Gather them on a dry day, just before they begin to blossom; brush off
the dust, cut them in small branches, and dry them quickly in a moderate
oven; pick off the leaves when dry, pound and sift them--bottle them
immediately, and cork them closely. They must be kept in a dry place.
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TO CLEAN SILVER UTENSILS.
Dissolve two tea-spoonsful of alum in a quart of moderately strong
lye--stir in a gill of soft soap, and skim off the dross. Wash the
silver clean in hot water, let it remain covered with this mixture for
ten or fifteen minutes, turning it over frequently; then wash it in hot
soap suds, and rub it well with a dry cloth.
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TO MAKE BLACKING.
A quarter of a pound of ivory black, two ounces of sugar candy, a
quarter of an ounce of gum tragacanth; pound them all very fine, boil a
bottle of porter, and stir the ingredients in while boiling hot.
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TO CLEAN KNIVES AND FORKS.
Wash them in warm water, and wipe them till quite dry; then touch them
lightly over, without smearing the handles, with rotten stone made wet;
let it dry on them, and then rub with a clean cloth until they are
bright. With this mode of cleaning, one set of knives and forks will
serve a family twenty years; they will require the frequent use of a
steel to keep them with a keen edge--but must never be put into very hot
water, lest the handles be injured.
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