Ingredients
- one teaspoonful vinegar in one pint limestone water
- one tablespoonful of lead in two gallons of water
- three tea- spoonsful of paregoric when first taken at night
- two gallons of water
Directions
A very great relief for a cold in the head is to inhale spirits of ammonia every few minutes, or camphor. Take three tea- spoonsful of paregoric when first taken at night.
292 MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES.
One teaspoonful vinegar in one pint limestone water, will antagonize all its ill effects upon the bowels of those who are unaccustomed to it.
As much powdered alum as will rest on a dime, stirred in a pail of water, clears it in five minutes.
To keep oranges, lemons, and apples, wrap them close in pepper, and keep cool and dry.
Thaw frozen fruit and vegetables in cold water.
Cranberries covered with water will keep for months in a cellar.
A good remedy for a burn is dry soda rubbed on the blister.
Colors can be set in goods by dissolving one tablespoonful of lead in two gallons of water, and letting them stand all night.