Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-01-10
Domestic Keceipts.

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3 COPPER VESSELS Whenever copper We
sells are used in the kitchen, great car
should be exercised, as they grow old, t
prevent their use if any of the timing b
Oft; for, as IN this state they produce
metallic poison, the parties partaking O
food cooked in them will inevitablybe poi
soned. As soon as a defect appears. i
should be sent TO the ironmonger to bt
retinned. Many fatal accident would
have been prevented had only little com.
mon attention been paid to this matter.
A PoULTICK FOR FRLoNs, Rrc.-Take
CASTLE soap and scrape large or small
quantity, according to the amount wanted
and simmer in new milk until it forms q
! past as thick as cream, cool and apply.
| \ on viii find this one of the best poultices
| tor felons. or any kind of swelling that
needs poulticing, and far superior to bread
anf milk. Try 1t, ye afflicted.
t'oR NERVOUSNESS ounces and a
half of camphor iulep, three ounces of
peppermint water, three drachns Of spirits
of ammonia, three drachms of syrup of
saffron, one drachm of tincture of cam
phor, well mixed. Three table spoonfulls
TO be taken when required. 1t is intended
tor occasional, not constant use.
TRAoTNG PAPER.-Rub the paper with
mixture of equal parts of oil Of turpen-
tine AMI nut oil, and dry it immediately by
rubbing it with wheat flour. Then hang
it OF a line for twenty-four hours. If
washed over with ox-gall, and dry, it will
admit of being written ON with ink or
wateT-colors may be used.
lRoN- MorID IN N.-Wash the spots
IN strong solution of cream of tartar and
wQfpr Par,aot &c md DIV in
in the san.
Another method: Rub the spots with
a little powdered oxalic acid, or salts of
lemon and warm water. Let it remain
few minutes and then rinse well in clean
water.
To PRESERVE EGGS FRESH YEAR.-Mix |
a handful of unslaked lime with the same |
quantity of salt, in three gallons of water; |
first pack the eggs, with the small end |
down, and pour the mixture over them |
be sure none of them are cracked.
Corn OYSTERS One pint of grated corn, /
one egg, one teaspoonful of salt, one tea
spoonful of pepper; flour sufficient to
make thin batter drop into fat and fry /
like fritters. II the corn is dry, add
little milk - it.
STEwED APPLEs.-Peel and slice two or
three good sized apples in n small stew
pan, with 81 few cloves, and some lemon
or orange peel, and let it stew for about |
one quarter OF an hour in two glasses of
white wine. 1t may be done while the
family are at dinner, and the apples eat
better than in pie. They should be
thrown into cold water when sliced, to
prevent their becoming dry and discolored.
The apples may slso be mixed with pears
or plums, and will be found excellent.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR PREsEEvEs-A lady
writer in an exchange, communicates the
bit of information, obtained
where she "took tea last" y dish of what
| took for preserves was passed to me,
which, upon tasting, ] was surprised to
learn contained no fruit. The ease with
which it is prepared, and the trifing cost
OF its materials, are not its chief recon-
for unless my tasting appara-
tus deceived me, as it is not usually wont
to do, it is emphatically a tip-top subsi-
tute for apple sauce, apple butter, tomato
preserves, and all that sort of thing. Its |
preparation is as follows: Moderately boil
q pint of molasses from five to twenty
minutes, according to its consistency, when
add three eggs, thoroughly beaten, hastily
stirring them in, and continue to boil q
few minutes longer, when season with
lemon or a nutmeg.
An EXCELLENT CEMENT. - Five years
ago, we applied a cement, composed of
white lead paint, whiting and dry white
sand, to q small tin roof that leaked like a
seiye; it soon became nearly as hard as a |
stone, has never scaled off, and has kept |
the roof since then perfectly tight. 1t |
was put on about the consistency of thin |
putty. Slater's cement for stopping leaks |
around cAimneys is composed of Gnseed |
oil, whiting, ground glass, and some brick !
dust. 1t Is q good cement for this purpose |
also for closing the joints of stone steps 10
houses Scientific american.