Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-08-29
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Sc. G!NGERBEEAp.-Take table spoonss
full OF melted butter tea cup OF sugar, Of
molasses, | of cream or milk, sour preferred
stir it in -four not so thick but it will pour
easily dissolve tea spoonful of soda in
little water and beat thoroughly in the mass.
Ginger to the taste. If you use sweet cream
or milk stir in tea spoonsful Of cream Of
tartar before the soda.
TAFFY.-Take 3lbs. OF sugar, white is best
half pound Of butter half pint of molaSses,
half pint Of water. Boil altogether without
stirring. Try wheL it is done by putting q
splinL in the mixture and then into cold water
| when cold if it is brittle it is done. Pour it
into pans that have been well creased.
WASHING FLUID.-Put in bottle pint of
spirits.oi turpentne, pint of alcohol, 2 oz.
spirits of hartshorn, | OF. gum OF camphor.-
h eep it corked tight. Immediately before
usiug shake the bottle well and put 3 table
spoonfuls Of the mixture to each quart Of soft
soap. Soak yourcothes over night-squeeze
them out-soap well and put on to boil in
fresh water. After boiling rinse thor u bly,.
Some think it best TO scald the clothes in tho
rinse. BY using this fluid you remove stains
aud the clothes require less rubbing.
TO RAISE GIANT AsrARAGus.-To insure a
good crop the next year it should not be cut
after the middle Of June--frrther east and
| south not after the first. Ia the autumn as
soon as lie frost has blackenad the tops, NOW
them when dry, burn them on the bed and
scatter the ashes evenly over ii. Mix thor
oughly half bushel Of hen manure with each
! load Of stable manure, and spread thick
coating over the bed and dig it under with IA
three pruDged fork as well as can be done
without disturbing the roots. AS early as
possible in the spring turn the top Of the bed
| over lightly and cover it with salt quarter Of
an inch thick. In short time you will have
the largest kind or shoots. Repeat the same
process every year.
CoRX MEAL CAKEs-Mix 2 qts. of Indian
meal at night with a little yeast, and salt and
water enough to make it stir easy. In the
morning add or eggs we'll beaten a cup
| of sour milk or cream tea spoonful of soda
| dissolved in a small quantity OF water. Pour
! iu pan and bake 45 minutes.
GREEN CoRX CAKE.-Mix p:nt of grated
green corn with table spooufulS OF milk
tea cup of flour, half tea cup of melted but
| ter; egg pepper and salt TO the taste
! Dropthc mixture into hot butter by the Spoo
Gul, and fry or 10 minutes.
! FRgsu Com THE YEAR RoUHD Mr.. Dam
| lei Rowe, OF Lancaster, Pa, has invented and
patented plan for providing green corn Tor
the table the year round, lie plucks green
corn and without depriving it Of its milky
Juice or taste keeps ii in state of freshness
and preservation ready for boiling at any
season. His process is described in his
claim --"W hat | claim us my discovery and
invention is the new art and process orpreser-
wing green corn in the ear, by extracting the
pitch or heart Of the cob and seasoning and
driving the inside Of the cob as rapidly as tho
outside for preserving the virtues and juice OF
the grain and preventing the collection OF
mould OF corruption, herein described, and Tor
the purposes set forth" A Lancaster paper
saws Mr.. Rowe is preparing convenient ma
| chimes. not larger than those used for pairing
apples, by which every heusekepper can in
one evening, prepare ten or fifteen bushels Of
com for his own use