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The Pocumtuc Housewife, a Guide to Domestic Cookery as it is Practised in ...

1906

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Presented as published in 1906. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Green, with Indigo. Steep two and a half ounces of alum and one poimd of fustic to get the strength, but do not boil. Take cloth which has already been colored with indigo, according to the rule given, and , dip it into this dye imtil it comes a good green. Brown. Boil butternuts. Set with alum. Brown. Put qtiarter of a potmd of cutch in a half pail of water, and two otmces of bichromate of potash in another half pail of water. Dip goods from one pail to the other, tiU you get the right color. Indigo Blue. Put two ounces of finely ^ groimd Indigo in a large jar and wet it up with a little water. Pour on hot water. Slake six ounces of lime thor- oughly and add, stirring well. Dissolve four ounces of copperas and add stirring thoroughly. Have about eighteen quarts of water in all. Let it stand two or three days stirring often, and being sure to keep the jar covered. Put in the cloth and stir it about for fifteen or twenty minutes, according to the shade you want to get. Rinse thoroughly having a little sul- phuric acid in one bath, and soap suds in another, and hang out in the air to dry. 55 Slate. Boil teagrounds in an iron kettle and set with copperas, or boil maple leaves or bark in brass and set with alum. Sumac bark steeped in water, with the bobs to set makes a pretty gray. To Set Colors in Calico. Ox's gall will set the colors of any goods, whether silk, wool or cotton. Dissolve a table spoon of gall in a gallon of warm water. Soak cloth in it and wash out without soap. 56 Deerjield Academy and Dickinson High School This time-honored institution of learning, established by our ancestors in 1799, and fur- ther endowed through the generosity of a woman of our own time, deserves a liberal pat- ronage from neighboring towns. Easy of access by rail and trolley, it still has the charm of quiet and historic surround- ings. It prepares for college and for technical schools, and offers courses in manual training and domestic science. Physical culture and athletics are required, under the supervision and control of the teachers. Those boys and girls who for any reason do not desire college or technical training may receive here an excellent general education. PRANK L. BOYDEN, PRINCIPAL. ADYSRTISEXSNTS DIRECTORY OF DEERFIELD INDUSTRIES Blue and White Needlework Reproducing colonial linen embroideries and cross- stitch designs in colors dyed after the old processes. At the Sign of the Wheel, Miss Margaret Miller, Secretary. Deerfield Baskets Of palm leaf, reeds, and wiDow withes, on the Albany Road at Mrs. Eleanor B. Stebbins', Secretary. Pocumtuc Baskets Of Raffia, Grass and similar materials, in colors, at Mrs. Mary W. Childs', next to Post Office. Mrs. Gertrude P. Ashley, Sec'y. Deerfield Rugs And Hangings, made of strips of cloth, woven on a hand loom, at Mrs. Mary W. Childs*. Mrs. E. Jane Hawks, Sec'y. Woven Fabrics In limited quantities, at Mrs. Ltianna Thorn's ^i^r^mmtmmf^smemm^mmm^^^mmmm ADVERTISEMENTS NETTED AND TUFTED WORK For bed testers and coverlets, in white cotton, at Mrs. L. Emma Henry's. BAYBERRY CANDLES May be ordered of either Mrs. Gertrude P. Ashley or Mrs. Mary W. Childs. HANDMADE FURNITURE For information and estimates inquire of Dr. E. C. Thorne or Caleb Allen. METAL WORK In gold, silver and copper enriched with enamels and precious stones. Mrs. Madeline Y. Wynne. Winter Address. 9 Ritchie Place, Chicago, HI. PHOTOGRAPHS Of the village [and siurounding meadows, and of cotmtry life. Frances and Mary Allen. w^smmmmmmmm ADVBRTISBMBNTS M. Qfiza66tft 3f666inA, ^ign of t^^ Taanf»tn H. C. WELLS, DEAI^ER IN COAL, WOOD AND FERTILIZER, DEERFIELD, MASS. The Browning House ROWC AWSS. Terms: $6.00 to $8.00 a week $1.00 to $1.25 a day. ^ottl Wiaxxm, SOUTH DEERFIELD. MASS. T. J. Ahem, Manager. ADVBRTISBMBNTS POCUMTUCK HOUSE