Ingredients
- two ounces of sugar candy
- a pound of ivciry black
- an ounce of gum traga- canth
- one set of knives
Directions
A QUARTER o/ a pound of ivciry black, two ounces of sugar candy, a quarter of an ounce of gum traga- canth; pound them all very fine, boil a bottle of porter, and stir the ingredients in while boiling hot.
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 stoh. 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