Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-29
Useful Receipts.

Many fires originate from czrelessness in
placing ashes in barrels, or hrowing hem
Il loose heap where they come IN eontrct
with wood Provide suitable place fJr
them. elther o. brick or iron.
lsISoLAss GLUE-D.ssove isin.lass Ia
water, and strain il through coarse linen.
TAen add i little alroh ID. and eyAporIle 10
sucA = cOnstancy that when cold Il viii be
dry and hard This VIII be found 10 be
more tenacious than common glue. and
therefore preferable 10 many eases.
kEEPING HONEY To keep honey All the
year round. let IL run though ine sieve 10
separate it from PARTICLES OF wax. then boil
il gently In an earthen vessel, skim of the
foam which gathers on top, and cool il IN
jars. After covering these tightly, set
them away in cool cellar.
SUBSTITUTE FOX BCrTER.-lt may in
terest oar readers, ia Texas and several
rountr. Of South America. 10 know that
the demand for clarified beef suet. q
substitute for butter for cooking purposes.
is Increasing. Il i sold 10 London FOR hsli
the price OF the best butter. and II Will
keep good much longer, without the al
mixture Of sali.
MAKING SOLID Mass OF IcE-where a
supply of water can be had, with a Atile
fAii. aud where there i sufficient cold
weather, an lee house can readily be flIed
81 4 trdiug expense. Arrange a pipe 70
that the water can be thrown out over the
floor OF ti.e ice house in the form OF fine
sprsy. as from ;hr nose o; watering pot
This will freeze A. If lis, quite rapidly in
cold weather. and in brief time i whole
house can thus be nlied with a solid mass.
ANOTHER Way TO KEEP RATS FROM
G>AwI>G HARNESS correspondent oil
the AgricaitariS stys: ! have a remedy
that la, never failed with me. II is simply
sailing the rats regularly. do ihi, by
laying salt on the >ills and ties of he sra
bic, II that il the place tuey most frequent
but they will hunt for ii. Ii will occur Ia
auy farmer that sees this remedy. that har-
ness Is most cut where the reatest amount
of sweat has dried, an indication. that salt
contained in 1t is what they want.
CRYsrALLzED FLOWERS - Construc,
some baskets Of fancy form with pliable
copper wire, and wrap them with gsuze.-
Into these tie TO the bottom violets, ferns
geranium leaves-in fact. any flowers ex-
cept lullblown roses-2nd sink them in
q solution OF alum. Of one pound to a gal.
Ion of water. after the solution has cooled
The colors will then be preserved in their
original beauty, and the crystallized alum
will hol faster than whsn from hot solu-
tion. When you have 3 light covering OF
crystals, that completely covers the article.
remove the basket carefully, and allow it 10
drip for twelve hours These baskets make
a beautiful parlor ornament, and for long
time preserve the freshness OF the flowers
CRACKED WHEAT. For . pint Of the
Cracked grain have two quarts of W ter
boiling In a smoo b iron put. over a Quick
nre: stir in the wheat slowly; boil fast and
stir constantly for the first half hour OF
cooking or until il begins to thicken and
"pop up" then lift from the quick nre.
and place the pot where the wheat will
cook SLOWLY for an hour longer. Keep it
Covered closely, stir now and then, and be
careful not to let il burn at the bottom.
Wheat cooked thus Is much sweeter and
richer than when left TO soak and simmer
for hours, rs many think necessary. White
wheat cooks the easiest. When ready to
dish out, have your moulds moistened with
cold water. cover lightly. and set in . cool
place. Eat warm Or cold with milk and
SUGAR.