Mushrooms.
As we so often see the notice, " Died from toadstool
in mistake for mushrooms/' I have refrained from
giving the different recipes for cooking mushrooms^ as
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I feel the risk is too great for the pleasure it might
give. Any real mushrooms are poisonous if picked
over an hour after they are open. If any one will eat
them, they can be stewed, baked or broiled, with sea-
soning of butter and a little salt and pepper. I quote:
" The difference between a toadstool and a mushroom
is the difference between an eel and a rattlesnake — in
effect. There is but one sure way of telling the differ-
ence. The stems of the mushrooms are generally
shorter, thicker, and invariably solid; the stems of the
toadstools are hollow." This author says he has picked
and eaten many mushrooms, using this test alone.
MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES.
Making Over Hair Mattresses.
Empty the tick, wash it nicely with hard soap and
enough borax to soften the water. Spread the hair
on clean boards or sheets, and whip the dust out
entirely then pick it up fine. If for any reason it
should need washing, wash it in warm suds, rinse and
spread to dry. Weigh all the hair, then weigh one-
fourth for each corner .of tick. Dividing this way
will be of great assistance in getting it evenly laid.
You need a mattress needle and strong twine. Put
the under tuft in first, in a slip, a noose, at the end of
the double twine, then put the needle up through
the mattress, tie it tight, then tie in the upper tuft
with three knots.
To Clean a Teakettle of Lime.
The thick incrustations that form upon the inside of
teakettles when hard water is used, can be easily re-
moved by putting in two quarts ofj^es and filling up
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with water, let boil and soak three hours. While hot
empty it out and scrape it clean with an iron spoon.
It will easily peel off.
To Clean Moldy Jugs.
Wash clean with ashes and soapsuds, rinse well, fill
w-ith hot water, put in a teaspoon of carbolic acid, set
it away from sight where no one will see it for a few
hours, as it is a deadly poison. Then empty it and
wash and rinse well and it will be as sweet as if it had
not been tainted.
Ropy Milk.
When the milk is ropy there is probably inflamma-
tion of the udder. The milk is acid, and becomes
clotted; this is a conditional defect arising from dis-
eased blood. An authority writes, give a dose of
twelve ounces of Epsom salts, and before milking in-
ject by a S3rringe, one-fourth of a pint of solution of
carbonate of soda into the teat, and after fifteen
minutes milk it out. Dissolve one-fourth of a tea-
spoon of soda in one-half cup of warm' water.
Care of Canaries.
Clean the cage thoroughly every morning, and accus-
tom them to plenty of light and company, but not to
sudden noises; do not hang the cage in a draft. Give
it clean water for its bath every morning. Feed it with
mixed canary seed, a piece of bread and occasionally
spread it with a little butter and sprinkle a very little
red pepper on it, give it a lump of sugar, a cuttle
bone, apple, a little sand in bottom of cage, and in
the summer chick weed. If at any time the bird is
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hoarse, give it a piece of fat salt pork and tee how
he will enjoy it, and listen for the result. If he ap-
pears dumpy riemember the bread and butter with the
sprinkle of red pepper. If kept perfectly clean no
vermin will come to them, but if you only clean
them twice a week there is danger. If you are so
unfortunate as to have these pests clean thoroughly,
take the cage to pieces, boil the perches, then put in a
lump of sugar; they will bury themselves in it, and
also a little bit of cotton on each end of perch to
attract those that still remain on the bird. Remove
and burn it and the sugar daily and clean the same
way and they will be gone soon. Never allow any
one to tease a bird. ✪ Pure Unfermented Wine
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Mushrooms.
As we so often see the notice, " Died from toadstool in mistake for mushrooms/' I have refrained from giving the different recipes for cooking mushrooms, as
246 The Queen Cook Book
I feel the risk is too great for the pleasure it might give. Any real mushrooms are poisonous if picked over an hour after they are open. If any one will eat them, they can be stewed, baked or broiled, with seasoning of butter and a little salt and pepper. I quote: " The difference between a toadstool and a mushroom is the difference between an eel and a rattlesnake — in effect. There is but one sure way of telling the difference. The stems of the mushrooms are generally shorter, thicker, and invariably solid; the stems of the toadstools are hollow." This author says he has picked and eaten many mushrooms, using this test alone.
MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES.
Making Over Hair Mattresses.
Empty the tick, wash it nicely with hard soap and enough borax to soften the water. Spread the hair on clean boards or sheets, and whip the dust out entirely then pick it up fine. If for any reason it should need washing, wash it in warm suds, rinse and spread to dry. Weigh all the hair, then weigh onefourth for each corner .of tick. Dividing this way will be of great assistance in getting it evenly laid. You need a mattress needle and strong twine. Put the under tuft in first, in a slip, a noose, at the end of the double twine, then put the needle up through the mattress, tie it tight, then tie in the upper tuft with three knots.
To Clean a Teakettle of Lime.
The thick incrustations that form upon the inside of teakettles whof hard water is used, can be easily removed by putting in two quarts of lyes and filling up
The Queen Cook Booh 247
with water, let boil and soak three hours. While hot empty it out and scrape it clean with an iron spoon. It will easily peel off.
To Clean Moldy Jugs.
Wash clean with ashes and soapsuds, rinse well, fill with hot water, put in a teaspoon of carbolic acid, set it away from sight where no one will see it for a few hours, as it is a deadly poison. Then empty it and wash and rinse well and it will be as sweet as if it had not been tainted.
Ropy Milk.
When the milk is ropy there is probably inflammation of the udder. The milk is acid, and becomes clotted; this is a conditional defect arising from diseased blood. An authority writes, give a dose of twelve ounces of Epsom salts, and before milking inject by a syringe, one-fourth of a pint of solution of carbonate of soda into the teat, and after fifteen minutes milk it out. Dissolve one-fourth of a teaspoon of soda in one-half cup of warm water.
Care of Canaries.
Clean the cage thoroughly every morning, and accustom them to plenty of light and company, but not to sudden noises; do not hang the cage in a draft. Give it clean water for its bath every morning. Feed it with mixed canary seed, a piece of bread and occasionally spread it with a little butter and sprinkle a very little red pepper on it, give it a lump of sugar, a cuttle bone, apple, a little sand in bottom of cage, and in the summer chick weed. If at any time the bird is
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hoarse, give it a piece of fat salt pork and see how he will enjoy it, and listen for the result. If he appears dumpy remember the bread and butter with the sprinkle of red pepper. If kept perfectly clean no vermin will come to them, but if you only clean them twice a week there is danger. If you are so unfortunate as to have these pests clean thoroughly, take the cage to pieces, boil the perches, then put in a lump of sugar; they will bury themselves in it, and also a little bit of cotton on each end of perch to attract those that still remain on the bird. Remove and burn it and the sugar daily and clean the same way and they will be gone soon. Never allow any one to tease a bird.
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