The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-07-23
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English "Ginger Pop."--This popular
British beverage is made as follows; One
and a half ounces Of the best ground ia
maica ginger, one ounce of cream of tar
tar, one pound Of sugar, and two sliced
lemons to all Of which add four quarts
Of boiling water and a half pint of yeast;
let 1t ferment for twenty-four hours, strain
and bottle it. In week or two it will
be ready for use.
Washing Fluid.-The following has
been tested for more than ffve years and
is saidte give perfect satisfaction. Dis
| solve II poundssof washing soda and Il
| pound Of horax in a gallon Of water, by
boiling. When the solution Is cold, add
about half a teacupful Of aqua ammonia
(spirits of h~artshorn), and put 1t up in
well.corked bottles. Use q oupful TO each
pailtul Of washing.
To Make Rhuharb Sauce.-Prepare
the rhubarb and put on to stew; while
cooking, take one.half teacup of cream or
milk, stir o tablespoonful of -four until
smooth beat an egg and put with it; when
the rhubarb is done, sweeten 1t and put
some nutmeg in II; then stir in the egg
and flour let it cook a few minutes until
the -four is cooked. Eat with cream or
without, This will be sufficient for q
small family.
Shrubs in Dry Weather.--5hrubs 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 a 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, il nothing else can be
found, will do good and often save from
dying. Hearth and Home.
Il. jefferson, Of Desplaines, Y Go
into the field when the ground Is scalding
hot, between eleven and three O'Clock,
and with a lath or small brush sticks whip
the vines, when the bugs will fall off and
roll down the hill into the burrows, the
heat of which viii kill them. He killed
all the bugs on a quarter acre, and q
neighbor killed about two bushels of bugs
in that manner on a field of three acres,
: He went over the field three tin es, as q
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, q square box, say twelve to
eighteen inches square, fill it with pure
D snow, stamping it together with a smooth
q block of convenient form. Have the box
t made very little taper, just the slightest
y flare toward the open side. Onemptying
1t you will have a block of snow suff.
GENTLY solidifed, and ready, after n
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 enovate Black Crape.-Oldb black
Grape is renovated by steaming, to look al.
Q most as well as new. Fasten 1t on thin
black cloth, so it will be perfectly smooth
y Ii there are any dirty spots, take a wet
h black cloth and remove them, not by rub
n bling, but by dabbing the cloth against it
Have an iron 1.-THE larger the better) very
o hot, and place three or four thicknesscs
of very wet cloth over It; hold the clotl
y over il, with the black cloth between
When the wet cloth becomes dry dampcr
again. After it is thoroughly steamed lay
II away to dry, then remove from III,
cloth. Velvet may be renovated in tn,
same way by placing the back of |
y against the steaming cloth. No matte
how soiled It Is, If the pile is not worl
N of 1t will raise 1t SO as 70 look almost a
well as new.
" The Journal Of Chemistry gives til
at following as a preventive OF horses heiny
teased BY flies; Take two or three SINAI
: handiulls Of walnut leaves, upon whicl
pour two or three quarts Of cold water
let 1t infasc one night, and pour the Who'll
Y next morning into q kettle, and let Ii boI
70 for a quarter of an hour. When cold
will be ft for use. No more ia require,
70 than to moisten a sponge, and before tn
70 horse goes out OF tho stable, let thos
rs parts which are most irritable be smeare
o over with The liquor, namely, betwee
and upon the ears, the neck, the flank
3 etc. Not only the gentleman or lady VII
p rides out for pleasure win derive plsasul
3. | from the walnut leaves thus prepared, b.