216 USEFUL RECIPES. 



USEFUL RECIPES. Mix a P int of &&*% oil > two 



To render Shooting ounces of yellow wax, two ounces 



Boots Waterproof. 



of turpentine, and half an ounce 

 of Burgundy pitch, carefully over a slow fire. Lay 

 the mixture whilst hot on the boots with a sponge 

 or soft brush, and when they are dry lay it on again 

 and again, until the leather becomes quite satu- 

 rated that is to say, will hold no more ; let them 

 then be put away, and not be worn until they 

 are perfectly dry and elastic ; they will after- 

 wards be found not only impenetrable to wet, but 

 soft and pliable, and of much longer duration. 

 Or, take of equal quantities of beeswax and 

 mutton suet, and melt them together in an earthen 

 pipkin over a slow fire ; lay the mixture while 

 hot on the boots, which ought to be made warm 

 also ; let them stand before the fire a short time, 

 for them to soak the preparation in, and then put 

 them away until quite cold ; when they are so, 

 rub them dry with a piece of flannel, in order 

 not to grease your blacking-brushes. If you 

 black them well before you put the mixture on, 



