Dissolve a large lump of Spanish whiting in water which
has previously dissolved a teaspoon of washing soda, take
only sufficient water to moisten the whiting✪ Cleaning Marble, and it will
become a paste ; with a flannel cloth rub the marble well,
leaving it on for a while and repeating the process two or
three times, if necessary. Wash off with soap and water,
then dry the marble well and polish with a soft duster.
FURNITURE POLISH.
No. I. Shellac varnish, linseed oil and spirits of wine,
equal parts. No. 2. Linseed oil, alcohol, equal parts.
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THE HOME COOK BOOK.
No. 3. Linseed oil five ounces, turpentine two ounces,
oil of vitriol one-half ounce.
OLEAN^ING WHITE PAINT.
Mrs. C. H. Wheeler.
Spirits of ammonia, used in sufficient quantity to soften
the water and ordinary hard soap, will make the paint
look white and clean with half the effort of any other
method I have ever tried. Care should be taken not to
have too much ammonia, or the paint will be injured.
HAED SOAP.
Mrs. Mary A. Odell.
Six pounds of clean grease, six pounds of sal soda,
three pounds of stone lime ; slake the lime and put it into
four gallons of soft water✪ Hard Soap ; add the sal soda, and when
dissolved let it settle. Pour off the water into an iron
kettle, and add the grease melted, and boil. If the soap
does not come after boiling a few minutes, add more soft
water till it is of the consistency of honey. Wet a tub
and pour the hot soap into it. When cold, cut it into
pieces and lay it away to dry. Always make soap in
iron kettle.
THE SICK ROOM.
Egg Gruel. — Boil eggs from one to three hours until
hard enough to grate ; then boil new milk and thicken
with the egg, and add a little salt✪ Egg Gruel. Excellent in case of
nausea. — Mrs. Bartlett.
Gruel for Infants. — To make a gruel for infants suf-
fering from marasmus, take one pint of goat's milk and
the yolks of two eggs boiled sufficiently hard to reduce to
an impalpable powder ; add a pint of boiling water, a lit-
tle salt or sugar, and administer by a nursing bottle. — Dr.
Small.
Beef Tea. — To one pound of lean beef add one and
one-half tumblers of cold water; cut the beef in small
pieces, cover and let it boil slowly for ten minutes, and
add a little salt✪ Beef Tea after it is boiled. Excellent.
Beef Jelly for Invalids.^ — Three small onions, three
small or one and one-half large carrots, a few whole cloves
and black pepper, one small teaspoon of sugar, one slice
of ham, two calf's feet, one and a half pounds of beef.
Put in the onions and other ingredients in succession.
Place the ham on top, then the calf's feet, and lastly the
beef; no water; put on the side of the range, and let it
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Stand until reduced to a soft mass, then add a quart of
water✪ Beef Jelly for Invalids and let it boil one hour; strain and let stand until
cold, when take off the fat. Use by dissolving a little
in hot water. — Mrs. J. A. Ellis.
Panada. — Two thick slices of stale bread half an inch
in thickness ; cut off the crust, toast them a nice brown,
cut them into squares of two inches in size, lay them in a
bowl, sprinkle a little salt over them and pour on a pint of
boiling water✪ Panada.
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Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Dissolve a large lump of Spanish whiting in water which has previously dissolved a teaspoon of washing soda, take only sufficient water to moisten the whiting, and it will become a paste ; with a flannel cloth rub the marble well, leaving it on for a while and repeating the process two or three times, if necessary. Wash off with soap and water, then dry the marble well and polish with a soft duster.
FURNITURE POLISH.
No. I. Shellac varnish, linseed oil and spirits of wine, equal parts. No. 2. Linseed oil, alcohol, equal parts.
No. 3. Linseed oil five ounces, turpentine two ounces, oil of vitriol one-half ounce.
CLEANING WHITE PAINT.
Mrs. C. H. Wheeler.
Spirits of ammonia, used in sufficient quantity to soften the water and ordinary hard soap, will make the paint look white and clean with half the effort of any other method I have ever tried. Care should be taken not to have too much ammonia, or the paint will be injured.
HARD SOAP.
Mrs. Mary A. Odell.
Six pounds of clean grease, six pounds of sal soda, three pounds of stone lime ; slake the lime and put it into four gallons of soft water ; add the sal soda, and when dissolved let it settle. Pour off the water into an iron kettle, and add the grease melted, and boil. If the soap does not come after boiling a few minutes, add more soft water till it is of the consistency of honey. Wet a tub and pour the hot soap into it. When cold, cut it into pieces and lay it away to dry. Always make soap in iron kettle.
THE SICK ROOM.
Egg Gruel. — Boil eggs from one to three hours until hard enough to grate ; then boil new milk and thicken with the egg, and add a little salt. Excellent in case of nausea. — Mrs. Bartlett.
Gruel for Infants.—To make a gruel for infants suffering from marasmus, take one pint of goat's milk and the yolks of two eggs boiled sufficiently hard to reduce to an impalpable powder; add a pint of boiling water, a little salt or sugar, and administer by a nursing bottle.—Dr. Small.
Beef Tea. — To one pound of lean beef add one and one-half tumblers of cold water; cut the beef in small pieces, cover and let it boil slowly for ten minutes, and add a little salt after it is boiled. Excellent.
Beef Jelly for Invalids.— Three small onions, three small or one and one-half large carrots, a few whole cloves and black pepper, one small teaspoon of sugar, one slice of ham, two calf's feet, one and a half pounds of beef. Put in the onions and other ingredients in succession. Place the ham on top, then the calf's feet, and lastly the beef; no water; put on the side of the range, and let it (389)
Stand until reduced to a soft mass, then add a quart of water and let it boil one hour; strain and let stand until cold, when take off the fat. Use by dissolving a little in hot water. — Mrs. J. A. Ellis.
Panada. — Two thick slices of stale bread half an inch in thickness ; cut off the crust, toast them a nice brown, cut them into squares of two inches in size, lay them in a bowl, sprinkle a little salt over them and pour on a pint of boiling water.
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