SNOWBALLS.— Swell rice in milk, and strain it off, and having pared and cored apples, put the rice round them, tying each up in a cloth. Put a bit of lemon-peel, a clove, or cinnamon in each, and boil them well. SNOW RICE CREAM.— Put into a pan 5 ozs. of ground rice, 3 ozs. of loaf sugar, 8 drops of essence of al- monds, 3 ozs. of fresh or salt butter. Add a quart of new milk✪ Snow Rice Cream. Boil 20 min- utes, until smooth. Pour into a mould previously greased with butter. Turn it out when quite cold, and serve with preserves round it. SNUFFLES. — A troublesome complaint, to infants especially. The mucous membrane of the nose, through the taking of cold, being much swollen, the child is no longer able to breathe through its nose, as it was accustomed to do, but is compelled to breathe through the mouth. The difficult breathings are attended by a peculiar snuffling noise, which, in sleep, becomes a regular loud snore. It often interferes with Its sucking at the breast ; as soon as it seizes the nipple a threatening suf- focation compels it to desist. While this complaint lasts the child may be partially fed with the spoon ; give it a very mild purgative ; bathe its legs frequently in warm water. Rub the nose with tallow, and apply a slippery elm poultice mixed with cream. SOAP, Chemical. — Powdered Fullers earth, 1 oz. ; just moisten with spirits of turpentine ; add salt of tartar, 1 oz. ; best potass, 1 oz. ; work the whole into a paste with a little soap. It is excellent for removing grease spots. SODA CAKE.— Rub * lb. of good butter into 1 lb. of dry flour, and work it very small. Mix well with these % lb. of sifted sugar ; add a cup- ful of boiling milk, and three eggs well beaten ; also % lb. of currants, grated nutmeg, and fresh lemon rind. Mix all well and lightly together ; and just be- fore you mould it, stir in a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda✪ Soda Cake. Bake an hour or more. SODA WATER POWDERS. — Soda water is prepared from powder just like ginger beer, (see Ginger Beer,) except that instead of the two powders, there mentioned, these two are used, vix. — for one glass, 30 grains of carbo- nate of soda ; for the other glass, 25 grains of tartaric or citric acid. SOLDERS, to MAKE:— Solder for Lead. — Tin, 1 part; lead, 2 parts. Its goodness is tried by melting it, and pouring the size of a crown piece upon the table, and, if it be good, there will arise little bright stars in it. Apply resin when this solder is used. Solder for Tin. — Lead, 10 parts ; tin, 7 parts. Solder for Pewter. — Tin, 1 part; lead, a parts ; bismuth, 3 parts. Solder for Brazing. — Copper, 3 parts ; zinc, 2 parts ; or sheet brass, 3 arts ; zinc, 1 part. This is called peltcr, and is used for brass, iron and copper. Solder for Britannia Metal. — Bismuth, of , 1 part ; tin, 1 part ; lead, 1 part. Solder, Soft. — Tin, 2 parts; lead, 1 part. Solder, Hard. — Copper, t parts; tin, x part. SOL SOL 368 Zinc and lead are soldered with lead and tin, not quite equal parts, lead pre- ponderating. To use Old Britannia Metal instead of Block Tin in Solder. Take old britannia metal and melt it ; and while hot sprinkle sulphur over it and stir a short time.

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SNOWBALLS.— Swell rice in milk, and strain it off, and having pared and cored apples, put the rice round them, tying each up in a cloth. Put a bit of lemon-peel, a clove, or cinnamon in each, and boil them well. SNOW RICE CREAM.— Put into a pan 5 ozs. of ground rice, 3 ozs. of loaf sugar, 8 drops of essence of almonds, 3 ozs. of fresh or salt butter. Add a quart of new milk. Boil 20 minutes, until smooth. Pour into a mould previously greased with butter. Turn it out when quite cold, and serve with preserves round it. SNUFFLES. — A troublesome complaint, to infants especially. The mucous membrane of the nose, through the taking of cold, being much swollen, the child is no longer able to breathe through its nose, as it was accustomed to do, but is compelled to breathe through the mouth. The difficult breathings are attended by a peculiar snuffling noise, which, in sleep, becomes a regular loud snore. It often interferes with Its sucking at the breast ; as soon as it seizes the nipple a threatening suffocation compels it to desist. While this complaint lasts the child may be partially fed with the spoon ; give it a very mild purgative ; bathe its legs frequently in warm water. Rub the nose with tallow, and apply a slippery elm poultice mixed with cream. SOAP, Chemical. — Powdered Fullers earth, 1 oz. ; just moisten with spirits of turpentine ; add salt of tartar, 1 oz. ; best potass, 1 oz. ; work the whole into a paste with a little soap. It is excellent for removing grease spots. SODA CAKE.— Rub * lb. of good butter into 1 lb. of dry flour, and work it very small. Mix well with these % lb. of sifted sugar ; add a cupful of boiling milk, and three eggs well beaten ; also % lb. of currants, grated nutmeg, and fresh lemon rind. Mix all well and lightly together ; and just before you mould it, stir in a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda. Bake an hour or more. SODA WATER POWDERS. — Soda water is prepared from powder just like ginger beer, (see Ginger Beer,) except that instead of the two powders, there mentioned, these two are used, viz. — for one glass, 30 grains of carbonate of soda ; for the other glass, 25 grains of tartaric or citric acid. SOLDERS, TO MAKE:— Solder for Lead. — Tin, 1 part; lead, 2 parts. Its goodness is tried by melting it, and pouring the size of a crown piece upon the table, and, if it be good, there will arise little bright stars in it. Apply resin when this solder is used. Solder for Tin. — Lead, 10 parts ; tin, 7 parts. Solder for Pewter. — Tin, 1 part; lead, 2 parts ; bismuth, 3 parts. Solder for Brazing. — Copper, 3 parts ; zinc, 2 parts ; or sheet brass, 3 parts ; zinc, 1 part. This is called peltcr, and is used for brass, iron and copper. Solder for Britannia Metal. — Bismuth, 1 part ; tin, 1 part ; lead, 1 part. Solder, Soft. — Tin, 2 parts; lead, 1 part. Solder, Hard. — Copper, 2 parts; tin, 1 part. SOL SOL Zinc and lead are soldered with lead and tin, not quite equal parts, lead preponderating. To use Old Britannia Metal instead of Block Tin in Solder. Take old britannia metal and melt it ; and while hot sprinkle sulphur over it and stir a short time.

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