The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-08-03
BARN, saraen and Household.


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milk; melt Your butter in the frying.
pan; when hot, tRrn the whole in, well
beaten, and bake in hot oven.
Bee sTNes.-Dr. Dauyerne recon.
mends the use Of lime water to relieve
the burning sensation produced by the
sting Of wasps and bees. This remedy
is frequently at hand VIXEN ammonia Is
not to be had.
FURNITURE on.-MiI half pint Of
olive oil with one pound Of soft soap.
Boil them well, and apply the mixture
TO your oiled furniture with piece Of
cotton wool. Polish with q soft, dry
flannel.
FLANSEI.-Scald flannel before you
mako II up, as it shrinks in the first
washing. Much OF the shrinking arises
from there being too much soap and
the water being too cold. Never use
soda for Aannels.
PRESERVATION OF MrLK.-Dr. SAGE Of
Switzerland recommends as preserva-
tive OF milk for two days from coagula.
ton, even during the greatest heats, a
spoonful Of alcohol per gallon Of milk.
French dairymen. Judging by the odor,
employ preparation Of chlorine.
ouRNa BEEF AND HAM-For every
one hundred pounds Of beef, seven
pounds OF salt; two ounces OF saltpeter;
one and half pounds Of brown sugar ;
four gallons OF water. The hams and
beef for drying may be taken out after
four weeks, To keep the meat in warm
weather the pickle will have TO be
boiled.
Morn PRRyESTryR.-The following
recipe for keeping moths out Of clSth-
ing Is q fayorite in some families: Mix
half apint OF alcohol, the same guam.
tity Of spirits Of turpentine and two
ounces Of camphor. Keep in stone
bottle and shake before using. Tho
clothes or furs are to be wrapped in
linen, and crumpled up pieces OF blot.
ting,paper dipped in the liquid are TO
be placed in the boz with them, so that
It smells strong. This requires renew
ing once year.
Making Cake.
Use none but the best materials for
making cake. II you cannot afford 10
get good flour, dry white sugar and the
best family butter, make up your mind
to go without your cake and eat plain
bread with clear conscience.
Stir the butter and sugar TO cream.
Cakes often fail because this rule Is not
followed. Beat these as faithfully as
you do tho eggs, warming the butter
very slightly II hard. Use only q silver
or wooden spoon in this as in other
parts OF your work. ! have heard Of
silver egg.whips, but they are not like.
~ to come into general use except
where the mistress makes all the cake,
pudding, etc.
Do not use fresh and stale milk in
the same cake. II acts as disastrously
rs piece Of old cloth in new gar.
ment. Sour milk makes spongy cake;
sweet, one closer in grain.
Streaks in cake are cansed by I'M
Bkillful mixing, too rapid or unequal
baking, sudden decrease in heat be.
4pLp tud Cuk6 10 uUlLe uOue.
Don't delude yourself, and maltreat
those who are TO eat your cake, by try
ing to make soda do the whole or most
OF the duty OF eggs. Others have tried
itbefore, with unfortunate results. II
curiosity tempt you to the experiment,
you had better allay II by buying some
sponge cake at the corner bakery.
Test whether cake is done by run.
ming q clean straw into the thickest
part. It should come up clean.
Do not leave the oven door omen, or
change the cake from one oven to the
other, except in extreme cases. II II
harden too fast on the top, cover with
paper. 1t should rise to full height be.
fore the crust forms.
Except for gingerbread, use none but
white sugar.
Always aft the flour.
DO accurate in your weights and
measures.
Cream your sugar and butter, meas.
ute milk, spice, etc., before beginning
work. For fruit cake It Is best 10 pre-.
pare the materials the day before. Let
your icing dry thoroughly before wrap.
ping up the cake, and slit your flour
before measuring.
fastening the Rlpsaing of Fruit.
Acting under the principle that re.
moyal Of the earth Immediately sur.
rounding the roots increases their ac.
tyity and accelerates the maturing Of
oil parts Of the plant including the
fruit, MIR. Stall removed the earth
about an early pear tree, eight weeks
before the normal period for fipening,
for aspace Of thirteen to fifteen feet In
diameter, and to such an extent as TO
leave a depth Of earth over the roots Of
only about two to four inches which
could be thoroughly warmed by the
sun. He was surprised not only by the
ripening OF the fruit in the middle OF
July, but also by It's superior iuiciness
and flavor. In another experiment, the
removal OF the earth from the north
side OF o tree alone caused the fruit on
that side to ripen several days earlier
than on the south side. Frequent wa.
tering was, Of course, necessary in the
avVNe e&perlments,- vineyard Ga
Money in Chickens.
Ono young country girl, Miss Annie
Kirk, Of Bethel, Pa, Is entitled TO the
praise Of being the best lady poultryist
on record. In 1872 she cleared $3.50,
after paying for all the feed, freight,
etc; She commenced with eighty fowls
Cochin ohinas, Brahmas, and other
yarieties-and found the Cochin and
Brahmas the most profitable, being
healthier, and Of speedier growth for