Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes

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To Clean Spice Mills

It is often sufficient to keep the wool of a good white, and prevent its inclining to yellow. After this desired to grind different spices, orange or it should be thoroughly wrung, shaken, and lemon peel, in the same mill, without any one hung out in the open air with the skin part being affected by another spice. Grind a teaskin part being affected by another spice. Grind a teatowards the sun, but not while it is scorching, spoonful of rice through the mill and all impu- rities will beremoved. A coffee mill may be fitis scorching, spoonful of rice through the mill and all impu- It rities will be removed. A coffee mill may be fitotherwise the skin will become hard. must also be shaken often while drying, for if ted to grind any spice in the same way, using not, it will be quite stiff and crackly. It rather more rice. The rice will of course bo should be frequently turned, being hung up first by one end and then by the other, until it has dried entirely.

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