The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-10-03
Information for the People,
Original and Selected, y Charles NJ OHara, Drurris
Bolivar Tenn.


strip the stalks and chop up the leaves
then mix them with vinegar. water. and
powdered white sugar The sugar should
be well melted before the sauce is served
IL Is generally eaten with roast lamb, and
imparts to it a delicious favor.
Everything in the Drug line can always
be found at Hara's.
Receipt for Kalsonsfne Preparation.-So
much mystery has been thrown around this
preparation, that the innumerable inquiries
made to us have induced US to make some
Efforts to present it TO our readers. After
much trouble, we succeeded in obtaining
the following receipt from the most cele-
DRAFTED kalsominer in the city Of New York.
Twenty pounds Of elders whiting dissolved
ia cold water, after it has settled, pour off
as much Of that water as you can. Get half
pound Of glue, and soak it in cold water all
night, then pour off that water, and take
half pail of boiling water, which pour on
the glue, dissolving It; then add the whiting
which has been wet. In winter you need
only half the amount Of glue as in the sum
mer.
In consequences Of the destruction Of
Powers q Weightman's laboratory, the gen
eral prevalence Of chills and favor and the
high price of gold, quinine and morphine
re higher than at any time since the war.
oHara is selling at very small margin
10 Boil Vegetables Greeis-Be sure the
water boils when yeu put the vegetables in
Make them boil very fast Do not cover, but
watch them; and if the water has not
siackened, you may be sure they are done
when they begin to sink Then take them
out Immediately, or the color will change.
Soft water is best for boiling vegetables,
but if only hard can be obtained, very
small bit Of soda, or carbonate OF ammonia,
viii soften it
10 restore rost-bitten vegetables, lay
them IN cold water an hour before boiling, |
and put piece Of saltpetre in the saucepan !
when set on the fire.
Green vegetables generally will require
from twenty minutes to half an hour fast
boiling but their age, freshness, and the
season in which they are grown, requires /
some variation Of time They should, al
most invariably, be put on in boiling water.
Splendid cutlery at Eastern cost at
OHdra's.
~ Clean Feathers-Take for every gal
Ton pf clear water, one pound of fresb-made
quidk-lime, mix them well together and let |
it sfand twenty-four hours. Then pour off the
elehr liquid, put the feathers into tub, and |
pour over them enough Underwater to thor.
oughly cover them. Stir them briskly and |
rapidly for few minutes, and leave them to
soak for three days. Then remove them
from the ime-water, and thoroughly rinse
10 clears water, and spread them to dry.
They will dry better where draught of air
can. reach them; and should be spread very
thinly, and frequently moved, until they are
quite dry This plan may be used, either
for new feathers or for such as have become
heavy or impure By age or use.
Billy Bowlegs' smoking tobacco at
O'Haras.
Potato Ffitters.-Boil two large potatoes,
scrape them fine; beat four yoIks and three
whites of eggs, and add to the above one
large spoonful of cream, another of sweet
wine, a squeeze of lemon, and a little nut
meg. Beat this batter half an hour at least
It will be extremely light Put good
quantity of fine lard in stew pan, and drop
a spoonful of the batter at time into it.
Fry them and serve as a sauce a glass of
white wine, the juice Of lemon, one desert
spoonful of peach leaf or almond water, and
some white sugar warmed together, not to be
served in the dish.
OHara will take your order for Wilson'S
Albany strawberry plant at lower rates
than ever before offered
Scrappls.-Take eight pounds of scraps
Of pork that viii not do for sausage boil
them in four gallons Of water; when tender,
chop them fine, strain the liquor and pour
it back into the pot; put in the meat, season
with sage, summer savory, salt and pepper
to suit the taste, stir in a quart Of meal
after simmering q few minutes thicken it
with meal very thick 1t requires very lit
Gle cooking after thickening, and must be
stirred constantly.
Fruit jars always on hand at O'Haras
10 Peel Onions CHeerftIly before
the draft Of fire on the hearth, or with the
pan on the stove hearth, with the front
doors open, and you may peel any quantity
without shedding q tear
Vanished furniture is sometimes disfc
ured by heat, which causes white spots; to
remove these, touch them with flannel
slightly dipped in alcohol, and rub till the
whole surface is dry and warm.
A large stock of that delicious Philadel-
phia confectionery just received at O'Hara's,
and for sale at the prices usually asked for
chalk with a little sugar IN it.
Sally LltnB-Seven cups sifted flour, half
teacup butter warmed in one pintof milk,
one saltsp0on salt, and three well beaten
eggs, two tablespoons brewers yeast, or
four tablespoons homemade yeast Let this
rise in pans, and bake. With brewers
yeast il viii rise in two or three hours, with
home. brewed in four or FIVE hours
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