The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-06-05
Perfect Chocolate.


Perfect Oh ocolate.
A notion exists in the minds of some
culinary writers that perfect cup OF
chocolate is difficult thing to prepare.
Some of them therefore recommend pre-.
pairing it the night befo.e; others advise
hours of constant boiling; both are radl.
cally wrong. Chocolate so prepared
produces fatulency in the consumer.
The chocolate so prepared looks like
a dark brown muddy paste, and is any,
thing but inviting. When well made 1t
is delightful breakfast beverage.
Break three ounces of sweet chocolate
into small pieces, put 1t into copper,
tin lined uiensil, with gill OF milk.
Place this over brisk fire. stir the in
gradients rapidly, and when dissolved
add half pint more of milk. Continue
stirring, boil not over three minutes, and
serve. This will make two teacupsful.
The secret is in the stirring constantly
while it is being prepared.-MsU Horh
Sun. .--
Domestic Uses of Lime Water.
There are few grown people-to say
nothing of babies-who can drink milk
with comfort unless it has mixture OF
lime-water. Those who commonly say
milk "does not agree with them" can
usually make it agree by adding one or
two tablespoonfuls of lme-water to the
goblet or full half-pint of milk. It is
we'll worth trying by those who complain
of indigestion or billiousness," in drink.
ing it by the physicians prescription.
Lime.water by the gallon may be made
with few cents worth of lime and pure
water. The water will not take up any
more than it can hold in suspension, so
YOU can pour off all thu clear liquid from
one bottle and add more water to your
remaining lime in your quart bottles. In
Boston they are quoting q dentlst who
advises his clients to rinse the mouth
and teeth several times day freely with
lime.water, to "harden the enamel and
arrest decay" Perhaps some Philadel-
phia dentist will explain if this is really
of service. as the teeth are supposed to
be nourished by the blood, and not from
the outside. However, one of the dis
tinouished fraternity here has recon-.
mended exercise, that is, the deliberate
chewing of hard substances, such az
crusts Of bread, to strengthen the teeth.
So the lime water bathing Of them and
correcting acid deposits, may not be as
much outside the question as it appears.
NeD York Witness.
Poultices and Their Application
The use of poultices is to promote
warmth and moisture, hence those which
keep warm and moist the longest are the
best. In making them the attendant
should have them smooth, light and AZ
hot as they can be made without burn:
ing in their application. Cold light
wheat bread soaked in sweet milk makes
good ones. A beet fresh from the
garden and pounded fine makes an e1-
cellent poultice.
Linseed Meal: In preparing this tho
basin should be scalded in which 1t II
made; pour in boiling water, according
to size of poultice required; add gradu-
ally sufficient linseed meal to form
thick paste, stirring it one way until OF
the proper consistency and smoothness;
then spread it on linen or muslin and
apply.
Charcoal: Take two ounces of bread
crumbs; soak for ten minutes in boiling
water, say ten ounces; mix and ADD
gradually half an ounce of pulverized
charcoal and half an ounce OF linseed
meal well stirred together; mix as
above.
parts of linseed meal to one of chlori-
mated soda, mixed with boiling water.
Yeast: This poult;ce is made by mix
ing a pound of -four or linseed meal with
half q pint of yeast; heat it and stir
carefully. All poultices are made with
boiling water, except yeast, and with
this the temperature should not be over
leo degrees.
Mustard: Take a sufficient quantity
of powdered mustard to make thin
paste of the required size. 1t should be
mixed with boiling water, with a little
. vinegar added if very strong poultice
is required; spread it on brown paper OF
linen, with piece of thin muslin over
it. It should be kept on from ten to
twenty minutes. If the skin is very
irritable afterward little flour should
be sprinkled over it. BY mixing the
mustard with the white of an egg it will
not cause blister. =,
Mustard and Liuseed: These poultices
are often mixed with linseed meal when
a milder form is required than of mustard
alone. After tie use of any kind OF
mustard poultice the skin should be
wiped with something very soft, so that
no mustard be left behind.-Detr0's
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