Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1896 — Paste That Will Keep a Year. [ARTICLE]

Paste That Will Keep a Year.

Dissolve a teaspoonful of alum In a quart of warm water. When cold, stir in flour enough to give the consistence of thick cream, being careful to beat up all the lumps. Throw in half a dozen cloves and stir in as much powdered resin as will stand on a penny. Pour the flour mixture into a teacupful of boiling water, stirring well all the time. Let it remain on the stove a few minutes, and it will be of the consistency of mush. Pour it into an earthen or china vessel; let it cool, cover it, and put in a cool place. When needed for use, soften a portion with warm water. It will laat.a year, and,is better than gum, as it does not gloss the paper and can be written upon. The deepest silver mine is at Carson City, Nev.; depth, 3,300 feet