Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-08-13
HOUSEKEEPER'S CORNER.

"Tonic glycerine " consists of 1900
grammes of pure glycerine, 30 drops of
tincture of iodine, and 80 centigrammes
of fiodide of potassium. 1t is good sub
stitute for cod-liver oil, and the dose is
tablespoonful a quarter of an hour before
each meal.
For tomato butter use sixteen pounds |
of nice tomatoes, a quart of vinegar, and
eight pounds of sugar. Boil altogether
until thick When half done add two
large spooniuls of cinnamon, one of
| ground mace, and teaspoonlul of cloves
or allspice.
To make cucumber catsup: Crate
three dozen large cucumbers and twelve
white onions; put three handtuls of salt
over them. They must be prepared the
day beforehand, and in the morning lay
them to drain; soak cupful and half
of mustard seed, drain it and add to the
cucumbers, with two spoonfuls of pep
per; put them in a jar, cover with vine
gar, and cork tight; keep in dry place.
Peaches, pears, and plums, also green
tomatoes, and cucumbers, may be kept
perfectly by packing them in fine salt, in
stone jars, allowing them to make their
own brine. They must be kept covered
with salt until the brine made by the
salt and extracted juice covers them;
then kept under this brine till wanted
for use, when they must be soaked in
several waters until fresh enough to put
into vinegar.
Savory beef: Three and one-half
pounds beefsteak chopped fine; three
eggs; twenty crackers rolled; four table
spoonfuls sweet cream, small piece of
, butter; salt and pepper to taste; add a
little nutmeg. Thin with milk until
: about the consistency Of biscuit; put in
, buttered tin and bake an hour and a
, half. Let stand until cold and slice
g for tea.
= Meat of any kind ,!chicken, prairie fowl
or pigeons, may be pot roasted. Slice an
onion and a few slices of pork, and put
into the bottom of kettle. Place on top
whatever meat is to be cooked; add just
i, water enough to stew it. Be careful not
.. to use too much water; it can be easily
o added if it cooks away, but it spoils The
:. dish to be obliged to take out any. KeeE
turning the meat, and let it stew or roas
. slowly till brown OF tender, then tax
y out the meat, strain and thicken tin
4 gravy, pour over the meat and serve hot
+ To trap red ants: Track them righ
J. to their home in some crack in cupboard
n or pantry. Just here set five-cent til
d cup with little lard melted init. Wasl
II the rest of the cupboard with salt water
d and very soon the ants will find the ira
% in great numbers; when they are easil
1t disposed of by tapping the inverted Gu
10 over hot stove lid. Then return til
es trap to their haunt and it is again read
y for service. At first, dispose of the ant
to collected several times day, and two Q
a three times u week heat the lard.
1t Mosquitoes can be entirely got rid
III by burning in room teaspoontul
re Persian chamomile, an innocuous drug
Il, which can be purchased all ready fc
'ii use of any apothecary at seventy cents
III pound. The chamomile is said to
3D. also an enemy to the housefly. 1t
- affirmed that if you puff the drug into
u close, warm room, where flies most loy
.e to swarm, just after dark, in thirty mil
IL utes you will find them all dead or dyin!
=, But the drug must be pure. The tes
iu of its purity are to have bright bu
," color, be light, readily burned and giN
81 a pleasant tea-like fragrance. One pine
aV should kill at once dozen flies contine
u in a bottle. If these properties are lacl
ns ing it is adulterated.
- The natural colors of flowers may
~ changed by exposing them to the dilute
-, fumes of ammonia Most of the blu
~ violet and light crimson flowers turn
80 splendid bright green. Dark crimsC
49, Glove pinks turn black, other dark II
49,. flowers turn dark violet, all white tlowe
,or turn sulphur yellow. This change
N, color is especially beautiful when Il
r. flowers arevariegated or the single peta
q possess a different color. AS soon as t
no new color is fully developed, the nowe
on must be dipped at once in cold watt
al when they will keep their new shade
for two to six hours; by degrees then the
,la natural color returns. If flowers be e
dc posed to the vapors OF ammonia for o
Of or two hours they turn dirty chamo
;s- which is permanent. Blue, violet a
tb- red asters are dyed OF turned intense I
,ur when they are exposed to the fumes
nj muriatic acid gas; it takes from two
mo four hours or more before the shade
tbe fully developed. The flowers are th
,ad removed to dark, cool rooms to dry.
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ext NapOleOn's Prison.
Eugene visited Napoleon's Malmais
at st Helena. Longwood House, orig
ally n farm belonging to the East In(