Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-07-14
Useful Receipts.

TOMATOES THE following method Of pre-
pairing tomatoes for the table, which we arc
ASSURED by cEae who has made the ex pertinent
| is superior TO anything yet discovered foy tho
preparation Of that excellent vegctable:--
Take good ripe tomatoes, cut them in slices
and sprinkle over them finely pulverized
white sugar, then add clarct wine sufficient 70
| cover them. Tomatoes are sometimes pre-
pared in this way with diluted vinegar, but
| the clarct wine lmparts to them a richer and
more pleasant flavor, more nearly resembling
the straw berry than anything else.
| SoMETHIsG WoRTH KsowI.e-Cne dag
last week while purchasing lot of dried fruit
| we discovered small pieces Of sassafras bark
amongst it and upon inquiry, we were inform
ed that it was preventative against the
worm. II is said that dried fruit put away
with little bark, Say large handful 70 the
bushcD will save for years, unnplested by
those troublesome little insects, which often
destroy hundreds Of bushels in single season
| The remedy is cheap and simple and we ven
| tutc to say good one.
| CHoLERA-IsPASTUM &c.--Ihe National
Intelisencer at the request ofa correspondent
publishes the following simple cure for chol-
era-infantuin, cholera, diarrhpa, collie, and
| all disease of the alimentary organs genera
ted in the summer season by the Use Of fru.
or otherwise. He says: IL am az much op-
| posed rs any alloppathic OF homeopathic
physician can be ;, any species Of 4uackery
| or cmpirioism. This is tie result Of many
| years of positive personal experience in my
own famiy-with myself, with my children
with my neighbors, and with my friends and
acguaintances. 1t ought to lie every where
! known. How many clildren's lives it save.
| If adopted, 1t is simply this-one-fouri Of
an oiince uf rGfverized cloves-one fourth of
| an ounce of pulverizcd cinnamon fourth
Of an our &c Of pulvcrizcd gum guaiaeum.
mixed with one pint Of old and pure whiskey.
TO be well shakin before taken" Doss
for an adult one-bslf Of a wine glass, or =
large tabla spoonful, filled up with water ;.
for child porportionably.
1t nevers fails. One single dose at The in
ceptiOn of any such dieease, If not complica-
ted with other rlaladics, will always, within
an hour, cure. II such disease be chronic or
has run on for some time, then hourly or dai-
| y three or four times"
MEAp.-This favorite beverage that for
centuries was the bcration of northern IA
uohs, II naoe ny dtssOl'mg one part of hon
ey in three OF boiling water, fiavoring it with
spices, and adding portion Of ground malt.
and piece Of toast steeped IN yeast, aud al
lowing the whole TO ferment
To CrRE A BoIL.-The skin of boiled
egg is the most efficacio,is remedy that can be
applied to boil Peel it carefully, and wet
| and apply it. II will relieve the soreness in
a few hours.
BREAD OaELrT-Put into large tea cup
Of bread crumbs. tea cup Of cream, spoon
ful Of butter, with salt pepper and nutmeg.
! when the bread has absorbed tte cream.
break in the eggs. beat them slittIe with
the mixture, aid fry like omelet.
EGG PLAST.-Wash the pint with cold
water. boil well take out tie inside, mash
aud season with butter. pepper and salt, bea.
three eggs. take cnimbIes Of stale loaf bread.
saucepan with hot lard aud butter for frying.
seud hOt tothe table.
Coss CaKE.-Take c,rn meal and wet up
with boiling water apd butter milk. equal
parts make it thick as batter, and bske i, in
a hot oven for the breakfast To be eaten hot