The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-11-10
Hints for the Housewife.

Remedy for CrOup.-A correspondent
of the Maine Farmer says the following
is an effective remedy for Group: Half
a tcaspoonful of pulverized alum in a
little molasses. 1t is a simple remedy,
one almost always at hand, and one
dose seldom fails to give relief. If it
should, repeat it after an hour"
Tea.-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.
hiarating qualities.
Household Uses Of Ammonia.-Ammo-
MIA, or, as it is generally called, spirits of
hartshorn, is powerful alkali, and dis
solves dirt and grease with ease 1t has
lately been recommended very highly
for many domestic purposes. For wash
ing paint, put teaspoonful in 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,
mix two teaspoonfuls OF ammonia in
quart of hot soap.suds. Put in your
silverware and wash it, using an old
nail-brush or tooth brush for the pur-
pose. For cleaning hair brushes, etc,
simply shake the brush up and down
in mixture Of one teaspOonful of am.
monia to one pint of hot water; when
thew ri aancnI pi,,ca tha,,
water, and stand them in the wind or
in hot place to dry. For washing
finger marks from looking glasses or
windows, put a few drops of ammonia
on moist rag, and make quick work
Of it. If you wish your house plants TO
flourish, put few drops Of the spirits
in every pint OF water used in watering.
A teaspoonful in 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, a
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 than
ammonia.
Baked BcanS.-Take small white
beans, put to soak at 6 p. m, in deep
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 all 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 Just
level with the surface. Add a very lit
tie molasses, and bake at least six
hours, raising the pork toward the last
so that it may crisp on top.
Graham CtackerS.-Wet the best Ora
ham flour with cold milk, adding about
fifth portion Of thick cream, or little
butter if cream is not to be had Mix
as soft as can be handled knead very
thoroughly, say fifteen or twenty min
utes roll thin ; cut in three inch square
cards lay, so they will not touch each
other, on hot sheet-iron pan, and bake
quickly, say ten fifteen or twenty min
utes, according to thickness. Handle
carefully while hot, and pack away
when cold in cans or stone Jars in
cool, dry place.