Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-27
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Helpful Hints for Housewives.

FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Helpful Hints for Housewives.
| REMEDIES FOR BEE sTINGs.
Most every one is aware that the first
thing to be done after being stung is to
extract the stinger, and then whatever
remedy is used must be applied imme-
dlately If swelling is to be prevented.
ALWAYS use spirits ofammonia, Or harris
horn, as it is more commonly called.
Though this has the effect on me of
preventing swelling and pain, others
may not find it so efficacious. Kero-
sene, which is being used as medicine
tor rheumatism, sore Threats, burns,
| burns, lameness, bruises and other af-
tilctlons, will be found very effecGual in
subdulng he virus of the bee poison.
An application of wet blue clay
or moist earth has the desired
effect on most all who try it. Unboiled
honey was recommended by the ancient
| bee writer's as o medicament for the
bite of bees, and I am going to try it
some time though I am in no hurry for
an opportunity to present itself. Hon
ey Is. always near by, and that is an adj
vantage, as 1T is necessary that the rem
edy be Immediately applied. If you
have to go to the house and spend some
time III hunting or preparing a medicine
the afflicted part will be swollen and
much less easily cured. Bruised onions
or tobacco leaves can be bound on the
wound, or it can be bathed in saIeratur
and water, or salt and water. Sloan's
ointment is very soothing and healing.
Innumerable other cures for bee stings
might be given, but among the proceed
ing ones think every person can find
one or more Which will produce on them
the desired : ct.
Fol yCALDs OR BURNS.
Poultlces of tea leaves, moistened in
hot water, are preferable to all other
remedies in the first stages of burns
and scalds. Or take raw onions, pound
or mash fine as possible, and apply at
once; 1t will give immediate relief.
HOW TO SET CoLoRs
! Dissolve teaspoonful of sugar of
lead IN pail of water, in which you
soak your colored cambria for fifteen
minutes before washing. If more CON
venlent, a little vinegar or handful
OF salt thrown in pail of water, and
the dress soaked, will set the color.
BROWN BREAD.
Prepare the meal like the Graham :;
slft, but turn back the bran and use it.
Two and q half ounces of Indian meal.
one and half of rye-both measured
after being sifted-half cup of molas-
ses, one cup of thick sour milk, two
cups of sweet milk and one teaspoonful
of soda. A cup of sweet milk and two
teaspoonfuIs of cream tartar can be used
instead of the sour milk, with equal sue
cess. Pour this batter into three pint
pail, or any vessel of about that size
which can be covered tightly. Place it
IN a kettle containing boiling water
enough to come half way up the sides
OF the pail Cover the kettle and keep
| 1T boiling three hours and half. Set
the bread IN the oven fifteen minutes,
to dry off. Water must be kept boiling
with which to fill up the kettle as it
| bolls away. 1t must be watched close
ly, but when it is done the cook will be
! paid well for her trouble. Cut slices
round the loaf, and if you have a healthy
stomach, eat the bread while it is warm.
TO PRESERVE PEARS.
Take small, rich, fair fruit as soon as
the pipe are black; set them over the
fire in a kettle, with water to cover
them; let them simmer till they Will
yield to the pressure of the finger, then
with skinner take them into cold
water; pare them neatly, leaving on
little OF the stem and the blossom end;
piece them at the blossom end of the
core; then make syrup of pound of
sugar for each pound of fruit when it
is boiling hot pour it over the pears,
and letit stand until next day, then
dram 1t off, making it boiling hot and
again pour it over; after day or two
put the fruit in the syrup over the fire.
and boil gently until it is clear; then
take it into the jars or spread it on
dishes; boil the syrup thick, then put
it and the fruit in jars.
PEAR MARMAhADE.
To six pounds of small pears take
four pounds OF sugar; put the pears
INTO q saucepan, with little cold wa
ter; cover it and set it over the fire I'M
til the fruit is soft, then put them into
cold water; pare, quarter and core
them; put to them three teacups of
water; set them over the fire; roll the
sugar fine, mash the fruit fine, and
smooth, put the sugar to it, stir it well
together until it is thick like jelly, then
put it III tumblers OF jars, and when
cold secure it as Jelly.
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE.
-Four eggs well beaten, with two CUPS
and half of white sugar one heap
| ing cup of butter, one cup of sour milk,
one teaSpoonful of soda, five CUPS of
flour, one teaspoonful of vanilla, one of
lemon, a heaping cup of rasins, (whole,
without stoning), half a cup or candied
orange-peel and citron sliced, half a
cup of almond meats sliced. It is a
delicious cake, and this amount will
make two common, sized ones.
BROWN COFFEE.
10 eight ounces of butter add one
pound and quarter of moist sugar
and quarter Of a pound of molasses
boil these ingredients together until
they are sufficiently cooked. This
may be tested by dropping little Of
the liquid into cold water; if it hard
Ell quickly, the coffee is made Butter
some plates, pour the liquid into them,
and before it caols, drop in few drops
of essence of lemon OF any other flavor
ing that may be approved of.