The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-03-23
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.


fishing them with solution of sheIlac
4 alcohol. The skin Of shellac formed
easily removed by rubbing the fruit in
he hands
There is no simpler remedy for pre-
renting cider growing sour than mus
ard seed. After the cider has fermented
md reached the desired palatable condi-
lion, put one pint Of mustard seed to a
barrel of cider and bung tight.
Lamps become incrusted inside with
.ettlings from the oil, and ordinary wash
NO will not remove them. Take soap
suds and fill the lamp about one-third
rull; then put in a little sharp sand and
,hake vigorously. A few minutes will
remove every particle.
An excellent filing for lemon pie IS
.hus made: Rub smooth in some cold
water two tablespoonful Of corn starch;
Sdd two cups of boiling water and stir
antil it looks clear. Pour into a dish,
i'd two cups of sugar and small piece
IF butter. When almost cold add the
FOLKS of three eggs, and juice of two
emons. Save the whites for frOsting.
Many persons in preparing potatoes
or cooking pare off thick slice from
be surface instead of digging out the
YES. The skinning process is all wrong,
the strength of the vegetable lies near
be surface, the starch growing less
bundant as the center is Appropriated.
he best way is to scour them well, and
'ther bake or boil them with the skins
"a.
This mode of cleaning glass gives it
great brilliancy: Take fine powdered
Adigo, dip into it moistened linen rag,
bear ever the glass with it, and then
ipe it off with a perfectly dry cloth.
q substitute for this, fine sifted
hes, applied by a rag dipped in spirits,
III answer just as well. Spanish white
apt to make the glass rough and in
Ire it.
The infallible cure for smallpox or
arlet fever is said to be sulphate of zinc,
5ne grain; fox glove (distilled), one
ain; half teaspoonful of sugar; mix
tn two tablespoonful of water. When
oroughly mixed, add four ounces Of
tier. Take teaspoonful every hour.
ther disease will disappear in twelve
hrs. For child, smaller dose accord
& to age.
Put some extra bedding on the foot
lhe bed at night to give the feetadded
ninth, and to be drawn up higher if
4 ded before morning. The feet need
cial attention, and one of best rules
B health is to keep the head cool and
{ warm. Don't encourage cold feet by
bring shoes a size too small, for this
check the circulation. These cold
& rnings draw pair of thin wool hose
i j the cotton ones.
To make cracker pies, roll SIX crack
fine, and put them in a four-quart
1 or kettle; pour over them three
ourths of pint OF vinegar, two cups of
nelesses and quart of boiling water.
8eil on the stove half an hour, adding
nofe water if necessary to make quite
.hfn. Add salt, raisins and all kinds of
ip les, and make short Crusts for four
aie Bake about twenty minutes, or
insil the top crust is put on.
To distinguish cotton when woven
nlo professedly linen fabrics it is well to
w that linen fiber when dipped into
~ lcoholic solution OF rosolic acid, next
Il concentrated aqueous solution of car
81 BITE of soda, and finally washed several
ines with strong soda, attains beauti-
ID red color, while the cotton fibers are
lo dyed. Before testing, the dressing
ihoh ld be washed out of the goods, and
, iew threads raveled out on each of the
.hse sides.
Gravy for roast beef: When your
ONT is done to turn" dish it and
place it beforo the FIRE; then carefully
remove the fat from the dripping-pan
and pour the gravy into the dish, not
over the meat, as Is the custom of mex
cooks, who, moreover, not
sentent with this, ruthlessly drown it
With cupful Of boiling water or highly
made gravy. This is vulgar
or, for there is alwaysa sufficient guam
III of natural gravy in rood mont to