Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-13
THE HOUSEHOLD.


A Few PIECES of Horse Radish root placed
among pickles will prevent scum from gath
ering on the top of the vinegar.
BREAD.-Potatoes greatly improve Bread.
After being cooked, mash and rub them
through colander. Mix in and knead
with the flour. A pint of potato to three or
four loves.
BREAD MAKING.-A housekeeper seventy
seven years old, who still makes her own
bread, gives her method to the Germantown
Telegraph. 1t is this;
take large earthen pan, put in about
two quarts of flour, and if l have any cold
potatoes CRATE them, If not J boil eight or
ten, mash and strain them through the cul-
lender, put luke warm water to them and
add one cup of yeast, then heat il Till il
looks quite light, then cover il and stand il
away until morning, when | take u table
spoonful of alum and as much salt put them
in half pint of hot water, stand it on the
stove until it dissolves, then pour it in the
pan of rising, then put more flour in it until
it gets very thick and beat il great deal,
then put some flour, say five qts., in the
dough-tray and pour the rising in; | then
knead it until il does not stick to my fingures,
then cover it until it rises very light, then l
work il up considerably and add Il very lit
tie more flour aud make il into loaves, about
six, then cover it and let it stand until it gets
very light, when have the stove hot and it
will bake in forty minutes.
think all who use this receipt will agree
with me that they will not require either
milk, limewater or butter, and will always
have good bread. use the best red wheat
flour. | make my yeast in this way Take
a handful of hops, boil them about ten min
utes in quart Of water. then strain, add a
quart of flour, have it boiling when the flour
is put in, stir it we'll and stand it away
when partially cooled l add teacnp OF
yeast
SOAR WITH PoTAsH.-One pound of White
Rock potash makes fifteen pounds of white
hard soap, or half barrel of soft soap.
Process :-Dissolve one pound of the potash
in one gallon of boiling water; add five
pounds Of hot melted clean grease, stirring
it quickly until it be smooth and clear, when
it may be poured in a box mold
Another: Dissolve one pound of the
potash IN three and one-half gallons of boil
ing water; add thereto five pounds of grease;
keep stirring and boiling until the grease and
I've are completely combined, which will
take from five TO ten hours then add a little
salt, which will separate and bring all the
soap to the top; it may then be dipped out
in box which will serve for mold, and
when cold cut into bars. In boiling it will
be necessary to add water as it is evaporated.
New grease requires more boiling than old
and rancid. The I've remaining unused may
be boiled mp with the grease scraps and
kettle scrapings, adding two more gallons Of
water, which will make good soft soap when
allowed 10 cool.
| To make yellow soap, instead of five
pounds of grease, take two pounds OF resin
and five pounds of grease. Dissolve the
resin in grease before adding the I've. While
the soap is soft and warm stir in colorins
matter if you want it Clancy, and to seem
it, a very little oil OF rosemary, rose, sassa
frass or begamot.
FoE HoARsENEss. -Heat up some muttol
suet and molasses together and take tea
spoonful occasionally and wear suet plaster
on throat and breast. was forced to try
the remedy and now am glad to recommend
it,as it relieved me more than anything else
akd may be regarded as remedy. Afflicted
ones, try it, So says "Nellief in the Ger
mantown Telegraph. This is probably n,
better than to apply cloths wet with warn
water 10 the throat and neck and covered
with a dry towel.