Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-08-23
RECIPES, ETC.


1t is said that poultice and tea made
from the common field thistle is almost a
certain remedy for neuralgia. The leaves
are macerated and used on the parts af-
fected, as a poultice, while a small guam
tity of the leaves are boiled down in the
proportion of quart to pint, and
small wine-glass of the decoction drank
before each meal.
-Spiced Apples.-Eight pounds of APP
pies, pared and quartered four pounds
sugar; one quart vinegar one ounce
stick cinnamon; half ounce cloves. Boil
the sugar, vinegar and spices together !;
put in the apples while boiling, and let
them remain till tender about twenty
minutes) Take them out and put them
in jar. Boil down the syrup until thick,
and pour 1t over
| The best recipe we know for elder
berry wine is to express the juice of the
fruit, and then mix with the quantity
three parts water and one part sugar.
Let this mixture stand and ferment, and
when it has ceased working, rack it off
into another cask, and let it stand until
wanted for use. Then bottle it, and keep
in cool place. - Western RurGl.
Even in the matter of washing
clothes, the investigations of scientific
men have proved to be of considerable
practical Importance, if we may trust a
paper just published in French journal,
wherein the writer recommends the fol
lowing mixture as one which will save
clothes from the injurious results produc-
ed by the use of soda: Two pounds OF
soap dissolved in five and half gallons OF
water, to which add three tablespoonful
of ammonia and one of turpentine. Elk
perimenters would do well to try it on 6
small scale.
Salt in Soap Making. An English
correspondent writes to the Scientific
american that very practical and most
useful adaptation of common salt in par
tial substitution for alkali in the manufac
ture of soapis now being most economical
ly and advantageouslyused in that country
A Soap can be produced in the bar o.
moulded into pattern, cheaper than an.
other known process, and plain and fame.
soaps of every odor, color and design ar
being freely circulated at figure COSTING
the public no more when boxed than 81 81
or 1896 per cwt. of 112 pounds This
too, where the manufacturers have to pa
thirty cents per cwt. for carriage on tn
salt.
-Custard Without Eggs.--Take on
quart of new milk, one teaspoonful o
rennet-wine, or a small piece of rennet
little lemon, nutmeg or vanilla, or an,
spice you prefer, and one tablespoonful
of sugar to each quart of milk. If too
sweet, the milk will not set firmly o
quickly. Stir all together, and set b,
stove or near thee fire; cover closely. |
should begin to stifen in an hour. If
does not, add more vine, or rennet
When firm, before the whey separates
take out the piece of rennet if the ski
was used, and set on ice till dinner. T.
be eaten with sugar and rich cream
Nutmeg is always an improvement, evel
if lemon or vanilla is used. The wine
rennet is nicer than simply the skin, am
it is good idea to keep bottle of win
with piece of rennet in always on hand
as it is often desirable to have it ready
Christian UaaOn.
To Cure Mango in Dogs.-Mange +
of three kinds-cOmmon red and scabby
Common yields readily to cleanliness
with small alternative doses of sulphu
and inter given daily; if neglected i
runs into scabby mango, the skin break
ing out into blOtches, the dog growing
poor, death ensuing sooner or later. Ust
apperient medicine day or two, then fol
week give the medicine first named, theI
wash him thoroughly with soap and sof
water, then rub his entire body with tn
following preparation Of train oil, on
pint turpentine, one ounce naphtha
one ounce; oil of tar, one ounce; SCOT
one ounce; and sulphur in powders suffi
cient to make the mixture of prope
consistence. This to remain on the do
three days, during which hemust be KEEP
dry and warm and fed sparingly, on tn
fourth day wash it off with soap an
warm water in which washing soda ha
been dissolved give clean straw, mat o
blanket to lie on, with plenty of exercise
cooling diet, and the dog will soon b
well. This treatment will apply to tn
red mango, but in this case to the prepal
alton add little mercurial ointment
Change of feed is beneficial in the treat
ment of dog for mange-Neao Englan
Homestead.