The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-02
The House.

The House.
TO CLEAN WHITE PAIsT-Use pow
dered French chalk and hot water, French
chalk is the common steatite or soap stone),
without soap.
CLEANING GUTTA.PERCHA-This can be
done by using miSture of soap and pow
dere1 charcoal, polishing afterward with
dry cloth with little of the charcoal
on it.
INK FROM FLooRs.-Ink spots on floors
can be extracted by securing with sand,
wetted in the oil of vitriol and water
When the ink is removed, rinse with strong
pearlash water.
APPLE CoBBLER.-Pare, core and slice
twelve large tart apples, add to them the
Juice Of two Demonstrated peel of enc
-sweeten to taste stew very slowly for
two hours turn into a mound When
cold, serve with cream.
APPLE PUDDING.-Grate ten large ap.
piles, pairing them first; add to them four ca
bic spoonfuls of melted butter; eight of sug-
ar grated peel and juice of one lemon, and
the yolks and whites of six eggs beaten
separately. Line dish with puff paste,
and bake like custard pudding.
For mixed pickles, prepare any vege-
tables you like by cutting them into pieces,
ard let them lie in salt water for two or
three days; then make he pickle in the
following manner: Boil the quantity of
vinegar required with peppercorns, mus
tard seed, small quantity Of mace, a few
Cayenne pods and ginger, and half pound
of flour Of mustard mixed smoothly In Il
basin, to be put in while boiling; put all to-
geJher In IA large stone Jar.
AsTsR HOUSE RoLLs.-Iuto two quarts
of wheat flower put piece Of butter the
size of an egg, little salt, u tablespoonful
of white sugar, I. pint Of milk previously
boilel md cold, aud Eaif teacupful of
yeast. When the sponge is light, mold
for fifteen minutes. Let it rise again, and
cut into round cakes; when light, fatten
each cake with the rolling pin, put bit
Of butter on top, and fold each over on
itself. Put In pans to rise, and, when
light, bake in a quick oven. If the edges
of the rolls are dipped III melted butter,
they viii not stick together when baked.
How | MAKE My HANGING BASKETS. -
| take coarse heavy wire for foundation
and handle; then interlace with old loop
wire made pllable by burning or heating
to Il red heat; then l take young portu-
laca plants with Il lump of elrth attached
to each, and put them through the inter.
stices. and so fill the basket. The plants
take kindly to their unnatural position
and soon become II mass of beautiful green
and brilliant flowers. My basket holds
,n,rl,- h, &c ,nal, &C. cd l,,Ie
hanging garden. In each [ place an
empty potash box, inserted lii cavity In
the earth, which | fill with water daily,
and in them place fresh flowers as my
fancy dictates. They hang on my piazza,
which is festooned and twined with the
American IVY and morning glories, and no
lovelier spot can we'll be imagined.
FUMIGATIoN FOR PLANTS DR.. j. C.,
N;ven, of the Hull Botanic Garden, recon-
meuds tobacco fumig ltion I'm the London
Garden) for cleaning flies from certain
house plants infested by them. His plan
is to lay the plant on its side in e wash
tub, throw ove- it Il damp towel, or, better,
% a bit of glazed calico lining" and then,
- your husband" insert the end OF a pipe,
and through it let him blow tobacco smoke
until the plant gets a good fumigation
The flies will tie found at the bottom of the
tub when the operation is finished. The
plants should be perfectly dry when the
operation is performed. but if towel is
used it should be freshly washed and hung
out before using, and be without holes.
TIE pipe stem should reach to the bottom
of the tub. As to the husband, if the
owner of the plant hasn't got one. a sub
stitutewill answer-the point b eng to eff
feet the fumigation the roughly.
CRYSTAL IZING GRAssES.-Lopg feath-
cry grasses are the best for this purpose
They must be thoroughly dry, formed in
the desired shape, and fastened securely
before being put In the bath. To make
the solution, take one pound of the best
alum, pound it quite fine, and dissolve it in
a quart of clear water, over a slow fire,
but do not let it boil. Take deep Jar
and suspend the bouquet in it by string
from a stick laid across the jar. When
the solution is milk warm, pour it over the
grasses, cover it up, and set it away for
w eptv-four hours. Then take them out
carefully and let them hang several hours
in the SUI TIL ali the water is drained away.
Then set them away and do not move them
tor two or three days, when they will be
entirely dry. The solution may be heated
over and used as before
Fol blue crystals use a saturated solution
of sulphate of copper 10 hot water. For
yellow use the yellow prussiate OF potash !:
for ruby use the red prussiate of potash
These crystaljzed bouquets should be kept
under glass shades, or their beauty will
soon fade.
THE tanning business has now reach
Ell a point of depression quite excep-
tional In the general prosperity of