624 -D^ CHASE'S RECIPES. 



and salt in sufl3cient water to cover the skin — this amount for a deer, dog, wolf, 

 or sheep skin — pour into a tub, and when only lukewarm, put in the skin 

 and let it soak for 4 days, working it with a pounder or square-ended stick of 

 wood every day; then dry in the shade — a warm shed is a good place to dry 

 in. Then heat up the tan liquor again, and re-soak as before, after which wash 

 out well and beat it with a wooden mallet till quite soft; dry again in the shade, 

 rubbing it well from time to time ^ith the hands. If this is properly done, you 

 will have a very soft and pliable skin, suitable for any purpose for which such 

 skins are used. — Indian Domestic Economy. 



Remarks. — The following, which is somewhat different, I take from the 

 Toronto Olohe, as it suggests the plan of coloring or dyeing, making them 

 equal to those on sale in the stores. It was given under the following head: 



To Make Mats from Sheepskins. — "Take a fresh skin and wash 

 the wool in strong soap-suds only slightly warm to the hand. P*ick out all 

 the dirt from the wool, and scrub it well on a washboard. A table-spoonful 

 of kerosene added to 3 gallons of warm soap-suds will greatly help the 

 cleaning. Wash in another suds, or until the wool looks white and clean. 

 Then put the skin into cold water, enough to cover it, and dissolve 3^ lb. 

 of salt and the same quantity of alum in 3 pts. of boiling water; pour the 

 mixture over the skin, and rinse it up and down in the water. Let it soak 

 in this water 12 hours, then hang it over a fence or line to drain. When 

 well drained stretch it on a board to dry, or nail it on the wall of the 

 wood-house or barn, wool side toward the boards. When nearly dry, rub 

 into the skin 1 oz. each of powdered alum and saltpeter (if the skin is large, 

 double the quantity); rub this in for an hour or so. To do this readily, the 

 skin must be taken down and spread on a flat surface. Fold the skin sides 

 together and hang the mat away; nib it every day for 3 days, or till per- 

 fectly dry. Scrap>e off the skin with a stick or blunt knife till cleared of 

 all impurities, then rub it with pumice-stone or rotten-stone. Trim it to a 

 good shape, and you have an excellent mat. Dye it green, blue, or scarlet, 

 and you have as elegant a mat as those bought in the stores. Lambskins 

 may be prepared in the same way and made into caps and mittens. Dyed 

 a handsome brown or black they are equal to the best imported skins. 

 Still-born lambs, or those that die very young, furnish very soft skins, 

 which, if properly prepared, would make as handsome sacques, muffs, and 

 tippets as the far-famed Astrakhan. In dyeing these skins shallow vessels are 

 used, which permit the skin to be placed in them wool-side down, so that the 

 skin itself is not injured by the hot dye." 



Remarks. — The coloring can be done with any of the recipes for color- 

 ing woolen goods, being careful that the skin itself fe not allowed to touch 

 the hot dye. 



1, RECIPES FOR BAKING POWDER. — Tartaric acid, 1 oz.; 

 cream of tartar, 10 ozs. ; bicarbonate of soda, 5 ozs. Mix thoroughly. This 

 is improved by the addition of 4 ozs. of flour. 



2. Cream of tartar, 6 ozs.; bicarbonate of soda, 2% ozs.; flour, 4)-^ ozs. 

 Remarks. — This receipt was procured from a chemist, and is a receipt for 



«ie of the best brands of baking powder sold by the trade. 



