The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

regret it when they see their young corn pulled by the mischievous crows. The materials needed are gas tar and blue vitriol. For six bushels of wheat, 8 half pint of tar and two pounds of blue l vitriol are sufficient. The tar should be put into pail, with one gallon of warm water added to it. and then well stirred. The scum that rises to the top must he skinned off Mix the visriol in another vessel, and also with one gallon of water, and when both are well dis solved, mix together and sprinkle over the seed corn, which should be mixed | LID until all the kernels are wet with the solution. If the grains stick together, add little plaster of paris. Crows and field mice will not trouble corn thus pre- pared.-Neso Yor5 Sun.
 Recipes.
 | RICE BISCUITS. half pound of sugar, half pound of the best ground rice, half a pound of butter, and half a pound of flour, and mix the whole into paste with eggs (two are sufficient for this quantity). ...... | CUsTARD CAKE.-One egg, one cup sugar, three-fourths cup milk, one and one-half cups flour, three teaspoons baking powder, butter size of an egg i; bake in layers. Custard. Oneand one | IOuIuu cups UllH, Oile tcdSpOOu nOul {, and two of corn starch, one egg, pinch of salt, sweeten to taste, flavor highly with vanilla. Must be made first and cooled before putting between the cakes.
 ITALIAN MACARoNI. - Take one | fourth pound macaroni, boil it in water until tender; thicken one half pint milk with two tablespoonfuls flour; add two tableSpoonfuls cream, one-halt tablespoonful mustard, little white pepper and salt; stir in this one-half pound grated cheese; boil all together 8 few minutes add the macaroni; boil ten minutes. This is the mode adopted at the best tables in Florence.
 VELVET PUDDNG.-Five eggs beaten separately, one teacupful of white sugar, four tablespoontu1q of corn starch dis solved in little cold milk and added to the yolks and sugar. Boil three pints of sweet milk and pour into it the yolks the fire when it has become quite thick. Flavor with vanilla, and pour into a baking dish. Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth with half a teacup- flu ot white sugar; then pour it over the top of the pudding, and return it to the stove until it is slightly Drowned. Eat with sauce, the recipe for which is given thus: The yolks of two eggs, one cup of white sugar, one tablespoonful of butter. Beat the eggs and all the other ingre- dients well, and add one cup of boiling milk. Then place it over the fire and let it come to boiling heat. Flavor with vanilla.
 Household Science. White satin shoes may be cleaned by rubbing them with blue and stone fan nel and afterward cleaning them with bread.
 Gold lace may be cleaned by rubbing itwith a soft brush, dipped in rochea- lum, burnt, and sifted to very fine powder.
 When acid has been dropped on any article of clothing, apply liquid am monia to kill the acid; then apply chloroform to restore the color.
 To remove tea stains, wet in equal parts of alcohol and ammonia, then wash in tepid soap suds, If the spots be very firmly fixed, expose them to the fumes of burning sulphur.
 Rusty black Italian crape may be re- stored by dipping in skinned milk and in it, and made scalding hot. It should be clapped and pulled dry, like muslin.
 The following is recommended as 8 mixture for cleaning paint: Dissolve two ounces of soda in quart of hot water, which will make ready and useful solution for cleaning old painted work preparatory to repainting Tine mixture should be used while warm, and woodwork afterward washed with water to remove the remains of the l cp1a