Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-08-14
RECIPES. ETC.

| Wash IN a weak solution of permanpa-
nate OF potassa-one scruple of the salt
TO eight ounces of water.
-Spiced Fruits,-To seven pounds of
frult add three pounds of sugar, one pint
OF vinegar, and a tablespoonful of every
KIND OF spice-cloves, cinnamon, allspice
and nutmeg.
-Cramps.-For the cure of the cramp
when swimming, Dr. Franklin recon-
mended vigorous and violent shock of
the part affected by suddenly and forcibly
/ stretching out the leg, which should be
darted out of the water into the air, if
| possible.
-Currant Wine.-Dissolve 8 pounds of
honey IN 10 gallons of boiling water, to
which, when clarified, add the Juice of 8
pounds of red or white currants; then fer
ment Tor "A hours; for every 9 gallons add
pounds OF sugar, and clarity with whites
of eggs.
"A horse which gnaws his manger,
neck-yoke or halter can be furnished with
something which will bite back, by mix
ing cayenne pepper with syrup. 1t dries
on and is not easily rubbed off, except with
water, and is always ready to give bite for
bite
Cabbage Lice.-The Horticulturist
recommends, on the authority of CORES
| pondent opening the leaves as soon as the
| plant begins to head, and the louise makes
its appearance, and sprinkling in common
salt, which it is stated has been entirely
successful.
Fine Liquid Blacking.-Ivory- black
and molasses, OF each one ponnd; sweet
| oil and Oil of vitriol, of each quarter of
pound Mix the first three until the oil
is perfectly killed, then gradually add the
vltrloI, diluted with twice its weight of
water; mix well, and let it stand for three
| hours, when it may be reduced to proper
consistency with water or sour beer.
Spruce Beer-Allow an ounce Of hops
and tablespoonful of ginger to gallon
OF water. When well boiled strain it, and
put IN pint of mOlasses and half an
ounce or less of the essence of spruce;
when cold add teacup of yeast; put it in
clean, tight cask-a jug will do-and
let it ferment for day or two, then bottle
1t for use; you will find it quite good after
three days. The essense of spruce can be
obtained at any drug store
-Currant and Gooseberry Compete.
Put one quart Of red currant Juice to five
pounds of loaf sugar; set it on the fire
and when the sugar is dissolved, put in
| eight pounds of red, rough, ripe goose
berries, let them boil half an hour then
put them into an earthen pan and leave
them to stand for two days; then boil them
again until they look clear; put them in
pots and let them stand week to dry a
little at the top, then cover them with
brandy papers.
"A standing antidote for poison by oak,
Ivy, etc, is to take handful of quicklime,
dissolve in water, let it stand half an
hour, then paint the poison parts with it.
Three or four applications will never fail
to cure the most aggravated cases. Poison
from bees, hornets, spider-bites, etc, is in
stantly arrested by the application of
equal parts of common salt and bicar bon
ate of soda, well rubbed in on the place
bitten or stung.-Boston Journal Of Chem
sstly
Harness Polish.-The Carriage Jour-
| nal gives the following mixture of harness
polish, viz: pounds of stearine, ~
pounds of oil of turpentine, and ounce
| OF bone black. The stearine is beaten out
| INTO thin sheets, the oil of turpentine is
then poured over it and incorporated with
1t; the mass is then melted in water
bath-a vessel surrounded with hot water
-anu "lllt llqulu the Oenc BLACK is STIR
red into it. 1t is then allowed to cool be-
ing well stirred until cold. In using 1t a
small portion is put on thick wooden
CLOTH and rubbed on the leather; after
standing an hour or two a fine polish is
obtained by rubbing with an old silk
handkerchief. By this polish an old
harness may be made to look almost equal
to new
How to Test Water-An English
| technical periodical points out an easy
way Of testing whether water is good and
fit for general use. 1t says: Good water
should be free from color, unpleasant
odor and taste, and should quickly afford
lather with a small portion of soap If
| half pint of the water be placed in a
perfectly clean, colorless ass-stoppered
bottle a few grains Of the best white lump
sugar added, and the bottle freely exposed
to the daylight in the window of a warm
room, the liquid should not become tur-
bid, even after exposure for week or ten
days If the water becomes turbid, it is
open to the grave suspicion of sewage con-
tamination; but if it remain clear it is
almost certainly safe.