The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-02-27

fuls of a and wash in cold water
then add one quart of boiling hot milk
and boil for twenty minutes ; sweeten
and flavor with lemon peel, OF a table
spoonful Of brandy.
TApIocA JElLY.-Wash q ~teacupful
of tapioca-soak it for three hours in
| cold water-turn off the water and pour
oyer it one quart of boiling water. Add
the grated peel of one lemon ; sweeten
to taste, and boil for one hour.
HONEY SoAP.-Dissolve two pounds
of yellow soap in a dish suspended in q
kettle of boiling water. Add a quarter
of a pound each of strained honey and
palm oil, and three cents worth of oil
of cinnamon. When cold, it is ready
for use.
STRENGTHENING JELLY.-Boil in two
quarts of water one ounce of rice, one
ounce of sage, and n ounce of pearl
barley, until reduced one-half. Strain
into a mold ; take a teacupful, morning,
noon and night. 1t can be sweeteued
and favored to taste.
A PIECE of red pepper, the size of your
fnger-nail, put into meat or vegetables
when first beginning to cook, will aid
greatly in killing the unpleasant odor
arising therefrom. Remember this for
boiled cabbage, green beans, onions,
chickens, mutton, etc.
Corn FRrTTERs .-Young, sweet corn,
pepper, salt, nutmeg, butter hot in the
pan. Crate the corn from the cobs into
q basin, season and drop by spoonfuls
into the pan and fry until brown. This
is a delicious breakfast relish, but re-
quires q considerable time to prepare.
IsINGLAss JELLY.-Boil one ounce of
isinglass shavings with a slice of brown
bread crust and a handful of Jamaica
peppers, in n quart of water, until it
is reduced to a pint. Strain into a
mold. A tablespoonful Of this Jelly
taken in milk is a good tonic for dys-
pepsia.
FRUIT CREAMs.-Dissolve half an
ounce of isinglass in warm water enough
to cover it /; add this to a pint of cream
sweetened with four spoonfuls of sugar
and boil it. When cool lay some
apricot, raspberry or peach preserves in
a glass dish and pour the ream over it.
PRESERVATION OF EGGs.-Eggs are
preserved in France by smearing them
all yer with a solution of beeswax in
double the quantity of olive oil with the
finger. The shell is rendered air.tight,
and when packed in bran or chaff and
kept dry the eggs may be preserved
for months. Rubbing the eggs with
linseed oil has been successful in pre-
serving them for six months.
To PRESERVE CLOTHING PNs.-They
should be boiled a few moments and
quickly dried once or twice a month,
when they become more flexible and
durable. Cloth lines will last longer
and keep in better order for wash-day
service, if occasionally treated in the
manner.
To PREVENT COLD FEET AT Bed
TINE. Draw off your stockings just be-
fore undressing, and rub your ankles
and feet well with your hand, as hard
as you can bear the pressure, for five or
ten minutes, and you will never have to
complain of cold feet in bed. 1t is
hardly conceivable what a pleasurable
glow this diffuses. Frequent washing
of the feet, and rubbing them thorough
ly dry with a linen cloth or flannel, is
very useful.
To MEND RUBBER SHoEs.-Get a
piece of pure rubber-an old shoe-vul-
canized rubber will not do cut it in
bits. Put it into a bottle, and
cover to twice its depth with spirits of
or refined coal oil naptha.
Stop the bottle and set to one side,
shaking it frequently, The rubber will
soon dissolve. Then take the shoe and
place the rip Or cut close together, and
put on the rubber solution with a camel's
hair brush. Continue to apply as it
dries, until a thorough coating is
Spirits of turpentine dissolves
the rubber slowest, but forms the most
cement.