SNAPDRAGON, or Lion’s Mouth. — There are many varieties of
this plant, which is an extremely ornamental one for the tops of walls.
They all prefer a dry, loamy, or calcareous soil, and are propagated either
by seed or cuttings taken from the young shoots every year. Choice kinds
should always be obtained in the latter manner, as although seedlings are
produced in abundance , they are not to be depended on.
SNOW CAKE. — Beat a quarter of a pound of butter to a
cream, then gradually add a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar, half
a pound of arrowroot, a pinch of salt, and a flavouring of either lemon,
almond, or vanilla. Whisk the whites of three eggs to snow, stir them
into the mixture, and beat it again until it is light and white. Butter a
shallow mould✪ Snow Cake or tin with raised edges, pour in the batter, and bake in a
gentle oven for an hour and a quarter. It should not be allowed to
acquire a colour. When done enough, let it cool a little, then with a sharp
knife divide it into pieces about two inches square. Keep it in a cool, dry
place.
SNOWDROPS, To Cultivate. — These plants are well worthy of a
place in every garden, on account of their pure and early bloom. They
are propagated by off-sets, which should be planted in moist, shady
situations during August or September, at a depth of two or three inches.
They may remain undisturbed for several years together, although to pre-
vent them growing uneven and rugged, it is advisable to take them up
every three or four years, but they must not be removed from the earth till
their leaves have withered.
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SOAP (ALMOND). — Cut into slices four pounds of white tallow
soap, melt it in a copper pan by the heat of a water bath, add one ounce of
essential oil of almonds, and pour into moulds.
SOAP (CHEMICAL). — Put into a basin half a pound of fine
rice powder, two ounces of powdered bismuth, three ounces of orange-
flower water, and half an ounce of essence of ambergris ; mix well together,
then add one pound of finely grated white oil soap ; beat the whole twice
a day for five days ; cut into squares, and dry upon sheets of paper in a
very slow oven.
SOAP (CINNAMON). — To five pounds of yellow soap add
three pounds of palm-oil soap, two ounces of essence of cinnamon, a
quarter of an ounce of bergamot, and two ounces of yellow ochre. Mix
over the fire, and pour into moulds.
SOAP (HONEY). — Cut into thin slices a pound of curd soap,
put it into a saucepan with a pint of sweet milk ; simmer till the soap is
melted, then add a couple of spoonfuls of honey, and simmer again till
the whole is well mixed ; scent it with oil of lavender or bergamot, and put
it into shapes.
SOAP (ROSE). — Mix twelve pounds of olive oil soap with eight
pounds of best tallow soap, and half a pint of water. Melt in a covered
copper pan by means of a water bath. Colour with an ounce and a half
of finely levigated vermilion, and when the mixture has cooled a little, add
an ounce and a half of otto of roses ; or an ounce and a quarter of essence
of bergamot ; or else three-quarters of an ounce of oil of cloves, and a like
quantity of oil of cinnamon.
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SNAPDRAGON, or Lion’s Mouth. — There are many varieties of this plant, which is an extremely ornamental one for the tops of walls. They all prefer a dry, loamy, or calcareous soil, and are propagated either by seed or cuttings taken from the young shoots every year. Choice kinds should always be obtained in the latter manner, as although seedlings are produced in abundance, they are not to be depended on.
SNOW CAKE. — Beat a quarter of a pound of butter to a cream, then gradually add a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar, half a pound of arrowroot, a pinch of salt, and a flavouring of either lemon, almond, or vanilla. Whisk the whites of three eggs to snow, stir them into the mixture, and beat it again until it is light and white. Butter a shallow mould or tin with raised edges, pour in the batter, and bake in a gentle oven for an hour and a quarter. It should not be allowed to acquire a colour. When done enough, let it cool a little, then with a sharp knife divide it into pieces about two inches square. Keep it in a cool, dry place.
SNOWDROPS, To Cultivate. — These plants are well worthy of a place in every garden, on account of their pure and early bloom. They are propagated by off-sets, which should be planted in moist, shady situations during August or September, at a depth of two or three inches. They may remain undisturbed for several years together, although to prevent them growing uneven and rugged, it is advisable to take them up every three or four years, but they must not be removed from the earth till their leaves have withered.
SOAP (ALMOND). — Cut into slices four pounds of white tallow soap, melt it in a copper pan by the heat of a water bath, add one ounce of essential oil of almonds, and pour into moulds.
SOAP (CHEMICAL). — Put into a basin half a pound of fine rice powder, two ounces of powdered bismuth, three ounces of orangeflower water, and half an ounce of essence of ambergris ; mix well together, then add one pound of finely grated white oil soap ; beat the whole twice a day for five days ; cut into squares, and dry upon sheets of paper in a very slow oven.
SOAP (CINNAMON). — To five pounds of yellow soap add three pounds of palm-oil soap, two ounces of essence of cinnamon, a quarter of an ounce of bergamot, and two ounces of yellow ochre. Mix over the fire, and pour into moulds.
SOAP (HONEY). — Cut into thin slices a pound of curd soap, put it into a saucepan with a pint of sweet milk ; simmer till the soap is melted, then add a couple of spoonfuls of honey, and simmer again till the whole is well mixed ; scent it with oil of lavender or bergamot, and put it into shapes.
SOAP (ROSE). — Mix twelve pounds of olive oil soap with eight pounds of best tallow soap, and half a pint of water. Melt in a covered copper pan by means of a water bath. Colour with an ounce and a half of finely levigated vermilion, and when the mixture has cooled a little, add an ounce and a half of otto of roses ; or an ounce and a quarter of essence of bergamot ; or else three-quarters of an ounce of oil of cloves, and a like quantity of oil of cinnamon.
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