The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-10-28
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GLYCERINE HAIR WAsH.-Glycerine,
2. fluid ounces; water, 6 fluid ounces:
oil of rosemary, 6 drops. Mix together.
This is an excellent remedy against
dandruff
How TO KEEP WORMS OUT OF DRIED
FRUIT.-When it is stored, after drying,
put between every / blshel of it large
handful of bark of sassafras, and strew
liberal supply on top. Wewil insure
that the worms will not trouble it.
To CURE HoARsENEss.-When the
voice is lost, as is sometimes the case,
from the effects of cold, a simple, pleas
ant remedy is furnished by beating up
the white of egg, adding to it the juice
of lemon, and sweetening with white
sugar to the TASTE Take a teaspoonful
from time to time. 1t has been known
effectually to cure the ailment.
SPONGE CAKE.--Take the weight of
10 eggs in fine white sugar, and the
weight of Z eggs in sifted flour; beat
briskly together for fifteen minutes the
sugar and the yOlks of y eggs; then in
to this stir the grated peel and juice of
l lemon, the whites of the II eggs beat
en- to avery stiff froth, and lastly the
flour. Stir in these ingredients quickly,
and bake Immediately in brisk oven.
The proportions here given will make
three loaves, and if skillfully compound
ed, viii result in very superior sponge
cake.
SCRAP PUDDNG.-Put the scraps of
bread, crust and crumb, into a bowl,
with sufficient milk to cover them.
Cover with a saucepan lid or a plate,
and put into the oven to soak for about
half an hour. Take out and mash the
bread with fork till it is pulp; then
add handful of raisins and as many
currants, teacupful of brown sugar,
cup of milk, some candied lemon
peel and / egg Stir up well, grease
pudding dish, and pour the pudding
in. Crate over little nutmeg, put IN
to moderate oven, and let bake tor
an hour and half.
CONCERNING THE PUMPKIN.-Ihls
berry is a fayorite with the natives OF
| the interior of New England, who pre-
fer it to the gooseberry for the making
of fruit-cake, and who likewise give II
the preference over the raspberry for
! feeding COWS, as being more filling ana
fully as satisfying. The pumpkin is the
only esculent of the orange family that
will thrive in the North, except the
gourd and one or two varieties OF the
squash. But the custom of planting IT
in the front yard with the shrubbery Is
fast going out of vogue, for it is now
generally conceded that the pumpkin, as
a shade tree, is a failure.
CUCUMBER PICKLES.-For the BRINE
take / pint of rock salt, gallon OF
water; heat; pour on the pickles boil
ing hot and cover; let it stand three
days and stir every day; then heat and
use another brine, letting it stand
another three days, then third time
scald with new brine. Then heat Ole
cider or vinegar and water boiling hot,
and turn on the pickles; leave week
or ten days; then take allspice, cloves
and stick cinnamon in proportion OF
OF. of allspice and cinnamon and OF
of cloves to 1 gallon of vinegar, and
piece of alum the size of an Englist
walnut, boil all together ten or fifteer
minutes, and then turn it on the pickles
Pickles made in this way keep very
nicely, and always bring a good price
Sliced hOrseradish root put on top o
pickles will prevent scum forming.