The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-20
to be managed. eaioled and studied, whom

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know the supreme contempt evoked by
natures which require managing. Patient
| Grizel learns to manage, TO sit serene. un-
hearing. while the gusty temper blows oil
| or the egoism or brutishness rules. and
coaxes the offender into decency again.
never betraying her nausea at its contact.
| all the while she wishes herself at the
| further side of the moon. and the pitiful
soul which mars her life dropped over tho
edge of nothing. where it belongs.
THE BAD OLD TIMES.
This is bread to the sack. for truth COM
pels the fact that the wholeduty of woman
comprises one part of moralizing to three
of high-ciass cookery. with n dash of cos
metics. Food was cheap and abundant in
those days 1t is not surprising that the
mothers of families in old pictures had
frames like feather bags. red faces and
pendulous jaws. or that blcod-lettiDg was
principal part OF medicine.
The care of such rich and varied cookery
and providing, together with the interest
ing families OF ten and thirteen children
habitual. must have DESTROYED every vest
lge OF complexion and figure. Poor Mrs.
Mitford's letters, rectals of weekly dinner
parties. The monstrous pines. the ducklings
and salmon, the turbot and lamb at each.
reflect the gentillty OF the day which fell
into apoplexies and govt and w ore pulpy
noses and pimply cheeks as sequels of such
feasts.
No wonder their cosmetic art ran to cool
ing medicines and lotions of elGerfiower
and plantain, house leek and mallow.
These things were comforting for the in
fiammatory disorders prevalent from over
eating. and are just as good now IN cases
where generations of high living without
hygiene have handed down the inflamma-
tory disposition. A fine old ancestral
eruption of this kind 10 the hardest thing
to cure. short Of leprosy or cancer. and yet
IT is durable by simple means patiently APP
piled. ai'
The fruity beverages of old fashion.
doubtless, had a beneficial effect in counte
acting the gross feeding of other days.
The juice of fruits fermented to tartness,
little good as it might do the present nerv-
Ous underfed race was a saving stimulus
to people who fed upon roast beef. chick
ems and caulitiowers. rabbit pie, yenison,
scallops, and beans with bacon for single
course of July dinner. as given In this
book. Their royal cider, mead, visney,
apricot cider and mum served the purpose
Of our bitters and tonics. There is a hint
for orchardists in the old recipe for CT der
kin or water cider.
HOMEMADE TONES.
after pairing half bushel of apples,
core them and boil them In barrel of
water till third part of it is consumed:
strain it and put the liquor into bushel
or more of ground or mashed apples, un-
boiled; let them stand twenty-four hours,
press out the liquor and put into casks TO
ferment and keep till fine. Such cider kept
without fermentation, es il will keep a
long time by scalding the finally pressed
juice. will be found excellent for clearing
the blood and skin, and keeping the health
in good condition over winter; The brill
ple-eaters and drinkers Is noted wherever
orchards abound.
White metheglin was a potent and poetic
iiauor. for which," says the recipe, '.'you
sSrx <Alrx L.
buds. strawberry leaves and vIolets. Of
each two bandfuls; of double vi0lets. IL
they are TO be had. broad thyme borage
and ngrimony, of each two handfuls; six or
eight tops of rosemary. the seeds of CARA
ways. coriander and fennell. of each four
epoonfuls and six blades of mace. Boil
these ingredients In sixteen gallons of
water for an hour, skim and strain it. and
having stood till it is lukewarm. put to it
as much of the best honey as will make il
bear an egg above the water; then boil it
again as long as any scum will rise. and
when nearly cold put in pint of new ale
yeast. and then it has worked till the east
begins to fall turn it up and suffer it to
rising fill up every day with some of the
same liquor. stopping 1t up."
This was drink tinctured with delicious
garden herbs and fraRrances less concen-
frated than the cordials of Grand Char
treuse, but owing Its virtue, like them. to
the essences of aromatic herbs and seeds
Perhaps you did not know that vioIets and
wild roses have been found highly medicinal
ordered as tonic metheglin would be very
much better in every way. and no objection
can Justly be made TO it by people who use
KoumYss. matted bread and the other fer
mented messes fashionably prescribed.
MIDwINTER OCCUPATION.
fancy some of our Southern friends
might make metheglin anu cordial waters
and bottle them to advantage. Or the
thrifty sisterhoods of two or three, or
single brave hearts who plan for something
profitable in Northern country homes, Will
Just have time to study out the business
before spring is round with the first balmy
shoots OF sweetbriar and straw berry. If
your calendar is as full as mine it will
seem just Six weeks till the green shoots
draw just three full breaths before then.
So swift pace time gathers when the
wheel has run for fifty years or so.
Or IL you desire some occupation for WIN
ter days try making Orgeat after this
quaint AM virtuous old formula. which, by
the way. Is highly medicinal and nourish-
ing. as we'll as dainty. Take two ounces
of melon seeds, half an ounce of pompion
seeds (which We know better as pumpkin
and half an ounce of sweet almonds,
blanched with six or seven bitter ones.
Beat the whole compound in mortar TO a
paste. sprinkling 1t now and then with five
or six drops of Orange-fiOwer water to him
der it from turning TO oil; beat half pound
of sugar with 1t and steep it,in two quarts of
water which has been boiled and strained
Put in spoonful of orange-iiower water
and strain the liquor through flannel ba Z.
pressing very hard. that all the pulp may
pass. You may also pour in glass of fresh
milk, or not, bottle anu COOL"
"Rosade" is a drink one might love for it's
name. and it is the very essence of plum D.
ness for thin women. being liquor of
pounded almonds and milk. with white
sugar But it must be made fresh TO be ac-
ceptable.
The old sherbets dainty enough to max Q
one endure slight indisposition to be fed
with il. 1t is very different from the chilly.
insipid mess of shaven Ice with a weak
| fruit flavor served under the name,
For the antique sherbet, calves feet and
| q fillet of veal were boiled in water and
| white wine for several hours, carefully
| SKINNED and freed from fat. strained and
! favored with stick cinnamon. lemon peel
| and juice with sugar. clarified again and
| reboiled Ito its pearied degree" and bot
| tied for keeping. This IL invalid's diet of
q royal kind, which is food and medicine In
one.
We read of ancient Mum. chanted in
| songs of Herrick and Ben Jonson, and a
| hearty old liquor it must have been. worthy
| all that was said or sung in its praise. Ii
seems tn have been highly favored spring
bitter or blood purifier on a huge scale OF a
sort which would hardly injure the health
| of the present generation if they drank 10
| literally. A barrel of spring water boiled
third away and fully sterilized by the
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