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Show A HOUSEHOLD RECIPE.-Book agents are not to be relied upon in regard to household recipes gratuitously given. A lady in a neighboring town whose house has been infested with vermin, was informed by a traveling book agent of a "rare cure." In accordance with his advice, she procured a pound of brimstone, placed it in an iron pot in the cellar, closed all the outer doors and windows, set fire to the brimstone, and started on a week's visit to her friends. When she returned there was not a bug in the house, but there was such an overpowering odor of brimstone that the rooms could not be occupied in another week. The fumes had penetrated every nook and corner, even to the bureau drawers and wardrobes. The valuable plants in the conservatory were dead, and the foliage bleached white as snow; the delicate curtains and upholstery were bleached and ruined. But the remedy was effectual so far as the bugs were concerned.<br><br> ANGEL'S FOOD.- One-half tumbler of granulated sugar, one tumbler of sifted flour, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful of vanilla; sift the flour four times, then add the cream of tartar and sift again, but have the right measure before adding the cream of tartar; sift sugar and measure; beat the whites of eleven eggs to a stiff froth, then add the sugar lightly, a little at a time, then the flour the same way, then the vanilla; do not stop beating until you put in the pan to bake. Bake forty minutes in a moderate oven, not opening the doors for the first fifteen minutes; try, and if not done, let stand a few moments longer. The tumbler must hold two and one-quarter gills?. ICING.-Whites of two eggs, two teacups of sugar; boil the sugar with just enough water to moisten it; pour boiling hot, very slowly, over the beaten eggs; dissolve a small half teaspoonful of citric acid in a tablespoonful of water and put in enough of it to make a pleasant flavor. <br><br> THE CARE OF PIANOS.-It should be remembered that the piano-forte is susceptible of the change of temperature, and when tuned in one temperature will be out of tune in another. Good and well-made piano-fortes will stand if they are tuned at proper periods. Many people, as they wish to avoid expense, will let their instruments remain long out of tune, which is a great detriment to them, as they are less likely to stand well after having been so left. A piano-forte ought justly to be tuned twice a year, at least; first when you commence with a fire in your room; second when a fire is discontinued. By following this course you have the best guarantee that the instrument will remain in tune for the longest period of time. |