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THE CANADIAN HOBTICULTDBI8T. 



CM REED 

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Hses of Jjritits. 



Next in impoHance to the best modes of cultivation 

 and the selection of the choicest varieties, comes the 

 most approved methods of prepai ing fruits for use. 

 We ivould be glad therefore if the ladies, who read 

 this Journal, would make free use of this column 

 for an interchange of ideas on this subject. 



FRUIT JUICES MEDICINAL. 



REED of seeds, fruit juices are, 

 Miss Clarissa Potter, in- 

 lable in correcting deranged 

 bowels. Tliey relieve constipation and 

 check diarrhoea. This seems a contra- 

 diction, but personal observation justi- 

 fies the statement. I was not afraid 

 to give my nine-months old baby bread 

 softened with these juices, when I 

 found milk nauseated her, the child 

 having inherited a strong antipathy 

 against it, and, though my other chil- 

 dren have Vjeen " bread and milk 

 babies," she has always been a bread 

 and fruit juice baby. A pint of red, 

 ripe, curi'ant, or raspberr}^ juice tart, 

 thick as cream, with flavour and sun- 

 shine, and as fresh as when swelling the 

 ripe berry on the stem, is just the gift 

 to send an invalid friend who is 

 heartily tired of her moulds of insipid, 

 sweetish jellies. — Hort. Times (Eng.). 



Beware of Orange Seeds. — Several cases 

 have been i-eported of late of death 

 resulting from the swallowing an 

 orange seed. The seed, lodging in the 

 small intestines is productive of fatal 

 inflam mation. 



Pineapple Water (a refreshing summer 

 beverage). — Take a moderate-sized pine- 

 apple, pare and slice it, and pound it to 

 a pulp in a mortar. Put this into a 

 bowl with the strained juice of a large 

 fresh lemon, and pour over it a pint of 

 boiling syrup made in the proportion 

 of IK), of sugar to a pint of water. 

 Cover the jug which contains the 

 liquid, and leave it in a cool place for 

 two hours or more. Strain through a 



napkin. Put two pints of cold spring- 

 water with it and serve. Sufficient for 

 three pints of pineapple water. — Hort. 

 Times. 



TO MAKE RASPBERRY VINEGAR. 



Wash raspberries in a stone jar. 

 To every pound of fruit add a pint of 

 pure cider vinegar, cover, and let it 

 stand three days ; then press it through 

 a jelly bag ; to every pint put a half 

 pound of lump sugar. Set the juice on 

 the fire to come to a boil. Take off 

 any scum that may rise. Allow five 

 minutes gentle boiling. Set it to get 

 cold, then pour into small bottles, cork 

 with new corks, and seal. Two or 

 three table-spoonfuls in a glass of ice 

 water makes a delicious, refreshing 

 drink in hot weather. Strawberries or 

 currants can be prepared in the same 

 manner. — Horticultural Times. 



FRUIT STAINS. 



In the season of fruits, the napkin 

 used at the table, and often the hand- 

 kerchiefs and other articles, will become 

 stained. Those who have access to a 

 good drug store can procure a bottle of 

 Javelle water. If tlie stains are wet 

 with this before the articles are put 

 into wash, they will be completely re- 

 moved. Those who cannot get Javelle 

 water can make a solution of chloride 

 of lime. Four ounces of the chloride 

 of lime is to be put in a quart of water- 

 in a bottle, and after thoroughly shaking 

 allow the dregs to settle. The clean 

 liquid will remove the stains as I'eadily 

 as Javelle water, but in using this one 

 precaution must be observed. Be care- 

 ful to thoroughly rinse the article to 

 which this solution has been applied in 

 clear water before bringing it in contact 

 with soap. When Javelle water is used, 

 this precaution is not necessaiy ; but 

 with the chloride of lime liquid it is, or 

 the articles will be harsh and stifi". — Ex. 



