The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-08-18
TlIuiB1L1EE- iRIRiCIPF RECIPES Es.,

/ ToNAToEs.- With meat, raw, should
be stirred up III vinegar, salt and pep
k per, Like cucumberS. Eor tea, use sweet
cream and sugar; they are almost ~
good as Strawberries. d. d -.-r -,.-..-,..
MINT SAUCE Take bunch of green
! mint, and chop it fine with knife or
rub it in a mortar; add half pint OF
/ fine sugar aud halTa pint of sharp vine
I gar. Stir or rub well, and serve. cold,
| 10 be eaten with roast lamb.
! -PREsIsRvING CHERRIES. Stone them;
/ allow ono pound of sugar 10 one pound
| u fruit: put a layer of fruit in the pre-
serving kettle, then q layer OF sugar,
| and repeat till all are in; boil till clear.
| Put i'll bottles hot, and seal them. KccI
IA dry sand. ''
~ CHICKEN PANADA.-Skina fowl; cut
! it in pieces, leaving tho breast whole;
! boil IL in three pints of water till por-
/ iectly tender; pick off all the meat, and
/ pound il finely in a mortar, and mix il
/ with the liquor il was boiled in; rub II
| through sieve, and season with salt.
| HoT HAN SANDWICHEs--Mak bat
| ter ofnour, eggs and milk, and pour
| some into a frying pan o. hot fat, as for
| pancakes; let it be very thin, and when
| il has fried for a minute or two lay very
thin slices of cold boiled ham on it, and
cover them again with some more bat
| ter; when brown on one side, cut into
quarters and turn them TO brown on the
other side. -.--. .--.-r..-
SUMNER DRINK.-A healthy drink is
made from announce ofhops and spoon
. lul of ginger 10 gallon OF water. Well
boil, then strain and add a pint of mo-
IasseS, and half an ounce Of the essence
OF spruce; when cool add cup of yeast,
put into clean, light eask; alter it has
ieimentcd for couple ofdsys, bottle it
dor use, You can boil sprigs OF spruce
FIJI in the place of the essence.
CUEENNT JEILY.-Mash and strain
the cUrrants; then boil the Juice, skim
ming it carefully. Measure the Juice
after boiling land then put the sugar into
Il pan, making : syrup, by adding lit
Tie water. Then add the Juice and boil
them rapidly until done. Jelly should
always bo made quickly, but be sure
, and boil il sufficient tho first time, aus 1t
cannot be done over like preserves.
HOMEMADE DrsINFEcrANr.- Dis
solve a bushel of salt in q barrel Of wa
ter, and with the salt water slack bar
rel of lime, which should be wet enough
| 10 4Olll Il hlAu VI litsSlt. TOT sIe luE-
| pose OF a disinfectant, this homemade
| chloride of lime is nearly as good as that
| purchased at the shops and drug stores.
| Use it freely about sinks, cellars. cutters
and out-houseS, and in this way Prccvnt
| sickness, suffering and expense.
| u How TO MAKE SErpLfTz PowDEES.-
| Seidlitz Powders are an excellent cor.
! rCctiVo tor acidity Of the stomach; and
/ every farmer can make them for him.
/ self. Mix twelve drachms OF powdered
| EPSON salts with twelve scruples o.
! powdered carbonate of soda. and divide
| into six parts, in white papers, foul
! drachms OF Tartaric acid in six powders
! Every time you take the powders. miz
one OF each paper in two glasses:
! TAINTED NEAT.-Last Summer solut
chickens, during the very warm wealth.
er, became slightly tainted. / stuffed
them with freshly heated charcoal, anC
in twelve hours they were as sweet ant
fresh as could be desired, not leayin.
the least disagreeable odOr or flavor
Shortly after, on examining some fresl
pieces Of pork, and fearing that the,
could not be preserved until ii was con
yenICnt to cook them, packed them il
pan of powdered charcoal, aud thu
kept them with complete success.
. SWEET GREEN TOMATO PIcKIEs-
| Peel and slice two gallons OF green 10
matoCs, to which add five table spoons
tul OF ground mustard, three Cills O
mustard seed, two tabIe-spoOnsfUl o
ground pepper, two table-spoonsful o
ground cinnamon, one tablespoonful o
cloves, one pound Of brown sugar, thre,
quarts OF vinegar. Boil all together un
til quite done. If one chooses, ONT
| spoonful Of ground anda portion of Gin
nam0n bark may be used. a little eel
cry top gives a fine flavor These pick
les are excellent.
| GLUE WHICH WILL UNITE EVEN Pol.
I-HED STEEL.-A Turkish receipt for
cement used to tasten diamonds and 9th
1 CTpT@rIoUS stones on metallic surfaces, anl
which Is said to unite even surfaces o
polished steel, although exposed {,
moisture, is as follows:
dissolve five or six bits Of gum mas
tie, each Of the size of large pea. in a
much spirits Of wine as will suffice 1,
render It liquid. In another vessel
dissolve as much isinglass, previOusl,
sOiteEcd in water, rs will make twt
/ ounce val Of strong glue, adding tw
small bits of gum ammOniac, Whicl
| must bo rubbed until dissolved. The
mix the whole with heat. When il /
to bc used, set the vial in boiling va
ter"