Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-15
RECIPES, ETC.


dram; oil of cinnamon, half ounce !;
mix in vial, cork tightly, heat it slowly
until mixed. 4 letter written with this
ink can only be read in dark room,
when the writing will have the appear
ance of fire.
An Excellent Recipe for Sausage
To ten pounds of meat take three ounces
of salt, one of black pepper. one-halt
ounce sage, if desired; mix the seasoning
well, and sprinkle it over the meat before
it is chopped, as no ALTERNATING Will
blend the whole so nicely.
Never put a particle of soap near
your silver, if you would have it retain
It's original luster. When it wants polish
take piece of soft leather and whiting,
and rub hard. The proprietor of one OF
the oldest silver establishments in Phiia-
delphia says that "housekeepers ruin
their silver by washing it in soap suds, as
it makes it look like pewter"
Recipe for Cooking Dried Green
COrn-Put in a basin two-thirds Of cup
dried corn wash first); add a quart OF
water; let 1t stand back on the stove,
where it will keep hot, but not boil, for
four hours. Add more water, If needed,
during this time. When wanted pour in
milk till you have q quart Of sirup; salt,
pepper, a lump of butter, and thIcken
with a spoonful Of -four. Break up a few
crackers in a tureen; pour over the corn
and serve.
1t is said that solution of twothirds
of pound of CASTLE soap to a gallon Of
water laid on damp wall as a wash, and
next day followed by another wash OF
alum water-two ounces dissolved In a
gallon-will cure the inconvenience and
prevent any further recurrence Of it. 1t
is so simple a thing that housekeepers
troubled with damp places in their dwell
ings will be glad to try it for themselves.
Only those afflicted with chapped
hands can appreciate the sufferings OF
many a hard worker during the winter
months. We give a recipe that may be
relied on as a cure for the malady: One
| ounce each of spermaceti, white beeswax,
| gum camphor, and two ounces of almond
| oil. Put in tin cup, place in vessel OF
| boiling water, and melt together. Every
time the hands are wet rub a little OF this
over them. Linseed oil and common
| beeswax will answer the purpose, but
| ointment is not so nice as the above.
! To Make Paper er-proof-M
in ten pints Of hot water thirty ounces OF
|
gum-arabic. In another thirty pints of
hot water melt twenty ounces OF soap and
four pounds of alum. Mix both liquids
in one pot This is composition No. 1
In another pot heat half a gallon of ben.
z0le and one gallon of parrafne, and melt
in it twenty-fOur ounces Of resin. Let ii
boil till it attains a moderate degree oil
| consistency. To these materials resin
oil, and copal or mastic varnish may in
some cases be added. This is composition
No. g. First dip the article to be water
proof into composition No. in heated
state, and then dry it; next apply compo
sitiOn No. 9 in cooled state, with 6
| brush, or in any other convenient man
ner.
The Boston Journal Of Chemistry gives
| the following method ofcIeaniGg blankets
Put two large tablespoonfuls of boraX and
| pint bowl of soft soap into tub of cold
water. When dissolved, put in pair Of
| blankets and let them remain over night
| Next day rub and drain them out, and
rinse thoroughly in two waters, and hang
them out to dry. Do not wiring them
But this is not the only domestic use to
| which borax may be put. Says the same
journal: Borax is the best cocHoach eX
terminator yet discovered. This trouble
| some insect has a peculiar aversion to 1t,
and will never return where it has once
been scattered. AS the salt is perfectly
harmless to human beings, it is much to
be preferred for this purpose to the poi
sopous substances commonly used. Borax
is valuable for the laundry; use one pound
to about ten gallons of boiling water, and
you need only one-half the ordinary al
lowance of soap. For laces, cambrics,
etc, use an extra quantity Of this powder.
1t will not injure the texture Of the cloth
in the least. For cleansing the hair moth
ing is better than a solution of bOraX-
water Wash afterward with pure water,
| if it leaves the hair too stiff. BoraX dis
solved in water is also an excellent denti-
| frice, or tooth wash.