USEFUL MEMORANDA.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 208, 25 January 1872, Page 6

USEFUL MEMORANDA.

KEEPING FRUIT.

There are three ways of keeping fruit I have seen used in Sussex but nowhere else, and have partaken of the same when the next summer had come round. First the fruit is plucked in dry weather, great care taken to get them sound, and not bruised. Gooseberries, &c, are either put into a strong syrup and corked down and stored in a cool place. Second, the same care taken, they are put into stone jars and some spirits pul in ; after the jar his warmed it is then well corked, and a wet bladder tied over it ; or a piece of wet sheepskin and turned bottom upwards until wanted : apples, pears, &., are stored in dry houses, but if the fruit is bruised it will not keep. — Jack of all Trades in " English Mechanic."

A BEMEDr FOR FLTES, &C.

A little very simple knowledge would go a great way in warm weather. Here are a great party of amateur sportsmen coming home in disgust on account of mosqiiitoes, and thousands of stay-at homes who find life almost unendurable on any terms for flies. If either party knew it, carbolic acid is the sovereign remedy for all their troubles. A few drops evaporated in a room or poured upon the clothes will keep the winged pests at a safe distance ; and if the pure crystallised acid is used no great annoyance will result to human beings. Restaurant keepers ought to know this, and keep the swarms of flies away from their windows, where they settle and buzz to the torment of passers. The musty taste of the Croton water complained of by those who make its acquaintance newly every summer may be .corrected by throwing a few scraps of sheet iron into tbe water-tank or cooler. This prevents water from decomposing, and keeps it pure and sweet. It will even preserve the water from growing unwholesome and offensive on long sea voyages. People are constantly rushing about in the hot sun complainin % of headaches and giddiness, when all they need for safety and comfort is a wet handkerchief in the crown of the hat.