Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-04
THE HOUSEHOLD.

Fo, Slarching Linen.-Use one teaspoon
full powdered borax to one quart of boiling
starch 4; it will improve the stiffness and
gloss. 'W i.' 2's.. f>49n'1 f'5 i 2.
Bronze Paint for Iron or Other Metals -
Take of chrome green, two pounds; ivory
black, one ounce; chrome yellow, one
ounce; good japan, one gill. Grind all to-
gether, and mix with linseed oil. F. .ra,
To Cleanse Je,oeAcy.-Use hot water and a
clean brush; rub very little soap on the
brush, then dip it into powdered borax and
scour well rinse in hot water, and rub dry
with lean towel, or chamois, is better;
silver bangles are frightened quickly in tie
same way. t".s- tft."tl ..7 h'"t
Oramge Le.-The juice Of six oranges and
grated peel of three; the juice Of two lem
ons; sqeeze out every drop of juice, and let
the grated peel steep in the juice an hour;
strain we'll through fine cotton cloth mix
in one pint of sugar, then one pint Of water;
freeze as you would ice cream. "''' 7'''. ~
TO Prepare an Asrigorating Bath. A tea
spoonful or more Of powdered borax thrown
into the bath-tub while battling will com
tmunicate a velvety sottness to the water.
and at the same time invigorate and rest the
bather; persons troubled with nervousness
or waketul nights, will find this kind of
bath a great benefit. IVY -A = s''i' '.t3s.~ y
n Ho,c to Get Rad Of Warts.-Warts are very
troublesome and disfiguring. The follow
ing is perfect cure, tor even the largest,
without leaving any scar, and has been
tested by many: Take small piece of raw
beef, steep it all night in vinegar, cut rs
much from it rs win cover the wart, ana
tie it on; if the excresence is on the fore
head, fasten the beef on with strip of
sticking plaster It may be removed in the
day and put on every night. In one fort
night the wart will die. and peel off. The
same prescription will cure corns. r 4
Ftostsng.-Use not less than one pound Of
white powdered sugar to the whites Of four
eggs; break the whites into broad Hat
dish, and throw On a little sugar; white it
well with long even strokes !, then, after
FIVE minutes, throw in more sugar, and so
on until the sugar Is used up beat thor.
oughly until the icing IS smooth, fine apa
firm, for half an hour at least; If not stity,
enough. add more sugar i If ,hayored with
lemon juice, allow sugar for the Juice pour
the icing on by the spoonful near the CEN
ter Of the cake; if necessary to spread it on,
use broad bladed knife. fast dipped in
cold water; dry in a sunny window where
there is no dust, but where the air can
reach it, in .AsaessNag ss.asRaiess,. af##
Water Ices.-Water ices are simply the
inices of fruit diluted with water, sweeten-
ed to taste, and frozen When they are
made from fruirs that contain but little acid.
the boqnet may be heightened by the addi-
ton of small quantities Of oflemoniluice. For
instance, if You would have an orange ice,
make rich oiangeade, say with the stratn
ed juice OF one dozen Florida oranges, anu
the rub or yellow ,zest of four, to which adj
one quart Of water. and twelve ounces OF
white pulverized sugrr; mix all. we'll to-.
gether and freeze in the usual manner. II
you wish to have ita deep orange tint. yo,,
may add three drops OF prepared liquid car
miie.-lipl mao 90Ht ~ -s9Fi5eH'c c'.T -
'5i Pound J,tm6les.- -One-half pound OF but-
ter one-half pound Of sugar two eggs !
one pound OF flonrs nG.tiaf OF u, teaspooi.-.
n'! OF soda and one OF ,cfean,-of-tarfar: rol,
thin, cut With t.i'iibler ahtl III "a quick oycI