THE GENESEE FAEMEE. 



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ORIGINAL DOMESTIC RECEIPTS. 



Vritten for tho Genesee Farmer by various Correepondents.] 



Lemon Pie. — The juice of four lemons, six soda 

 rackers rolled fine, four tea-cups of water, three 

 ;a-Cups of sugar. 



Healikg Salve. — Take rosin, mutton tallow, 

 ad linseed oil, equal quantities; mix and melt; to 

 e spread on linen when applied. 



To TAKE OUT Ink Stains. — Soak the article in 

 ,veet milk one day or more, then put on a little 

 dt and rub it if not soaked out. 



Turnip Pie. — Take a turnip and pare and boil it ; 

 Id a tea-spoonful of tartaric acid and a oup of 

 igar ; season and bake as an apple pie. ♦ 



A Remedy foe Ants. — Dip a sponge in water, 

 ueeze it dry, lay it on the shelf, sprinkle sugar on 

 and when the ants collect throw the sponge into 

 3t water. 



Beer. — One gallon hot water, one quart molas- 

 s, stirred well; 15 drops oil sassafras, 10 drops 

 1 spruce, 10 drops oil wintergreen ; add one gallon 

 )ld water, and yeast. 



To make good Black Tea. — One teaspoonful 

 r each person ; pour cold water on the tea, and 

 t it come to the boil, then add boiling water, a 

 ifficient quantity for the number of persons. 



Cuke fob "Warts and Corns. — The bark of a 

 illow tree, burnt to ashes, mixed with strong 

 tnegar and applied to the parts, will remove all 

 )rns or excrescences on any part of the body. 



Buns. — Three cups milk, one cup yeast, one cup 

 igar, and flour to make it a sponge ; let it rise 

 ver night, then add another cup of sugar and one 

 f butter ; mould them into small biscuit. 



To make Vinegar. — Take one gallon each of 

 lolasses and whiskey, water thirty-six gallons, 

 ider five gallons, brewer's yeast one half gallon, 

 lid expose to the temperature of about 77 degrees. 



Salt Pork Cake. — One pound salt pork, chop- 

 ed fine, pour on a tea-cup of hot water; one 

 uart of floui", two cups of sugar, one cup molasses, 

 ne teaspoonful saleratus; spice with cloves and 

 innamon. 



To eeesebve Eggs fresh a Year. — Mix a hand- 

 al of unslaked lime with the same quantity of salt, 

 1 three gallons of water ; first pack the eggs, with 

 lie small end down, with some shavings to keep 

 bem down, and pour the mixture over them ; be 

 are none of them are cracked. 



Eeoeipt for Yeast. — With a quantity of good 

 3aven take a handful of hops, boil the same, leav- 

 ag two quarts of water when boiled, which is to 

 Q poured upon the following ingredients : — Two 

 ablespoonfuls of salt, half a tea-cup of sugar, a 

 ittle gingEr, four good sized potatoes grated raw, 

 wo tea-cups of flour. The whole, when light, to 

 >e corked and kept in a cool place. 



LiSTMENT FOR BuRNS, WouNDS, OB Galls. — Take 

 of tanner's oil and spirits turpentine one pint each, 

 oil of tar and oil origannon one ounce of each ; 

 mix in a stone jug, then add half an ounce of oil 

 vitriol, a few drops at a time ; let it stand twenty- 

 four hours, then it is fit for use. This is excellent 

 for man or beast. 



Cudbear. — A very quick and pretty color, for 

 children's every-day wear of flannels and hosiery, 

 can be made by using a sixpence or shilling's worth 

 of cudbear, in the fculowing way : Tie the cudbear 

 into a cloth or bag ; Hoak a few hours or over night 

 in brass, then heat it, and put into the dye enough 

 soft soap for a weak suds, and it is better to dis- 

 solve a little alum in it. Wash the articles in soap 

 suds and put them into the dye ; let it boil, stirring 

 and airing frequently. Wlien colored to your fan- 

 cy, wash in good soap suds : can be put back if 

 not dark enough. It dyes light colored soiled silk, 

 and old white ribbons, a very delicate lilac color ; 

 woolen, a pink or purple ; parametta, a cinnamon 

 color ; all wool delaine, a sort of maroon. It does 

 not crock, but the color will not last good or wear 

 long. It must never be allowed to freeze, or dry 

 in the hot sun, for that fades it more. 



To DTE A VERY DARK Blue. — Add to a commou 

 indigo dye, one tablespoonful of madder to one 

 ounce of indigo. 



To DYE Slate Color. — Boil green chestnut bark 

 one hour ; take out the bark, and add four ounces 

 green vitriol for one pound woolen yarn or cloth ; 

 stu" frequently one hour; dry before washing. 



To DYE Silk a rioii Brown. — Boil chipped log- 

 wood in pure water one hour ; put in your silks or 

 ribbons, and stir them frequently for half an hour ; 

 dry them, wash in soap suds, and iron them quite 

 damp. No mordant is used. 



To DYE Silk, or Wool, an Orange Color. — 

 Boil the skins of ripe onions half an hour; take 

 out the skins, and add one ounce of alum to one 

 quart of dye; put in the silks, stir often for half 

 an hour; dry, wash, and iron quite damp. 



To Color with Butternut. — Soak butternut 

 bark in warm water some time previous to color- 

 ing. Wash the articles, being very careful to get 

 out all the grease-spots; then thorouglily rinse in 

 clear water, (that it may be free from soap,) and 

 put in wet into the dye, which should be scalding 

 hot, but not boiling ; air frequently, till sufficiently 

 dyed ; dry before washing. It dyes different shades 

 in different seasons of the year. After washing 

 the articles, press them wet, on the wrong side, 

 and iron tiU dry. 



To Color Black. — Take one ounce of vitriol 

 to two ounces of extract logwood ; put a sufficient 

 quantity of water in an iron kettle to dissolve the 

 logwood in ; dissolve the vitriol in a brass ket- 

 tle. Wash whatever you color in very strong soap 

 suds, and wet thoroughly in the vitriol water, 

 wring them out, and turn the logwood into the vit- 

 riol ; put the articles in, let them nearly boil, stir 

 and air them as the color requires. When a good 

 black, dry and wash well in strong soap suds, and 

 rinse in several waters, otherwise it will crock; 

 press while wet. This colors well lace, silk, wor- 

 sted and cotton, and is not apt to fade. 



