Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-31
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| BLAcKBERRY WINE.-There is no wine
equal to the blackberry wine when properly
made, either in flavor or for medcina purpo.
ses, and all persons who can conveniently do
SO, should manufacture enough for their owu
use every year, as it is invaluable in sickness
as tonic, and nothing is better remedy
for bowel diseases We therefore give the
receipt fol making it, and having tried it our.
ssyssSs Ts yBsak yeadSysedy on the subject -
every gallon adding one quart of boiling
water. Let the mixture stand twenty.(our
hours, stirring occasionally; then strain of
the liquor into q cask, to every gallon adding
| two pounds of sugar; cork tight, aud lei Il
stand till the following October, and you will
have wine ready for use, without farther
stra!nlng or boiling, that will make lips smack
as they never smacked under similar influence
before"
| CURRASTs FOR TARrs.-A female friend bos
politely favored me with the following. which,
II you please. you may publish in the Tele.
graph for the benefit OF such of its readers as
may be desirous Of preserving currants for
| tarts:
In preserving pan, put pound and
nall oil sugar for every two pounds Of cur
rants, with suticiency of the expressed
JUICE OF the fruit to dissolve the sugar.
"hen 1t bolls, skim it, and put in your cur.
rants ana boil again till they become quito
ciear. Tut them in a Jar, cover them with
Walte paper, dipped in brandy, ana keen
them in dry place"
uooseberr!es may also be preserved in tho
same way. 1t is good plan in preserving
these fruits, ID remove the blossoms which
III dried state, adhere somewhat tenaciously
10 the blossom end of the fruit, bv careful
"aShing' ny this means, they arc removed
DRyISG PEACHES WITHorr ppr,,,,
correspondent OF the Louisville .Io,,,,noJ 60
muhicates a ne" plan of drying peaches
Wh!ch may De oi service to our readers Tho
JaT@e is removed by immersing in lye. mada
by boiling wood d-ashes in water. to a toIara
bic strength. The lye should be warm h",
not so as TO cook the peaches. which az
rnbbsd IN IL awhile, aud then washed in cIaas
cold water Every particle of furze will ba
removed, and only thin skin remain-theu
can then be cut aud dried in the usual man,
heF' they thus lose nothing Of their sweet.
ness by peeling, and are said 10 be of tho
best quality for all cooking purposes.
BREAD AND BUTTER PuDDYG.-A LAYER %
quarIered sour apples little nutmeg and
sugar layer OF dry bread, buttered mo
matter how dry j another layer Of apples
'N" S"e"i ahu nutmeg as before and So
continue until you have filled your pan. the
hrst and last layers being apples; add one
cup Of water or sufficient to wet the bread
Bake one hour, in modern oven; eat with.
out sauce
10 REMoyE SuNRURS.-Mak of almonds
made thus: Take Of banohed bitter almonds
hall an ounce, soft water half q pint; make
an emulsion by beating the almonds and
water together, strain through u muslin
cloth, aud It is made.
BITES AND SuNds-Halrs Journal Of
Health has the following seasonabe item:
" As many Of ouI citizens are preparing 10
travel or go in the eOuntry for the summer il
may be useful to remind them that an ounce
'ial OF spirits of hartshoru should be cousid-
lred one Of the indispensables as in case Of
being bitten or stung by any poisonous All.
nal or insect, the Immediate free application
d the alkali, as a wash to the part bitten,
owes instant, perfect and permanent RELIEF
ne bite Of u mad dog, We believe, not excep.
ed SO will strong ashes aud water"
SINGULAR REKEDY FOR Tue ToorBAcBE-
i Is said that little horseredish scraped,
md laid on the wrist Of the side affected will
q many cases, give speedy relief. A better
way is to place little scraped horseradish
the mouth or the tooth. OF just around thu
'um; 1t relieves rheumatic pains in the gum
nd face also. The mouth may afterwards bs
insed with little eamsbOrated water, laks.
Iarm.