Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-09-11
Household Hints and Recipes.

To CLEAN BLACK CASHMERE. Wash
in hot suds with little borax in the
water, rinse in bluing water-very blue
and iron while damp. (Another way:
Brush the article to be cleaned, and then
wash in clear, cold water and handful
of common washing soda dissolved; use
no soap or water. Iron on the wrong
side while damp.
TO PRESERVE EGGs.-Tt is necessary
to so etfectually close the pores of the
shell as to preclude the possibility of air
reaching the interior To do this, the
eggs should be, as soon as possible after
they are taken from the nest, either COW
cred with fresh melted mutton suet, or
brushed carefully with a thick solu-
ton of gum arabic. After being treated
by either method they should be kept iu
a cool place.
BUCKEYE CAKE, OAYER CAKE).-One
aud one-half cupfuls of sugar, one-half
cupful of butter, three eggs, two cup
falls of flour, one-half cupful of milk,
half teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoon
fulsof cream of tartar. Filling for the
above: Two ounces of butter, one-quar-
ter of apound of sugar, two eggs, (yolk
and whites beaten separately, one lemon,
beat all together without boiling and
spread between the layers.
OLD FASHIONED MEAD Boil together
four and half pounds of sugar, one pint
of molasses, four ounces of tartaric acid,
and two quarts of boiling water. When
pA1I Il Il 6 rft
then bottle, cork tightly, and put in
cold place. To prepare for use: Take
one third of glass of mead nearly fill
the glass with water; stir in quarter OF
a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, and
drink while it effervesces.
EGGS A LA DIABLE. Hard boil six
eggs; when cold, remove the shells, cut
them in two remove the yolks and rub
them to smooth paste; add salt, cay
enne and English mustard to taste. Mince
pound of boiled ham very fine and mix
it with the paste; shape the mixture in a
neat form on platter. Cream an ounce
Of butter in saucepan; add table
spoonful of -four, half pint of hot
water and pinch of cayenne; chop the
whites very line, add and pour over the
prepared yollls.
To REMOVE INK Spots FROM MUSLIN.
Place the muslin where the sun will
shine brightly on it; sprinkle the ink
spot th'ckly with common table salt,
then keep the salt very wet with lemon
juice. If the ink spots have been on a
long time it may be necessary to keep
the muslin in the sun all day, wetting the
salt quite often with the lemon juice
Cyanide of potassium is strongly recon-
mended for the removal of 'indelible'
ink stains, but is exceedingly dangerous
stuff to handle or keep in the house, as
it is very active and deadly poison. 1t
may always be deemed an open question
whether the thing to be cleaned is worth
the risk of employing such means.
To CLEAN CARPETS. -To take grease
out of carpets, if ingram, spread buck
wheat batter on it. Will scrape off when
dry and the grease is absorbed. To
cleanse a brussels carpet, first have it
we'll shaken, then tack it down in the
room where it is to remain; sweep it as
thoroughly as possible; take pail of hot
water, put in two tablespoonfuls of pull
verified borax; wash tine carpet all over
the surface, using flannel cloth. For
grease spots or very dirty places, use a
scrubbing brush freely, and very little
soap, taking care to rinse the soap of
we'll after scrubbing; change the water
quite often; rub the carpet we'll with a
dry cloth after washing, and open door:
and windows so as to dry the carpet as
quickly as possible Cook.