^76 EVERY MAN HIS OWN FARRIER 



and rubbed fine ; and, at length, first dressed through 

 a large comb, and then through a very fine one. By 

 this process the flax acquires a beautifully bright and 

 soft thread. The tow, which is beaten off, when pa- 

 pered up and combed like cotton, is not only used for 

 many of the same purposes, but makes an excellent 

 lint for wounds. 



Mode of ivhiteiiing Straw. 



In 1806, a new method of whitening straw was dis- 

 covered in Germany. This consists in steeping it in 

 muriatic acid saturated with potash. 



The straw, thus prepared, never turns yellow, is of 

 a shining white, and acquires great flexibility. 



Preserved Strawberries. 



To one pound of ripe strawberries put one pound 

 of powdered loaf-sugar, laying alternately on a deep 

 dish-layer of each. Let them remain thus for twenty 

 four hours, then boil them in a syrup till they are all 

 of a colour. In order to determine when they are 

 done enough, cut one of them open. 



Then, taking them out, boil the syrup to the con- 

 sistence of a jelly, let it remain till cool, then put in 

 your strawberries, and let them boil up once ; take 

 them off*, and when cool, put them into a pot for use. 



Hop- Beer. 



For a half barrel of beer take half a pound of 

 hops and half a gallon of molasses ; the latter must 

 be poured by itself into the cask. Boil the hops, add- 

 ing to them a teacupfull of powdered ginger, in about 

 a pailful and a half of water, that is, a quantity suffi- 



