Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-11-09

over old paper and paste. Always ecrape
down thoroughly. Old paper can be got off
by dampeuing with salcratus and water
Then go over all the cracks of tho wall with
plaster of Paris, and finally put on wash Of
weak solution Of carbOiic acid The bost
paste is made out. Of rye -four with two ounces
of glue dissolved in each quart of paste half
IN ounce Of powdered b0rax improves the
mixture. I.s-e .-:s ">r
CRACKER PIEs.-RolI six crackers fine.
and put them in fvur>quart psil or kettle ::
pour over them threc>tOurths of a mint of vim.
cgar, two cups OF no!asses and a quart Of boil
ing water. Boil Cd the stove half an hour,
adding more water, Unnecessary 10 make lutte
thin. Add salt, raisius and oil kinds of
spices, and nuke short crusts for four pics. -
Bake about 20 minutes, or until the top crust
is put on.
FLANNEL CAKE.-Mix three tablespoon
1uis OF t1ur with one pint Of cream udd
TWO eggs, and beat the whole we'll till quite
smooth then add slowly half pint of new
milk, into which has been put tcaspoonful
OF baking powder. Beat all we'll together.
and Try with lard, little of which should be
made hot FOR each cake. Eat with powdered
sugar mixed with cinnamon or grated nut
meg.
CooPERsTowN PUDDING.-Mix three
tablespohfuls of -four with ono tablespoonful
of corn starch in a little milk, and stir. into
one pint Of boiling milk. Let it cool little ::
add pinch Of salt, four eggs, white and
yolks beaten separately; butter, size of an
English walnut; bake in pudding dish in
pan of water; eat with sauce. A very nice
pudding.
PARIS GREEN AND PorAroEs.-Prof
Cook, of Rutgers College, has made an anal
ysls OF potatoes On which Paris green had
been used Mt the rate Of ten pounds per acre,
an unusually large dose, nearly destroying the
leaves, but the vines recovered and the crop
came out good. On the test being applied to
both pccIiugs and potatoes, 10 trace of arsenic
could &c found.
Mock MrNcE pIE.-Ono cup of raisins,
one cup of curran:s, one cup of strip. one
cup Of sugar, three fourths of cup Of vim
eger, Que tcaspoonful Of alIspice, one tea>
spoonful of cinnamon, three cups of water.
Boi! all together, and when cool add three
soda crackers rolled fine. This will mako
three pies.
OLD OncnARDs.-This is good time TO
90 oTCr these aud cut out dead branches:
scrape the moss and lichens from the trunks
and Wh!tcwash the stems and main l;nbs..-
This process will destroy many insects and
their eggs. The wash may have its briDht.
ness lesscnod BY an addition Of little lamp.
black
LEMON PIE WITH RAIsINs-Takc the
juice and grated rind of one lemon, ono egg
well beaten, one cup of sugar, two tablespoons
tu!s corn starch dissolved in twosthirds of
Of NIL l.
fully washed, and butter, one half tho size of
aH egg. Mix aud bake with an under crust
LEMON PUDDING. - Half pound Of apples
grated, half pound of fac sugar, six ounces
OF butter, eight eggs, emitting the whites of
four; rlnd and juice Of three lemons with or
without pastry; bake three quarters of an
hour. To be eaten cold.
To remove Stains on Spoons caused
by using them for boiled eggs, take l.ttle
common salt, moistcucd, between the thumb
and finger, and briskly rub the stain, which
will soon disappear
= To destroy Ants, wrap piece of gum
camphor in cloth or paper to keep it from dis,
solving and place it in or about your cup
board or sugar, and it will drive away those
pests.
- Lamps arc liable to explode when trim.
ming Is neglected. The wick being charred
10" down in tho tube, the flame obtains access
10 the oil bclnw
As soon as n boil becomes hard and in
famed Paiut it with iodine. TIE poison will
lot ,be scattered, but will be absorbed by it.
wToeurc Ringworm, paint it with iodine
ate@ times and ii will entirely destroy every
vcata;ge Of il;