The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-10-25
Domestic Recipes.

White spots or other marks on furni,
ture may be removed with a sponge sat
urated with alcohol in which little
camphor has been dissolved.
To Clean Silk.-Wash in warm soap
suds, rinse in clear warm water, dry
quickly, and iron on the wrong side
while yet rather damp. If there are
grease spots on the silk, press with a
tolerably warm iron under brown
paper.
Fish are believed to be very whole
some sort of food. Fishermen and their
families, and those who consume fish
freely, are healthy TO more than an ordi-
nary degree, being almost wholly ex-
empt from scrofula and pulmonary con-
sumption. Fish are also recommended
as excellent brain food.
To Soften the Hands.-Indian meal
and vinegar or lemon juice used on tie
hands when roughened by cold or labor
will heal and soften them. Rub the
hands in this; then wash off thorough
ly and rub in glycerine. Those who
suffer from chapped hands in the winter
viii find this comforting.
Egg-Plant Fritters.-Peel a purple
eggplant and boil it in salt and water
until soft enough to mash, as one would
potatoes. Then make batter of two
eggs, one teacup of sweet milk, three
teaspoonfuls of flour and salt to taste.
Mix the eggplant into the batter, and
fry as fritters or griddle cakes. Deli
cate and tempting.
Chocolate Caramels.-To two pounds
of sugar, use two ounces of fine choco-
late dissolved in small quantity of
water; two ounces of butter; half pint
of sweet cream; quarter of a teaspoon
full of cream of tartar. Cook until it
begins to snap when dropped in cold
water, then flavor with extract of va
nilla, and pour in pans to cool. When
partially cool, cut in squares with q
knife.
Gall Soap.-This soap, excellent for
washing silks or ribbons, may be made
by heating one pound of cocoanut oil to
go degrees F., and gradually stirring
into it half pound of caustic soda. To
this half pound of Venice turpentine,
previously warmed in another vessel, is
added. The kettle is allowed to stahd
for four hours, subject TO a gentle heat,
which is afterwards increased Until the
contents are perfectly clear. One pound
of oX-gall, followed by two pounds of
CASTLE soap, is then mixed in, and the
whole allowed to cool, when it may be
cut into cakes.
Charlotte Russe.-One half pint milk.
/ ID. -four, yolks of four eggs, made into
a custard over the fire. When cool stir
in box gellatine dissolved over night
into pint milk; whip to stiff froth l
quart of cream; line the inside of YOUR
mould with sponge cake or maccaroons:
flavor with vanilla.
Orange Salad.-A very nice dish is
thus prepared: Peel one dozen oranges,
and cut in slices; putin layers in glass
dish, sprinkling each layer plentifully
with sugar. Squeeze over this the Juice
of six oranges, and pour over all glass
of wine or brandy.
Stuffed Cabbage.-Take large fresh
cabbage and cut out the heart. Fill the
place with stufing made of cooked
chicken or veal, chopped very fine, and
highly seasoned, rolled into balls with
yolk of egg. Then tie the cabbage
firmly together, and boil in covered
Kettle for two hours. 1t makes a very
delicious dish, and is often useful for
using small pieces of cold meat.