Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-29

Domestic Recipes.
To remove INK spots, put the article
stained over warm fat-iron, stretch
it well, then squeeze few drops of
lemon juice on it, and the spot will
disappear at once Wash immediately
in cold water. This is a complete rem
edy, and will satisfy all who may trylt
RHUBARB AND ORANGE MARMALADE. -
Pare dozen oranges, remove the seed
and white rind, cut the peal small and
put it with the pulp sliced thin into
a stew-pan. Add two quarts of rhu-
barb cut fine, and three pounds of
loaf sugar Boil the whole down slow
ly until quite thick.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Scientific
American says that "a good absorbent"
will ease the pain of stings. "The
best absorbing substance that | have
tried is lean fresh meat. This will re-
lieve the pain of wasp-sting almost
instantly, and has been recommended
for the cure of rattlesnake bites. [
have also used it with marked effect IN
erysipelas"
"A L AIEh WIS W uut ItuCll
Academy of Medicine some months ago
by Dr. Revillout, in which he stated
that in his experience he had found
lemon Juice one of the most efficacious
medicines which can be applied to dip
liberia. The throat should be freely
gargled with the juice, and a little
swallowed occasionally to act on the
more deep-seated portions of the men,
branous formation.
AMMONIA and borax are both excel
lent articles to have in house for
washing purposes. They will unite
promptly with any kind of oil or grease
and form soap. Washing the hair
with borax in the water will develop a
fine lot of suds and prove good tonic
SO also hair brushes may be thus
cleansed. Many are the purposes for
which these articles will be found very
useful, Borax is very commonly rec
ommehded for discriminating cock
reaches, but after some experience we
are satisfied that it is not so certain to
expel this nuisance.
GoosEBERRY Fool Stew quart of
green gooseberries in little water I'M
til tender, strain through hair sieve.
When cool, add the Juice of lemon,
sweeten with powdered loaf sugar, and
stir in smoothly two teaspoonfuls of
-four. Boil pint of new milk with
cinnamon and lemon peal, until it is
favored with the spice, and sweeten to
taste, strain and mix it with the yolks
of four eggs well beaten. Set it over
the fire and stir instantly until it be-
gins to boil Remove from the fire,
cool, stir in it the pulp of the goose
berries, and CRATE nutmeg over the top.
PIcCALILLL--Mrs. Lee gave me a
recipe not long since for making a cap
ital dish known familiarly as picalilli.
White cabbage sliced, caulitiowers
pulled to pieces and scalded, radishes
topped and tailed, French beans, eel
cry in three-inch lengths, shoots Of
elder peeled, clusters of elder flowers
unopened, all sailed for two or three
days, then mixed with apples and GU
cumbers sliced, and large proportion
of ginger, turmeric, long pepper and
mustard seed, as the pickle is expected
to be very warm the vinegar must be
the strongest that can be procured, and
Just sufficient to float the articles.
Other vegetables can be used if desira-
bic and some of those above named
omitted.
To KEEP MILK SWEET. teaspoon
full of fine salt or of horse radish, in a
pan of milk, will keep it sweet for sew
eral days. Milk can be kept year or
more as sweet as when taken from the
COW, by the following method: "Pro
cure bottles, which must be perfectly
clean, sweet and dry, draw the milk
from the COW into the bottles, and as
they are filled, Immediately cork them
well, and fasten the cork with pack
thread or wire. Then spread little
straw in the bottom of boiler, on
which place the bottles, with straw be-
tween them, until the boiler contains a
sufficient quantity. Fill it up with
cold water, heat the water, and as soon
as it begins to boil, draw the fire and
let it gradually cool When quite cold,
take out the bottles and pack them in
sawdust in hampers, and stow them
avrov in tho coa1r ST mart of the hOuSe