It is thought to be a preventive to the unhealthy influence of
cucumbers to cut the slices very thin, and drop each one into cold
water as you cut it. A few minutes in the water takes out a large
portion of the slimy matter, so injurious to health. They should be
eaten with high seasoning.
Where sweet oil is much used, it is more economical to buy it by the
bottle than by the flask. A bottle holds more than twice as much as a
flask, and it is never double the price.
If you wish to have free-stone hearths dark, wash them with soap, and
wipe them with a wet cloth; some people rub in lamp-oil, once in a
while, and wash the hearth faithfully afterwards. This does very well
in a large, dirty family; for the hearth looks very clean, and is not
liable to show grease spots. But if you wish to preserve the beauty
of a freestone hearth, buy a quantity of free-stone powder of the
stone-cutter, and rub on a portion of it wet, after you have washed
your hearth in hot water. When it is dry, brush it off, and it will
look like new stone. Bricks can be kept clean with redding stirred up
in water, and put on with a brush.
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