The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-08-02
Recipes.

Ginger Bcer.-Tnkc o gallons Of wa.
ter, 10 pounds OF brown or white SIT
gar, IL ounces Of bruised ginger root,
nine ounces of lemon juice, half n
pound Uf honey and three pints OF
yeast boil the ginger an hour in gal
Ion of water, then add the rest of the
water and the other ingredients and
set it aside f; when cold, strain it and
add the white Of one egg, beaten. and
half an ounce Of essence of lemon let
it stand four days, then bottle. and ii
will keep many months.
1I.-Take one gallon of warm wa
ter, two ounces of ginger. one pint of
molasscs, and half pint ofgood yeast:
put this into stone jug, shake it up
vel, set it up TO rise for IL hours, then
cork it tight or bottle. and it is ready
for use.
Quick Beer.-Take / quarts Of mo-
lasscs and six pounds of hops, and
boil them two hours in IL gallons of
water. when cooked sufficiently, add
one pint Of yeast let il work in n tub
covered up for Ii hours; when the
working is over put ii into cask aud
let 1t work there three or four days F.;
then bung /. down, or pour it from the
cask and bottle IT, The beer will be
III 10 drink in u week and will bc as
strong as porter. fla weaker beer is
desired for table use, use more water
in proportion to tho other ingredients.
Vmcyr. Save the parings and cores
OF apples. put them into jar with
warm water enough to more than co.
yer them set them in II warm place
for several days, then strain and add
one pint of Molasscs to gallon of the
water pu, in II jar, tie thin cloth
over it, keep in warm place, and in
two weeks you will have good vinegar.
Eldcrbery Wine.--One gallon of elder
berries and one gallon of water. Put
them in II copper kettle cold let them
boil one hour then strain through II
sive press the berries, and to nine
gallons Of liquid add twenty eight lbs
OF Lisbond sugar, one quarter, of n
pound of ginger, one-quartcr Of n
pound Of allspice, one.quarter pound
of cloves then put them in clean
copper kettle ; let them boil one hall
hour then strain it again and set Ia
work in tub while warm. One-hal
tablespoonful of good yeast is enough
for this quantity. Put in cask when
done working
/ For Arres.ing Fermentation, dissolve
II small quantity of borax (half tea
spoonfull into n tablespoon Of boiling
water, for every quart of cream ol
+ milk. To keep meat from spelling
sprinkle on u little powdered bora,
like salt ; then wash well in borax wa
ter before cooking.
Cure for Sprdia.-Take one table
spoon of honey, the same Of salt, anC
the white Of one egg beat all well to
gether for Mt least an hour-or twt
would he better. Let it stand an hour
Then annoint the sprained place free
5 ly; keep well rolled up with a goo,
| bandngo.
r To Mend China.-Take n very thicl
| solution OF gum arabic in water, nm
!, stir il into plastcrofraris until tn
. mixture is Of proper consistency
, Apply il with brush to the fracture
edges Of the china. aud then site
. them together. The whicness of tn
ccmen, renders ii douhly valuable.
A small icaspoonful Of fine salt pu
= on the top of Il C..rada thistle il it sal
I will kill both top aud ,'1't. WI some
r body who has II thistle or tNG ou hant
. try the remedy and report result, ?