Domestic

New Zealand Tablet, 17 April 1913, Page 57

Domestic

By Maureen.

"'■'Some"' Handy Weights. : »: - ; , A bronze halfpenny and a threepenny-bit together weigh -}oz. A florin and a sixpenny-bit together weigh £oz. Three pennies weigh loz.. Twelve pennies weigh £lb. One tabiespoonful of liquid weighs -ioz, one dessertspoonful of liquid weighs |oz. " "... Apple Marmalade, Thinly peel the apples, and boil until they will pulp, then remove the cores, take equal weights of, sugar and pulp, wet the lumps of sugar by just dipping into water; boil the sugar until it can be well skimmed, and it is a thick syrup, but stir it into the apple pulp and simmer it over a clear fire for a quarter of an hour. A little grated lemon peel may be added if liked. Pub into small pots, cover, and set away in a dry place. A Simple Cure for Chilblains. As a cure for chilblains on hands and feet the raw onion is the sovereign remedy, the acids exuding from its cut surface softening and expanding the cuticle, and thus allowing the congealed biood to flow freely among the tissues. For muscular rheumatism it is equally valuable, and should be lightly rubbed into the aitected parts, a little gentle massage with the tips of the fingers being applied subsequently. To Pickle Bed Cabbage. Cut the cabbage into slices on a chopping board. Set it upon a dish in layers with a sprinkling of salt over eacli layer. Let it stand for one night, then put it into a stone jar. To every 4 quarts or vinegar add an ounce of sugar and 2oz of mixed spice; heat this mixture almost to boiling point, and when cold pour over the cabbage, which must be well covered by the liquor. It is fit to be eaten in seven days, although it improves with keeping, and should be of a lovely color. Dandelion Wine. To one gallon of water put three quarts of dandelion blossoms, three pounds of lump sugar, two oranges, and two lemons. Pour boiling water over the flowers the day they are gathered, and let them stand over night in a tub, but do not cover them over. Strain the liquor off next morning, and boil it with the sugar for half an hour. Pare the oranges and lemons very thin, then take off all the white pith, bruise them well, and put them into the liquor with the rinds when lukewarm, add half a cupful of yeast; let it stand for a week or ten days before putting it into the cask. In three months bottle it and put two lumps of lump sugar in each bottle. Worth Knowing. Nasturtium Pickle.—Nasturtium seeds make nearly as good a pickle as capers. They must be in perfect condition and dry, and only need covering with vinegar. After boiling salt beef leave two or three cooked carrots in the liquor until cold. The carrots will absorb the salt, and the liquor can be used for soup. Before frying the breakfast bacon cut off the rind and dip each raslier in flour, then fry or grill quickly. This prevents the fat from running, and gives the bacon a better flavor. Before washing ebony brushes smear a little good vaseline over the backs. This prevents the ammonia or soda water in which they are washed from injuring the ebony. The vaseline* should afterwards be carefully rubbed off, and the backs polished with dry cloths. Oil or grease of any kind may be removed from books by covering the stain with a piece of clean blot-ting-paper, pressing with a moderately hot iron, and then covering the spot with powdered magnesia. This will absorb the grease, and may be scraped off when quite dry. ■ ' Mi i m mi i -r-n'Mii-m "i ~~*—^^^**^**^^^^^