The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-12-24
miscellaneous Recipes.

To KEEP SlLK.--Slli articles should not
be kept folded in white paper rs the chlo-
ride of lin, usod in bleaching the paper
will probably impair the color of the silk.
Brown or blue paper is better the yellow
.sh smooth Indian paper is best of all.
Sill, intended for dress should not he kept
long in the house before made up, AZ lying
in the folds will have a tendency to impair
it's durability by causing il to cut or split,
particularly il tho silk has been thlckcncd
by gum. Thread lace wells are very easily
cut satin and velvet, being soft, are not
easily cut but dresses of velvct should
not bc laid up with any weight above
them. II the nap OF thin velvet is laid
down, it is not possible 10 raise il up again
Hard silk should never hG wriulilcd, bo-
cause the thread is easily broken in the
crease, and it never can be rcctitiri. The
way to take the wrinkles ont of silk scarls
or haudkcrchieiS is 10 molstcn the surface
evenly with a sponge and some weak glue
and then pin the silk with toilet Plus around
the selvcdgcs on n mattress or feather bed.
taking pains to draw out the silk nS tight
as possible. When dry the wrinkles have
disappeared, The reason OF this is obvious
To every person. Ii is nice job to dress
light colorcd silk, aud few should try it..
Some silk articles may be m0iSteued with
weak glue or gum water, and the wrinkles
ironed out on the wrong sido by u hot Hat
iron.
HON TO MAKE \ SET on VERY PRErrN Con.
1aRs ASp CUfPs Procure piece ar mus
lin, Camhric or iiue linen cut out your col
lar and cuffs from any pattern yOu have 10y
You. Having done this, procure piece ol
colorcd iacuuet, or muslin thuUap on,
in /.
blue or pink, or oven grccu. We have srcr
both prints aud muslin with ilowcr'
sprinkled over the pattern, choose these
aud cut ont the flowers and tack thom IN
row round your collar and cuffs; get som,
white braid, and then stitch the braid rouu,
the flowers with ingram cotton lut tn,
color your flowers may chance 10 hc)
This style is new, pretty, and useful Ih,
Colorcd flowers can he introduced in cm
hroidcry patterns, and look we'll Car,
should he taken that tho flowers OF prlu
muslin will bear washing.
Another way to put flowers ON the collar
and cuffs, is to tack ON your flower an,
buttou.hole stitch it round with white q
Colored cotton, and then cut away the mus
lin or linen from underneath the Aowors
If ladies are not able to procure good in
grain cotton, they may use fine colorc
worsted.
PoISoN.-E any poison is swall0wc
drink instantly hall glass OF cool water
with q hcapmg tcasplouul each of CON
mon salt and ground mustard stirred int
it, This yom.ts AS soou as it reaches IA
stomach; but for fear some of the roiso
may still remain swallow the white OF one %
tworaw eggs, or drink cup OF strong co
fee, these two being autidotcs for create
number of polsous than any dozen otho
articles known with tho advantage of the
being always AT haud. ItuAt, IA half a pm
of sweet Ul, or lamp oil, or drlpp.ugs ,
melted butter, or lard, are good substitute
especially II they Nomt quickly.
CoRN CAKE FOR BREAKFAST Mix at mel
one quart of corn meal with water enoug
10 make a thin batter, adding u mblcspoo
tul OF yeast, and salt % suit the taste,
the mplnng stir IA two eggs aud snl
T-H.f fu...... u' sHI.. .~t w...n ~r..I ..
y Ip.- aH' auu ..'l.r - ..'vu. .,uu. .
la>nro u,o Il, aua aAoy mmcd atrA uual
Aali al hour IN moderately heated owen.
To MAKE YELLOW BrrIm iN WNgKa-
I1. 81 V.u.bir, %. l.u ui UNy.y. pu. Is ,
butter, take auu0, ,Hrro o, lour carrots
Erltc them iiuJ, and press oUt ,hv Iu,,
then pour some hot water nn them AN
pess again, Take the juice thus ohm,ue,
and with about a pint otUcw on swct
milk, and put It m tine cream and churn a
usual.
PuFF PAsrE.-lhe art Of making pm
paste consists in keeping the dough tir
and cool at the same time that Il Is tho
oughly kneaded; if it becomes at all war
and sticky, it will never be light il shou
be skilllully handled, and made in co
place. also baked in moderately qutC
oven,