To prevent Beer becoming Flat after it is drawn.
Put a piece of toasted bread into it, and it will preserve the spirit for twelve hours after, in a very considerable degree.
To clean Plate.
First.—Take care that your plate is quite free from grease.
Second.—Take some whitening mixed with water, and a sponge, rub it well on the plate, which will take the tarnish off; if it is very bad, repeat the whitening and water several times, making use of a brush, not too hard, to clean the intricate parts.
Third.—Take some rouge-powder, mix it with water to about the thickness of cream, and with a small piece of leather (which should be kept for that purpose only) apply the rouge, which, with the addition of a little “Elbow Grease,” will, in a short time, produce a most beautiful polish.
N.B.—The rouge-powder may be had at all the silversmiths and jewellers.
Obs.—The above is the actual manner in which silversmiths clean their plate, and was given to me by a respectable tradesman.
The common Method of cleaning Plate.
First wash it well with soap and warm water; when perfectly dry, mix together a little whitening and sweet oil, so as to make a soft paste; then take a piece of flannel, rub it on the plate; then with a leather, and plenty of dry whitening, rub it clean off again; then, with a clean leather and a brush, finish it.