Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-11-09
USEFUL AND suo oEsTIvE.

For n scald or burn apply immedi-
atoly pulvcrizcd charcoal and oil.
Lamp oil will do, but linseed is bet
ter
"A cloth saturated in kerosene and
dipped into whiting, for cleaning tim
ware, is much better than any thing
else used.
The Scientific american says that
hot water applied every hour or two TO
the hands or other part affected by
poison ivy, whenever itching returns,
will effect n cure in couple OF days.
Boil one ounce OF flax-sccd in n pint
of wator; strain 1t and put in an ounce
Of rock candy, some honey and the
juice OF three lemons; boil again. Re
sult--a nice old-fashioned cough med
icine. Drink IL hot rs you can bear It.
"A patent nutmeg crater and an
ounce of nutmeg will keep restless
child busy and happy half u day turning
the tiny crank, while the grated spice,
carefully preserved from tho air in a
tin box, is n real help when one is hur-
ricd with cooking.
Oyster Macaroni.-Boil mucaroni
in II cloth to keep 1t straight; put alay.
er in n baking dish; season with salt,
pepper and butter; then put in layer
of oysters, and so on until the dish is
full. Mix grated bread with n beaten
egg. Spread over the top and bake.
-Barberries make an exceedingly
pretty garnish, and may bo very easily
preserved for this use, as thoy need only
to be placed in II jar with brine to keep
indefinitely. Green grapes, picked
while the skins and pulp are still tom
der, may be pickled in the same way,
and have piquant flavor that suggests
olives.
Red coloring, which Ia often re-
quircd for jcllies, ice cream, syrups and
icings for cakes, is made by boiling fif-
teen grains of powdered cochineal in
half pint OF water, to which piece OF
alum the size of hazel nut and n
drachm and half of cream of tartar
are added. Boil all together slowly for
half an hour. then strain and bottle.
"A good breakfast dish may be made
with the remains of any cold fish. Free
thcm from bones and flake into quite
small pieces, add pepper. salt, little
bread crumb or cold potato and two
or three well-beaton eggs; form into
balls or small oval cakes, and fry n
light brown in boiling butter; drain
them by laying on paper. Cold tongue
grated and laid pretty thickly on hot
butte, ed toast is also very good
breakfast dish.
Ladies', when they purchase kid
gloves, should examine separately the
fingers of each glove and take none that
have broken stitches. Stretch the
seams carefully between the thumb and
forefnger; il the kid comes away from
the thread, leaving white seam, that
is not the pair for you. Elastic kid
generally wears we'll. Stiff and un-
yielding skins are worthless. They
neither fit nor wear WE'LL Narrow gloves
never fit or wear WELL and disfgure the
hand instead of beautifying it. Short
fingered gloves deform the hand.
Orange Sirup. squeeze the juice
of the orange through sieve and to
every pint add pound and half of
powdered sugar with little of the
grated orange peel and the juice of one
lemon. Boil the sirup for fifteen min
utes and skim as long as scum rises. If
it does not look clear when taken off,
strain it. Next bottle and seal up tight,
and it will keep for long time. Two
OF the sirup mixed with
a quarter of n pound of creamed butter
makes nice sauce for pudding, or Il
pleasant flavor for custards and ices.
Mixed with cold water and ice it makes |
n delicious drink and can be safely |
given to invalids.