The Cecil Whig., 1861-09-21
Cbe 0onsekeeper

Preservation Tooth. Pouder.- - Tooth Pow
ders, regarded as means merely of cleans
ing the teeth, are most commonly placed
among cosmetic: but this should not be, as
they assist greatly in preserving healthy
condition Of the dental machinery, and so aid
in pe1fecting as much as possible the act of
mystication. In this manner they may be
considered as most useful, although they are
subordinate medicinal agents. By careful
use of the following tooth-powder frequent
causes Of early loss of teeth will be prevented.
Take four ounces of burnt horn. two ounces
of orrs root powder, one ounce of powdered
myrrh, half an ounce Of powdered borax, and
half an ounce Of cochineal. In mixing the
ingredients, it is very necessary that the
cochneal be thoroughly tri,urated with the
burnt horn prior to the addition of the other
ingredients. This will require nearly an
hours careful rubbing in a mortar, and it is
only complete when the color of the mixture
assumes lavender hue, which color is the
best criterion of perfect blending. Finally,
mix in the other powders, together with
one dachm of otto of cloves; then preserve
for use in stoppered bottles. The proportions
given in this recipe may of course be divided
into any quantity desired-Septimus P'esse
How 10 Cook EGG Plant We have recent
ly come across the two following receipts for
cooking Egg Plant, and as we follow both
methods in this culinary department of our
own household, we print them thus seasona.
bly, as this vegetable makes its appearance
FRIED EGG PLANT.-Cut the plant in thin
slices, sprinkle with salt. and let them stand
half an hour, pour off the water that the salt
extracts, and dry the plant with towel;
beat an egg, dip the plant in it, then roll in
crasker, and fry brown in butter. Some pre-
fer simply dipped in egg without the cracker,
or rolling them in the flour without the egg.
Season highly and cook slowly.
BAKED EGG PLANT Paiboi it until it is
sof, enough to stick straw into the meat
then cut just in half; scoop oat the inside,
leaving the hull chop it very fine. and sea-
son very highly with pepper and salt, good
deal Of butter, very little onion, and add
crumbs of bread. Mix all well together and
return it into the hull then strew crumbs of
bread on the top, and bake it for about an
hour If carefully cooked, this is the best
way to eat egg plant at dinner. Tel.
Ho,c 10 Cook Peach Bio1r Potatoes.
many persons have experienced difficulty in
cooking this variety of the potato, | submit
the following method, which has proved per-
fectly successful with me:
Select your potatoes, all of the sarre size.
Pare them three quarters of an inch around
the middle, leaving the skin on each end
Put them in cold water with q little salt ;
when they come to boil, let them cook gen.
tly for bout twenty minutes; (if tine pota-
toes be large, few minutes longer will be
required y then remove the cover, pour the
water from them, place cloth over the top
of the boiler, and let them steam for few
minutes, when take off the skins and send
immediately to the table. NJ.
Germantown 7elegrph.
Picking Eges-Bol them hard. say, ten
minutes. and then divest them of their shells; ;