722 HOW TO MAKE THE FARM PAY, 



and a little essence of spruce to give it a flavor. Stir all togetber 

 warm it a trifle ; add a cupful of good yeast. When fermented, 

 bottle up close. 



Mead is made by dissolving one part of honey in three of boil- 

 ino- water, flavoring it with spices, and adding a portion of ground 

 malt, a piece of toast steeped in yeast, allowing the whole to fer- 

 ment. 



Washing Made East. — Hub the clothes in two waters, use 

 plenty of soap ; then after wringing dry, place in a tub, and pour 

 on clear boiling water to cover tliem. Let them remain until cool 

 enough to bear the hand ; wring and put out to dry, using no hard 

 water about them. This saves nearly half the usual work, besides 

 the steam from boiling, which is very unpleasant, especially in 

 winter. 



Bar soap should be cut into pieces of a convenient size, and 

 laid where it will become dry. It is well to keep it several weeks 

 before using, as it spends fast vtdien it is new. 



Good soft soap can be made in the following manner: To one 

 pound of saponifier (to be had at the groceries or drug store) 

 add three gallons of rain water. Set it boiling and then put in 

 four pounds of soap fat, (any ofi'al fat saved in the kitchen,) or 

 tallow. When the solution is clear and the fat all combined, 

 which is seen by the disappearance of all latty eyes or spots in 

 the liquid, add twelve gallons of soft rain water, and when cold 

 your soap is read}'^ for use. The " saponifier," being concentrated 

 lye, is better than wood ashes and potash, and is by no means dear. 



Arthur's Home Magazine saj's that a little alum dissolved in 

 hot water and thrown into a tub of soapsuds, will precipitate the 

 soap and dirt to the bottom, and leave the water clear and soft 

 enough to be used again. Or the alum may be put into boiling 

 suds, permitting the scum to boil over and leave the water clear, 

 soft, and as useful for washing clothes as it had originally been. 



A Thousand Dollar Recipe. — Take one pound of sal soda and 

 half a pound of unslacked lime, put them in a gallon of water and 

 boil twenty minutes ; let it stand till cool, then drain off and put 

 it in a stone jug or jar. Soak your dirt^'- clothes over niglit or 

 till they are well wet through, then wring them out and put on 

 l)lenty of soap, and to a boiler of clothes well covered with water 

 add one teaspoonful of washing fluid. Boil half an hour briskly ; 

 then wash them thoroughly through one suds and rinse well in 

 water, and your clothes will look bettor than the old way of wash- 

 ing twice before boiling. This is an invaluable remedy, and we 

 want every poor, tired woman to try it. 



To Remove Stains.— Table linen or any white clothes that have 

 coflee or fruit stains on them, before being put into soapsuds, 

 should have boiling water turned on them, and remain in it till 

 the water is cold. If they are put into soapsuds with the stains 



