The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-07-07
USEFUL RECIPES.

PoAcHED EGGs.-The beauty Of a poach
ed egg is for the yolk TO be seen blushing
through the white, which should only be
just sufficiently hardened 10 form trans
parent vail for the egg. Have some boil
ing water in tea-kettle; pass as much of it
through a clean cloth as will half fill stew
pan; break the egg into cup, and when
the water boils, remove the stew pan from
the stove, and gently slip the egg into it; it
must stand till the white is set; then put it
over very moderate fire, and as soon as
the water boils, the egg is ready; take it up
with slice, and neatly round off the rag
ged edges of the white; send them up on
bread toasted on one side only, with OF with
out butter.-Rarat New Yorker.
RECIPE FOR MAKING Coop HARD SOAP:
Ids. Genesee Farmer I'm the May
number of the Farmer, among the 'Inqui-
ries and Answers find that G. A. Chase,
of Ohio, is desirous of obtaining a recipe
for making good hard soap. If he will be
very particular and attend fully to the fol-
lowing recipe, he will possess as good and
as pure a chemical soap as he ought to de-
sire. But let me warn him, just here, that
if he deyiates from the principles laid down
here-which are simple and comprehen-
sive--the chemical process will thereby be
destroyed, l know this to be so from ex-
perience: Pour IL quarts soft boiling Wa
ter upon lbs. of unslaked lime. Then
dissolve 5 TBS. of washing soda in IL quarts
of soft boiling water. Then mix the above
together and let the mixture remain togetb-
er from / z to "a hours for the purpose Of
chemicalizing. Now pour off all the clear
liquid--being careful not TO disturb the sed-
iment Add to the above 81 lbs. of clari-
fed grease, and from 8 to OF. rosin. Boil
this compound together one hour; pour off
to cool; cut up into bars for use, and you
are in possession of a superior chemical
soap.
The cost of this superior article is about
81 cents per pound. J. S. CHRISTIAN.
Porsox1SG RATs.-The best food with
which to mix poison for killing rats, is
pumpkin seeds. Wet them, and sprinkle
on little arsenic. which will adhere to the
seeds. They will be eaten by rats and mice.
while cats, fowls, de-. not being fond of
such food, will not NEEDLE with them
Wherever poison is put for these trouble-
some pests of the farm, water should be
near By, so that they may eat, drink, and
die, outside of their holes and hiding pla-
cas-. Musk rats, which are often trouble
some pests upon some farms bordering up
on creeks or ponds, may be poisoned with
arsenic upon pieces Of Parsnip or sweet ap-
pie.
SUMNER BEyERAGEs.-As Che season is
at hand when pleasant drinks. free from Al
coholic influence, are frequently brewed by
the house. wife, or the web brought mp
daughters who are taught little of every
thing in the way of household qualities, we
append the following recipes which are
claimed 10 be excellent.
Take three gallons Of water. OF blood
warmth, three half pints of molasses'
table spoonful of essence Of spruce, and
like quantity of ginger--mix well together
with q gill of yeast; let it stand over night.
and bottle in the morning. 1t viii be in.
good condition to drink in twenty -four
hours. Itisa paiatable. wholesome bey.
erage.
8 Those who prefer mead have only 10
substitute honey for molasses named above,
and for one third of the ginger use alspice.
Half of the quantity of yeast win be sniff,
Gent, and the bottling should occur thesec-.
ond day instead Of the next morning. "a
will be fit to drink in four days aflers bling
bottled. and wiz keep fer many weeks