576 DR. CEASE'S RECIPES. 



Water Proof Solution, or Paint, for Awnings, etc.— Put 1 oz. 

 each of rosin and beeswax, to each pint of linseed oil needed. Apply 1 to 3 

 coats, as you desire. 



Oiled Cloth for Hot Beds; Boxes for Hills, for Early and 

 Safe Culture from. Bugs, etc. — Linseed oil, 4 ozs.; lime water, 2 ozs.; 

 white of eggs, 1 oz. ; yolks of eggs, 2 ozs. Directions — Mix the oil and lime 

 water with a very gentle heat; beat the eggs, separately, then mix all together. 

 Keep these proportions for any amount wanted. Take stout, white, cotton 

 cloth, of a close texture; stretch and tack it closely upon frames, or boxes, of 

 any size you wish; then, with a paint brush, spread 2 or 3 coats of the mixture, 

 as each coat dries, till the cloth is water proof. 



Its Advantages Over Glass. — It does not cost one-fourth as much; repairs 

 are easily made; the boxes or frames are light to handle; and there is plenty 

 light for healthy growth; and the moisture rising from the earth condenses on 

 the under side of the cloth, and drips back; while glass becomes hot, and 

 hence calls for more sprinkling, — Fruit Record. 



Remarks.— A box a foot square, placed over the cucumber or squash hills, 

 and the dirt packed a little at the bottom ensures against bugs, as well as to 

 hasten their growth. Tomatoes, melons, etc., and garden seeds of any kind 

 will be hastened by their use; and if packed away carefully when done with 

 them, they will last several years, by a new coat yearly. This covering is a 

 certain protection aiso against late spring frosts. 



Greenhouse, or Hot Beds, Best Shading for the Glass.— Peter 

 Henderson says the best shading he has ever used for the glass in greenhouses 

 or hot-beds is naptha, mixed with a little white lead, so as to give it the appear- 

 ance of thin milk. This can be put on the glass with a syringe, very quickly, 

 at a cost not exceeding 25 cents per 100 square feet. It holds on the entire sea- 

 son, until loosened by the fall frosts. There is no better authority than Mr. 

 Henderson. 



1. CAITDrES— Everton Taffy, with Brown Sugar.— Put but- 

 ter, }4 lb., into a suitable dish, with brown sugar, 1 lb. ; stir over the fire for 15 

 minutes, or until the mixture becomes brittle when dropped in cold water; add 

 lemon or vanilla flavoring after the cooking is completed; cool on flat buttered 

 tins and mark in squares, before cold, so it can be easily broken. This is a 

 cheap confection, and it is safe to say that no kind of candy brings in so large 

 a revenue to the small manufacturers and dealers from the school children of 

 New York as Everton taffy. 



2. Everton Taffy, with White Sugar.— Put loaf sugar, 1 lb., 

 into a brass pan (any sauce-pan will do) with a cup of water; beat ]4 1^. of but- 

 ter to a cream; when the sugar is dissolved add the butter, and keep stirring 

 the mixture over the fire until it sets, when a little is poured on a buttered dish. 

 Just as it is done add 6 drops of essence of lemon. Butter a tin, pour on the 

 mixture, 3^ to ^ inch thick, and when cool it will easily separate from the 

 dish. Mark off in squares, if you wish it to break easily. 



Remarks. — If this was not called Everton taffy, after its first maker, I 



