BEES’ STINGS. — As the bee when it stings always leaves its
weapon behind, it is necessary first of all to extract it from the flesh, which
may readily be done with a fine needle or a pair of small tweezers, then
anoint the wound with a mixture of equal parts of hartshorn and olive
oil. Or a little alkaline lotion or even common whiting will take away
the pain. To a person in good health stings from these insects are not
dangerous, except when they occur in the mouth, throat, or on the eyelid.
It is never advisable to knock a bee off when it settles upon one ; if
left entirely alone it will generally fly away of its own accord without
inflicting any damage. One of the best-known remedies for a sting in
the mouth or throat is to chew a strong onion and, if necessary, swallow
the juice.
BEET-ROOT (PICKLED). — Boil the roots gently until they
are nearly done, or from one hour and a half to two hours ; drain them,
and, when partly cool, peel and cut in slices half an inch thick ; then put
them into a pickle composed of one ounce of black pepper, one ounce of
allspice, half an ounce each of pounded ginger, sliced horseradish, and
salt, and a quart of strong vinegar. One dram of cayenne pepper✪ Beet-Root (Pickled) or two
capsicums are sometimes added to each quart of vinegar.
BEET, To Preserve during Winter. — Make a bed of dry sand two
inches deep, lay the roots thereon close together, and with the crowns out-
wards and inwards alternately ; cover with a couple of inches of sand ;
put more roots on the top of this, as before, then another layer of sand,
and so on, covering the whole thickly with dry straw.
BEET, To Grow. — The red beet is grown for its large root, which
is used for pickling, while the white and green are cultivated for their
leaves, to be used for soups, &c. The different sorts may be raised from
seeds sown broadcast in the open ground during February or March, and
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raked in. In June thin the plants out ten or twelve inches apart. The
roots of the red kind, which require good mellow ground to bring them to
perfection, will be fit to take up in November.
BEETLES, To Destroy. — To four parts of powdered borax add
one part of flour ; mix, and sprinkle near their haunts.
Or, mix four parts of plaster of Paris with one part of oatmeal. Apply
as above.
Equal quantities of black pepper and flowers of sulphur, mixed and
distributed about their runs each evening for about a week will also have
the desired effect.
BEETLE WAFERS.— Mix equal weights of red lead, sugar,
and flour ; roll it into sheets, cut into small squares, and place them near
the haunts of the insects.
BELVEDERE TEA CAKES.— Take a piece of butter the
size of an egg, with the same quantity of lard, and mix them well into a
quartern of flour ; then beat up four eggs till they are light, and add thereto
a pint of milk ; pour these gradually on to the flour, and add a teaspoonful
of salt✪ Belvedere Tea Cakes ; work it for about ten minutes, pull it into pieces, roll them out to
the size of a breakfast plate, and bake in a hot oven.
BERLIN BLUE, To Make. — Mix one ounce of the best powdered
indigo with four ounces of sulphuric acid, in a glass body or matrass, and
digest it for one hour, with the heat of boiling water, shaking the mixture
at different times ; then add twelve ounces of water to it, stir the whole
well, and when cold filter it.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
BEES’ STINGS. — As the bee when it stings always leaves its weapon behind, it is necessary first of all to extract it from the flesh, which may readily be done with a fine needle or a pair of small tweezers, then anoint the wound with a mixture of equal parts of hartshorn and olive oil. Or a little alkaline lotion or even common whiting will take away the pain. To a person in good health stings from these insects are not dangerous, except when they occur in the mouth, throat, or on the eyelid. It is never advisable to knock a bee off when it settles upon one ; if left entirely alone it will generally fly away of its own accord without inflicting any damage. One of the best-known remedies for a sting in the mouth or throat is to chew a strong onion and, if necessary, swallow the juice.
BEET-ROOT (PICKLED). — Boil the roots gently until they are nearly done, or from one hour and a half to two hours ; drain them, and, when partly cool, peel and cut in slices half an inch thick ; then put them into a pickle composed of one ounce of black pepper, one ounce of allspice, half an ounce each of pounded ginger, sliced horseradish, and salt, and a quart of strong vinegar. One dram of cayenne pepper or two capsicums are sometimes added to each quart of vinegar.
BEET, To Preserve during Winter. — Make a bed of dry sand two inches deep, lay the roots thereon close together, and with the crowns outwards and inwards alternately ; cover with a couple of inches of sand ; put more roots on the top of this, as before, then another layer of sand, and so on, covering the whole thickly with dry straw.
BEET, To Grow. — The red beet is grown for its large root, which is used for pickling, while the white and green are cultivated for their leaves, to be used for soups, &c. The different sorts may be raised from seeds sown broadcast in the open ground during February or March, and
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raked in. In June thin the plants out ten or twelve inches apart. The roots of the red kind, which require good mellow ground to bring them to perfection, will be fit to take up in November.
BEETLES, To Destroy. — To four parts of powdered borax add one part of flour ; mix, and sprinkle near their haunts.
Or, mix four parts of plaster of Paris with one part of oatmeal. Apply as above.
Equal quantities of black pepper and flowers of sulphur, mixed and distributed about their runs each evening for about a week will also have the desired effect.
BEETLE WAFERS.— Mix equal weights of red lead, sugar, and flour ; roll it into sheets, cut into small squares, and place them near the haunts of the insects.
BELVEDERE TEA CAKES.— Take a piece of butter the size of an egg, with the same quantity of lard, and mix them well into a quartern of flour ; then beat up four eggs till they are light, and add thereto a pint of milk ; pour these gradually on to the flour, and add a teaspoonful of salt ; work it for about ten minutes, pull it into pieces, roll them out to the size of a breakfast plate, and bake in a hot oven.
BERLIN BLUE, To Make. — Mix one ounce of the best powdered indigo with four ounces of sulphuric acid, in a glass body or matrass, and digest it for one hour, with the heat of boiling water, shaking the mixture at different times ; then add twelve ounces of water to it, stir the whole well, and when cold filter it.
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