The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

INCOMBUSTIBLE wicks for kerosene
lamps are made in Vienna, Austria, of as
bestos, which is boiled in wax. They are
said to last at least year.
A FOLD of cotton wadding laid across
the shoulder blades within the vest or
dress, is protection to the lungs in a
long, cold ride. A newspaper is also good
to keep out the wind.
DOUGHNUTs-Two coffee-cupfuls of
sugar, one of sweet milk, three eggs, one
cup of currants, three tablespoonful of
lard, one of ground cinnamon, tea spoon
full soda, two Of cream tartar Cut in
rings.
BAKED INDIAN PUDDING.-Scald the
milk, and stir in the sifted meal to make
batter not very thick Then add two
spoonfuls of flour, molasses to your taste.
little salt, lemon nutmeg, or cinnamon,
and bake two hours and half. Made in
this way, it is quite as good as when made
with eggs.
BROWN BREAD.-One quart Of Indian
meal, one quart of rye meal, one teaspoon
full of soda, half cup of molasses, with a
slight sprinklIng of salt. A little sour
milk improves it. Mix to the consistency
of pancake batter Bake from an hour to
an hour and half, according to the heat
of your oven.
THE following remedy for corns Is sug-
geSted: Into one ounce phial ask drug
gist to put two drachms of muriatlc acid,
and six drachms of rose water With
this mixture wet the corn night and morn
ing for three days. Soak the feet every
evening in warm water without soap.
Put one-third of the acid into the water,
and, with little picking, the corn will be
dissolved
Practical ECONOMY.-An owner of
one of the finest libraries in New York
city says his books represent SO many
lunches saved. Formerly fused to have
regularly warm dinner at Delmonico's.
At length, it occurred to me that this was
spending money foOlishly, and, wanting a
library, | concluded to bring my lunches
from home, and, in the future, spend the
money previously paid for them for
books"
BIRDS NEST PUDDING.-Pare about q
dozen sweet apples, core them with an
apple cOrer, or by driving through them
the tube of a funnel, set them as close as
they can stand in deep pudding dish,
ill the cores with sugar, pour in little
water, and bake soft Make custard of
scant quart of milk, five eggs, sugar,
little salt, and three quarters of tea
spoonful of vanilla. Fill UP the apples
again with sugar; pour over the custard
and bake quickly.
COTTAGE CHEEsE-When the teakettle
boils, pour the water into pan of "lop-
pered milk it will curd at once; stir it
and turn it into colander, pour little
cold water over it, salt it and break it up
A better way is to put equal parts of but
tcrmilk and thick milk over the fire, heat
it almost burning hot; pour into linen
bag and let it drain till the next day
Then take it out, salt it, put in little
cream or butter, as it may be thick
or not, and make it up into balls the size
of an orange.
A VERY pretty and simple arran cement,
by which gold fishes and canary birds are
made to appear to be joint occupants of a
huge vase of water, is getting to be pop
ular part of household ornamentation
1t is very simple: The bottom of the vase
is concavO-convex, the apex rising about
! fifteen inches above the base of the cir
conference. This dome forms the super
/ structure of the bird cage, and the bot
tom, supplied with drawers and properly
ventilated, serves as pedestal for the
vase.
FRIED BREAD.-Put into a common
biscuit pan heaping tea-spOonful of
butter, and let it melt and spread over
the pan then take enough slices of bread
stale answers as well as any to cover the
bottom of the pan, and make q mixture to
dip them in by beating well two eggs and
pouring in milk enough to soak the bread
season it with a very little pepper and
salt-make the bread quite moist; then
lay it in the butter and fry brown on one
side, and, if too soft to turn, put them into
the oven to brown on the top, and you
will have dish that serves for meat and
potatoes, consisting of neither.
THE POTATO BUG-A correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Times says: The expert
cnce of some potato raisers indicates that
the way to treat the potato bug, is to plant
such variety as he thinks the bugs have a
preference for, which will attract them
when they first come from their winter
quarters After which plant later varie-
ties, and as the beetles will not leave
their first location while there is anything
left to eat, the varieties planted later will
grow out OF their way before being mo
Tested, as the beetles when once located
are not inclined to remove, either from
sluggishness or devotion to their young.
How TO KEEP BACoN-A correspond
ent of Colman's Rural World, gives the
following recipe: | have tried, and seer
tried, many plans-but the good old way
of keeping it in ashes is undoubtedly tn,
best for the farmer; for, if the meat ma:
been well cured by salt and smoke, ii may
be kept to certainty in ashes, without
fear OF bugs or its getting a rancid taste
The main thing is to have your meat dry
and your ashes also For hams they may
bc set up in a box just deep enough fol
one tier then pour ashes over them, leav
ing the hooks in view to be easily taker
out when wanted.
To SOFTEN Putty AND REMOVE PAINT
To destroy paint on old doors, etc, ant
to soften putty in window frames, SO thai
the glass may he taken out without break
age or cutting, take 1 lb of American
pcarlash, lbs of quick stone lime, slact
the lime in water, then add the pearlash
and make the whole about the consist
ence of paint Apply it to both sides o
the glass, and let it remain for twelve
hours, when the putty will be SO sOttencC
that the glass may be taken out of thu
: frame without being cut, and with tn,
.. greatest facility. To destroy paint lay thu
above over the whole body of the worh
which is required to be cleaned with al
old brush (as it will spoil new One), lc
it remain for twelve or fourteen hours
when the paint can be easily scrapcd of
This recipe has been used by tradesman
painter and glazier by trade, for years
Turning Cut Straw into Hay.