Gancel's culinary encyclopedia of modern cooking

S’ame Cayenne. Use sweet and violet' pimentoes. Chili powder. Use mexican peppers and violet pimen¬ toes w. oregan herbs and camino seeds. — 441 — GAN CEL’S CULINARY ENCYCLOPEDIA CURRY POWDER (Curry or Curie) Condiment very aromatic, originally from India. Use square yellow pimentoes 2% ounces, coriander 1% ounces, S’affron y2 ounce, ginger 1*4 ounce, cayenne % ounce. Dry, pound, strain. Keep in bottle well closed. NOTE. — Be careful when you buy spices or condi¬ ments that they are not falsified. BAKING POWDER— How to make Cream of Tartar iy2 ounce, bicarbonate of soda % ounce, tartaric acide % ounce, starch y2 ounce, mix all together, keep in box. CHEMICAL REFRIGERATING BATH Used when ice is not obtainable. (Bain chimique). Sulphate of soda 1 lb. 12 ounces, dry muriate am¬ monia 1 lb. 2 ounces, dry nitrate of potash 1 lb., water 16 quarts, pour the liquid into wooden tub, turn quickly. REMEDY FOR BURNS (Brulure) Lime water 3 ounces, almond oil 3 y2 ounces, whip to a moss, apply liberally, bind tight with cloth, or tur¬ pentine, olive oil, and powdered alum, CIDER (Cidre.) Prohibition has. come and we will have to make our own cider. Therefore it is necessary to publish some recipes in this book. Cider is prepared in a great many different ways, but the ordinary way is the best. Crush the apples and add a little water according to the qual¬ ity aiid the quantity one desires. Press to obtain pure cider. Fermentation is. made in skimming it. To make the cider clear add % ounces of tartaric acid for 25 gallons. One can also ferment the pulp in a barrel and add water and sugar. It makes cider of second quality. An imitation cider is made of dried apples and figs. Put in a barrel and let it ferment with grapes and jun¬ iper berries. Composition 90 quarts of water, 8 pounds apples, 4 pounds grapes, 2 pounds of figs, y2 pound 442 MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES juniper berries. Let' macerate 8 or 10 days according to temperature. Put in bottle and let bottle stand up. This cider is inoffensive and cheap. CIMENT In the kitchen, as in domestic economy, is often used for different purposes. Following are a few recipes for making cheap cement. Ciment for Aquarium, Gelatine y2 lb., chromate of pot¬ assium iy2 ounces. Dissolve same quantity of water, add chromate of potassium. To wet aquarium in dark room expose after in light. Preserve in dark room. Ciment for glass 1st, Cottage cheese. Pounded w. slack lime. Make glue very hard. Use quickly and keep liquid. 2d. Whip white of an egg, drain one night on top of sieve, mix water egg with powder lime, good for porcelain or china. Ciment for range, furnace, Ferruginous ashes (scoria) pounded very fine, mixed w. 1 lb. kitchen salt, moisten w. little water made on paste, use after the range is cold. CORNS AND SOFT PERSPIRING FEET Corns (hard), Extract cannabis indica 15 grains, sal¬ icylic acid 1 dram, flexible collodion, 1 ounce, mix well, painting with brush. Corns (soft), Use powdered sulphur for them 3 times a week. Perspiring, Wash and rinse in clear water, apply a solu¬ tion of alcohol and salicylic acid in 1 quart alcohol, 1 tablespoon salicylic. Tender feet, Bathe morning and evening, change stock¬ ings daily, massage with solution 80% olive oil and 20% menthol. DISTILLATION