The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-11-22
FACTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

To CLEAN WHITE PAINT. - Use
powdered French chalk and hot water
French chalk is the common steatite.
or soap stone), without soap.
CLEANING GUTTA-PERCHA. - This
can be done by using mixture of soap
and powdered charcoal, polishing af-
forwards with dry cloth, with little
charcoal upon it. .l.g
INK FROM FLoORS.-Ink spots ON
floors can be extracted by securing with
sand, wetted in Oil of vitriol and
water. When the ink is removed, rinse
with strong learlash water.
APPLE CoBBLER- core, and
slice twelve large tart apples. Add
TO them the juice of two lemons
and the grated peel of one sweeten to
taste stew very slowly for two hours
turn into a mould. When cold serve
HoMINY PUDDING.-Prepare as for
batter cakes, and one egg to each pint,
some whole cinnamon, sugar to suit
the taste, and a few raisins, and bake
like rice pudding. A little butter or
chopped suet may be added. Serve
hot or cold, with or without sauce.
To WASH CALICo.-To prevent calico
from fading while washing infuse three
gills of salt into four quarts of water;
put the calico in while hot and leave it
till cold. In-.this.- way colors are
rendered permanent, and will not fade
by subsequent washings.
HICKORY NUT TCAKE.-Take one-half
cup of butter, two cups of sugar, and
four eggs beaten separately, three cups
of flour, one-half cup of sweet milk,
two teaspoons of baking powder, two
cups of hickory nut meats cut fine,
one teaspoon extract of vanilla.
HoMINY BREAKFAST TCAKEs.-Mash
the cold hominy with rolling-pin, and
add a little flour and milk batter, so as
to make the whole thick enough to
form into little cakes in the hand, or it
may be put upon the griddle with a
spoon. Bake brown, eat hot, and de.
clare you never ate anything better of
the batter-cake kind.
KEEPING CIDER-A good method
for keeping cider 1s, first, to just bring
it to the boiling point in bright brass
kettle or clean tin boiler, skim and
barrel tightly. When wanted, draw
off one to ten gallons, according to the
number Using it, and let the air have
access for a day or two. 1t will then
be i'm fine condition for use. After the
new cider has settled so as to be per-
fectly clear, draw off and pour into
new barrels through the bungs. Add
two quarts of pure alcohol to the barrel
and cork tight. In all cases put in the
faucets before filling the barrels, so
that there need be no shaking or NOV
ing of the cider after it is once stored.
CRYsTALIzING GLAssEs.-The long
feathery grasses are. the best for this
purpose. They must be thoroughly
dry formed in the desired shape, and
fastened securely before being put in the
bath. To make the collation., take one
pound Of the best alum, pound it quite
| fine, and dissolve it in quart OF clear
water. over a slow fire, but do not
let it boil. Take deep jar and sls-
pend the boquet in it by a string from
a stick laid across the jar. When
| the solution is milk warm, pour
| it over the grasses, cover IL Up,
and set it away for twenty-fOur hours.
Then take them out carefully and let
them hang several hours in the sun
till all the water is drained away.
Then set them away and do not move
them for two or three days, when they
will be entirely dry. The solution may
be heated over and used as before
For blue crystal use saturated solu-
ton of sulphate of copper in hot water.
For yellow use the yellow prussiate of
potash. These crystalized bouquets
should be kept under glass shades, or
their beauty will soon fade.
Pear trees that bloom every year
| will bear fruit if YOU will place leached