The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-13
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household Hints.


the middle of one pound of -four in q
pan, put in half n teaspoonful of good
thick yeast (not bitter), pour in a quar-
ter of pint OF milk, warmed as for
buns, mix it up with a part of the -four,
and set it to rise.a When it has risen,
put an ounce and half of butter, one
ounce of sugar, and little milk, over O.
slow fire; while this is melting, break
four eggs and put the yolks, with half q
teaspoonful of salt, into the -four and
yeast when the butter and milk are
lukewarm, mix them with the other in
gradients, and make all into O scottish
dough. When quite light, bake them
in warm oven.
To DRESS Conp DuCK.-Cut it in
quarters ; beat up an egg or two-ac-
. cording to the quantity you dress-with
a little grated nutmeg, and pepper and
salt, some parsley minced fine, and
few crumbs of bread /; mix these well to-
gether, and cover the duck with this
batter. Broil them, or put them in
Dutch oven, or have ready some drip
ping hot in pan, in which fry them a
light brown color; thicken little gravy
with some flour put large spoonful of
catsup to it lay the fry in dish, and
pour the sauce round it garuish with
slices OF lemon and toasted bread.
COVERING FOR JARs.-A good water
proof paper for covering jars used in
preserving, etc., may be made by brush
ing over the paper with boiled linseed
oil, and suspending it over a line until
dry.
GINGER CAKKs.-Rub a quarter of q
pound of butter into half o pound of
flour, mix one egg, three ounces of pow
dered loaf sugar, and half an ounce of
ground ginger, with the butter and -four,
and make them altogether into paste
roll it out quarter Of an inch thick,
and cut into round cakes, about two or
three inches across bake them in q
warm oven, on iron plates.
To MASH TURN1Ps. having been
boiled very tender, and the water press
ed thoroughly from them, put them into
n saucepan, and stir them constantly for
some minutes over q gentle fire add
little cream, salt, fresh butter and pep
per; continue to simmer and 10 stir
them for five minutes longer, and then
serve them.
MILK LEMONADE pound and half
OF loaf sugar dissolved in q quart of boil
ing water, with half pint of lemon
Juice, and pint and half of milk add
ed, makes capital summer drink.
VERnoEnL1 PUDDING. - Boil two
ounces OF vermicelii in a pint of new
milk till soft, with little cinnamon
when cold, add quarter of pint of
good cream, five yolks of eggs, quarter
of pound of butter, little sugar bake
it.
SwEETMRAT CREAM. Take some
cream, and slice some preserved peaches
into it, apricots, or pluris; sweeteu the
cream with fine sugar, or with the syrup
the hrst was preserved in mix all well
together and put it into glasses.
Medical Notes.
10 STRENGTHEN THE HAIR.-Sweet
olive oil. three ounces; oil of lavender,
one drachm. Apply morning and even.
ing to those parts where the hair is thin,
In consequence of deficiency of mois-
ture in the skin.
SUNBURN AND FRRcKLEs. remove
these use the following lotion: Mix two
ounces of rectified spirits of wine, add
two teaspoonfuls of muriatic acid, with
one pound and a half of distilled water.
GoUT -Rhubarb, SIENNA and
coriander seed, sweet fennel seed and
cochineal, of each, two ounces; iquorice
root and saffron, of each, one ounce;
raisins, two pounds and half rectified
spirits of wine, two gallons; digest for
fourteen days. A dose is one table,
spoonful to half an ounce.
A STIMULATING WASH FOR SLUGGISH
SoREs.-In half a pint of lime water put
one drachm of calomel; and be very par
ticular in shaking the mixture up well
before using, as the calomel drops to the
bottom. A teaspoonful of laudanum
added to the above quantity is an i'm
provement. Dip piece of lint in this
mixture, which put on the sore, and con-
fine with roller.
SCRATCHES. as scratches Of
ten seem: they ought never to be neglect
ed, but should be covered and protected,
and kept clean and dry until they have
completely healed. If there be the least
appearance of Inflammation, no time
should be lost in applying a large bread
and water poultice, or hot Hannels re-
peatedly applied, or even leeches in good
numbers may be put ON atsome distance
from each other.
BRUISES. best application for q
bruise, be it large or small. is moist
warmth: therefore, q warm bread land
water poultice In hot, moist fannels
should be put on, as they supple the
skin. If the bruise be very severe, and
IN the neighborhood of joint, it will
be well to apply ten or a dozen leeches
over the wheie bruised part, and after
ward q poultice. But leeches should not
be put on young children. If the bruised
part be in the knee or ankle, walking
should not be attempted till it can be
performed without pain. Inetsention