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Court Plaster

Soak isinglass in a little warm water for twenty-four hours; then evaporate nearly all the water by a gentle heat, dissolve the residue in a little proof spirits of wine, and strain the whole through a piece of open linen. The strained mass should be a stiff jelly when cool. Now, extend a piece of silk on a wooden frame and fix it tight with tacks and thread. Melt the jelly, and apply it to the silk thinly and evenly with a hairbrush. A second coating must be applied when the first has dried. When both are dry, cover the whole surface with two or three coatings of balsam of Peru, applied in the same way. XXIV. Home-Made Wines.

TEMPERANCE writes from Benton Harbor, Michigan: I think you will find these two recipes all right."