Recipes for the million

TOBACCO (HERB). — Hyssop, marjoram, and thyme, of each two ounces ; coltsfoot, three ounces ; betony and eyebright, of each four ounces ; rosemary and lavender, of each eight ounces. Mix, press together, and cut up fine. TOBACCO, To Scent. — Tobacco may be scented either by sprinkling it with perfume or by shutting it up in a jar with a Tonquin bean. TOBACCO WASH FOR PLANTS.— Boil two ounces of common shag tobacco in a pint of water. Apply with a brush to the leaves and stems of the infected plants, and afterwards syringe well with clear water. This wash is a deadly poison to insects. TOE JOINTS (ENLARGED), To Reduce.— Bind a strap round the foot with one pad of linen over the prominence and another between the great toe and the next, and at night rub it with iodide of potassium ointment. TOE NAILS (INGROWING).— Make some tallow very hot and put it on the sore place. The operation causes very little pain if the tallow is thoroughly heated, and it effects a certain cure. TOFFEE (BUTTER). — To one pound of raw sugar add three ounces of butter ; stir it over the fire till it comes to the crackled degree, flavour with lemon-juice, and pour it into greased tins to set. TOILET POWDER, A Good.— A wholesome powder for the nursery may be made by mixing equal quantities of fullers' earth, starch, and rice flour. It may be scented with violets, or any other perfume, or used in its raw state. TOILET VINEGAR. — With one dram of essence of bergamot, one ounce of essence of rosemary, and one dram of marjoram, mix half a pint of pale rum, then add half a pint of best white vinegar, and one pint of rose water. This vinegar will be found very refreshing. TOMATOES, How to Prepare. — Cut some good ripe tomatoes into slices, sprinkle them with finely pulverized white sugar, and add sufficient claret wine to cover them. Diluted vinegar is often used in place of the claret, but the wine imparts a rich and pleasant flavour, somewhat resembling the strawberry. TOMATOES, OR LOVE APPLES, To Grow.— These tender plants are raised from seed sown in hotbeds in March or April, and transplanted in May in the open ground in a sunny situation, or trained against a south wall. They produce ripe fruit in the autumn. TOMATOES, To Pickle. — Cut into slices half a peck of green tomatoes ; then take half a gallon of vinegar, three tablespoonfuls of whole cloves, two of allspice, one of salt, two small teaspoonfuls of mace, and the same amount of cayenne pepper. Boil the vinegar and spices for ten minutes, then put in the tomatoes, and boil all together for a quarter of an hour. When cold put into jars. TONGUE (THE), an Index of Health. — A yellow-coated tongue indicates a disordered liver ; a strawberry tongue discloses scarlet fever ; a fissured one, enteric fever ; a brown or black tongue marks bloodpoisoning ; a dryness of the tongue shows feverishness ; and a white-coated tongue, although it may occur in health, is generally a sign of a disordered stomach. When the tongue cleans gradually from the edge it is a favourable sign.