Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-01
deodorizer, and will purify the sick-room
of any offensive smells.

OF any offensive smells
To remove claret stains, spread little
salt over the stain while fresh ; if the
stain is nm old one, wet it and rub on the
spot pulveriaed chalk and salt, and lay 1t
in the sun. Repeat this process, keep
ing it damp, until it is all out.
To destroy bed-bugs, moths and other
vermin, make a strong solution of alum
and hot water, and apply with paint
brush TO the furniture or cracks in the
wall or if moths have lodged in the
borders of carpets. wet the edges thor
oughly.
To wash a carpet, spread il where you
can use brush, and scrub as you would
a floor. Scrape one peck of Irish pota-
toes into two pals Of water and let them
stand over night; when ready to use add
more water and two ounces of beef gall
When dry brush hard with broom.
To clean black silk in simple way,
brush the silk thoroughly and wipe with
a cloth, then stretch Hat on the table and
sponge with hot coffee, that has been
strained through muslin, on the side in
tended to show when il is partially dry.
iron on the wrong side. This will re-
store the brilliancy of the silk and give
it thickened appearance.
miscellaneous Receipts
A buckwheat shortcake may be fore
runner of those other cakes which are
found on most breakfast tables after the
first of December. To two cups of sour
milk allow one large teaspoonful of soda
dissolve this in little hot water then
stir it in the milk half teaspoonful of
salt is required, and enough buckwhcat
flour to make stiff batter Put this in a
well-buttered tin and bake for half an
hour in a hot oven. Serve while warm.
A great labor-saying article, and like
some medicines, good for almost every
thing, is ammonia. A small quantity in
removes every particle Of grease from
cooking utensils, cleans and disinfccts
the drain pipe, cleanses delicate laces
without rubbing, cleans silver and brush
es, and is an excellent fertilizer for plants
Like other good things, it must be care
fully used, plainly labelled and kept out
of the reach of little fingers.
Fig candy is not at all difficult to make
Take one emp OF sugar, one-third of
cup of water and onc-fourth of teaspoon
tul of cream of tartar let the sugar ant
water boil until it is pale brown color
gently shake the basin in which it is boil
ing to prevent its burning, but do no
stir it at all until Just bcfors you take i
from the fire then stir in the cream o
tartar. Wash and cut open some figs
spread them on n platter, then pour tn,
sugar over them. Take care to have eacl
| fig covered /: set them in cool place til
the sugar has time to harden.
Orange jelly which does not requir
any boiling will be new and popula
dish for many housekeepers. Take fou
large oranges, crate the rind of two o
them, use the juice and pulp Of the 9th
ers, and the juice and pulp of two lem
ons alsJ. Soak half box Of gelatine il
half pint of cold water, swceten to tn
taste, put with the juice of the fruit, am
then add twothirds of "A pint OF boiling
water. Strain into moulds
Bird Nest Pudding. Pare six apple
and take out the cores without breakin
them Fill the holes where the core
came out with sugar, after placing tn
apples in an oarthen ptddiug-dish. Max
Il batter OF one pint of milk, two table
spoonfuls of flour and three eggs. Pou
this over the apples and bake until til
fruit is soft. Serve with cream sauce.
The sauce-llalf II emp of butter, boate
until very light one cup Of powdero
sugar, half cup Of cream. Set the dis
in Il basin OF hot water and stir until il
all creamy it will only take Il minute q
two. --.NVSuH .iitH0 RroWU's Epok Z
for'y P"ddi"g~.
To Stop the Flow OF Blood Hous,
keepers, merchants and others, in han,
ling knives, tools and other sharp instrt
ments, very frequently receive scvel
cuts, from which blood flows protuscl,
and oftentimes endangors life itsel
Blood may be made to cease flowing {
follows Take the fine dust of tea, at n
times accessible and easily obtained, an
bind it close to the wound. After I'll
blood has ceased to flow, laudanum ma
be advantageously applied to the woun,
Due regard to these instructions woul
! save much agitation of mind while rui
ming for the surgeon
Indian Pudding. Two heaping cul
| fuls of canned mush, made by boiling
small cupful of corn meal in three cul
fuls Of water or milk with salt tw
heaping tablespoonfuls Of minced suet
I quarter of II cupf,l Of black molasse
, one half-teaspoonful Of ground ginger
, two eggs mix all together gradually,
. as to break all the Jumps in the musll
. bake about half nn hour. -jeSsup IIhH
, hcud.
1 Westphalia Lonyes. Beat one pom
of mealy potatoes with one-fourth poul
of grated ham, two eggs, \ little butt,
4 and little crcan, taking care not
: make it too moist form it into balls
!. small loaves and fry them nice ligl
! brown they should be fried in butte
l Pile them on napkin, and serve with
garnish of fried parsley.
Economical housewives please take 1t
tice. Stale but perfectly sweet hom
8 made bread can be disposed of in th
way: Soak it in milk or water till sof
: then mix it with your sponge. Squeei
: the milk or water from it before addir
3 to the sponge its presence will never |
a perceived in the new bread. \ somewh
! similar economy can be practised i'll I
t CARL to buckwhent cakes; take those tin
v are left at breakfast, break them in sma
h pieces and put them in the fresh batter
y they will soon be completely assimilatc
8 and the cakes will he even better ior ha
i ing them in the batter they will be of
Q more decided brown, and have Il smooth
!, surface.
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