The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-05-26
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.


Lemon Jelly.-Two tablespoonfuls
of corn-starch, wet with the very small
est quantity of boiling water; one half
cupful of sugar; one egg, beaten; very
small lump of butter, and the juice and
rind of one lemon. ~ A.5i.A &lhs -
Polish for Old Furniture.-Takc of
90 per cent. alcohol one-half pint; pull
verified resin and gum shellac, of each
one-fourth ounce; let this cutin the alcO-
hol; then add linseed oil one-half pint,
and shake we'll, p, d. -
Outdoor Whitewash.- To every four
quarts of slackened lime allow one-half
pint of boiled glue, q lump of alum about
twice the size of hickory nut, and one
tablespoonful of salt, with just sufficient
bluing to give pure white tint. art
Vegetable Oyster Cakes.-Cook the
vegetable until soft enough to mash; add
two eggs, one pint of milk, -four to make
a batter, and salt; fry till brown in hot
lard and butter. The fritter is almost
equal to the real oyster.
Orange Pie.-Grate the yellow rind
Of one fresh orange, take the juice and
pulp of two large oranges; add to them
one cupful of sugar and the beaten yelks
Of three eggs; mix one cupful, of milk
with the whites of the eggs beaten to a
stiff froth; bake in puff paste.
For healing up wounds caused by
the splitting of fruit trees by frost or
other means, heat some graft wax; dip
strip of muslin in it, and place it per
pendicularly over the wound; then put
three or more narrow bands around the
tree. This is sufficient, and the healing
process will 60 on rapidly.
The following is said to be good for
sunburns, also for softening and whiten-
ing the skin: One pound mutton tallow,
one ounce of camphor gum, one ounce of
glycerine. Dissolve the mutton and gum
together, let the mixture cool till luke
warm, put in the glycerine and stir till
cold Ito prevent the glycerine from set
Ting to the bottom). Use before retiring,
drying it in thoroughly.
-Broom-corn should be planted on
good, strong land, three quarts of seed
to an acre, cultivated as if for corn, and
when the corn has grown to full size
bend down the top to about one foot be-
low the brush. That on which the seed
is to ripen, do not break until the seed is
ripe; on the other before, and in such
manner as to expose the brush to the sun
as little as possible, so as to preserve its
color.
French Consomme.-Put into a pot
of cold water good-sized shank of beef;
let it simmer six hours. One hour be-
fore serving, add a few onions, carrots,
turnips, little celery, and pepper and
salt. Strain through a fine sieve, and
you have clear consomme. 1t is ele-
CANT served with poached egg in each
soup-plate, or add after straining half a
cOtfee-Cup Of vermiCelli; boil twenty
minutes, and you have the best Of vermi-
cell soup. ..,,, -.-.-,-....
-Paraffine oil, it is said, will destroy
"crops of insects" when two ounces of
oil are mixed with six gallons of water
and neutrality-suspicious. them. 1t
is etfectual too when sprinkled over the
seed before sown, and the subsequent
growth is said to be wonderful 1t might
bC well W ca psi lultIv Will thlS III Ilu-
ding crops of insect enemies where the
use of Paris green would be objection
able.
The following recipes will enable
the amateur painter to mix manv shades
of tints that he may require: Cream color
This is mixture of chrome yellow,
the best Venetian red and white lead.
Pearl gray-White lead with equal pro-
portions Of Prussian blue and lampblack.
The blue must be used very cautiously,
as it is a powerful color. Fawn color
Burned sienna, ground fine, mixed with
white lead. Butf-This is mixture of
pale chrome yellow and white lead,
tinged with a little Venetian red. Straw
"A mixture of pale chrome yellow and
white lead. Drab-Raw or burnt um.
Der and white lead, with little Venetian
red.