Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-09-06
From the American Farmer.
Canonsbure, Angus. 18th, 1889.

From the American Farmer.
Canonsburg, Angus. 18th, 1889.
Mr.. J. S. Sklnner-As the season of
Tomatoes is a, hand, will send lew re-
cipes for preserving them for winter use
Take tomatoes, say half peck, when ripe,
bul not too soft, skin them and cut them IN
two, leaving the seeds or not as you like;
lay them on a dish, Il do not mash them j
then take two quarts Of strong vinegar, put
one tablespoonful Of allsplce, the same OF
powdered ginger, the same Of cloves, the
same of salt, half:tablespoonfl good cayen.
ne pepper put all (except the tomatoes) IN
the vinegar boil i, in very clean brass or
bell. metal kettle for about half an hour
then strain i, through sieve, put it again
on slow fire, and when it begins to bo'l'
put in some of the tomatoes, but do not
crowd them. When they look clear take
them out carefully with skinner, and lay
them on a dish do so until you have them
all done, and when cod put them in glass
or white earthen jars with the vinegar in
which they we're boiled. DIP wiring pa
per in brandy or strong vinegar, and put
over them cover them tight, and put in q
cool dry place. 1t is excellent with fresh
or any other kind Of meat.
Another-Take tomatoes when ripe, skin
them, cut them in two, lay them on large
dishes, put them in the sun to dry, turn
them often, and when suffi ient!y dried
in the sun, put them in dry place. They
should be exposed 10 the sun after lamp
spell of weather. When sewed or cooked
in any way, they are almost as good as when
first taken from the vines.
-A"ot*e- and easy mode 9 keeping Io"'a-
toes--Make strong pickle of salt and wa
ter that will bear an egg, make it cold, strain
it into crock on small keg take ripe to-
matoes, fill the crock or cage, pour the
pickle on them, and cover it with thin
stone to keep them under the pickle. In
the winter when you want some for use,
put them in Geld water tho night before,
and in the morning change the water until
they are as fresh as you want them. Then
cook them, or eat them raw with vinegar,
pepper and salt.
A cheap and excellent dish-Take cold
cooked meat ofany kind. chop it fine, season
with salt, pepper, and little butter and
spice if you like. Then take stale bread
say one.third TO two Of meat, soak it in
milk or water taking care moi to make it
too wet mix altogether then take four or
six large ripe tomatoes, skin them, chop
them fine put them with the meat and bread,
mix them we'll together, put in deep dish,
and bake it in slow oven on slove for
one hour; eat with gravy or not as you like.
Another-Take cold cooked meat, chop
fine, season with pepper, SAIL, and butter,
(ifthe meat IS not ia; J.; boil some potatoes,
mash Them, put one-thIrd to two OF the meat,
mix we'll together, put in deep dish, bake
slow three. quarters of an hour.
In your large cities there is great deal
of provision thrown away by cooks that
might be maze into wholesome and palata.
Dle dishes. All the above dishes | have
made. flour housewives would look more
into their Iarders, they might save their
husbands some dollars in the course Of the
year. As this hint comes from an old lady,
[ hope my fair countrywomen will not take
it amiss, but profit thereby and to make
up, [ will give them another recipe.
To preserve tomatoes in sugar, take them
when ripe, but no; too soft, skin and Gu, them
in two, taking out the seeds--take for one
pound OF tomatoes three. quarters Of pound
of sugar, loaf or brow1 loaf is best to keep
them.-First take two fresh lemons, cut
them in thin slices, put them in one quart of
water boil them until soft, strain the seeds
out, add the sugar, lei it boil for half an hour
slowly, then put in as many tomatoes as
not to crowd them. Let them boil until
lear, then take them out carefully with a
SKINNER lay them on large dish, then
,ul more in and boil them the same do so
until all are done. When cold put them in
,lass jars--lfthere is not syrup enough to
,over them, E.ake little mera. When
III is cold, dip white writing paper in brandy,
cover them with il, put double paper over
hem, tie them tight, and keep them in a
:ool dry place. |
hope that our young housewives will