Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-30
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1T is advisable to set hen at night,
and without light If she be timid one.
1t is said that eggs sprinkled with water,
on the 14th, 18th and Goth day after they
are set, will rarely have dead chickens in
them at the end Of the time for incuba-
ton.
Strawberry Tarts-Take two quarts
of ripe straw berries; add pint of wine,
half a pint of clarified sugar-it must be
cold-the Juice of two lemons; mix these
without breaking the berries, and put in
puff paste, previously baked.
Grating Wax.-Take good, clean
beeswax, one-third; rosin, two-thirds ;
melt together; boil one hour, then pour
it into cold water. When cold enough
work it with the hands until you thick 1t
well mixed. If not soft enough TO spread
easy add little more wax.
The Rural New Yorker, while admit
ting the value of some OF the new varieties
of fruits, vegetables and grains. insists
that farmers would be better rewarded
if they spent part Of the money now in
vested in new things, in taking care OF
and improving the old.
"A mixture of three parts fine charcoal,
two parts bone meal, and one part plaster
(gypsum), applied in quantity of about
two to four quarts to the roots OF tree
or vine when planting, we have found to
fully repay the cost in increased vigor
and growth during the season.-Er-
change.
To Clean Carpets.-A few drops of
carbonate of ammonia in a small quantity
of warm rain water, will prove q safe and
easy anti-acid, and will change, If careful.
ly applied, discolored spots upon carpets,
and all spots, whether produced by acids
or alkalies. If You have carpet injured
by whitewash, this will restore it.
"A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette gives this remedy for the destruc-
ton of sheep ticks take hogs lard and
salt in equal proportions; mix together
and warm till melted. When you shear,
apply this to the back, from the ears to
the tail. The ticks will soon leave. /
have tried it for number OF years, and
have never known 1t to fail"
Strawberry Jelly.-Put them in a pan
and bruise well, adding little water and
powdered sugar; in an hour or two strain
through a jelly-bag with isinglass dis
solved in half q pint of cold water; mix
well, and pour into molds. Raspberry,
blackberry, or almost any other kind Of
fruit, may be made in the same way. II
cherries are used, they must be boiled,
and the juice Of lemons. added.
An exchange gives the following
remedy for identifying teeth: "Dissolve
two ounces of borax in three pints of
boiling water, and before it is cold add
one teaspoonful ot the spirits of camphor,
and bottle for use. A tablespoonful Of
this mixture, mixed with an equal quanti-
ty of tepid water, and applied with soft
brush, preserves and beauties the teeth,
extirpates all tartarous adhesion, arrests
decay, induces healthy action Of the gums,
and makes the teeth nearly white
Salad Dressing.-Beat thoroughly
three raw eggs, add six spoonfuls Of thick
cream, three of melted butter and one of
salt; one teaspoon Of mustard, one of
black pepper, one teacup OF strong vine
gar Beat all together and boil, stirring
constantly so the eggs will not curdlc,
until thick as boiled cus'ard. When
cool, pour over cabbage, lettuce, or celery.
1t will keep several days. If cream Is
net used, take five spOOnfuls Of melted
butter and three Of milk.
--Waffles With two fresh eggs. half o
pound Of flour, quarter Of pound Of
sifted sugar. two slices of butter melted
ina little milk, and some drops of orange
flower water, compose batter well mix.
ed, containing no Jumps and which ropes
in pouring. Heat your wafiie.irons,
grease it inside with butter, fill 1t with
batter, close ii and return to the FIRE,
browning the waffle on both sides. After
being assured that it is good color, take
it out and keep hot until the moment Of