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Removing Iron Rust

Wash the stains in ripe tomatoes. Then hang in the sun to dry. After thoroughly drying, wash in clear water. XV. Home-Made Soap and Candles.

Soft-Soap. In making soft-soap, use a pine barrel, for a hard-wood barrel will warp and leak. A well-cleansed fish barrel is commonly taken for the purpose. Put in ten to twelve pounds of potash. and throw upon it two pailfuls of boiling water. Let it digest awhile and then put in two pounds of grease to each pound of potash. Have the grease hot. Let that digest awhile, then add a third pailful of hot water. Stir and digest awhile, then add another pailful of hot water. Keep doing this until the barrel is within six inches of being full. Stir occasionally until the whole is well mixed, It should stand three months before use. Stir occasionally during the first week. The longer it stands after making, the better the soap. We keep it a year before use.-W. Niagara Co., N. Y.