The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-11
VALUABLE RECIPES.

IN ssNhSth ~ Wv
feeds his stock a tablespoonful OF sui
pher to each animal, with their SAT-
once in two weeks. When he had
done so no vermin has troubled them,
and his COWS have not been affected
with garget, nor his sheep grub III inc
head. lie has practiccd this twenty
years.
A CELLAR which opens inside a
dwelling house should be kept fault
lessly clean all the year round as an
other part of the house, because its at
mosphcrc is constantly ascending,
and imprcgnatcs every room III the
house with its own odors.
How TO MAKE CREAM PlE.--For
each pic take one tablespoonful OF
flour and two of sugar, well mixed
with half a teacup of cream crate in"
to it about one-third Of u mediums SlH-
ed nutmeg, a small lump OF butter,
and the white of an egg well beaten
This pie has no upper crust. BAKE
quick and serve warm.
LEAKY tin pans and iron articles arc
easily and quickly mcnded by ham.
mering a small nail or tack OF soft
lead to fit the hole; cut oil each side
and rivet it down. Rivcts OF soft
iron or other metals may be used 10
mend kettles, etc.
TEA CAKE.-The yolks OF three and
the whites of five eggs; II pound OF
sugar; one pound of butter; ana one
flour cream the butter and sugar to.
getber; then add the eggs beaten,
separately roll in sugar, and place
!, them far enough apart to keep them
from running together, and bake
quick.
CRACKER MlNCE PIEs.--ltoIl three
! crackers and soak them in onc.half
cup sugar filled with water, addthrce
J spoonfuls of boiled cider, Cor two OF
good vinegar one-half cup ofmo)aS-
ses, salt, pepper, spice and raisins as
, for mincc pie.
: TO DESTROY moths in carpets,
wiring y coarse towel out of clean wa
ter spread it smoothly on the carpet:
a iron it dry with a good hot iron ; re-
> peat the operation on all parts OF the
. carpet suspected of being infested
with moths. No need to press bard
and neither the pile nor the color of
the carpet will be injured, and the
; moths, will be destroyed by the heat
> and stcam.
! TO WASH HAIR BEusHES.-llair
y brushes, howeverdirty, may be wash
| ed and kept good for years, without
= loss of stiffness by putting n small
handful of soda into Il pint jug OF
t boiling water. When the soda is
melted, put in the brush aud stir il
about till clean. Rinse it in cold wa
. Ter, and dry in the sun or by the fire.
y The quicker it dries the harder the
bristlcs will be.
n SOMETHING WoHTH REMEMBERING.
The London Lancet, excellent au-
&c thority, gives the following rescipc
q for the cure of bone fclon: AS soon
G as the disease is felt, put directly over
the spot a fly blister about the size
of your thumb nail, and let it remain
for six hours, at the expiration OF
which time, directly under the sur
g face of the blister may be seer the
d felon, which can be instantly taken
e out with the point Of u needle or a
G lancet.
BRUISES ON FUENITuRE.--WCt the
y part with warm water; double a piece
of brown paper five or six times, soak
q in warm water and lay it on the
n place apply on that Il warm but not
Il hot iron, till the moisture is Gvapor'
C ated. If the bruise be small, merely
soak it with warm water, and hold
a red-hot iron near the surface, keep
ing the surface continually wct-thc
b:uisc will soon disappear.
Hoes HEAD CIIEEsE.~- Put hogs
head in salt and water for two days,
then wash and scrapc them clean, and
} boil until all the bones come out.
Take it up, pick all the bones out,
and chop ii fine; season with sage,
pepper, sail, and II little cayenne, with
a small spoonful of spice. Put il in
:, a cloth or tin pan, cover ii, and put
heavy weights on to press it.. When
} cold take it out of the mould and COW
, er it with vinegar. Cut it in slices for
) the table as cold sousc, or bcati up
aud fry it, with or without butter.
SALvE FOR CHAppED IIANrs, Ere
The following is u wcll-tcstcd reno
dy for chapped hands and sores of
this nature. Put together equal
weights of fresh unsalted butter, tai
low, beeswax, and stoned raisins /;
simmer until the raisins arc done to
a crisp, but not burned. Strain and
pour into cups to cool. Rub the
hands thoroughly with it, and though
they will smart somewhat at first
they will soOn feel comfortable and
heal quickly.
, MINCE PIEs.-Tako four pounds of
boiled meat, Ga boiled becf's heart is
very good one half pound Of suct,
four ounce of cinnamon, two ounces
mace OF nutmeg, one ounce cloves,
four pounds of ~raisins, one pint mo-
~lasses, one quart cider, and sugar
enough to make quite sweet. TO all
the above add an equal weight (near-
ly twelve pounds) of tart apples chop
ped fine. 1t will keep five or six
months. AS used for pies from time
to time, add, just before baking, q
tablespoonful of vinegar or old cider
to each pic.
For THE TEETm.-At The American
Dental Association some time ago
the Committee on Dentriiices and
Washes recommended the following
receipt for a tooth powder: Prepar-
cd Chalk, three pounds pulverized
Peruvian bark, two pounds; Orris
root, II pound white crushed SUI
gar, N and a half pounds; CASTLE
soap, n ounce; carbonate Of soda,
one ounce; oil of sassafras, eighty
drops. To make a tooth paste add
to the foregoing three ounces of gly-
cerine and a sufficient quantity of