Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1875 — HOUSEHOLD HINTS. [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Cbyataluzed Maple Sirup.— m Inquirer” writes: “Can anyone account for the formation of Crystals in canned map)* sirup? What is the remedy for thei june?” The sirup was evaporated to the point of crystallization probably. The remedy is to dilate it with water to the required consistency.— Rural New Yorker. One grist difficulty experienced by all young housekeepers is to decide on the degree of heat necessary to cook ordinary dishes in an oven. It would be well to use a thermometer constantly in the kitchenjetting 160 degrees be the standard of heat for roasting meat; puddings and rich cakes; puff-paste and sponge-cake would need a greater degree of heat Cbanbkrry Rolls.—A Boston paper publishes the following excellent recipe for cranberry rolls: Stew a quart of cranberries in sufficient water to keep from burning; make very sweet,strain and cool; make a paste, and when the cranberry is cold spread it on the paste about an inch thick. Roll it, tie it close in a cloth; boil two boors and serve with a sweet sauces

Water Pound Cake.— Three eggs, two cups sugar, half cup of butter, beaten together ; three cups of flour, two tablespoonfuls baking powder, one-third of a nutmeg stirred in the flour, and one cup of cold water. Pour all together, beat hard a few minutes, bake in a quick oven. Place a piece of paper over the top of cake'pan to prevent the cake from becoming too brown. Sometimes the second paper is necessary. The cheap paints, mixed with milk for kitchen floors, last a season very well, but scale off with use and have no gloss, and must be renewed each year. Painters recommend zinc paint, yellow ochre, or gray, ground in oil and thinned for use with equal parts of boiled oil and Japan varnish. Two coats of the paint give a hard, glossy surface that will last twice as long as the cheaper sorts. The best painted floor needs to have a coat of Japan paint once in three years at least to keep if in good order.—Cor. Cincinnati Times.

Danger of Using Carbolic Acid.— The veterinarian of the London Field, in a long article on this subject, claims that all accidents resulting from the use of carbolic acid in any form are to be attributed entirely to carelessness in the preparation of the acid for use in the various mixtures made for the purpose of destroying parasitic insects. The acid in its pure form is, no doubt, poisonous, but the various preparations recommended by veterinarians are harmless if made and used according to the directions. Farmers, as a class, are inclined to the use of strong remedies, and if a preparation of one-fiftieth part carbolic does good they are tempted to, and often do, try one-tenth or more of the acid. Detecting Copper in Pickles and Green Tea. —The Manufacturer, and Builder says: “There is a notion that green tea owes its color to copper; this is an error. If there were copper enough in it to affect the color it would be highly poisonous, and a small quantity would produce symptoms such as nausea, etc. It is simply due to the kind of tree, the leaves of some tending to dry with a green, others with a black or brown color. Cut the suspected pickles into small pieces, and put on a little diluted liquid ammonia; shake it up well, and if the least copper is present the liquid will become beautifully blue. We have never seen green tea which indicated copper by this test.”