American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-07-26
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

CANNED GRAPES are a nice flavoring for
pies. Stew and sift them. Always stew
down and mash Cranberries fine for
pies.
To MAKE COOP YEAsT-Take five or
SIX potatoes-grate fine. Then add two
| tablespoons of sugar and one of salt.
Take one quart of water and a handful of
hops. Boil few minutes, strain and stir
into potatoes. Set on the stove and stir
until thick. When cool add one cup of
yeast.
To MAKE WALL PAPER SrIcK-Make
a paste of flour same as you do for starch !;
do not let it boil When cold apply to
the paper with a brush, not having it so
thick but that it will spread evenly over
the surface, or so thin as to wet the paper
through. Cheap paper is not SO cheap at
last as a little better paper.
RELIEVING CHoKED CATTLE.-A CORES
pondent of the Germantown Telegraph
gives the following rs his mode of reliev-
ing choked animals. Make ball of fine
cut chewing tobacco and molasses and
crowd as far back in the animals mouth
as possible with tongue pulled out; it soon
sicl>ens the animal, relaxing the muscles,
and the vomiting will invariably throw
up the impeachment.
OIL FROM HENS EGGs-The healing
properties in the new oil extracted from
hens eggs are said to be very great and it
can be easily made. First, the eggs are
boiled hard; the yolks removed, crushed
and placed over II fire, where they are
carefully stirred, and when the substance
is just on the eve of catching fire, the oil
separates, and may be poured Off One
yolk will yield nearly two teaspoonfuls of
oil. In the southern part of Russia it is
much used for curing cuts and bruises.
KEEP Your IMPLEMENTS BRIGHT.-
When you have done with your plows,
and other implements having bright sur
faces, always clean them thoroughly
Wipe them dry, and before putting them
away rub them lightly with lamp black
and fatty oil, or even lamp black and
kerosene. 1t will preserve the bright sur
faces intact, if they are kept under cover
as they should be, and save much brick
dust and water or oil when they are to be
used again. Many good farmers have a
cloth moistened with oil in the field to
rub the bright surfaces of implements
with, at night, to prevent the rust that
often attacks them after a days work, par
! ticularly on soils that do not scour. 1t
will be found to be Il paying investment
] WASHING SUMNER SUTTs.-IIow annoy.
| ing 1t is to have your beautiful linen suits
or your delicate lawns and percalcs turned
! into dark streaks and muddy spots by the
| great quantity of soda used by most wash
erwomcn. Soda should never be used in
the water in which colored fabrics are to
be washed. The only way to wash mus
Inns or linens is to have merely tepid
water, and make a suds, nor touch the ar
ticle washed with soap. Wash and rinse
quickly. Do not place but one garment
| at a time in the tub, and that must be ru b
bed rapidly through the water, rinsed
turned on the wrong side, and hung in tn,
shade to dry. Then starch the dresses il
thin boiled, warm starch, folded in clear
cloths, and ironed upon the wrong side a:
soon rs possible. 1t improves buff liner
to wash it in water in which II little hay
or Il quart bag of bran has been boiled
The bran answers for starch us well, ant
brightens print dresses. A handful o
salt will help set the colors of light cam
brics and dotted lawns \ little bccf's gal
will not only set, but deepen yellow ant
purple tints, and helps green.