Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-02-20
Valuable Recipes.

er OF pound OF butter ADJ two
tablespoonful of anchOvy sauce.
For CLEANING SILK. Take equal
quantities of alcOhol-whiskey will
do--soft soap made of wood ashes
and mOlasses. Mix and rub with a
cloth; then rinse in clear water
once or twice, and dry it or wrap in
cloth till ready to iron.
MIXTURE FOR POLISHING BRASS.
Take powdered rotten stone, half u
pound; charcoal powder, half a
pound turpentine, half u pint;
sweet oil, quarter of pint. Mix
them thoroughly together apply to
the brass: rubbing well then finish
with dry charcoal dust.
CApER SAUCE. Put twelve table
spoontuls of melted butter into a
stew pan, place it on the fire, and
when OH the point of boiling, add
one ounce of fresh butter and one
tablespoonful of capers; shake the
stew pan round over the fire until
the butter in melted, add little pep.
per and salt, and serve where direct
ed.
ADHESIVE PLASTER. Resin, one
pound ; beeswax, One quarter pound;
Be"gundy pitch. one-quarter pound
gum turpentine, two ounces; gum
camph0r, one ounce. Put the first
four articles into a vessel and melt
then put in the campllOr in small
pieces; stir until dissolved; then
pour into cold water and work as
wax; then roll into suitable sticks
for use. This is to spread Oh muslin,
canvas or leather, 10y heat
BLACK VARN1sH. Many persons
frequently require a dull, black var
nish for the exterior metal work of
telescopes and boxes. Such var.
nish is made by simply addi ng lamp
black to any spirit vanish. 1t
should be dried in a cool place.
About three ounces of shellac. dis.
solved in a pint of alcohol, with
lamp black sufficient to color it will
answer every purpose. BY adding
more shellac finer gloss is obtain
ed. This is the varnish in use by
pattern makers.
BLACKING FOR HARNESS. Take
beeswax 2 pounds; ivory black 2
ounces; Prussian blue, ground in
oil, / ounce turpentine, ! ounce
copal varnish i of an ounce, and
melt all together in an earthern pip
kin, until thoroughly mixed. The
wax should be first melted, and the
other ingredients added gradually.
Before the mass becomes quite cold
make it in to balls and use by rub.
bling a little upon brush and APP
plying 1t to the harness. Polish
lightly with all old silk handker.
chief.
WHITE LIP SALvE. Melt togeth.
er equal weights of white wax.
white sugar candy, spermaceti. md
olive oil. Or (redD melt t'o,,.th"r
four ounces of white VIZ AZ o'u
ces of olive oil. four = rams nr s,or,n
aceti, and add twenty drops Of oil
Of lavender and two ounces of al
kahet TO- 1t. Or, two ounces of best
oli'e oil, three ounces of spermaceti
and white wax, with four drains of
alkanet root melt, strain, and add
three drops of oil of rhodium wood.
The above is an excellent salve for
sore or chapped lips.
To CLEANSE WOODWORK. Save
the tea leaves for few days, then
steep them in tin pail or pan for
half an hour, strain through sieve
and use the tea to wash all varnish-
ed paint. 1t requires very little
'selbow polish" as the tea acts as a
strong detergent, cleansing the
paint from all impurities, and max
Ing the varnish equal to new. 1t
cleans window sashes and Oil.cloths,
indeed, any vanished surface is i'm
proved by its application. 1t washes
window panes and mirrors much
better than water, and is excellent
for cleaning black walnut picture
end looking.glass frames. 1t will
not do to wasl, unvarnished paint
with it. Whiting il uuequaled for
white paint. Take small
on a damp flannel, rub
lightly over the surface, and you
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