Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-03-21
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Useful Receipts

Stock tor Clear SostP.-CTt two potinds of
knuckle or scrag of veal into small pieces,
place them iE tho iron pot or stewpan .Ewith
two ounces OF salt butter or dripping, two
ounces of lean bacon cut small, three SPOON
fuls Of salt half spoonful Of pepper, q gill
of water, three mddle-siaed, or six ounces of
onions sliced. Put on the fire when boiling
stir round with spoon for about ton MIN
rtes, or until 1T forms whitish thick gravy
at the bottom, or gets rather dry, then add
five pints of hot or cold water; when boiling
let it simmer gently for three-quarters of an
hour skim it well, pass it through a sieve,
and it will be found clear and ready for use
fo- the following soups Only one-third Of
this quantity need be made In case bacon
Or ham cannot bs obtained, use half o pound
more meat and a little more salt.
The meat not being over-stewed, will be
found excellent eaten plain, or with parsley
and butter, or any sa,,ce.-Soyer's Cookery
70, the People
Hor to- Make Good Breed from Grow,s
Ithsct.--A correspondent writes In No
vember, 1916, was visitor at farm -house
within ten miles Of Derby Every sheaf of
wheat was sprouted; it would not mako
bread Chemical remedies were resorted to
in vain hands could not make, the oven
could not bake . loaf; ten or twelve ho,.rs in
Il hot oven did not set the dough. mertior
this as proof Of the very bad quality of the
-four. The farmers wife at length tried the
experiment. of boiling the -four, and then
pounding it; and admirably it succeedets.-l
More beautiful bread, cakes, and pikelets
than this -four produced were never eaten.-
nov give the plan adopted and pursued. -
The quantity for weeks consumption was
put into a clean bag. and then into the brew
ing copper Of boiling water. -Four or FIVE
stones Of -four were boiled as many hours :
the bag was thon placed on q drainer over Al
tub until the next day, when a boy. wish .
wooden mallet; pounded the flour in the bag.
until rather small. 1t was powdered fine
WITH the rolllng-pn upon the table It is,
table. 1t is double trouble; but my friend
was amply repaid for this by mos. excellent
bread
Tub Cheese.-r send you The following re-
ceipt for making what is called tub cheese
We have made il in o,ir family the past sea .
son-like the cheese better and il IS msch
less labor than the usual mode.
Drain the cur4 dry, then add twice the
quantity Of salt you would for pressing;
work il in as for butter; pack in tubs; put
cloth over so as TO absorb the whey; change
1t as often as it becomes wei; put n covss is-
ted to the inside Of the Tub and a snail
weighs over thecl"th. Keep close f7onaies.
May bc put into the same rub at Giferont
times.-Mass' Ploughn'an.
Wate'proofing Lcnther.-Mix together in
| a pipkin on the fire.. two parts OF tallow to
cne Of resin, and having warmed the boots
or shoes, apply it, melted, with a painters
brush, till they will not suck in any more.
If well polished before applying tho atovs
mixture, tl,ey will polish afterwards.
Haterppcofns eists'--Tmtus the cloth
on the wrong side with a solution of isinglass.
alum, and soap, by means Of brush. When
dry brush on the wrong side against the
grain, and ssen go over with brush dipped
in water. This makes the cloth impervious
l (for long timel to water, but not to air.
! Blue dye for Cottom and Linen.-Cottor
aud linen articles are dyed blue by asoluti,t
Of one part indigo, one part grc-u sulrLste
81 irou, and two parts Of quicklimc.