Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-28
HOME, EARM AND GARDEN.

HONE, MRM AND GARDEN.
English "eirger Pop"-This popular
British beverage is made as follows: One
and half e,nces of the best ground ia
maica gingC Zone ounce of cream OF tar
tar, one potnd Of sugar, and two sliced
lemons; to all Of which add four quarts
of boiling water and half pint OF yeast;
let it ferment for twenty-four hours, strain
and bottle it. Ina week or two it will
be ready for use.
Washing Fluid.-The following has
been tested for more than five years and
is said to give perfect satisfaction. Dis
solve II pounds.of washing soda and d
pound OF borax in q gallon of water, by |
boiling. When the solution Is cold, add
about half teacupful of aqua ammonia I
(spirits of hartshorn). and put it up in
well -cmked bottles. Use cupful to each |
pailful of washing.
TO Make Rhubarb Sauce.-Prepare
the rhubarb and put on to stew; while |
cooking, take one.half teacup Of cream or
| milk, stir tablespoonful of flour until
smooth beat an egg and put with it; when
the rhubarb is done, sweeten 1t and put
some nutmeg in it; then stir in the egg
| and flour let it cook few minutes until
| the four is cooked Eat with cream or
without. This will be sufficient tor
small family.
Shrubs in Dry Weather.-Shrubs are
| very likely to suffer as much IN time OF
drought as smaller plants. The larger
and more leaves they have, the greater
| the evaporation of moisture; consequent
| ly the more need of supply at the roots.
If shrubs show signs of whiting, give the
soil good soaking with water, then
| cover the surface for two or three feet
about the stem with some kind Of mulch.
Hay, straw, leaves, or even two or three
old newspapers, if nothing else can be
found, will do good and often save from
| dying. and Home.
L. Jefferson, of Desplaines, says: Go
into the field when the ground is scalding
hot, between eleven and three o'clock,
and with lath or small brush sticks whip
the vines, when the bugs will fall oil and
roll down the hill into the burrows, the
heat of which will kill them. He killed
all the bugs on a quarter acre, and
neichbor killed about two bushels Of bugs
in that manner on field of three acres.
He went over the field three times, as
few that fell into the shade crawled back.
A New Haven man advises people to
use snow hereafter instead Of ice, for re-
, frigerating purposes in summer. Provide,
says he, a square box, say twelve to
eighteen inches square, fill it with pure
snow, stamping it together with smooth
block of convenient form. Have the box
made very little taper, just the slightest
flare toward the open side. On emptying
it you will have block of snow suffi.
GENTLY solicited, and ready, after one
real cold night, for packing into your ice
box. He says this will keep as long as
ice, will, of course, be cheaper, and will
be cleaner and purer.
To Renovate Black Crape--Old black
Grape is renovated by steaming, to look al
most as we'll as new. Fasten it on thin
; black cloth, so it will be perfectly smooth.
If there are any dirty spots, take wet
black cloth and remove them, not by rub.
bling, but by dabbing the cloth against it..
Have an iron (the larger the better very
hot, and place three or four thicknesses
of very wet cloth over it; hold the cloth
over It, with the black cloth between.
When the wet cloth becomes dry dampcn
again. After it is thoroughly steamed lay
it away TO dry, then remove from the
cloth. Velvet may be renovated in the
same way by placing the back OF 1t
against the steaming cloth. No matter
how soiled il is, If the pile IL not worn
of 1t will raise it so as to look almost as
well as new.
The Journal Of Chemistry gives the
following as preventive OF horses being
teased by flies: Take two or three small
handfulls of walnut leaves, upon which
pour two or three quarts Of cold water !;
let it infuse one night, ard pour the whole
next morning into kettle, and let it boil
for quarter Of an hour. When cold it
will be fit for use. No more is required
than to moisten sponge, and before the
horse goes out Of the stable, let those
Pparts which are most irritable be smeared
over with the liquor, namely, between
and upon the ears, the neck, the TANKS,
ETC. Not only the gentleman or lady who
rides out for pleasure will derive pleasure
from the walnut leaves thus prepared, but
the coachman, the wagner, ard ali others
who use horses during the hot months.
Tomato Ketchup.-The following re-.
cipe is highly commended:
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Allspice, ground. ....... % orachrns
Black pepper, ground ..................:.;... or
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