Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-01-14
FARM AND ,FIRESIDE.

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tie cold water until it makes a smooth
paste; pour this gradually into a pint OF
boiling water, and boil slowly for twenty
or thirty minutes, stirring it all the time,
and being very careful not to let it scorch
| in the least. Salt, spice, and wine or
brandy should be added to it, unless there
is some good reason for not doing so.
| Panada.-Take a slice of wheat bread,
break into fragments, and sprinkle over 1t
a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon; put
into a cup, pour on it a pint of boiling wa
ter, and boil few minutes until well
mixed, when some sugar with little
grated nutmeg must be added. II desira-
BILE, D iece Of butter may be put in, and
also some wine or brandy.
| Barley Water.-Take nearly an ounce Of
! pearl barley, and wash 1t we'll. Then pour
on it q pint Of boiling water, and carefully
boil to one-half. Strain the liquid through
| a towel, then add some sugar and lemon
juice A small piece of orange or lemon
| peel dropped in while boiling makes it
more acceptable to many persons.
Curront jelly Water.-A tablespoonful
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! half a pint of cold water. A sick person
| may drink as much as he wishes of this
acid water. AS with all other drinks for
the sick, little at time, and often re-
peated, is the way 1t should be given.
Toast Enthusiastically remove the
crust from a slice of stale bread, and toast
the slice through on both sides, but do not
b,,r, II 4Io ri; -
pieces, and put them into q pitcher with a
small piece of organge OF lemon peel. Pour
on d pint of boiling watrr, cover with
napkin, and, when cold, strain off the wa
ter for use. It should be freshly made,
especially in warm weather.
DOMESTIC HINTs.-To keep eggs fresh,
glaze with the white of an egg and ,>rop in
a cool place.
There is less waste in poultry than in
most kinds Of meat, SO that it is as eco
| nomical to buy them as meat.
Wood ashes and common salt, made
compact with water, will stop tic cracks
of a stove, and prevent ti.4 .4..oke from
escaping.
4 wet sponge is one of the best means
for cleaning soiled garments, and does
not fcay or wear articles as brush is apt
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A siNlple way to test the freshness of
eggs us TO put them into water. A coed
one lies fat, but those musty with age will
stand ON end.
Knives are often stained by fruit or
vinegar. The stains can be removed by
rubbing them with piece of raw potato
before they are .eIeansed on the board.
To clean a metal teapot put it into So
luton of common SODA boiling hot; let it
stand twelve hours near the fire; then pour
it away, and wipe with q clean cloth.
To make plate look like new, take Of
unslaked lime and alum a pound of each,
of aqua vitae and vinegar each pint, and
of beer grounds two quarts; boil the plate
in these ingredients, and 1t will receive
beautiful polish from them.
In case knife or fork handle gets loose,
set the handle upon end, fill the cavity
with pulverized rosin, then warm the small
part of the knife or fork and insert it slow
ly, crowd it down firmly and hold it in
right position until the resin cools enough
to set.
The moment used knives are taken into
the kitchen, they should be dipped into
warm water and wiped, taking care not
to wet the handle.
WHAT TO DO wHEN FROST BITTEN
F'rost-bite is the Eesult of blood becoming
so cold as not to circulate. When a limb.
or any part Of the body, is frozen, it loses
all sensibility, and the skin becomes white.
AS soon as this is noticed, rub it gently
with snoW-the next best is ice-Water-
that is slightly warmer than the frozen
part, and thus changes the temperature by
very slow degrees. Keep it in cold water
until the feeling returns, and for two or
three minutes later, then add little more.
rubbing the part gently with the hand, so
as to promote the circulation. Two Win
tiers ago, young gentleman advised a
young lady, who was returning from skat-
ing, with feet benumbed with cold, to put
them In hot water as soon as she returned
home. She did so to one foot, which had
to be taken. off DR.. ". ". Hall.
RAPID CURE FOR CATARRHAL Cold
This remedy is given in the Annual Re-
cord of Science and Industry on the all-
thority of DR.. Hamilton, who says it will
remove the severest affection of the kind
in about ten hours. The recipe is as fol-
lows: Ten drops of carbolic acid, seven
drops and half of iodine, and the same of
chloroform. A few drops of this mixture
are to be heated over spirit lamp, in a
test tube, the mouth of which is to be ap
piled to the nostrils as soon as that LIQUID
vaporizes. The operation is to be repeat
ed after an interval of two minutes, when
the patient will deliver number of vigor-
Gus sneezes, and then his troublesome
symptoms will quickly disappear.
HARD MOLASSEs GINGERBREAD.- Take
piece of butter the size of an egg, melt 1t,
and add to it pint of nice molasses; stir
in quart of flour, and add teaspoonful
of salt and tablespoonful of ginger. Dis
solve an even tablespoonful of soda in q
cupful OF milk, strain, and add this to
your mixture; then flour enough to roll
out. Roll half an inch thick, and bake in
sheets. 1t is an improvement to let If
stand an hour before baking.
RICE BALLs.-Pour three pints of boil
ing milk upon half a pound of rice. and
boil with little cinnamon or lemon peel
until tender. If the milk does not soak tho