Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-11-09
Hints for the Housewife.

Remedy for Croup.-A correspondent
of the Maine Former says the following
is an effective remedy for Group: Half
a teaspoonful of pulverized alum in a
little molasses. 1t is n simple remedy,
one almost always at hand, and one
dose seldom fails to give relief. If it
should, repeat it after an hour"
Tsa-A French chemist asserts that
if tea be ground like coffee before hot
water is poured upon it, it will yield
nearly double the amount of its ex-
hilarating qualities.
Household Uses of AmmOnid.-Ammo-
mia, or, as it is generally called, spirits of
hartshorn, is powerful alkali, and dis
solves dirt and grease with ease. Ithas
lately been recommended very highly
for many domestic purposes. For wash
ing paint, put teaspoonful in a quart
of moderately hot water, dip in fan
mel cloth, and with this simply wash off
the woodwork; no scrubbing will be
necessary. For taking grease spots
from any fabric, use the ammonia nearly
pure, then lay white blotting- paper over
the spot, and iron it lightly. In wash
ing laces, put about twelve drops in
pint of warm suds. To clean silver,
| lila bMO bthS SBOOululS VI IN a
quart of hot soap-suds. Put in your
silverware and wash 1t, using an old
nail-brush or toothbrush for the pur-
pose. For cleaning hair brushes, ETC.,
simply shake the brush up and down
in a mixture of one teaspoonful of am
monia to one pint of hot water when
they are cleansed, rinse them in cold
water, and stand them in the wind or
| in q hot rNlona m 1rt,
finger marks from looking glasses or
windows, put few drops of ammonia
on a moist rag. and make quick work
of it. If you wish your house plants to
flourish, put a few drops of the spirits
in every pint of water used in watering.
A teaspoonful in a basin of cold water
will add much 10 the refreshing effects
of bath. Nothing is better than am
monia water for cleaning the hair. In
every case rinse off the ammonia with
clear water. To which we would only
add, that, for removing grease spots, 9
mixture of equal parts of ammonia and
alcohol is better than alcohol alone
and far taking out the red stains pro
duced by strong acids in blue and black
clothes, there is nothing better thar
ammonia.
Baked Beans.-Take small white
beans, put to soak at p. m, in a deer
vessel; change the water late in the
evening, and again early next morning
and parboil for two hours, changing the
water at the end of the second hour
Then pour off nearly ali the water
take raw pork scored on top; put the
beans in deep dish, the pork in the
middle, sinking it so as to have it iust
level with the surface. Add a very lit
} tie molasses, and bake at least si1
hours, raising the pork toward the las
so that it may crisp on top.
Graham Crackers-Wet the best Ora
ham flour with cold milk, adding abou
fifth portion of thick cream, or a littl,
butter if cream is not to be had. Mi1
as soft as can be handled; knead very
thoroughly, say fifteen or twenty min
utes; roll thin cut in three inch squar,
cards; lay, so they will not touch eacl
other, on a hot sheet-iron pan, and bak,
: quickly, say ten fifteen or twenty min
: utes, according to thickness. Handl
carefully while hot, and pack ava.
when cold in cans or stone jars in
! cool, dry place.