The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-06-15
BIDDEFoRD ME-, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE Is, 1866.
USEFUL ITEMS FOR EVERY HOUSE
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Wheat.neal water crackers, are made o.
pure unbolted wheat meal and water; hence
they retain all the richness and sweetness O
the grain itself, tho following are some Of ma
ny simple methods Of using these crackers:
Army pies.-Stew green or dried apples, OF
any good favored fruit that will cook soft
using a third or more water than usual sweet
en- to taste. When ready, place in dish O
layer of crackers aud then layer Of sauce
alternating until the desired amount is prepar-
ed; yet the dish awny ten or twelve hours
say over night. The crackers will then be as
soft as raised biscuit. This dish is preferred
by many to the best fruit pies, especially il
served with little milk, or sweet cream.
Note.-The crakers If broken into small
bits and stirred into the sauce will soften in
one or two hours. Put into good milk a few
hours before wanted, they will soften and
form perfect article of bread and milk.
The moisture being right, any desired a.
mount of chewing may DO secured by prepar
ing the above u longer or shorter time before
wanted.
Cracker Mcal.-The wheat meal cnckars
coarsely ground are excellent with milk, ol
stewed fruit, and can be eaten partly or Who'll
ly dry by invalids or persons with poor teeth
whose state of health may require dry food.
Remarks-Not only the unboltcd wheni
meal crackers b,itthc sea biscuit or "hard tack, v
prepared with sauce rs above, are an eXcellen,
substitute for fruit pies.
ing facilities are limited, wi bd tho 'army
pio" valuable addition to the table.
Ifthe men i'm our army and navy could
simply have had their choice of white or
brown crackers, and been furnished u con-
slant supply of dried npplcs-so easy to trans-
port and prcparc-it would have saved the
nation thousands of lives and millions Of
dollars.
Bulk in f6od.-In proportion to nulrimcnt, is
beginning to be better understood. Magcndie
nsccrtaincd by his experiments with dog, that
lf, could not be sustained over fifty days IL
they were fed on fine flour bread and water,
though when fed upon breml continuing the
whole or n large portion of the bran they
were found in 10 respect TO slltlsr w..
Persons who arc troubled with constipation
by making the unboltcd wheat meal bread
or crackers, with fruit, a part of their daily
food, will soon eXpcriancc more regular and
healthy condition of system.
Discolored Furniture Rcstorc.-Gct n
few cents worth of "lndian Red" unt "Burni
Umber." For mahogany color mix Indian
Red with common furniture varnisll. Thin
the varnisl with henzinc or turpcniinc use
q very little boiled linsced oil to prevent il
from drying too fast For black walnut color
mix boilI powders till the desired shade is SC.
cured! apply with brush. Any one may thus
at very small cost restore their furniture to its
original color.
To Prevent Tus.-Wlicn stoves are not in
use, oil them with sweet olive oil (an groccrs
keep it, when again used it will burn off
with scarcely any smell. Coal.scuttlcs should
be cleaned and oiled inside md out with
"boiled linsccd OIL" obtained at any paint
shop.
Musty Bottles or Jars, are sweetened with
lyc or dissolved soda allow Il to remain In n
short time, then scald und dry them. They
will not must iia little salt is put in, or what
is better, If cleaned and dried when not In
use.
Food cooled quickly unless sealed, will
keep much longer than ifcooled slow. Milk
men cool their milk quickly in order to have
it kccpwcll.