TO - KILL CATERPILLARS ON TREES.
Tie a rag on the end of a pole long enough to
reach the nest. Wet the rag with kerosene oil and
set fire, and hold under the nest, which is soon
burned, and the insects fall down in and through
the fire and are destroyed.
COLORED LIGHTS.
RED FIRE.
Nitrate of strontia 9 drams, chlorate of potash
lyi drams, shellac 3 drams. Mix and pulverize.
GREEN FIRE.
Nitrate of baryta 9 drams, chlorate of potash
I ^ drams, shellac 3 drams. Mix.
BLUE FIRE.
Ammonium sulphate of copper I ounce, chlorate
of potash ^ ounce, shellac i dram. Mix — The
shellac should always be well pulverized. The
articles must be thoroughly mixed, but it must be
borne in mind that the chlorate of potash must not
be rubbed hard, as it explodes.
COLOGNE FOR THE HAIR.
Oil lemon, neroli oil, orange oil, rose geranium
oil, of each 15 drops, tincture of cardamom i ounce,
cologne alcohol I pint. Mix — Bottle and keep
well corked.
NO. 2.
Oil bergamot 40 drops, oil of neroli 12 drops,
oil of orange 25 drops, oil of rosemary 10 drops,
essence of lemon i dram, alcohol one-half pint.
Mix — Bottle and cork well.
MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION. 385
NO. 3.
Oil bergamot, oil of lemon, oil lavender, oil of
neroli, oil of rosemary, of each one-half ounce,
magnesia one-half ounce, musk lo grains, alcohol
2 quarts. Mix and shake well and filter through
filtering paper.
CUCUMBERS— SALTING, LONG KEEPING
AND PICKLING.
Cucumbers for pickling should not be allowed
to grow very large. Cut from the vine with a
knife, lest a piece be torn off, and the pickle begin
to soften or decr^y at that point. When carefully
cleaned, so as not to bruise, put a layer of half an
inch in the bottom of a barrel or keg, then a layer
of cucumbers, and so on, alternating a layer of
cucumbers and salt. When the morning cutting
has all been put in lay a cloth over them, and the
next "morning go on in the same way, until the
barrel is full. No water is to be put on. When
all are in put on a board to fit in the barrel close -
ly, and weigh it down with a stone. There will
water enough come from the cucumbers to make
sufficient brine if they are laid closely in the bar-
rel, and they will keep better than if water has
been put over them. But in a week from the time
they are all in, if they are not covered with brine,
enough may be added to cover them. If kept in
a cool cellar they will undoubtedly keep for many
years, and may be shipped any distance if the bar-
rel is full and well headed. Large quantities are
put up in this way for distant markets, and
386 DOMESTIC GUIDE.
shipped with perfect impunity, and they are thor-
oughly salted.
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Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
TO - KILL CATERPILLARS ON TREES. Tie a rag on the end of a pole long enough to reach the nest. Wet the rag with kerosene oil and set fire, and hold under the nest, which is soon burned, and the insects fall down in and through the fire and are destroyed.
COLORED LIGHTS.
RED FIRE.
Nitrate of strontia 9 drams, chlorate of potash lyi drams, shellac 3 drams. Mix and pulverize.
GREEN FIRE.
Nitrate of baryta 9 drams, chlorate of potash I ^ drams, shellac 3 drams. Mix.
BLUE FIRE.
Ammonium sulphate of copper I ounce, chlorate of potash ^ ounce, shellac i dram. Mix — The shellac should always be well pulverized. The articles must be thoroughly mixed, but it must be borne in mind that the chlorate of potash must not be rubbed hard, as it explodes.
COLOGNE FOR THE HAIR.
Oil lemon, neroli oil, orange oil, rose geranium oil, of each 15 drops, tincture of cardamom i ounce, cologne alcohol I pint. Mix — Bottle and keep well corked.
NO. 2.
Oil bergamot 40 drops, oil of neroli 12 drops, oil of orange 25 drops, oil of rosemary 10 drops, essence of lemon i dram, alcohol one-half pint. Mix — Bottle and cork well.
NO. 3.
Oil bergamot, oil of lemon, oil lavender, oil of neroli, oil of rosemary, of each one-half ounce, magnesia one-half ounce, musk lo grains, alcohol 2 quarts. Mix and shake well and filter through filtering paper.
CUCUMBERS— SALTING, LONG KEEPING AND PICKLING.
Cucumbers for pickling should not be allowed to grow very large. Cut from the vine with a knife, lest a piece be torn off, and the pickle begin to soften or decay at that point. When carefully cleaned, so as not to bruise, put a layer of half an inch in the bottom of a barrel or keg, then a layer of cucumbers, and so on, alternating a layer of cucumbers and salt. When the morning cutting has all been put in lay a cloth over them, and the next "morning go on in the same way, until the barrel is full. No water is to be put on. When all are in put on a board to fit in the barrel close - ly, and weigh it down with a stone. There will water enough come from the cucumbers to make sufficient brine if they are laid closely in the barrel, and they will keep better than if water has been put over them. But in a week from the time they are all in, if they are not covered with brine, enough may be added to cover them. If kept in a cool cellar they will undoubtedly keep for many years, and may be shipped any distance if the barrel is full and well headed. Large quantities are put up in this way for distant markets, and
shipped with perfect impunity, and they are thoroughly salted.