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Burlington ladies cook book & 25 secrets of success

1901

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Presented as published in 1901. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Take a vessel holding a]x>ut 2 gallons of water, put in 3 quarts and boil it. Take another tin vessel holding about I gallon and put in I-2 ^al of rain water and 2 pounds of best white glue and 1-2 pound of dry white lead and melt together, after melted heat a little more, and add I- » pint of alcohol, and it is ready to bottle while hot This is an excellent glue, and will sell well. UNKD\ CK'TKMT f r CHIN \ Gl. \S- W \l\ &Wi>(>'> This cement is unequalled, and will do the work to a finish. Take 1-2 gallon of rain water, 2 pounds of white glue, i pound ot dry white lead, in a pot of boil- ing water, until dissolved; do not put it on direct fire; but place the vessel with contents in another of boiling water, until dissolved; then add i pint of alcohol, and let boil a few minutes until it isthoroughly mixed, take it off of the fire, and let it cool a few minutes, and add 1-2 oz. of camphor to preserve it. Put it up in 25 cent bottles and lable. lASiE IKAT Will. NOT S>Uf^ Take Vq, g-ollon of boiling water, and dissolve 2 0z. of alum, now take 3 pounds of flour, and make a smooth batter, and add 15 drops oil of cloves, now mix Ihe alum water and let it come to a boil. Put up in small glass ja'-s to retail at 10 cents. This is a good Lable pasteLabel Paste and will keep for months 19 fh « «>n*urv PATI N r R'***-*' & «iMOK RIA'KING T^^^he 1 gallcn of alcohol, and add to it i>^ pounds Gum Shellac, and i ounce Sulphuric acid, let stand 48 hours; then add Y^ pound of Ivory Black ; let stand 24 hours; then earefullv pour off the top which is ready to put up in 3 oz. bottles to sell at 50 cts. This is a good Polish for all kinds of leather and is waterproof. lAJniSOl'S HA! Si VOIMi i KbTE CYKll Take a 'arge m.outhecl bottle, hclding about 1 quart, and melt Yi pint of lard, to a very gentle heat, ty plunging it in warm water; then add X oimce cf phcsphcrous and V^ pint ot proof spirits; cook it ai d as it cools shaKe ic frequently, so as to mix it thoroug- ly; when cold, pour off the spirits, and save it to l;e r.std again, thicken the other up with flour; which will be ready to put up in small tin bcxes to sell at 25 cts. This pa<teis lumincus in the dark anrl attracts; is eaten greedily, and sure death. Thousands of dollars have Vjeen made from this rcciept. TOILKT P<»WI)K« I pound of Ox"de Dismuth, and 4 pounds of white sta^chToilet Powder^ mix thcrcughly together, and put in sma'l b )xer> to retail at 15 cents. LofC. 89 BOOT & shoe: watk»:.pkoof polish Have a vessel holding abcut 3 quarts; put in i pound of Beef suet, % pound of Rosin, Yi pound of Beeswax, and ^ pound of Lampblack; melt these on a good strong fire; after melted, add a Yz pint of neats- foot oil to it, and put up in small wide mouthed bottles; or boxes, to sell at 10 or 15 cents. A good Shoe polish will always sell. This is a good reciept and worth a for- tune to any-one that wdll push and advertize it. WONOKR'UL f^'^IX KirrER nThe following preparation is a great salve and equal to any on the market, and better than a good many.