Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-11-13
USEFUL RECIPES.

10 cure RingWorm, paint 1T
with iodine a few times and 1t
will entirely destroy every ves-
tige of it.
As soon as boil becomes hard
and infiamed paint 1t with iodine.
The poison will not be scattered,
but will be absorbed by il.
Lamps are liable to explode when
trimming Is neglected The wick
being charred low down in the
tube, the flame obtains access to
the oil below.
| To destroy Ants, wrap piece OF
gum camphor in cloth or paper to
keep it from dissolving and place
1t in or about your cupboard or
sugar, and it will drive away
those pests
To remove Stains on Spoons
caused by using them for boiled
eggs, take little common salt,
moistened, between the thumb and
finger, and briskly rub the stain,
which will soon disappear.
Lemon Pudding. Half pound
of apples grated, half pound of
fine sugar, six ounces of butter.
eight eggs emitting the whites of
four; rind and juice of three lem
ons with or without pastry; bake
three quarters OF an hour. To be
eaten cold.
Lemon Pie aciul Rdisi,ss. Take
the juice and grated rind OF one
lemon, one egg well beaten, one
cup of sugar, two tablespoonfuls
corn starch dissolved in two-thirds
ola cup of sweet milk, one cup OF
raisins carefully washed, and but
ter, one half the size of an egg.
Mix and bake with an under
crust.
Old Orchards.-Th is a good
time to go over these and cut out
dead branches; scrape the moss
and lichens from the trunks. and
whitewash the stems and main
limbs. This process will DESTROY
many insects and their eggs. The
wash may have its brightness les
sened by an addition of little
lamp-black.
Mock Mince Pie.-One cup of
ralsins, one cup OF currants, one
cup OF strip, one cup of sugar,
three-fourths of q cup Of vinegar.
one teaspoonful OF allspice, one
teaspoonful Of cinnamon, three
cups of water. Boil all together.
and when cool add three soda
crackers rolled fine, This will
make three pies.
Paris Green and Potatoes. Prof.
Cook, of Rutgers College, has
made an analysis of potatoes on
which Paris green had been used
at 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 ap-
piled to both Feelings and pota-
toes, no trace of arsenic could be
found.
Cooperstoacn Pudding. Mix three
tablespoonfuls of flour with one
tablespoonful of corn starch In a
little milk, and stir into one pint
OF boiling milk. Let it cool a lit
tie; add pinch of salt, four eggs,
white and yoiks beaten separate
ly; butter, size of an English wal
nut; bake in a pudding dish in a
pan OF water; eat with sauce. A
very nice pudding.
Ftdnnel Cuke.-Mix three table
spoonfuls of flour with one pint OF
cream; add two eggs, and beat the
the whole well till quite smooth:
then add slowly halfa pint Of
milk, into which has been table,
spoonful of baking powder Beat
all Well together, and fry with lard,
little Of which should be- made
hot for each cake. Eat with pow
dered sugar mixed with CHINA
mon or grated nutmeg.
Cracker Pies.--Roli six crackers
fine, and put them In a four-quart
pail or Kettle; Pour over them
three fourths of a pint of vinegar,
two cups of molasses and a quart
ofboiling water. Bolton the stove
half an hour, adding more water,
If necessary TO make quite thin.
Add salt, raisins and all kinds of
spices, and make short crusts for
four pies. Bake about 20 minutes,
or until the top crust is put on.
Wal Pdpering.-NeveT paper
wall over old paper and paste Al
ways scrape down thoroughly
Old paper can be got off by damp.
ening with saieratus and water.
Then go over all the cracks of the
wall with plaster OF Paris, and
finally put on wash OF a weak
solution Of carbolic acid. The best
paste is made out of rye -four with
two ounces of glue dissolved in
each quart of paste; half an Oance