Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-09-18
RECIPES, ETC.

To Remove Mildew.-Take handful
of salt and half cup OF softsoap, rub on
the cloth, expose to the sun and it will
come out after one or two bleachngs. Or
wet the stained part well with soft soap,
then rub chalk over 1t thoroughly and wet
the cloth and expose to the sun, re-
peating the process until the stains disap-
pear.
To Remove Warts from the hand.-A
correspondent of the RUrdI Neo Yorker
says, simply allow second person to
wet the finger on the end OF the tongue, rub
the wart two or three times, taking the
finger off with jerk, and acsNthe wart off
at the same time. There must be a oilI
about it." He adds that he knows peo-
pie will laugh at this remedy, but he does
not care, since he knows 1t is etfectual.
Queer Specific for Rheumatism-We
see by foreign journals that one of the
new notions in Belgium is the use of the
PIectraathus fructicosus for rheumatism.
All that is required, it is said, is to grow
the plant in the room occupied by the suf-
ferer. The plant is known in England
under the name of ''nettle geranium'
probably because it is neither a nettle
nor a geraniuml but we are unable to
state whether rheumatism is unknown in
the cottages where it is cultivated as a
window plant.
Cough Sirup-Two ozs. licorice root,
Is pound raisins, tablespOonfuls flax
seed (ground), and liverwort, the more the
better; boil in two gallons rain or river
water, until the strength is out; then strain
and boil down to a quart now add u
pound white sugar; when the sugar is dis
solved take off, and when cool add Il piut
good cider vinegar. The licorice root
should be split up finely, and the rails
ms divided. This makes a strip very
pleasant to take, having no disagreeable
taste about it. 1t will cure coughs, colds,
soreness of the lungs, Group, and is said
to cure consumption in its first stages
Cor. Ru1at Neo Yorker.
Making Fat Persons Lean-Drink
only water, or for = change, water with a
little vinegar; no beer, or any malt
liquors; no wine, soup, broth, milk, and
especially no sugar or starchy prepare
tions; I fine flour, no fat meat, no butter,
no cheese, no sweetmeats. Now we eX-
pect you will ask, what is left then to eat ?
We answer plenty Of fresh fruit and green
vegetables, especially salads, breads of
unboltcd flour without yeast, and no ami
mai food except lean meat, smoked beef,
tongue, etc. As carnivorOus animals are
never fat, it proves that starchy food is the
main enemy to be avoided
-Neapolitan Cake-First make your
black cake after the following recipe :
One cup butter; two cups brown sugar;
one cup molasses; one cup strong coffee !;
four and d half cups sitted flour; four
eggs; two-teaspoontus soda, two of CHINA
mon, two OF Cloves and one of mace; one
Id. ralslns, | Id. CurrantS, and OnefOurth
Id. citrOn. More fruit makes the cake
handsomer, but that quantity will do.
Bake the cake III round pans with straight
sides. The lOaVes should be one and a
half inches IN thickness after baking.
Next make a white cake as follows: One
cup butter; four cups powdered white su-
gar; two cups sweet milk two cups corn
starch mixed with the flour; four and a
halt cups sitted flour; the whites Of eight
eggs; six tea-spoOntuls baking powder
Flavor slightly with bitter almonds Bake
in the same pans that were previously
used for the black cake, and have the
loaves as nearly as possible Of the same
thickness. After the cake is all cold,
each black loaf should be spread with a
thick coating Of lemon and sugar made as
follows: The white Of one egg thorough
ly beaten the grated rind of two and
the juice of three lemons and powdered
sugar enough to make a thick tr0sting.
TLen lay white loaf upon each black
one, and frost as you would any other
loaf, being particular to use no other fla
voring than lemon, in the frOsting. The
result is elegant loaves, half of black and
half Of white cake, which are equally
tempting both to the eye and the palate.