Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-09-26
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die against pickles; perhaps it is because board
ing school girls of sickley hue are said TO dis
pose Of marvellous quantities of them. What
ever the prejudice, it is not well founded. 1t
is blessed discovery that salt and vinegar will
carry over something of the greenness of Sum
mer into barren Winter. Almost any veget-
able preserved in good cider vinegar, (not dill
utei sulphuric acid) is healthful condiment,
and aids digestion. There is nothing better
than the cucumber, and the vines are fall of
these now. Pick them while small, and pre-
serve in strong brine. Cabbage makes good
pickle, but we can keep this fresh through he
winter, and use raw, which Is better. Peppers,
the thick skinned squash variety, are almost
Indispensable in the pickle jar. We would
suggest onions, were not the prejudice against
aud the love for this Egyptian csculent univegsal
Then some mangoes prepared from green flesh
ed melons, well stuffed with cabbage, horse-rad-
ish, nasturtims, white mustard and spices
This suits rs a shade better than cucumbers
Beans in the pod peaches not quite ripe, but
ternUts and hickory nuts, in the very green state
and last, but net least, tomatoes make good
pickles. This list is extended by other recipes
in this number; but these W i'll enable the thrift
tY housewife to ELL the pickle-barrel Ameri-
ca'I Agrieulturist.
To SwEETEN RANcrD BUrTER.-An Ag-
ricuturist near Brussels, having succeeded in
removing the bad smell and disagreeable taste
of some butter by beating or mixing it with
chloride of lime, he was encouraged by this hap
py result to continue bis experiments by trying
them upon butter so rancid as to be past use;
and he restored TO butter the odor and taste of
which was insupportabIe all the sweetness Of
fresh butter This operation is extremely simple
and practicable for all. It consists in beating
the butter in sufficient quantity Of rater into
which has been mixed twenty-five to thirty
drops of chloride of lime to two pounds of butter
After having brought all its parts in contact
with TIE water it may be left for an hour or
two; afterl.ards withdraw and wash anew in
fresh water The Chord Of lime used, having
nothing Injurious in, it was found that twenty
five to thirty drops to two and half pounds OF
butter were sufficient.
To Color BLAcK.-Noticing an inquiry in
a late number of the Rural how to color black
that will not fade. send my mothers way
Take an iron kettle, put in layer of sorrel
then layer of cloth or yarn, aud so alternat-
ly, uutiI the kettle is full; put in soft water;
keep warm for several hours, then wiring out
and pnt il a logwood dye; keep warm in that
several hours, and SO change from one to fhe
other until as black as you desire. Where sor-
rel cannot be obtained, two parts water 10 one
of vinegar can. he uscd.-Ilrs. E. 1fer.ein in
Rural Net0 Yorker.
Ro2E LEhF PICTURE FRAmB.-A writer in
the Home and Garden" thus describes how to
make pretty, ornamental style Of picture
frame;
"Iihe leaves Of the mul!iaora, Or clning rose.
are best suited COR this purpose, as they have a
greater richness and variety of colors thar most
OF the rose family. At the time when there is
the greatest variety of colorcd leave, strip them
from the bushes, and put item to press in any
CID book you do wish TO use; as often as every
other day, pntil sufficiently dried; then take
any picture you vish-an engraving Is
generally used-fasten it on paste board, and
leave a margin of the width you wish for your
frame, outside the engraving. Sew the leaves
on to the paste board frame either in knots or
groups, or simply overlapping each other, and
varnish with furniture varnsh. When dry
suspend with cord and tassels. and you have a
very pretty picture frame.
A CURE FOR DvPTHERIA.-The EaSfon FIX
press say: A LADY friend Informs US. for pub
LEGATION, thai piece OF camphor plssed on the
tongue, and left there to dissolve is q sure cure
for his dreadful n,alaly. She says it has been
tried efeetually, 10 her knowledge.