Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-18
soda or ammonia.

soda or ammonia
For poison ivy. a solution of baking
soda, or a weak solution of soda and lead.
Mackerel brine from the Kit in the farm
cellar or n tomato from the vines will
also be found effectual.
For burns. a dressing Of saturated soda,
or equal parts or linseed oil and lime
water vaseline. sweet OIL butter-any
bland oil-but on no account glycorinc,
which is irritating.
For sunburn. cloths wet In saturated
soda. and soft powders, like flour, laun-
dry starch or cornstarch busted on
For slivers. a fine needle. If too deep
in the flesh to be reached by ordinary
means. fill a rather wide-mouthed bottle
two-thirds fun Of boiling water and hold
the injured spot close over the opening.
The suction draws the flesh down, and u
little additional pressure will take out tho
splinter
For bruise, the best treatment Is an
immediate application of hot fermenta-
tons, After that witch hazel, vinegar
and hot water, or alcohol and water, put
on with bandaee and often moistened
Take plenty Of bandages, neatly rolled.
case of court plaster. your family doc
tor s prescription for any special attack
that any of the family are subject to. N
| small bottle of Jamaica ginger or pare
goric, n package of mustard pastcrs. then
hope that you will find occasion for none
of them
Among the handy little recipes to cut
out and carry along for possible use on
rainy DAYS for a church fair or some
extra school function are these, all Of
which were tried and approved during n
summers s"iourn in a mountain Villages:
CHOCOLATE FUDGE
Take two cupfuls granulated sugar and
stir to u cream with n heaping table,
spoonful Of butter Add half n cup If
milk ard put over the fire. When it comes
to 4 boil stir in two squares of chocolate
grated or three teaspoonfuls of cocoa and
a teaspoonful of vanilla. Boil steadily
until it hairs take from the FIRE and beat
until stiff. Pour in buttered tins and
when nearly cold mark in squares, y
change may be made in this regulation
fudge by adding a cupful of English
walnut meats after it stiffons and before
pouring in the tins.
BUTTER SCOTCH
Take half pound Of brown sugar,
gill of water and tablespoonful Of
vinegar, boil ten minutes. add two ounces
of butter and continue boiling until thu
cardy cracks" when dropped in cold
water. Turn into we'll buttered tins and
when cold break up into pieces.
PEANUT BRITTLE
Put two cupfuls Of graduated sugar in
n IRVING pan over n not stove anu sur cons
stantly until quite brown. Add one cup.
full cf chopped peanuts, stir in through
the sugar and turn into buttered pan.
TOASTED MARSHMALLOWS.
This is a great fun around an evening
camp Gre. Have plenty Of long willow
or other green wood wands in readiness.
Sharpen the end of a twig In a point.
impale the marshmallow. toast over the
blaze, and eat while hot.
MAPLE CREAM CANDY.
Put into n saucepan three cupfuls II
grated maple sugar and one cupful thick
sweet cream and boil until it hardens
when dropped into cold water. Take di-
rectly from the fire and beat with a SSH
Yer fork until thick ana creamy. Pour
in buttered tins and as it begins to cool
mark into squares.
OLD-FAsHIONED MOLAssEs
CANDY.
Put two cunfuls of New Orleans mo-
lasses one cup Of sugar, a tablespoonful
of vinegar and butter the size Of a small
egg, cover to boil in a large saucepan, SO
rs to allow plenty of room for boiling.
Cook hard for half an hour or until tho
drops retain their shape and are brittle
if put in cold water. Do not boil a mo-
ment beyond that point. Have CREASED
shallow pans buttered and ready. Stir
q half teaspoonful of bi-carbonate of
soda into the candy and turn 1t over in
to pans to cool In pulling the candy,
which should be done aS soon as II is
cool enough to handle, see that the hands
are we'll oiled. Have a good strong hook
over which you can throw the candy and
pull toward you taking care to mako
the candy pull and not your hands, When
white ms desired pull out into long pieces
and cut with an old pair of shears into
and length required. 1t is good plain