Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-04
FARM AND FIREsIDE.

How TO POUR TEA.-The "Housekeap-
es" says: There is more to be learned
about pouring tea OF coffee than most
ladies are willing to believe. If these de-
coctions are made at the table, which is
by far the best way, they require judgment
and exactness; il they are brought on the
table ready-made, it stillrequires Judgment
so to apportion them that they shall prove
sufficient in quantity for the family party,
and the elder members shall have the
strongest cups. Often persons pour out
tea who, not being at all aware that the
first cup is the weakest, and the tea grows
stronger as you proceed, bestow the poor
est cup on the greatest stranger, and give
the strongest cup to the youngest member :
of the family, who would have been better
without any. Where several cups of equal
strength are wanted, you should pour lit.
tie into each. and then go back, invertiug
the order as you fill them up, and then the
strength will be apportioned properly. This
is so well understood in England that an
experienced pourer Of tea waits till all the
company returns their cups before she fills
any the second time, that all may share
alike.
USE OF LEMONs.-When persons are
feverish and thirsty beyond what is na-
tural, indicated in some cases by metallic
taste in the mouth, especially after drink
ing water, or by whitish appearance of
the greater part of the tongne, one of the
best s'coolers, :" internal Or external, is to
take lemon, cut off the top, sprinkle over
it some fine loaf sugar, work it downward
into the lemon with a spoon, and then suck
it slowly, squeezing the lemon, and adding
more sugar as the acidity increases from
being brought up from the lower point.
Invalids with feverishness may take two
or three lemons a day in this manner, with
most marked benefit, manifested by a
sense of GOODNESS, comfort, and invigora-
ton. A lemon or two taken thus = t tea
time, as an entire substitute for all ordi-
nary supper in summer, would give
many man d comfortable nights sleep,
and al awakening of rest and invigoration.
with an appetite for breakfast, never known
by those who have their cup of tea or supper
''relish'' and ''cake'' and Der, is.< " peaches
and cream.
GOOD YEAsT.-Take twelve large po-
tatoes, wash them well, and put them on
in gallon of water. with handful of
hops when the potatoes are nearly done.
Let all boil together until t,,o potatoes are
cooked. Take them up, peel; and mash
them well; then strain the water upon
them, and add one teacupful of sugar
white preferred) and one Of salt. Two
cupsful of sweet yeast to start fermenta-
ton. Set it near the fire until it begins to
work, and then put it into bottles Cork
and set the1nin a cool place. You should
put water enough when done boiling to
make gallon of yeast. Do not use a par
ticle of flour in making this yeast. It will
not bubble and ferment as much as COM
mon yeast, but it is lively nevertheless.
You must remember to use less salt than
usual in making up the bread.
T-BOoKs.-Warm one quart of
new milk, add two well beaten eggs, three
teaspoonfuls of white sugar, >n12x ttasae-
spoonfuls of melted butter, cupful of
good yeast; stir in flour to make moder-
ately stiff sponge. In the morning dissolve
a piece of soda as large as white bean in
spoonful of warm milk. add it to the
sponge with flour to make it stiff enough
to roll out. When we'll risen, roll half an
inch thick, spread with butter, cut into
squares, fold them over, rise once more,
and bake in a quick oven.
CORN STARCH CAKE.-Two cupfuls of
powdered sugar, one cupful Of butter, the
whites of six eggs threefourths of q cup
full of sweet milk, three-fourths of cupful
of corn starch, two cupfuls of flour, three
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder mixed in
the flour; flavor to suit the taste.
FRENCH CREAM.--One quart boiled milk;
mix one cupful sugar with the yolks of
four eggs stir into the milk with one ia
blespoonsul corn starch; flavor to taste;
beat the whites to stiff froth with pull
verified sugar, and brown slightly in the
oven.
To MAKE Moss ADHERE TO WOOD
RossEs.-Dissolve gum tragacinth to a
thick mucilage, and after putting a first
covering of moss On the cross, put it away
to dry. The second Or third time every
part can be perfectly covered and it will
firmly adhere.
VINEGAR PIE.-One cupful sugar, one
half cupful vinegar, boil together few
minutes, cool, and add one tablespoonful
flour, one tablespoonful condensed egg,
one rolled milk cracker, one teaspoonful
butter. Bake in two crusts.
CATARR RECIPE.-Take one-third pull
verified saltpeter and two-t thirds pulverized
sugar, mix well and snuff two or three times
day and it will prove sure cure.
PERsPIRATIoN.-To obviate, offensive
perspiration, wash your feet with soap and
diluted spirits Of ammonia:
CLEANING HAIR.-Spirits Of ammonia,
diluted little, will cleanse the hair thor
oughly,