Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1891 — THE HOUSEHOLD. [ARTICLE]

THE HOUSEHOLD.

Cider Without Apple*. The National Druggist gives the following formula for imitating apple cider as closely as possible: Powdered catechu Sparta. Alum 6 parts. Yeast 32 parts. Boney 640 parts. Water. .. 1.. 12.800 part*. w Let ferment for fifteen days in the sun (or other warm place,) then add Bitter almonds 8 parts. Cloves 6 parts. Burnt sugar..... «.»*.. 32parts, n Good Bourbon whisky 384 parts. LetstanlTa day or two, and rack off. If it be too sour, add honey, and if too sweet, add acetic or citric acid to suit. The above makes a “cider” difficult to tell from that made naturally from apples. A good cheap imitation may be made as follows: Twentydive gallons of soft water, two pounds tartaric acid twenty-five pounds of brown sugar and one Dint yeast are allowed to stand in a warm place, in a dean cask with the bung out, for twenty-four hours. Then bung up the cask, after adding three gallons of whisky, and let stand fpr forty-eight hours, after which the liquor is ready for use. —.— . Hints to Housekeepers. The oftener flour is sifted for sponge cake the lighter the cake will small piece of sulphur placed in the cupboard or drawer will drive 3fit§. The flesh of fresh fish should be firm, the gills should be light red,and the scales silvery. In making a mustard plaster for a patient with a delicate skin, use white of egg instep'of water. Wash: mirrors with Warm suds, then dust with whiting from a muslin bag, and polish with chamois skin. Hard soap lasts much longer if dried for several weeks before using it. It is also less hurtful to the skin. To prevent the smell of cabbage permeating the house while boiling, place on the stove a dish containing vinegar. Brooms dipped for a few minutes in boiling suds once a week will last much longer than they otherwise would.