Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-25
RECIPES, ETC.

Common alum melted in an iron
spoon over hot Goals forms, it is said, a
very strong cement for Joining glass and
metals together. 1t is the best thing for
holding glass lamps to their stands or for
stopping cracks about their bases, as ker-
Osene does not penetrate it. Housekeep-
ers ought to keep this in remembrance,
for sad accidents with naphtha and burn
ing fluid may be prevented by its means.
When metal or pearl inlaying be-
comes loose, it NAV be firmly attached by
Turkish cement. which is used by ORR
entail jewelers. for fixing precious stones
IN their setting. Take Of gum mastc ten
grains and dissolve it in two drains of
rectified spirits of wine; add two ounces
OF isinglass glue in proof brandy and ten
grains of the true gum ammoniac. Dis
solve all together and keep it, closely
stOppered, in a vial. Set it in hot water
before using. Let the surface to be
Joined be free from grease, and brush
| them both, quickly pressing them to-
| gether, scraping off the supertiuous
cement with a sharp knife and leave to
dry torty-eight hours.
-Whitewood carvings are best mended
with isinglass or white glue. Walnut is
mended with the best dark glue, and
Clipped places filled with putty, which is
then stained to the proper depth with
raw linseed oil mixed with Nandyke
brown, burnt sienna or burnt lumber.
| This takes weeks to dry, and the carving
should be protected from dust. Where
veneers are broken and the pieces are
| not at hand, the edges must be sawed
smooth and a new strip glued on, when
varnish and polish will hide the mis-
chief. The loss of a curl or two from
| arabesque carving may be unnoticed if
! the corresponding figure is cut off, the
ends rounded smoothly and repolished or
gilt as the case may be.-Hea1th and
Home.
dressing Mutton.-Everybody knows
that the oil which lubricates wool is dis
agreeable to both taste and smell. In
Sitting and taking off the pelt it is diff
| cult to prevent a contact Of the wool with
| the flesh along the lines where the skin is
first severed preparatory to being stripped
off. The accomplished butcher cannot
wholly prevent this contact and he
therefore very thoroughly scrubs the
parts exposed with saleratus dissolved
in water, which wholly removes the disa-
greeable odor and flavor. The farmers
for a long time were not aware of the
necessity of such purgation, which should
be applied at once, as soon as the pelt,
by the greatest activity, can be removed.
This done, the meat is as free from the
faint of wOOl-oil as the meat of any other
animal.-Nel0 York World.
The best time to churn is at the first
approach of acidity. Salt does color but
ter, as may be easily proved by working
it in unequally, when the light streaks
will be found fresh On general princi-
pies, shallow setting is preferable to very
deep setting, as the small glObules-some
of which, according to DR.. Sturtevant's
experiments, are only $4,000 of an inch
in characteristics with extreme difficulty
through a deep body. The first cream
that rises will make butter Of better
flavor and higher color but it will not
keep as well as if all the cream had
risen. Light on cream has the general
effect to hasten the growth of ferments.
A certain amount increases the color
slightly. Very stiff cream should be
thinned by adding milk before churning
to bring it into proper consistency to be
acted on by the churn.-FO1ney's Press.