The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-05
la VALUABLE RECIPES. ]

To TAKE OUT SrAINs-Take half q
pint of water, dissolve in it hall an
ounce of salt or sorrel add two 0nn-
ces of spirits of wine.' Shake them
well together. Rub the liquids on
the stains with sponge.
GROUND RICE CREDIBLE CAKE. Boil
a quart of milk rub smooth o teacup-
full of ground rice, in gill or two of
cold milk, and stir it into the boiling
milk add little salt, and while it is
scalding hot, stir i'm -four enough to
make the right thickness for baking.
When cool, add teacup of yeast and
eggs. Let it rise light.
To REMOVE M1LDEw.-Wet the
cloth which CONTAINS the mildew with
salt water; rnb il well with white
soap, then scrape some fine chalk to
powder, and rub il we'll into the cloth !;
lay tout on the grass in The sunshine,
watching it, to keep il damp with
| soft water. Repeat the process the
next day, and in few hours the mil
dew will all disappear.
OINTMENT FOR CHAPPED HANDS
Take sweet oil, ounces; spermaceti.
4 ounces, and pulverized camphor, l
ounce. Mix them together in a clean
! earthenware vessel, by the aid of a
gentle heat and apply it warm to
the hands night and morning. An
other very good ointment for chap
ped hands is made with little fresh
Dewly-churned butter and honey.
To REMOVE STAINS FROM BROAD
CLoTH.-Take l ounce of pipe-clay.
that has been ground fine, and mix il
with II drops of alcohol, and the same
quantity of spirits of turpentine.
| Whenever you wish TO remove any
stains from Goth, mGistsn little OF
this mixtlre and rub it oil the spots.
Let it remain till dry, then rub it of
with wooden cloth, and the spots
will disappear.
| QUAkER PLUM PUDDING. Take
slices of light bread, spread thin with
butter, and lay in pudding-dish lay
ers Of this bread and raisins. till with
in an inch of the top. Add 5 eggs VI ell
lten, and afqurat of milk, and pour
over the pudding; silt and spice to
taste. Bake it twenty or twenty-five
minuets, and eat with liquid sauce
Before usingthe raisins, boil them in a
little water, and put it all in.
| i To PREVENT THE RAvAGEs OF THE
WooLtN MoTH.-The ravages of the
WOODEN moth ms be prevented ia a
| 1, hn nf of fnI
lowing substitutes: Camphor, and
| perhaps the most agreeable for wear
inc apparel, a mixture of one ounce OF
cloves, one ounce OF rhubarb, and one
ounce of cedar shaviDgs, tied up in a
bag, and kept in box or drawer. II
the substance be dry, scatter il in the
folds of the cloth, carpets, blankets,
or..fars; il liquid, scatter it freely in
the pnxes, or on the cloth or wrap
per, laid over and around il.
| POWDER FOR CHAFED SKIN.-This
preparation is universally applied for
drying the skin, after washing, es-
pccialIy at the joints, which, if left
even damp at certain seasons, pro-
duces chaps AID chatting. often follow
ed, if neglected, by Inflammation.
Violcte powder is best prepared
by mixing three parts of tho best
wheat starch with one of finely
ground orris root the latter adds TO
the drying powder of the starch, and
impar;s at tho same time an agrcca-
bic odor, like that of the violet ;
hence tie name of the mixture. 1t is
also prepared by pertaining starch
with essential oils without the addi-
ton OF orris root; but though the
scent is stronger, and some more
tempting to use, it is far lest benefit
cial in its application. The scent;
acting az slimulant 20 the skin, in
crcascs rather than abatcs any tenden-
cy to rcdncss. Unperfumed powder
is therefore best TO use, busted over
the part with little swans down,
commonly called puff.