Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1869 — USEFUL RECIPES, ETC. [ARTICLE]

USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

Strnmoß Cxioniy for any purposes, but especially for substances that are exIjoeed to moisture, may be made by simply dissolving common gum shellac in alcohol, and applying it like glue. 7. Ttak JKsriT N«w YorJter tells a New ,Y/»k correspondent that it will pay him to pay tenddilaisV ton for plaster and •’* w To Coox CHBBBE.—Cut a quarter of a pound of cheese into small slices and boil it a minute in a teacupful of water; beat one egg and one tablranoonful of flour together, adding gradually one pint of milk; pour it Into the boiling cheese and stir, Mid after aAw minutes it will be fit to Mrve for a supper relish. Tn Philadelphia WtMv Prwt strongly commends charring as the best preservative of wood in the groundfence posts, etc. It says the best way to do tbe charring is to have a good fire, put in the posts singly, and take them out when dona. A man La Nevada County, CaL, placed about eighty fence posts in one pile and set fire to the ends; they burned ao fiercely that nearly all of them were consumed. A Usbful Cbmbnt. The Railwty Timtt says that a useful cement for closing up cracks m stove-plates, stove-doors, etc., is prepared by mixing finely pulverized iron, such as can be secured at the druggists, with liquid water-glass, to a thick paste, and then coating the cracks with it. The hotter the fire then becomes, the more does the cement melt and combine with its metal ingredients, and the more completely will the crack become dosed. • Bxcxllbbt PuotiKg.—Three tablespoonfuls of tapioca soaked in cold water till it, is swelled enough, then add one quart'of milk, and put in a double kettle, or in a pitcher, and set into boiling water, and when the tapioca is sufficiently tender, add the yolks of three eggs, a small teacup of eager, a littlp -ealLi stir this into theboiling milk, nrriimfi with vanilla, then pour half in a dish, add the whites of the eggs beaten to' a froth, then pour the remainder on the top. You can make it in the morning, as it is to be eaten cold, and ia very nice.— Thb fferald cf Health tells us that sleeping after dinner is a bad practice, and that ten minutes before dinnereis-worth more than an hour after. It rests and refreshes and prepares Up natem for vigorous digestion. If sleep is taken after dinner it sbould be in the sitting posture, as the fioriaontal position is unfavorable to healthfill digestion. Let those who need rest and sleep during the day take it before dinner instead of after, and they will soon find that they will fool better, and that their digestion will be improved thereby. ,

Weak Eyes bt Houses.—Make up a wash of alum and water which reduce to blood heat, and-with a quill, blow the liquid 'into the eye. After trying the above preparation three times, take a piece of alum, as large as the end of one’s finger, and burning ft in the fire reduce it to powder, and blow it stoutly by the same, process into the eve. We have tried burnt alum on a* 1 number of hones that have had sore eyes, and always found it a valuable remedy. It will remove all scum and restore clearness to the eyes.—American Stock Journal. A Multiplying Seedlings.--A oorrespdrideßtof the Cteteda AMisr proposes to multiply seedlings after the following manner: “ Take cuttings from suchseed--lings as may be considered worth testing, and graft or bud them upon the previous .years wood, or a healthy grown tree. In thia way an immense number of cions oould be put on one tree, and nearly every orchard has one or more suitable trees which do but little in the way of bearing fruit. lam of the opinion that the wood at a young plant grafted Into a tree of a mature growth, would bear as soon as a section from the old tree.” “ Vacua Jack” in the Soutkom Otdtiuotor, gives Ute following recipe tor potato puddipg: Take good sound potatoes, wash'them dean, scrape off the outside skin thin, grate then; to five heaping tablelspoonfuls add one quart of boiling milk, - end five eggs, beat up with five spoonfuls of sugar, a lump of butter about the she of an egg, a tea spoon of salt; flavor with nutmeg or other spice or airices, to suit the taste; stir all well together. Perhaps, if you have it, a little Ban de Bose, wine or brandy, would im- ; pee verbs taste; and some would perhaps Hke ft better with tees, some with more sugar. Now for the cooking: Don’t put and hake until surely done. -»« »s »*»fca» . • ’* ' ♦ I