Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-06-25

RECEIPT FOR A CuEAp BEER.-.A cores
pondent in your valuable Journal, makes in
quiry in reference to brewing spruce beer. As
many Of your subscribers may be benefited
by the following recipe, take pleasure in for
warding it to you. | use 1t in preference to
coffee in the morning, in preference to vine at
dinner, and consider it superior to tea at sup
per. 1t is valuable .aperien, and for dyspep-
tic patients is valuable medicine.
Prepare FIVE or ten gallon keg, in proper
tion to the size of the family--draw piece Of
coarse bobinet, or very coarse book-muslin over
one end of the faucet that is inserted in the
keg, to prevent its choking, good tight hung,
and near 70 that gia.let i9ios wi,it q peg =
fit it'tight.
Recipe for fUe gallons. One quart of
sound corn, put into keg, with half gallon
molasses; then fill With cold water to within
two inches of the buug Shake well, and in
two or three days it will be ft for use. Bung
tight.
If you want spruce flavor, add one teaspoon
preferred ginger or any favor you prefer
The corn will last to make five OF six brewings;
when it is exhausted, renew it. When the
beer passes fr ON the vinous to the acetous fer
mentatou, it can be corrected by adding lit
tie mere molasses and water.
This is simple, cheap beverage, costing
about three cents gallon. After the beer be-
comes ripe, it ought to be kept in cool place.
to prevent it from becoming sour before it is
exhausted.
b., Coaekuh Co, .Ata.,
To KEEP HAMS IN SUMNER. good
way is to put layer of coarse salt in the bot
tom of barrel, then lay in ham and cover
it with salt, aud then another, aud so on until
the barrel is filed. OF course, this salt shou Id
be dry, and the barrel should be kept in a
place.
Another and better way is to sew each ham
in coarse cloth bag, then give the whole a
coating of whteTash and hang up the bag in
smoke house, o2 any dark, cool place.
| A sure way Of keeping hams fresh, but not
neat way, is to bag them as before mentioned
and burylng the basin the asL-hole, taking it
out as it is wanted.
| We have known them to keep very well by
simply wrapping in several thickness of news
papers and hanging in an open garrot, A cor
respondent says they also ''keep perfectly, as
he has proved, by packing in sweet dry hay
run through hay cutter Then wrap them
with a single thickness of newspaper, and sur
round each ham with portion of the hay tie
the whole in large cotton bags, and hang in q
dry place."
Glubs and Wire Worms in Corn Fields
Sward land, ploughed in the Spring for Corn,
is often found flled with worms which are sure
to make great havoc With The seed unless they
are exterminated The following is an excel
lent remedy: After turning under the sod sow
broadcast bushel and half of fine salt to
the acre, and harrow it iE, following with the
roller. Soak the seed in tepid water about
eighteen hours. Dissolve two ounces of sal
ammonac and add it to the water This
amount will answer for bushel Of seed. Plant
the corn soon after sowing the salt. The seed
will gerninate quickly AM the plants viii come
forward al once. Between the salt aud the
ammonia, the corn will suffer little from the
worms.
THIsTLEs.--If tListles are cur when in full
blossom, are carefully kept down thro' the sea-