Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-04-15
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FARM AND PRESIDE.

FARM AND PRESIDE.
HOUSEHOLD HINTs.-1o Renaore Rasst
from a StorepiDe. with linseed oil IA
little goes great way); build slow fire
till it is dry. Oil in the spring to prevent
from rusting
To Clean Brass. -Immerse or wash it
several times in sour milk or whey. This
will brighten it without securing. Itmay
then be secured with wooden cloth dip
ped in ashes.
10 Remoue Ink Stains from Printed
Books.-Procure pennyworth of Oxalic
ACID, which dissolve in small quantity of
warm water. then slightly wet the stain
with it, when it will disappear, leaving
the leaf uninjured.
To Cut Gloss.-Lay the glass on piece
OF Irvine or whipc0rd; heat an iron ian
old file will do) red hot: place the iron on
the glass over the string for few seconds.
when the glass will break off as smooth as
it it was cut with q diamond.
a Useful Table for House,oives.S
pound is one quart. Meal-one pound and
two ounces is quart. Butter-one pound
is one quart. Powdered white sugar-one
pound and one ounce is one quart. Ten
eggs are a pound. A common tumbler
holds half pint. A teacup is a gill.
Sharing Soap.-A very fine shaving soap
solution may be made by taking quarter
of pound of white CASTLE soap in shay
ing, one pint of rectified spirit, one gill Of
water; perfume to taste. Put in bottle,
cork tightly, set IN warm water for short
time, and agitate occasionally till the solu-
ton is complete. Let stand. pour the
liquid off the dregs, and bottle for use.
10 Sour Vinegar QuieE.-If any one
wants vinegar to get sour quick and be
sharp, put good large handful of sugar
in your jug, and let it be kept IN warm
place; in the summer out doors where the
sun strikes is a good place. If you put
| plenty of sugar in you can once in while
| put cup of water also, and you will never
| know it is there.
| TO Clean Ernaia,e and Mi1aerrer Skins
| Take piece of soft flannel, and well rub
| the fur with it against the grain; then rub
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well, and rub again with the flannel till all
the -four is out of it. have had miner
yer boa for four years: it has never been
cleaned with anything but flour, and is
| not in the least injured by rubbing. It
was school companion who told ME that
her aunt Ia Russian LADY, always cleaned
her white furs with flour, and that they
looked beautiful. It has one advantage
the lining does not require to be taken
out. and it only requires little trouble.
Ermine takes longer than minever; the
! latter is very easily done.
PEACH BAvARIAN CREAM.-One quart
| canned peaches, one large cupful of sugar,
| pint OF cream, half box of gelatine, half
| a cupful Of cold water, mash the peaches,
and rub them and the juice through sieve
add the sugar, soak the gelatine two hours
| in the cold water, whip the cream to a
| froth, put the peaches in sauce pan and
let them simmer 20 minutes, stir often,
add the gelatlne to the hot peaches and
| remove from the fire Immediately. Place
the saucepan in a pan of ice water and
beat till the mixture begins to thicken,
then stir in the cream, mix thoro ughly
and pour into the mould, set away to har-
den. Serve with whipped cream or Gus
tard favored with peach kernels or almond
extract.
WHEN TO TRIM PEACH TREEs.-At a
rooopf "a, oofipr Of ha Elro INT
mers' Club the subject "When to Trim
Peach Trees,'' was introduced. Members
who expressed opinions concerning the
matter agreed that young peach trees at
time of setting out should have the limbs
all cut back, in fact trimmed like whips in
most cases, and little or no trimming after
that, except to cut off dead limbs to twigs
and to remove limbs that may be in the
way. If growth starts from the body near
the ground it was advised to pinch off such
buds when they are soft. Peach trees do
not sprout from the ground a great deal,
but when they do, that growth should be
checked. Peach trees should grow low,
with thick heavy tops. 9is
PARKER HOUSE ROLLs.--Put two
quarts of flour in a deep dish. Make
hole in the centre, then add one tablespoon
of sugar, a piece of butter the size of an
egg, and one teacup of yeast. Let them
stand over night without stirring, and in
the morning mix well together mix well
together and knead twenty minutes Let
stand again till afternoon, then cut with
a biscuit-cutter. Spread a little melted
butter on the top of each. then fold ever.
Let them stand till light, then bake. r.,
To CLEAN GLASS GLoBEs.-If the
globes on gas fixture are much stained on
the outside by smoke, soak them in tolera-
BILE hot water in which little washing
soda has been dissolved. Then put tea,
spoonful of powdered ammonia in pan of
luke-warm water, and with hand brush
disappear. Rinse in clean cold water
They will be as white as if new.
MUFFINs. eggs, one pint flour.
one teaspoonful baking powder, one tea
cup milk, piece of butter half the size of
an egg, and little salt. Mix the flour,
baking powder and salt together. In
another dish beat the yolks of the eggs, .
add the milk and butter, then the flour,
then whites. Beat well together, and
bake in gem irons in hot oven
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