The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-26
DOMESTIC.

BROWN COUNTRY Sorr-SoAp.-- Pure
potash, ten pounds-(the potash must
be perfectly pure, Of a gray or dark
chocolate color; discard potash of a
white color, as it is largely adulteratcd
with salt and lime) pure rendered
rendered tallow or grease, twelve
pounds, dark resin, One-and-a-hal
pounds. Directions for making: Place
the potash in a suitable iron kettle, and
add four or five gallons Of boiling
water, and boil till the potash is all dis
solved. If it should attempt to boil
over, add a little cold water, which will
stop 1t. Let It stand few hours to
settle, then drain Off the clear lyc and
add some more cold water to the sedi-
ment, and drain Off as before; repeat If
necessary to obtain all the strength.
Now add the lyc, tallow and resin to-
gethcr, and boil gently till the tallow is
thoroughly saponiiied, or killed, which
is known when the soap becomes clear,
like strained honey. Now add from
twelve to fifteen gallons OF water, and
set aside for use. Two pounds of the
tallow can be omitted If desired, ana
two pound Of bright palm-oil used in
stead, and the soap will be Of a bright
golden yellow color, having a most
beautiful appearance.
BOMBAY OR PoNsoNBY CUKRY.--Takc
two large onions, shrive and put in a
frying-pan with four ounces of butter;
allow the heat to act upon it till all is II
nice bright brown and well umalga-
mated. (2). Take three pounds fresh
mutton, fish, fowl, rabbits, prawns,
&C., and gently stew for twenty min
utcs; add Il tcacupiul of good milk, and
stew ten minutes more. (3). Now add
the onions and butter with two large
teaspoonstul Of curry powder; stew the
whole for an hour or so, but only sim
mcr, not boil, and serve with rice and
slices OF lemon; add sulliclenL salt. 10
boil rice for curry, &C., take one pound
of Patna rice and thoroughly wash III
many waters, the more the better; put
in an unglazcd earthcnware pipkin cir
procurablc) and add one quart Of pure
water; place on the fire, well covered, :,
Keeping in the steam as much as posi-
bic; boil till the rice is soft, than pour
of the water and again place over the
fire, well covered (?) till the grains are
all dry and separate; remove and al
low to stand still well covered for
ten minutes, and serve ca. Some take
the lid half oil. The cook must settle
the point by experiment.
why should any one buy SOAP half
rosin or clay, when D,bbns' Electric
Soap, (made by Cragin & Co., Phlladel-
phia,) Is for sac2 1t costs but tritle
more, and will 60 five times as far.
Try 1t.
BoRAN.-Lady readers who have not
n
nave been losing Il great help and COM
fort. If once used, you will never be
without bottle on your toilet table. it
removes stains and dirt from the hands
better than soap, and at the same time
softens and smoOths the skin. 1t Is
splendid for washing the hair ,anu will
without injury, cleanse brushes and
COMBS III few moments. For washing
purposes it saves both soap and labor
1t Will extract the dirt from articles Of
delicate texture without rubbing, it,
being only necessary to put the articles
in to soak with solution of boraX over
night, and needs only to be rinscu in
the morning. Two tablespoons of pull
vcriZcd boraX dissolved in II quart of
water. to which water enough is added
to cover pair of blankets, viii cleanse
them beautifully. IL also saves great
~ "''"i's, Itiuh. IL II S'llN w
drive away ants and reaches, If
sprinklcd on the shelves Of safes and
pantrieS.
WHY GLASS Is BROKEN HY Hot
W ArER.--No person could be so foolish
rs TO hazard the breaking Of Il glass by
pouring hot water upon 1t, If he under
stood the simple means OF accounting
for the brcakagc. If hot waer is
poured into glass with a round bot
tom, the expansion produced by the
heat Of the water will cause the bottom
of the glass to enlarge, while the sides,
which are not heated, retain their for
mcr dimensions and, consequently, if
the heat be sufficiently intense, the bot
tom will be forced from the sides, and Il
crack or flaw will surround that part of
the glass by which the sides are united
to the bottom, If, however, the glass
be previously wetted with little warm
water, 50 that the whole is gradually
heated and thereby expanded, boiling
water can then be poured in without
damage. If silver spoon is placed In
Il goblet or glass jar, boiling water can
then be poured In without danger, un-
less the article has been taken from a
frosty closet and Is very cold.