Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-04-07
The Housewife.

COARSE BREAD.-lt has been found by
experiment that animals die in few
weeks when fed upon fine -four alone, but
would live when fed upon the whole
-four. Coarse bread is also necessary fol-
the proper growth and protection of the
teeth.
PAsTE.-Baker's chocolate, a half
cake; two cups white sugar; two tea
spoonfuls cinnamon cloves, three
quarters of a teaspoonful; pinch OF
ginger; vanilla, three teaspoonfuls.
Keep the chocolate in the oven ten
minutes, then add sugar and boil it,
then flavor.
10 CLARITY IsINGLAss.-Cut an ounce
and quarter into small pieces wash
several times in warm water; put into
preserving pan with five gills of clear
water, and boil slowly one-fourth away.
Remove the scum as it rises, and when
done strain through a cloth and put
away.
TO PRESERVE FLowERs.-Take nice
clear bottle (cut-glass if possible) and
fill with alcohol. Place the flower OF
flowers to be preserved in the liquid.
After remaining three weeks pour out
the alcohol, which will have extracted
all the color from the flower and fill it
with new. Then seal it up and it will
keep for years, the flower looking like
wax.
THE British Medical Journal reports the
publication, by Professor Gamgee, of a
new and convenient mode of using sui
phurous acid, the disinfecting qualities
of which are universally known. Cold
alcohol, the Professor asserts, will dis
solve three hundred times its own vol
ume of the gas; and fluid possessing
such powers of concentration cannot
but be as efficient as it is portable and
convenient. A few drops Of sulphur
cited alcohol in the bottom of trunk
will disenfect any clothing that may be
put into it; and fungus germs, such as
must in casks, etc, may be destroyed by
the use of very small quantity.
PERFECT CoFFEE.-A correspondent of
the New York independent, while travel
ing in Sweden, was immensely delighted
with the coffee served on the steamboats,
and at the hotels. "At Upsala," he
writes, ave determined to find out how
they made such perfect coffee as we had
just drank, and stepped into the neat
kitchen Of the little hotel; and this was
the report Take any kind of coffee
pot or urn, and suspend bag made Of
felt or very heavy flannel, so long that
it reaches the bottom, bound on a wire
just fitting the top. Put in the fresh
ground pure coffee, and pour on freshly
boiled water. The fluid filters through
the bag and may be used at once. 1t
needs no settling, and retains all its
aroma. The advantage of this over the
ordinary filter is its economy"
PASTE THAT WILL KEEP A YEAR.-Dis-
solve teaspoonful of alum in a quart
of warm water. When cold, stir in as
much -four as will give it the consisten-
cy of thick cream, being particular to
beat up all the Jumps. Stir IN as much
powdered rosin as will lay on dime,
and throw in half dozen cloves to give
pleasant odor. Have on the fire a
teacup of boiling water, pour the -four
mixture into it, stirring we'll all the
time. In few minutes it will be the
consistency of mush. Pour it into an
earthen or china vessel; let it cool; lay
a cover on, and put it in a cool place.
When needed for use, take out por-
ton and soften it with warm water.
Paste thus made will last twelve months.
1t is better than gum, as it does not
gloss the paper, and can be written on.