The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19
VALUABLE RECIPES.

REMEDY FOB CROUP.-Half tea
spoonful of pulverized alum in little
molasses. It is q simple remedy, one
always at hand, and dose seldom
fails TO give relief. If it, should, re
peat it after one hour. ass -
CoooANUr Drops. To a grated co
coanut, half the weight in sugar and
the white of an egg beaten to froth
drop the mixture in small cakes on &
buttered paper and slit sugar oyel
them. Bake fifteen minutes in SLOW
oven. ~
The most easily d'gested articles o.
food as yet known are sweet apples
baked, cold raw cabbage sliced in vim
egar, and boiled rice. The most indi
gestible are suet, boiled cabbage anG
pork, the former require an hour, the
latter five. ,a afia ~ rt
FoR RHEUMAT1sM.-Haf pint vine
gar, one ounce spirits of turpentine
fourth ounce spirits of wine, fourtl
ounce of camphor, one raw egg wei
beaten, to be mixed; put in a bottle
and cork tight, to be rubbed in .two.o
three times day.
The most speedy method of making
cider into vinegar is not to fill the
casks more than half full, with the
bung left out, which will expose the
largest surface to the air, and conse
quently will become vinegar much
sooner than if the barrel be filed full
APPLE PIcKLE.-Eight pounds Of
sweet apples pared and trimmed, three
pounds of sugar, three pints of cider
vinegar, three pints of water, Boil
sugar, water and vinegar together and
skim. Cook the apples in the liquid,
put them in jar and pour the liquid
over them while hot. iI ,.-,- i"
OUNCE JAM.-Peel the ounces and
CRATE them on coarse crater, and tG
one pint of ounce add three-fourths OF
a pound of sugar; boil it half an hour,
put in small jars, and cover the same
as other preserves. Squeeze the cores
in your hands so as to get out oil the
juice. This is a very nice preserve,
and makes delicious filling for Wash
ington pie. .,...., r,..r.
PICKLRD OYsTERs.-To o two quart
can of oysters add about one pint OF
water, cook same as for the table, salt
to the taste; then pour off one half OF
the liquid and add one half pint OF
vinegar, few blades of mace, few
wholepepper corn, few corns of al
spice. Boil all together few min
utes and pour over the oysters.-Soda,
in Ohio Farmer.
LIGHT TENDER RoLLs.-Rub piece
of shortening the size of a hickory nut
into one quart of flour, add little salt,
and enough fresh yeast to make it rise.
Warm the water slightly, and make the
dough up firm. Let it stand over night,
and in the morning add little soda,
knead well, and cut out with biscuit
cutter, make a little thicker than bis
cult. Let them stand in a warm place
to rise, then put them in the oven and
bake. .t-
SroUGHroN CAKE.-One cup and a
half of sugar, three cups of -four, one
cup of sweet milk. one egg, two table
spoons of butter, two teaspoons of
cream tartar, one of soda, one of es-
sence of lemon. Beat the butter and
sugar to a cream, then add the milk
with the soda, then the egg, mix them
with two cups of -four, then add the
other cup with two teaspoons cream
tartar, spice to your taste, then give a
good beat-an kinds of fruit. > =: .-
ORANGE PUDDING. four good
sized oranges, peel, seed and cut into
small pieces. Add cup of sugar and
let it stand. Into one quart of nearly
boiling milk stir two tablespoons of
corn starch mixed with q little waite.
and the yoke of three eggs. When
done let it cool and then mix with the
orange. Make frosting of the whites
of the eggs and half cup of sugar.
Spread it over the top of the pudding
and place ror few minutes in the oven
to brown. ..., a.s.
INK ON BooKs.-To remove ink
stains from book, first wash the pa
per with warm water, using a cancels
hair pencil for the purpose. By this
means the surface ink is got rid of !;
the paper must now be wetted with a
solution of o1alate of potash, or, better
still, oxalic acid, in the proportion of
one ounce to halfa pint of water. The
ink-stains will Immediately disappear
Finally, again wash the stained place
with clean water, and dry it with white
blotting paper. a
BRoILED LIVER. can be pre-
pared for the table in an excellent man.
ner by broiling prefer it to fry
ing. Broil about ten minutes, with a
few slices of salt pork, then season
with salt and pepper, and cut up into
small strips with the pork; stew few
minutes with little water and -four
sufficient to III 10y ~. "a; ~
thin slices f,i rolling vi trying, and If
tough soak it in cold salt and water for
about a quarter of an hour previous to
cooking it. When broiled it is nice
minced fine and seasoned with salt,
pepper and butter. '
TURPENTINE AS Azure FOR LoCKJAw
AND OTHER AFFECTIONS. -Acorrespond-
ent of the Scientific american recon-
mends turpentine as cure for lock-
Jaw. He says: "Let any one who has
an attack of lockjaw take small guam
tity of turpentine, warm it and pour it
on the wound, no matter where the
wound is, or of what nature it is, and
relief will follow in less than one min
ute. Nothing better can be applied to
a severe eut than cold turpentine. 1t
will give certain relief almost instantly.
Turpentine is also sure remedy for
Group. Saturate piece of flannel on
the throat and chest, and in very Sc
we're cases three to five drops on lump
of sugar may be taken inwardly. Ev-
cry family should have a bottle on
hand" This remedy is simple and
can be easily tested. In all serious
cases an application should be made
under medical advice,
The Use OF GLYCERNE IN CANs1NG.
We find the following in an exchange
Cans in which corn has been placed,
burst in consequence of the
of the contents. The use
of pure glycerine will prevent this fer
1t has only faint, sweet
ish taste, not perceptible at all mixed
in small quantities with other sub
and is not unhealthy, like
many other anti-fermenting ingredi-
ents. Corn which has been properly
canned is no more likely to ferment
than any other fruit, but the use of
glycerine as a preventive to fermenta-
lion is new to us; although we are well
aware that the glycerine Itself will un-
iergo no change. How much glyce-
rine should be used to prevent fermen-
tation, and how far may We depend on
hat substance? We would be pleased
20 have the experience of any one who
mas or may hereafter try it.
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