Ready for use in sevep days.
ComBs.--To polish tortoise-sheIl combs
make paste of jewellers rouge and little
sweet oil. Put it on the comb, and when
quite dry brush it off. Then polish III,
comb with wash leather. In some cases
this will restore polish. Thr use of saI
roiaiine, instead of sweet oil, is reoomn end
ed tor mixing with the jewellers ruune il
forming the paste.
LEMON DROPS For lemon d:crs. TAKE
the juice for three fresh lemons s;r.ined i::.c
and mix II with pound of refined sugar
bea'en and sifted through lawn 81, G, bcat
them together for an hour-it will max,
them white and bright; then drop ,h~u
upon writing paper and dry ,hen, before th,
fire.
New KIND OF CANDLES An invcrt;o,
is spoken of which consists in using il
chsndles filaceous or spongy substances
which will act like very thick wick in alb
sorbing the fluid gFeBee below the base o
the fame, but which are so prepared b,
Chemical prccesses that On the annrnnch n