Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-04-28
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


To DRIVE AWAY ANTs.-Put red pep.
per in the places the ants frequent the
most, and scrub the shelves or drawers
with strong earbolic soap.
To CLEANSE articles from tar, resin, or
any compounds of a resinous character,
the use of fiaxseed meal moistened with
water, isrecommended.- d.-8eientifc An,ert-
cdn.
How TO TAKE SPoTs OUT OF A CALC1.
MINED WALL.-Spots which show arc
generally of greasy nature. First moist
en- the spots with strong alum water
When dry, apply prepared calcimine of
the consistency of thick cream. BE-
cltqnge.
MAGIC CAKE, or CAKE OF FAITn.--
Recipe for cake, with hartshorn lover fifty
years old.l One pound and one ounce Of
flour, one pound of currants, three .fomths
pound of butter, one pound sugar (white),
half dozen black pullets' eggs, halfpint
sour milk, piece of hartshorn the size Of
q siXpence. .l 8.
THE Gardeners Monthly says that tenn
pcrature of % deg. will give more flowers
to the common window plant than n
higher temperature, and names such old
fashioned sorts as Mignonette, Sweet Alys-
sum, Zonale Geraniums, Cupheas, Fuch.
sias, Violets, Roses, Chinese Primrose,
ETC., as among the best for this purpose.
To REMOVE " RED MITES" FROM CANA.
R1Es,-Put into The cage as a perch one
or more hollow sticks, with holes cut into
them ut short distances, as in cane pipe.
The insects crawl into these, and can cas-
lily be knocked or shaken out, or de-
strOyed by letting hot water run through
the sticks. This should be done every
day till the bird is relieved.
AS THE lse of skim milk for the manu-
featuring of cheese is very Improbable,
we would suggest that it be condensed for
use in the cities, where a large demand
for it would undoubtedly spring up. The
skinned milk of farm or creamery is
vastly better than the milk produced at
those so-called dairies of the towns and
cities, where distillery slOp is the food of
the COWS. 1t is pure, wholesome and
agreeable, and for cooking purposes and
for children's food, would be very accept
able. 1t could be afforded at somewhat
less price than the pure condensed milk,
and if honestly sold for what it is, aud
labeled Condensed Skinned Milk" it
would not enter into unfair competition
with pure condensed milk, although it
might in many cases be used as substi-
tute for it. Any use of the skinned milk
would be better than that of making it
into cheese, which "gocs a begging'5 in
the market at one or two cents q pound,
bringing decent cheese into dsrcpute.-
american AGriculturist.
Mock TURTLE SoUP.-Split calls
head and take out the brains and tongue;
put the head on the fire with five quarts
of cold water and some salt, and let it
boil until the flesh will come off the bones
easily, but not in rags. Take The flesh all
off, and put the bones of the head back
into the water in which it was boiled,
with four or five pounds of shin of beef,
two carrots, one turnip, lcek, some Gel
cry tops, a sprig of thyme, two of parsley
and one-half bay leaf, and let it simmer
very slowly for four or five hours, skim.
ming carefully. Then strain and set it
away. This stock should be made the
day before the soup is wanted. The next
day chop two onions and fry them in two
large tablespoonfuls of butler, and three
heapins tabespoonfuls of flour, and stir
until il is a bright brown; then add the
stock from which you have taken all the
fat, six peppercOrns, four or five cloves,
the same of allspicc, and two or three
strips OF lemon peel pared very thin with
out any Of the white. Let it simmer an
hour and then strain carefully through
fine sieve. About fifteen minutes before
serving add some of the head cut in small
slices, and when it is in the tureen add
lemon juice to taste. If~egg balls are
wished in it mash the yelks OF two hard
boiled eggs with one raw yelk, salt and
pepper, and make into balls the size of
hazei-nuts, using little flour to mold
them. Drop them for minute or two
into boiling water, and put them into the
soup after it is in the tureen The re-
mains of the head, tongue and brains
make very nice entree served with to-
mato, mushroom or white sauce.--N. J.
Times.