The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-04-10
USEFUL SUGGESTIONS.

SMoTurREp VENUS" is a California
dish, and in spite of its name, It's only
beefsteak and onions
A CORRESPONDENT says; Gut your
soiled paper collars into strips for tapers.
They burn slowly and are not easily ex-
tinguished.
IRoN.Rusr FROM LINEN.-To remove
iron-rust from linen, apply lemon-juice
and salt. and put in the sun. Use two ap-
plications if necessary.
RECIPE FOR INK.-Take two ounces ex-
tract logwood, one-tenth of an ounce BIZ
chromate potash, one gallon warm water.
Mix it well, but don't mix it with any
other ink.
TO CLEAN BRASS ORNAMENTs.-Wash
the brasswork with rock alum boiled TO
a strong lye in the proportion OF an ounce
to a pint; when dry it must be rubbed
with fine tripoli.
MIXTURE FOR INDIGEsTIoN.-Infusio
of calumba, six ounces; carbonate OF porc
tassa, one drachm compound tincture OF
gentian, three drachms. Mix. Dose,
two or three tablespoonfuls daily at noon.
CLEANING TINwARE.--The best thing
for cleaning tinware is common soda.
Damp cloth and dip in soda, and rub
the ware briskly, after which wipe dry.
Any blackened or dirty ware can be made
to look as well as new.
To TAKE GREASE OUT OF VELVET OR
CLOTH.--Get some turpentine and pour It
over the place that is greasy, rub 1t I'll
quite dry with piece of clean flannel; il
the grease be not quite removed, repeat
the application, and when done brush the
place well. and hang up the garment in
the open air to take away the smell.
AGREEABLE EFFERvEsCENT DRINK FOR
HEARTBURN, ETC.-Juice of one orange,
water, and lump-sugar to flavor, and, in
proportion to acidity of orange, bicarbon-
ate of soda half teaspoonful mix or
ange-juice, water, and sugar together in
tumbler, then put in the soda, stir, and
the etfervcscence ensues.
CHOCOLATE CARAMELs.-One cup Of
water, one cup of sugar, piece of butter
the size of hickory-nut. Cook sugar
water and butter to syrup, add choco
late when nearly done. Spread thin or
creased paper, and cut in squares. Thi:
will make good and cheap candy for the
children. Put in more sugar if yor
WISH
| PRESERVING SALMON IN IINS.-Salmor
is preserved in tins in much the same way
as other provisions the tins are filled
with the fish. the lids soldered on, with ;
small hole in them they are then PLACED
in bath of chloride of calcium, raised tt
the proper temperature, and when the All
is excluded from the tins drop of solde
closes the hole in the lid; lobster is pre-
served in similar way.
FURNITURE PoIIsH.-Take half a pin
of linseed oil, one gill of vinegar, half al
ounce of resin dissolved in a liqueur glas
of spirits of wine mix the ingredient
together, and cork in a stone bottle
c1,,,1yn hnf inf 1o1
the furniture with a soft silk rag; frs
rub we'll all spots, then rub over the to-
of the table, piano, or whatever piece G
furniture you may be cleaning; be sur
not to miss any part; then quickly ru
dry, and polish with an old silk under
vest.
CRACKS IN GLAss.--A cement to sto
cracks in glass vessels to resist moistur
and heat is thus made: Dissolve casein
in cold saturated solution of borax, an
with this solution paste strips of pigs Q
, bullock's bladder (sottened in water) o
the cracks of glass and dry at a gent
heat; if the vessel is to be heated cos
f the bladder OH the outside, before it ha
concentrated solution of silicate of sod
t and quicklime, or plaster of Paris.
BRINE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF Bur
TER.-To three gallons of brine strOn
f enough to bear an egg, add quarter of
? pound of nice white sugar and one tabl'
E spoonful of saltpeter. Boil the brine, an
? when it is cold strain carefully. Max
c your butter into rolls, and wrap each 70
: separately in clean white muslin clotl
f tying up with string. Pack large ia
. full, weight the butter down, and pou
1 over the brine until all is submerged
e This brine will keep really good butte
e perfectly sweet and fresh for whole yea
: Be careful not to put upon ice butter thu
e you wish to keep for any length of tim'
In summer, when the heat will not adm
) of butter being made into rolls, pac
+ closely in small jars, and, using the SAN
= brine, allow it to cover the butter to
e depth of at least four inches. This e1
/ cludcs the air, and answers very nearl
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