The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-21
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SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH II, 1859.
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From Ne Cincinnati Enquirsr.I
HOW 10 PICKLE PIPrERs.
Take ont the inskies put them into brass ket-
tie of water, let I'll scad but not boil for four
days in succession, afterward put them in cold
vinegar. ~
How TO NULL WINE.
Boil some spice IN q little water until the favor
is gained, then add an equal quantity OF Fort;
Madeira, or Sherry some sugar and nutmeg, Doll
all together, and s.srve with toast.
ArfLx CHARLOTTE.
Make about oni quart OF strip, cut mp your
apples very fine With half lemon peel, boil all to-
Qether until they become transparent; when done
pour in mold and let stand until cold. When
solid turn out intoEs dish, and pour over boiled
custard. f4 fl.srf
CHEAP AND BxdgLLESr BLUE FOR CEILINGS.
Boil slowly. for three hours, one pound Of blue
yitrol and half q Pound of best whiting In about
three quarts of Mater stir il frequently while
boiling and also Oh taking IL of the fre when 10
has stood till quitdcold pour of the blue liquor !;
then mix the cskel of color with good size, and
use it with plasttrer's brush in the same manner
ss whitewash, either for walls or ceilings.
TO sAKE wAIrEwAsH
That will preserv9 its Wilderness, and not rub of,
take common starch and make 1t up as you would
for starching clothes. and add IL to whiting and
water made Of thd right consistency for white
wash, and add so4e salt and little blueing, and
mix the whole well together; let the water be a
little warm, that tpe starch may more readily mix
with the wash. ..l-------s-.--r
One quart of rich sweet milk. three eggs, half
pound Of sugar, coffee cup Of butter, q little
ginger one teacub of yeast, three quarts Of sifted
flour let them risdunti very light, then rel out and
fry in hot lard. KS.
DoUGHCAKE. ~. ..a
Take two pounds of light bread dough, one
pound OF sugar, half pound of butter. four eggs,
a little cloves and cinnamon. one pound Of raisins,
one teaspoon of Isods dissolved In little sweet
milk, mix thoroubhly until il becomes soft Like
cream.
bwEET CRACKERS.
One quart Of sIfted -four, one coffee cup Of but
ter, one cup of bugar, one tablespoonful of Gin
pamon, a little halt. Must be rolled thin and
baked in q quidk oven, use sweet milk to mix
them up.
SOFT lsGERBRsAD, WITH FRUIT.
One pound AID half of flour. half pound of
sugar. half pound Of butter, one pint OF moasses,
four eggs, one tfsspoonful Of milk. two teaspoons
of baking powder or soda dissolved 10 milk, one
ounce Of ginger one ounce Of cinnamon, one nut
meg, one poundlof currants.
ofANaK GNGERBREAD.
Two pounds bnd quarter of -four, one pint
and half of niolasses, twelve ounces of sugar,
three ounces of undried orange peel, chop
ped fine, one Ounce of ginger, one Of allspice
melt twelve olnces of butter. mix the whole
together and lei 1t lay for twelve hours; roll 1t
out with az litte -four as possible cut II In pieces
three inches wide; mark them in the form Of
with the yolk bf an egg beat with q teacup of
milk; when dope rub them over again with the
egg. a...
THIS RECIPE sTILL CURE BURN WITHOUT
SCAR.
One pound II butter, large handful of sage
(green or dried), smmered in the butter until the
sage becomes crisp or hard, small piece of
beeswax; strain IL and pour in one gill of best
rum and stir until it cools.
HOW TO COLOR FINE BLACK ON WOOL, SILK OR
COTTON.
For every pound of cloth It will require one
ounce Of the extract of logwood and half an
ounce of blue Vitro. Prepare an iron kettle with
sufficient quantity Of water TO admit the yarn or
cloth to be worked in the dye without being
crowded; bring the water to q scalding heat then
put in the yarn cloth q few minutes when IL ID
thoroughly wet, take it out and drain 1t. In the
next place add the blue vitrol and when dissolved
and the water skinned carefully. put 10 the ma
terial TO be colored and let IL remain half hour
at q scalding heat airing it occasionally; then
take II out and drain it. Add the vitriol water 70
the dye and put 1t in again, and let 1t remain If
teen minutes, airing az before. Cleanse 1t well.
SCARLET RED.
Take soft water sufficient to cover the cloth or
yarn you wish to color; bring 1t to boiling heat
In brass or copper kettle then add one ounce
and half of cream of tartar for every pound OF
cloth then boil two minutes, and then add two
ounces of powdered lac, and three ounces Of mad
der compound 1.-THE lac and compound must be
previously mixed in glass or earthen bowl, boil
i've minutes now wet the yarn in warm water
and wiring It, sod put II In the dye; boil the whole
arlv m
rinse II In clean cold water.
PERMANENT RED INK FOR MARKING LINEN.
Take half On ounce Of vermilion, and q drschm
of salt of steal, or copperss, let them be finely
levigated with lnseed oil TO the degree of linn
pidity required for the occasion. This ink, 1t Is
said, will perfectly resist the effects Of acids az
well % all alkaline lies.