The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1869-02-16
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Things Worth Knowing.

Lemon Pie.-Grste one.halfthe outside
81 one lemon to the juice anil pulp add on,
cup Of waite :one Of sugar; ihrc tablespoon
iuls Of -four use the yolks Of three eggs
ressrviny the whites Ter lro.ling. which i,
to he pun on when the pie is cold. Bake
with one crust, aud brown the irosting in 8
moderate oven.
SOFT Soop-Take ten pounds Of potash
put it in half barrel turn on il two pail.
fuls OF hot water [; the next day melt twelv,
pounds Of grease and turn in; stir it thor.
oughly. and then add pailful Of hot water
every day until yoar hslf.ba,rcl is full stil
it well when you add the water. II you
don't want your grease to accumulate to
that amount make less at time. say three
pounds Of grease. two and half Of potash,
in proportion. Besure the vessel you make
Il in is strong.
Cream Cdkes.-For the crust. take three.
quarters of pound Of flour, half pound
Of butter. one pint OF water. and ter eggs.
Boil the -four and the butter together stir
in the -four while it is boiling. and then lc,
it cool. When cold add the egg well beaten.
To make the custard, use one pint Of milk,
four sgss. two cups Of sugar, and half a
cup of -four. Boil the milk, and while it
is boiling add the sugar. eggs and flour,
and flavor il with lemon Drop the crust
on tins. aud bake them in quick oven fif-
teen or twenty minutes. When they are
he, la al -,
much custari as possible. II is great
improvement to the appearance Of the crust
to rub it over with the white OF an egg be-
fore il is baked.
Olins Harness LedtGer.-Oils. when
applied to dry leather, invariably injure it ;
and il TO leather containing too much wa
ter, the oil canno, enter. Wet the harness
over night, cover it with blanket, and ip
the morning it will be damp and supple
then apply neatsfoot oil in small quantities,
and with so much elbow grease a, will in
sure its disseminating itself throughout the
leather. a soft, plant harness is easy to
handle. and lasts longer than neglected
one. Never use vegetable oils GU leather ),
and among the animal oils, neatsfoot ia the
best.
C0rns and Bmions.-To cure c0rns
take lemon, cut piece Of il of, and nick
il so as to let in the toe with the corn. Tie
this on ct night so that il cannot owe,
and You will find the next morning, that,
with blunt knife. the corn will come away
to great extent. Two or three applca-
tions will effect thorough cure. Bunions
are more difficult to cure but the follow
ing has proved remedy in SONS cases
Sisks an ointment OF half an ounce Of
spermaceti and twelve grains of iodine, and
apply twice or thrice a day.
Hair Curling Liquid. Take borax two
oun ,es gum Arabic one draehm and hot
water mot boiling) one quart stir, aud as
soon IS the ingredients are dissolved, add
three tablcspoonfuls OF strong spirits Of
camphor. On retiring to rest wet the hair
with the above liquid and roll it in twists
OF paper as usual. Rns.s,
Smeet Potato Pudding.-Oue pound Of
sweet potatoes, boiled and smashed fine, or
grated while hot, six eggs well beaten, Z
ID. Of sugar, the same Of butter, grated
lemon rind. a nutmeg. wine glass Of
brandy: line the dish with paste. When
baked sprinkle tho top with fine sugar
@How to Manage Bees.-The American
Bco Journal, in referring to an instance
where swarm Of bees settled upon the
head Of q horse standing in front Of q
church. and the owner, who went to its as.
sistanoe, was stung sensoloss, says that all
the difficulty could have boon obviated by
sprin king cold water upon them.