Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-09-26
Recipes, &c, for the Housewife
II Zks ana Others.

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To CLEAN TINwARE.-An expert
enced hOusekeeper says, the best thing
6or cleaning tinware is common soda.
She gives the following direction =
Dampen a cloth and dip in soda, and
rub tire ware briskly, after which wipe
dry. ANY blackeDed or dirty ware
can be made to look as well as new"
CAKE WITHOUT EGGs.-Five cups of
flour, 2 cups of sugar, Il cup of sour
milk, II cup of lard, 1 large teaspoon
full Of soda, all kinds of spices, and
salt. This makes two loaves, and is
an excellent cheap cake.
GOLD CaKE.-Three cups sugar, one
cup batter, yolks OF twelve eggs, salt,
nutmeg, one cup sweet milk, three
teaspoonfuls baking powder, six cups
even full of sifted flour; bake in a
moderate oven. If the cake browns
too fast on top, grease piece of thick
brown paper and place on it.
STEAM PUDDING-One half cup of
suet, chopped fine, one half cup of
fnolasses, one half cup Of milk, one
cup Of chopped raisins, one half teas
poonful of cloves, cne teEspoonful of
cinnamon, nutmeg, one teaspoonful of
soda and ialt Boil three hours.
How TO Boil FRESH FIsu.-A ''trav-
eled gentleman says the only proper
way to boil fresh fish is, after eviser-
ating it, to sew If up in a linen cloth
and put it into hot water containing a
little salt. When done, take out, and
in cutting the threads of the cloth
down the back of the fish, cut the skin
of the fish, so that in taking off the
cloth, the skin comes off with it, leav
ing the fish ',just delicious. Scaling
the fish before cooking it, he regards s
as yeryv bad economy
TANx1xa WITH GLYcER1NE.-T The
property of glycirine to preserve leath-
jer has been known for long time; it
Is now proposed to employ it in tan
ming, to increase the elasticity and re-
sistance of the leather This system
Or tanning is particularly adapted to
straps and belts of machinery, as il
keeps them from drying and cracking
1t is only necessary to immerse the
leather, tanned in the usual manner, in
bath Of glycerine, and to leave it for
several weeks, when the pores will be
impregnated with the greasy substance
and the leather will be found to be
much more elastic and tenacious.
TOILET SOAP.-The following has
been used in our family for years, and
is most excellent: Take two pounds
of yellow bar soap-the oldest. and
driest you can procure; shave it very
fine, with knife, put it in tin basin,
or pail inside of a larger basin or pail
filled with boiling water. When it
begins to melt add three tablespoons
of pure strained honey and three Of a .
mond or palm oil. Glycerine can be
substituted for the oils if preferred
Mix the ingredients thoroughly togeth-
er. When entirely dissolved, take
from the boiling water and, when 6
little cool, add one tablespoonful Of
some essential oil-cinnamon, VERDE
ma, or geranium-in fact any essence
that the maker desires. Stir it in ant
turn the soap into small round tin cakt
dishes, or into large fiat baking pan
and when cold cut up into squares
If Indian meal or sand balls are desir
ed to remove roughness and sLain
from the hands, when partly cool, sti
them in until the mixture is thicl
enough to roll into balls. This makes
the best ''Sdnd soap" in existence.