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Wine Wiiey. —Boil a pint of milk, and put to it a 
glass of white wine; set it over the fire till the curd 
has settled, when strain it and sweeten to your taste. 
A Useful Soap.—The following is commended by 
those who have tried it for scrubbing and cleaning 
painted floors, washing dishes, and other household 
purposes : Take two pounds of white olive soap and 
shave it in thin slices; add two ounces of borax and 
two quarts of cold water; stir all together in a stone 
or earthen jar, and let it set upon the back of the 
stove until the mass be dissolved. A very little heat 
is required, as the liquid need not simmer. When 
thoroughly mixed and cooled, it becomes of the con¬ 
sistency of a thick jelly, and a piece the size of a cubic 
inch will make a lather for a gallon of water. 
Superlative Mince Pies.— Rub with salt and 
mixed spices a fat bullock’s tongue; let it lie three 
days, and parboil, mince and scrape it. Mince 
separately three pounds of Zante currants, picked, 
plumped and dried ; a dozen of lemon pippin apples, 
pared and cored, and one pound of blanched almonds, 
with a few bitter ones. Mix the mince and add half 
a pound of candied citron and orange peel minced, and 
an ounce of the best cinnamon and cloves, with the 
juice and the grated rind of three or four lemons, one 
half ounce of salt, the same quantity of allspice, 
and one quarter of a pound of fine sugar pounded. 
Moisten with one quart of fresh sweet cider, boiled 
with a pint of golden syrup and a pint of orange-flower 
water. 
Excellent Whitewash. —There are many recipes 
published, but wo believe the following to be the best: 
Sixteen pounds of Paris white, half a pound of white 
transparent glue, prepared as follows: The glue is 
covered with cold water at night, and in the morning 
is carefully heated—without scorching—until dissolved. 
The Paris white is stirred into this with hot water, to 
give it the proper milky consistency for applying to 
walls ; the preparation is then applied with a brush 
like the common lime whitewash. Except on very 
dark and smoky walls, a single coat is sufficient. It 
is nearly equal in brilliancy to “ zinc white,” a far 
more expensive article. 
To Remove India Ink Marks. —Bub well with a 
salve or pure acetic acid and lard, then with a solution 
of potash, and finally with hydrochloric acid. Some¬ 
times these marks may be obliterated by blistering the 
skin and keeping the blister open for a little while. 
When the new skin grows the marks will have dis¬ 
appeared. 
Erasive Soap.— Here is an excellent recipe for 
making genuine erasive soap that will remove grease 
and stains from clothing : Two pounds of good Cas¬ 
tile soap, half a pound of carbonate of potash, dis¬ 
solved in half a pint of hot water. Cut the soap with 
the potash until it is thick enough to mould in cakes ; 
also add alcohol, half an ounce; camphor, half an 
ounce , hartshorn, half an ounce; color with half an 
ounce of pulverized charcoal. 
Sugar for Preserving. —Good brown sugar is the 
sweetest, especially much sweeter than the so-called 
granulated white sugar, which contains much water of 
crystallization, often a certain amount of free moisture 
of brown sugar is due to syrup or molasses more than 
water does. The finely powdered white sugar made 
from loaf sugar, is much sweeter than the granulated 
white sugar, and goes almost as far in sweetening as 
the brown qualities do. Loaf sugar is the best. 
To get clear of Rats. —If you want a rat remedy, 
take copperas—the quantity to depend upon the num¬ 
ber of buildings or places infested—pulverize it very 
fine, and be sure and sprinkle some in all their holes, 
in the corn crib, under all the buildings, in a word, 
wherever they may congregate, and in a few days all 
the rats will be gone. This is very simple and easily 
tried, and has proved completely successful several 
times at different places. No rat seen three days after 
a thorough application. 
To Clean Eloor Oil-Cloths. —Soap should not be 
used in cleaning oil-cloths. To half a pail of hot, soft 
water, add half a cup of washing fluid, or a piece of 
sal-soda half the size of an egg; with a scrubbing- 
brush or broom rub hard, putting on only sufficient 
water so that it will not run off; wipe dry with a soft 
cloth; it will look as bright and shining as when new. 
This is a good way to clean common paint, as it easily 
removes smoke, grease, or dust, and does not destroy 
the gloss or varnish. It is also useful in washing win¬ 
dows. 
Moth Preventative. —The following recipe for 
keeping moths out of clothing is a favorite in some 
families: Mix half a pint of alcohol, the same quan¬ 
tity of spirits of turpentine, and two ounces of cam¬ 
phor. Keep in a stone bottle, and shake before using. 
The clothes or furs are to be wrapped in linen, and 
rumpled up pieces of blotting paper dipped in the 
liquid are to be placed in the box with them, so that 
it smells strong. This requires renewing about once 
a year. 
Oatmeal Gruel.— Mix a dessertspoonful of fine 
oatmeal or patent groats with two tablespoonfuls of 
cold water and boil for ten minutes, stirring frequently. 
