Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-25
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GrcftOs Cdke.-Chesp and good. One pint OF
Hour, one-haf pint OF sugar, one tablespoonful
o. Sne Mss Sass U xs aea am
milk, having 1t quite thin. Bake at once
Hdypsr's Bd<dr.
iron kettle five pounds unslacked lime, five
pounds soda, and three gallons OF soft water; let
IL soak over night; in the morning pour of the
water, then add three and a half pounds of
grease. boil till thick, turn into pan until cool
and than cut in bars.
hizea Preserres. -Take equal quantities Of
peaches, apples, pears and ounces that have
been pared, and cored, and quartercd, or what
is better, cut fine. To every six pounds OF fruit
allow one pint of water Let them cook thor
oughly. but not burn. Take out and mash we'll
together. Clean the kettle, and put them back
with half or three-quartsrs their W. sht in agar,
and let them cook very slowly for two hours.
REMEDY FOR FRESH WoUNDs.-Bind up the
cut or wound with fine pulyeriEe1 earth, and
renew the earth in tie course of a few hours.
Thisrtmedy is simple and within the reach of
every one. Earth lisa complete deodorizer aud
acts Ike q charm on fresh wounds.
To KEEP INSECTS OUT oP BIRD CAGEs.-Tie
up little sulphur ia a silk bag aud suspend it
in cage. For mocking birds this is essential
to their health, ard the sulphur will keep all the
red ants and other insects from the cages OF all
kinds of birds. Red ants viii never be found in
closet or drawer If a small bag Of sulphur be
Kept constantly in these places.
FLEAs, BEDBUGs, ErC.-Put a few drops Of
oil of wormwood on handkerchief or piece
OF muslin, and put IL in bed haunted by the
word, and the hint is especially recommended to
travellers who are liable to fall among the tORers
of blood.
GRAVEL FOR PouLTRY-H You can not
handily obtain the ordinary rounded gravel for
your fowls, then you can make an angular sort
that is better by, pounding fragments of any
hard rock with sledge until reduced to the sire
OF peas. Shells Of round clans (quahogsN
pounded are excellent for the purpose.
REMEDY FOR CATAIRH.-Take half a teacup
OF blood warm water and dissolve suffi cient salt
mainly fasfaH her
nostrils. Two applications day will soon pro-
duce good results.
ITcH.-Dr. w. W. Hall says that the itch can
be cured by keeping the itching parts covered
with sweet Oil. The infnitesimal animals are
thereby smothered to death.
SWEET APPLE PUDDING.-Onep pint of sc aided
milk half pint OF Indian meal, one teaspoon
full of salt, six sweet apples cut in small pieces
one small teacupf ul of inely-chOoped suet, two
great spoonfuls of molasses, half a teaspoonfu
OF ginger, nutmeg or cinnamon,-whichever is
most most desirable; two eggs well beaten, and half
into q pudding mould and boil two hours.
RICE BALLs.-Wasn q quarter of pound of
rice well In cold water, put il into saucepan
with quart Of boiling water and little salt,
and let 1t simmer till quite soft and PUPPY; then
drain it well off, and mix it while warm with
sufficient butter to mosten il. Season with half
spoonful of powdered mace, or of curry pow
der, II preferred. Flour your hands and make il
into balls the size OF a walnut; drop them into
stewed chicken or veal ten minutes before IL is
served, take them out carefully and arrange
them over and around the stewed meat pouring
very nice. They may also be brushed over with
beaten yolk of egg, then dredged with grated
cracker, and fried in plenty of boiling lard, to
be served as separate dish with fricasSees. etc