Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-23
RECIPES, ETC.

-Catarrh, it is asserted, can be helped,
if not cured, by snufting up CASTLE soap
scraped very fine.
Solder for Tln.-Take four parts Of
pewter, one part of tin and and one part
of bismuth. Use powdered resin when
soldering
AS a substitute for cream beat two
eggs, one ounce Of sugar and small piece
of butter with pint of arm milk; then
put it into hot water and stir it one way
| until it acquires the consstence of cream
Economical and Wholesome Biscuit.
Flour, four cups; fine white Indian
meal, one cup; buttermilk enough to
make dough to roll; soda; SALT one.
| fourth less shortening than without meal ;
bake quick.
Curing a Coda hot lemonade is
one of the best remedies in the world for
cold. 1t acts promptly and efficiently
| and has no unpleasant after effects One
lemon properly squeezed, cut in slices,
| put with sugar, and covered with half
| pint Of boiling water. Drink just before
| going to bed, and do not expose yourself
on the following day. This remedy will
| ward off an attack of the chills and fever
| if used promptly. -Erclsange.
--Cocoanut Cake.-One cocoanut, six
eggs, one-half pound butter, three -fourths
| pound flour, one pound sugar; beat sugar
and butter together, then put in the eggs,
then flour, then cocOanut. Another recipe
| is as follows: One and a half tumbers
| sugar, one tumbler flour, two teaspoons
| cream tartar, whites of eight eggs; mix
| sugar, flour and cream tartar together I;
beat the eggs stiff, mix quickly with your
hand bake in four pans; when done put
| prepared cocoanut between and on top.
To Exterminate Rats. An Arkansas
| correspondent of the New York Tribune
says; Take copperas-the quantity to de-
| pend upon the number of buildings or
places infested-pulverize it very fine,
and be sure and sprinkle some in all their
| holes in the corn crib, under all the build.
| ings, in word wherever they congregate,
and in few days all the rats will be gone.
| This is very simple and easily tried, and
| has proved completely successful several
times at different places. No rat seen
three days after thorough application.
Graham Bread Without Yeast. Here
| is recipe for making Graham biscuit
| without yeast, soda or cream tartar. Take
| cold water-sav one pint or one quart,
according to the quantity one desires to
make, or the size of the family demands
and with one hand sitt in the Graham
! flour through the fingers, stirring with the
other till you have rather soft dough
| then knead it for about five minutes: roll
| to about three-fourths of an inch thick
| cut out with a common biscuit cutter and
| prick with fork this is done to prevent
blstering over top and place in very
| hot oven, to bake thirty to fortytive
minutes, according to the heat Of your
stove. Care should be taken not to burn
the biscuit. This plan will make very
| light and sweet Graham biscuit.
- Metheglin Recipes.-The Prairie
| Former, in response to an inquiry, furnish
es the following recipes . To make strong
metheglin take honey, II pounds; warm
water, ) gallons; yeast half gill; 2ounces
| hops boiled in / quart water; mix this
water (atter straining out the hops) with
| the rest of the material; put all into a
cask or jar and add enough water to make
| the whole four gallons; let it work three
| days, then bottle and tie down the corks.
| Mead is made in tie same way, but only
| one-half the amount of honey is used.
| Another way to make it is: IL gallons
water; whites 6 eggs; mix well add then
| 20 pounds honey; boil one hour; then
| add cinnamon, ginger, cloves, mace; as
soon as cold, put a spoonful yeast to it;
| barrel, keeping the vessel full as it works
after working, stop close when fine bot
| tie for use"