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VALUABLE

RECEIPTS.

73

No.

134.

How

to

make

tee-

Cream.

Take

of

new

milk

and

cream

each

2

quarts,

2

pounds

pulverized

sugar,

and

12

eggs;

dissolve

the

sugar

in

the

miik,

beat

the

eggs

to

a

froth,

and

add

to

the

whole

;

strain,

and

bring

to

a

scald,

but

be

^careful

not

to

burn

it;

when

cool,

flavor

with

ex-

tract

of

vanilla

or

oil

of

lemon.

Pack

the

tin

freezer

in

a

deep

tub,

with

broken

ice

and

salt,

whirl

the

freezer,

and

occasionally

scrape

down

from

the

side

what

gathers

on.

The

proportions

are

one

quart

of

salt

to

everv

pail

of

ice.

No.

135.

How

to

make

Japan

Black

Writing-ink.

In

6

quarts

of

water

boil

4

ounces

of

logwood

in

chips

cut

very

thin

across

the

grain.

The

boiling

may

be

continued

for

nearly

an

hour,

adding,

from

time

to

time,

a

little

boiling

water

to

compensate

for

waste

by

evaporation.

Strain

the

liquor

while

hot,

suifer

it

to

cool,

and

make

up

the

quantity

equal

to

five

quarts

by

the

further

addition

of

cold

water.

To

this

decoction

put

1

pound

of

blue

galls

coarsely

bruised,

or

1|

pounds

of

the

best

galls,

in

sorts,

4

ounces

of

sulphate

of

iron

calcined

to

whiteness,

\

ounce

of

acetate

of

copper,

previously

mixed

with

the

decoction

till

it

forms

a

smooth

paste,

3

ounces

of

coarse

sugar,

and

6

ounces

of

gum

Senegal

or

arable.

These

several

ingredients

may

be

intro-

duced

one

after

another,

contrary

to

the

advice

of

scmie,

who

recommend

the

gum,

&c.

to

be

added

when

the

ink

is

nearly

made.

The

composition