, 1864-01-30
1un.estir 8eripes.

MAKING WNE.-An American having
written to friend in Italy for instructions
as to making wine, received the following
broken English reply:
The way to make wine with grapes is to
stomp them well in tob with hol and
spicket in the bottum, and put that juice In
barrel where has been wine or whisky or
liquors of some kind, otherwise the wine
will stink OF wood. Let them boil fol
forty days, meanwhile make the barrel
full every day for in the boiling diminish.
Shot up It after the forty days, and longer
you let him stay older It comes and better
It will be.
The word "boil" means, in this case,
"ferment." The rest is Ineligible, and
those who follow the receipt faithfully will
find it good one.
A BOILED MILK PUDDING.-Pour q pint
Of new milk, boiling hot, on three spoons.
ful of fine -four, and beat the -four and
milk for half an hour then put in three
eggs, and beat II little longer; after this,
CRATE in o half teaspoonfll of ginger.
Have ready nice clean pudding cloth, dip IL
In boiling water, butter 1t well, and -four it,
put in the pudding, tie it close up, and boil
IL an hour it requires great care when you
turn it out. Serve the pudding with thick
melted butter, or wine sauce.
BLANC MASaE.-Blanc Mango may be
made as follows: To two quarts Of cream,
or milk, add one ounce Of isinglass, the
peel Of two lemons, also sugar and spice
to your liking. Bring the whole to boil.
ing heat, then strain il, and when nearly
cool, stir it well, in order to mix the cream
that will rise while cooling; pour it into
. moulds, and when perfectly cold it may be
turned out and will then be ready for use.
The mould should be first wet with cold
water, which will prevent the mixture from
sticking to them.
To REsToRE ScoRcnED LINEN.-Take
two onions, peel and slice them, and extract
the juice by squeezing or pounding then
cut up half an ounce Of white soap, and
two ounces Of fuller's earth; mix with them
the onion juice and half pint of vinegar.
Boil this composition well, and spread It,
when cool over the scorched part Of the
linen, leaving IL to dry thereon. Aher.
wards wash out the linen.
SALMON TO BRoIL.-Cut the fish In slices
an inch thick, season with cayenne and
common pepper, little nutmeg and salt,
roll we'll in buttered white paper, and broil
over q slow FIRE; serve in the paper, with
plain melted butter, anchoyy, lobster, or
shrimp sauce.
SAvoRY ToAsrs.-Cut some slices Of
bread FREQ from crust about half an inch
thick and two and o half square; butter
the tops thickly, spread a little mustard on
them, and then cover them with deep
layer Of grated cheese and ham, seasoned
rather highly with cayenne; fry them in
butter, but DO not turn them IN the pan I;
liit them out and place them in Dutch
oven for four minutes 10 dissolve the
cheese; serve them very hot. 4
AsrnMA.-The following draught is
very efficacious during q fit Of asthma |:
Tincture Of squills, ten minims diluted
nitric acid, six minlms extract Of henbsne,
three grains; distilled water, one ounce
and o half.
CosMETrc WASH ron THE FAcE.--Pound
. lump Of benzoin and put it into decan.
tor, which Gil with spirits Of wine, sixty
degrees above proof; o. soon as the balsom
d dissolved, add more until the alcohol is
fully saturated. A few drops Of this tine.
ture 10 pure water Is an admirable cosmetic
wash for the fAce. -i.i ,sd a,
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