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MISCELLANEOUS
VALUABLE
RECEIPTS.
237
No.
515.
Another
metliod
to
preserve
Eggs.
No.
2.
Mix
together,
in
a
tub
or
vessel,
1
bushel
quick-
lime,
2
pounds
salt,
\
pound
cream
of
tartar,
with
as
much
water
as
will
reduce
the
composition
to
a
sufficient
consistence
to
float
an
Qgg.
Then
put
and
keep
the
eggs
therein,
—
which
will
preserve
them
perfectly
sound
for
2
years
at
least.
No.
516.
Another
method
to
preserve
Eggs.
No.
3.
Take
a
half-inch
board
of
any
convenient
length
or
breadth,
and
pierce
it
as
full
of holes
(each
1^
inches
in
diameter)
as
you
can,
without
risking
the
breaking
of
one
hole
into
another.
Then
take
4
strips
of
the
same
board,
2
inches
broad,
and
nail
them
together
edgewise
into
a rectangular
frame
of
the
same
size
as
your
board
;
nail
the
board
upon
the
frame,
and
the
work
is
done.
Put
your
eggs
in
this
board
as
they
come
in
from
the
poultry-house,
the
small
end
down,
and
they
will
keep
good
for
6
months,
if
you
take
the
following
precautions
:
Take
care
that
the
eggs
do
not
get
wet,
either
in
the
nest
or
afterward.
If
2
boards
are kept,
one
can
be
filling
and
the
other
emptying
at
the
same
time.
No.
517.
A
Fickle
to
cure
Hams,
Pork,
and
Beef.
To
each
gallon
of
water
add
1\
pounds
salt,
|
pound
sugar,
\
ounce
saltpetre
;
boil
all
together
and
skim
it
ofi:',
then
rub
the
meat
with
salt,
and
pack
it
down
pour
on
your
pickle
when
milk-warm.