Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-16
Household Hints.

1T Is said that drops prepared as fol-
lows WILL cure the worst case of tooth
ache ever known: One ounce of alcohol.
two drains Cayenne pepper, one ounce
Kerosene oil; let it stand twenty-four
hours after mixing. az
WHEN white marble is stained ann1v
benzole to the stain and then caref,1lly
rllp IL on with very clean, soft piece
OF rag. repeat uni! the stain disap-
pears. Soap and soda both iniure white
marble.
To mend chinaware, take very thick
solution of gum-arabic, and stir into Il
plaster of Paris until the mixture is Of
a proper consistency Apply it with a
brush to the fractured edges of the
chinaware and stick them together. Tn
few days it will be impossible to break
the article in the same place. The
Wilderness Of the cement renders it
doubly valuable. g
NEVER boil coffee. The reason is that
not only the better part of it (the exhil-
arating) escapes, but that the extractive
properties, which, if largely used, are
unhealthy are alone present. Bring up
to the boiling point, but do not boil.
You thus get sufficient of the extractive
matter to give body, retaining all the
volatile, healthy, and relishing proper.
ties.
CHow-CHow.-Four quarts of green
tomatoes, one quart of green peppers,
one quart of onions, one cup of brown
sugar, one cup of salt, four tablespoon
fuls each of cinnamon, mustard, and
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tomatoes and drain them. Chop the
onions and peppers Mix all the other
ingredients, and then add the tomatoes,
peppers, and onions. Boil slowly for
four hours.
PERHAPS the very best dish of pre-
pared apples for the table is to bake
slowly, with just Leaf enough not to
break the skin, When done, lay open
and remove the core; sprinkle with
sugar, formulated is best), and work
sugar and pulp together; work to fine
consistency, which few strokes of the
spoon will do; then close the skin upon
it and lay it away to cool; it ought to be
eaten cold. An Esopus Spitzenburg is
the best fruit for 1t, and the best time
for it is about the holidays.
The following simple method for ven
tilating ordinary sleeping and dwelling
rooms is recommended by Mr.. Hinton
in his "Physiology for Practical Use:'
ga piece of wood, three inches high
and exactly as long as the breadth of
the window, is to be prepared Let the
sash now be raised, the slip of wood
placed on the sill, and the sash drawn
closely upon it. If the slip has been
well fitted there will be no draft in con-
sequence Of the displacement of the
sash at its lower part; but the top of the
lower sash will overlap the bottom of the
upper one, and between the two bars
perpendicular currents of air, not felt,
will enter and leave the room''
PRESERVING CITRoN-Citron is grown
only for preserving, and has none of the
qualities of the citron melon To pre-
serve it cut it in slices an inch broad,
pare it, take out the seeds, weigh it, put
it In a proper kettle, with cold water
enough to cover it, placing at the bot
tom Of the kettle layer of green grape
leaves, etc., and as the leaves shrivel up
add more and let it boil until perfectly
tender. While this is going on take
half pound of raw ginger and the rinds
of four lemons, and with quart of
water put in separate kettle and let it
boil from half to three quarters of an
hour; strain it and pour over the sugar
while warm, then put on slow fire to
dissolve. This done, take the citron
from the other kettle, drain it as dry as
possible through colander and add to
the syrup, using also the inside of four
lemons in slices, and let the whole
simmer until the citron becomes trans
parent. The grape leaves, which are to
give color to the citron, are Of course
thrown away after having performed
their Office. When the preserve is done
put it in tumblers, and after remaining
uncovered for two days to allow of evap-
Grafton, cover with white paper dipped
in the white of an egg. This is intended
for six pounds of citron and six of
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