2 A 393 THE DUDLEY RECIPES GUNNERS5 DELIGHT A PICKLE /^HOP finely eight ounces of crab apples (or ^ ordinary sour apples), eight ounces of onions and two ounces of chillies (increase this quantity of chillies, if required hotter), and mix with this one tablespoonful of salt and a little cayenne. Boil one pint of white wine vinegar✪ Gunners' Delight Pickle ; pour this over the above mixture, and bottle when cold. CUCUMBER LOTION FOR THE FACE TAKE some small ripe cucumbers and pound them in a mortar into a pulp. Strain through a muslin and mix the juice with an equal quantity of rose water✪ Cucumber Lotion for the Face. This lotion is most cooling and excellent for the skin — also good in the case of sunburn. These small cucumbers can be bought quite cheaply in any market. 394 MISCELLANEOUS LAIT VIRGINALE A COOLING FACE LOTION, FOR USE AFTER TRAVELLING OR MOTORING TAKE one ounce of simple tincture of benzoin and add it drop by drop to one quart of rose or elder-flower water✪ Lait Virginale. Cleanse the face thoroughly, by gently rubbing in some cold cream ; wipe this off with a soft towel, then apply the lait virginale with a soft sponge or a wad of medicated cotton- wool. COLD CREAM THIS recipe is to be found in the “ Dudley Cookery Book,” published by Mr. Arnold in A FACE LOTION mW0 tablespoonfuls of orange-flower water (or elder-flower water), two tablespoonfuls of rose water, nine grains of borax. Or 395 THE DUDLEY RECIPES Six drops of essence of roses, eight ounces of distilled water, thirty-five grains of subcarbonate of soda✪ Cold Cream. % HAIR WASH rAlSSOLVE one ounce of camphor in a pint of rum. Leave it to stand, well corked, for two or three days. Strain off and bottle. Use twice a week. 1 TO REMOVE STAINS FROM FLOORS TT^OR removing spots of grease from boards, take a quarter of a pound of Fuller’s earth and a quarter of a pound of pearlash and boil together in a quart of water. While hot, lay the mixture on the greased parts, allowing it to remain on them from ten to twelve hours, after which it may be scoured off with sand and water. A floor much spotted with grease should be completely washed over with this mixture the day before it is scoured. Fuller’s earth and ox-gall boiled together form a very powerful cleansing mixture for floors or carpets. Stains of ink on floors are removed by the application of strong vinegar or salts of lemon. 396 MISCELLANEOUS TO REMOVE STAINS AND MARKS FROM BOOKS SOLUTION of oxalic acid, citi’ic acid or tartaric acid may be applied to paper and prints, without fear of damage. These acids which take out writing-ink and do not touch the printing, can be used for restoring books where the margins have been written upon, without injuring the text. TO TAKE MARKING-INK OUT OF LINEN FTSE a solution of cyanide of potassium applied with a camel’s-hair brush. After the marking- ink disappears, the linen should be well washed in cold water. TO REMOVE WINE STAINS FROM LINEN 1_T OLD the articles in milk, while it is boiling on the fire, and the stains will soon disappear. 397 THE DUDLEY RECIPES TO REMOVE FRUIT STAINS FROM LINEN T3 UB the part, on each side, with yellow soap ; then tie up a piece of pearlash in the stained linen. Soak well in hot water, or boil afterwards. Expose the stained part to the sun and air until the stain is removed. MARBLE MAY BE CLEANED

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2 A 393 THE DUDLEY RECIPES GUNNERS5 DELIGHT A PICKLE /^HOP finely eight ounces of crab apples (or ^ ordinary sour apples), eight ounces of onions and two ounces of chillies (increase this quantity of chillies, if required hotter), and mix with this one tablespoonful of salt and a little cayenne. Boil one pint of white wine vinegar ; pour this over the above mixture, and bottle when cold. CUCUMBER LOTION FOR THE FACE TAKE some small ripe cucumbers and pound them in a mortar into a pulp. Strain through a muslin and mix the juice with an equal quantity of rose water. This lotion is most cooling and excellent for the skin — also good in the case of sunburn. These small cucumbers can be bought quite cheaply in any market. 394 MISCELLANEOUS LAIT VIRGINALE A COOLING FACE LOTION, FOR USE AFTER TRAVELLING OR MOTORING TAKE one ounce of simple tincture of benzoin and add it drop by drop to one quart of rose or elder-flower water. Cleanse the face thoroughly, by gently rubbing in some cold cream ; wipe this off with a soft towel, then apply the lait virginale with a soft sponge or a wad of medicated cotton- wool. COLD CREAM THIS recipe is to be found in the “ Dudley Cookery Book,” published by Mr. Arnold in A FACE LOTION mW0 tablespoonfuls of orange-flower water (or elder-flower water), two tablespoonfuls of rose water, nine grains of borax. Or 395 THE DUDLEY RECIPES Six drops of essence of roses, eight ounces of distilled water, thirty-five grains of subcarbonate of soda. % HAIR WASH rAlSSOLVE one ounce of camphor in a pint of rum. Leave it to stand, well corked, for two or three days. Strain off and bottle. Use twice a week. 1 TO REMOVE STAINS FROM FLOORS TT^OR removing spots of grease from boards, take a quarter of a pound of Fuller’s earth and a quarter of a pound of pearlash and boil together in a quart of water. While hot, lay the mixture on the greased parts, allowing it to remain on them from ten to twelve hours, after which it may be scoured off with sand and water. A floor much spotted with grease should be completely washed over with this mixture the day before it is scoured. Fuller’s earth and ox-gall boiled together form a very powerful cleansing mixture for floors or carpets. Stains of ink on floors are removed by the application of strong vinegar or salts of lemon. 396 MISCELLANEOUS TO REMOVE STAINS AND MARKS FROM BOOKS SOLUTION of oxalic acid, citi’ic acid or tartaric acid may be applied to paper and prints, without fear of damage. These acids which take out writing-ink and do not touch the printing, can be used for restoring books where the margins have been written upon, without injuring the text. TO TAKE MARKING-INK OUT OF LINEN FTSE a solution of cyanide of potassium applied with a camel’s-hair brush. After the marking- ink disappears, the linen should be well washed in cold water. TO REMOVE WINE STAINS FROM LINEN 1_T OLD the articles in milk, while it is boiling on the fire, and the stains will soon disappear. 397 THE DUDLEY RECIPES TO REMOVE FRUIT STAINS FROM LINEN T3 UB the part, on each side, with yellow soap ; then tie up a piece of pearlash in the stained linen. Soak well in hot water, or boil afterwards. Expose the stained part to the sun and air until the stain is removed. MARBLE MAY BE CLEANED

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