The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-07-01
Useful Recipes.


following A gentleman residing in thi.
place has informed us of very simple and
sure cure for treating cuts and sears made
by stepping on nails, &c Everyone knows
the great danger of stepping on a rusty
nail, as, in great many cases, lock jaw sets
in and death is the result The remedy is
grated beets, made into pulp, which, il
applied to the cut, viii almost Immediately
give relief. He says horse stepped ON a
nail, and he suffered excruciating pain, and
was unable to eat He was thought to be
taking lock-jaw when the gentleman APP
piled the beets and in fifteen minutes the
animal was eating hay, and entirely reeov-
cred. A gentleman in this town was SC
unfortunate as to run nail into his hand
from which he suffered intense agony
The same remedy was applied and in a
short time the patient fell asleep. Several
other cases could be cited, but these will
suffice The gentleman says the cure is a
good one and should not be kept from the
public Beets have a cooling effect upon
the sore and draw out all inflammation
Sore throats, if attended to at the out
set can easily be cured; if neglected are
liable to cause considerable trouble. One
who has tried it communicated the follow
ing for the cure of sore throats: Let each
one of your readers buy at any drug store
one ounce of eamphorated oil and five
cents worth of chlorate of potash. When
any soreness appears in the throat put the
potash in tumbler full of water, add the
camphorated oil, and with it gargle the
throat thoroughly at night before going to
bed, and also pin around the throat small
strip Of woolen flannel.
PURTFYINGTHE BREATH. breath
Is usually caused by an unhealthy state Of
the stomach or poor teeth. If caused by
the frst the physician should be called
upon If the latter apply to the dentist
If from neither, take ehloFate of lime,
seven drachms gum arabic, FIVE drachms;
t0 be mixed with warm water 10 a thick
paste, rolled and cut into lozenges These
win arrest decay in the teeth snd neutral
ize aeidity Of the stomach, and win also re-
move all trace Of tobacco from the breath.
CHOCOLATE CREAM DROPs.-Mix one
half cup Of cream with two Of white sugar,
boil and stir full FIVE minutes; set the dish
into another Of cold water and stir until il
becosnes hard. Then make into small
balls about the size Of marbles aud with a
fork roll each one separately in the choco-
late, which has IN the meantime been put
in bowl over the boiling tea kettle and
melted put on brown paper TO cool favor
with vanilla IL desired. This amount
makes about fifty drops,
To STARCH AND IaoN CoLLARs, Ere.
Mix gradually one tablespoonful Of
white starch with half pint Of cold water,
dissolve a small lump of borax about the
size Of the tip Of the finger in hot water;
when cold stir il into the starch. Put the
eollars into the starch, rub them up and
down in it, smooth them well out with a
piece of linen and iron Immediately. first
with fiat iron and then with polishing
iron
CocoANsr CAKE-Take half cup Of
butter, cup Of sugar, two eggs, half cup
of milk, half teaspoon Of soda and a whole
one Of cream Of tartar two scant cups Of
-four Bake in three jelly cake tins. Ice
the cakes, and while the icing is still soft
cover thickly with grated eoeoanut Pile
the cakes together, and cover the loaf with
coeoanut.
In washing dishes use milk instead OF
sOap. Fill dish pan full Of hot water
and add half cup Of milk Itsoftens the
hardest water, gives the dishes clear,
bright hook, and preserves the hands from
the rough skin or chapping which comes
from using soap II cleans the greasiest
dishes without leaving the water covered
with scum An excellent young house
keeper who has tried the above says II Is a
good recipe
The French, who use candles TO a greater
extent than any other nation, have a way
Of effaeing candle grease which is worth
knowing Instead Of applying hot iron
they use a few drops Of spirits of wine,
rubbing the spots with the hand The
grease becomes powder and leaves no trace.
To Make HARD WATER SoFT.-An
easy way TO make hard water soft is this
Fiji the wash boiler with hard water, then
put half teacupfal Of wood ashes into a
cloth bag LEI this lie in the water until It
is warm enough to use, This Is worth
knowing.
AN EXCELLENT SUBSTITUTE FOR
CRKAM.-Allow one new-laid egg for every
cupiul ef tea OF coffee. Beat the egg. put
into the cup and pour over it the tea OF
coffee, very hot add very gradually, and
stir all the time, to prevent eurdling.
Ches,uuts properly prepared make an
unriyalled addition to puddings, maccaroni,
potatoes and many other articles In this
respect they are superior to the eoeoanut,
having finer flavor and being more digest
ible, They are used in the east for stufing
poultry, and are admirable Gar this pur-
pose.
A tablespoonful Of ammonia in quart
of water Is excellent for cleaning bare floors
and woodwork. For paint, whiting is
preferable to soap or soda. Weta flannel,
dip it in the whiting and rub the paint.
Dry bread crust win remove grease spots
from wall paper.