For a richer gruel, boil two tablespoonfuls of groats 
in a quart of water for an hour. Strain through a 
sieve; stir in a piece of butter large as a walnut, and 
some sugar, nutmeg or ginger. 
Baltimore Corn Bread.— One quart of milk, one 
pint of Indian meal, three eggs, half a cup of butter 
Boil one pint of the milk, and with it scald the meal 
and butter, cool off with some of the cold milk. Beat 
up the eggs with the remainder, add a pinch of salt 
and mix it gradually. Put the batter half an inch 
thick in square tins, and bake three quarters of an 
hour. 
Charleston Pudding.— Four cups of flour, sifted, 
with one teaspoonful of soda and two of cream tartar; 
beat six eggs with three cups of sugar, one cup of but¬ 
ter and one of cream in them, and gently stir in the 
flour. 
Milk Stains. —Milk stains on serge dresses may he 
removed by steeping the part in warm water. 
Cream Pie.— One and a half cups of sugar, three 
cups of flour, one cup of milk, two eggs, two table¬ 
spoonfuls of cream tartar, one teaspoonful of saleratus. 
Cream for inside, one pint of milk, one-half cup of 
sugar, a little butter and salt, two tablespoonfuls of 
flour (or corn starch). Flavor with lemon. (Make 
two pies). Stir into the milk while boiling till suffi¬ 
ciently thick. 
Waffles. - One quart of flour, one pint of sour milk, 
one teaspoonful of soda, four eggs, a piece of butter 
the size of a large egg, and a little salt. Bake in 
waffle irons. Sour cream and less butter improves 
them. 
Grape Jam. —Boil the grapes in just water enough 
to make them tender, strain them through a colander, 
then in one pound of pulp put one pound of sugar; 
boil this half an hour; the common wild grape makes 
a nice jam. 
Lemon Jelly. —Two cups of sugar; yolks of three 
eggs; juice of two lemons. Cook till thickened by 
setting in boiling water, then add the well-beaten 
whites of three eggs ; spread between the layers of the 
cake, and trim off the rough edges. 
Dandruff. —Some one asks, what will remove and 
prevent dandruff from coming in a lady’s head ? Take 
a little borax added to a pint of rain water, and wash 
the head occasionally with it. Add a little borax or 
cooking soda to rain water when you wash hair 
brushes. It cleanses them nicely. 
Paragraphs Worth Remembering. —Benzineand 
common clay will clean marble. 
Castor oil is an excellent thing to soften leather. 
Lemon juice and glycerine will remove tan and 
freckles. 
A dose of castor oil will aid you in removing pim¬ 
ples. 
Lemon juice and glycerine will cleanse and soften 
the hands. 
Spirits of ammonia, diluted a little, will cleanse the 
hair very thoroughly. 
Lunar caustic, carefully applied so as not to touch 
the skin, will destroy warts. 
Powdered nitre is good for removing freckles. ! S| 
Apply with a rag moistened with glycerine. 
To obviate offensive perspiration, wash your feet 
with soap and diluted spirits of ammonia. 
The juice of ripe tomatoes will remove the stain of 
walnuts from the hands without injury to the skin. 
Pickled Onions. —Peel off the outer skin of small 
onions, boil them until clear or half cooked, in salt 
water, and throw them while smoking hot into a jar 
of cold vinegar, spiced. 
Borax for Colds. —A writer in the Medical Record 
cites a number of cases in which borax has proved a 
most effective remedy in certain forms of colds. He 
states that, in sudden hoarseness or loss of voice in 
public speakers or singers, from colds, relief for an 
hour or so, as by magic, may be obtained by slowly 
dissolving and partially swallowing a lump of borax 
the size of a garden pea, or about three or four grains 
held in the mouth for ten minutes before speaking or 
singing. This produces a profuse secretion of saliva, 
or “ watering ” of the mouth and throat, probably 
restoring the voice or tone to the dried vocal cords, 
just as wetting brings back the missing notes to a 
flute w T hen it is too dry. 
Simple Corn-meal Pudding. —Stir into a quart 
of boiling milk the yolks of tw T o eggs, three heaping 
spoonfuls of meal and half a cup of sugar, well 
beaten together. Cook five minutes, stirring con¬ 
stantly; remove from the fire, and add the whites, 
beaten to a stiff froth. Pour into a pudding dish, and 
bake one hour in a moderate oven. Serve with cream 
and sugar. 
Filling Cracks. —For filling cracks in wooden 
furniture, try the following cement: Moisten a piece 
of recently burnt lime with enough water to make it 
fall into powder; mix one part of the slaked lime 
with two parts of rye flour, and a sufficient quantity 
of boiled linseed oil to form a thick plastic mass. ! 
Baked Indian Fudding. —Scald one quart of 
milk, pour it on five large spoonfuls of meal, add one 
cup of molasses, and pour it into your pudding dish, 
in which you have melted a piece of butter the size of 
an egg. This makes a nice pudding, free from whey. 
If the whey is preferred, add, as soon as it begins to 
bake, a cupful of cold milk. 
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