Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-08-05
Valuable Recipes.
YERITAS.

To Pickle Flcs.--Figs, properly picked.
are generally preferred even to cucumbsrst g
th6se who have tried them; and large guam
titles shou . be put NJ TOR army use. The
sharp acid. of this pickle renders it a very
grateful addition to the table, in spring when
the bilious state of the human eyeteuA demands
vegetable acids, and carly fruits are still un-
rips,
Prepare them as follows: When the fss
are fully grown, and about 10 %soften,. but still
firm. gather them, put them in jar: and pJur
On hot, h~n;piced vinegar enough to cover
them, let them remain g few days, then pour.
off tie vinegar which will be found exceed
ingly sweet, unp'ea.an,ly so. To this a little
water may be added and it goes to increase
the contents Of the vinegar barrel, or !, the
vinegar is weak pour it in as It is without
water bad it will som inprovs in strength.
rhe pickles th;n should be put up,inc suitable
lars and covered with good sharp vinegar
spieed to the taste, poured on bot aud the
Jars corked and closed up. with wax 1t is
better not, to add the salt TO the jars until
opened for use, but the other spices should
be added before scaling up.
DRIED Flcs-The dried Figs which we
formerly obtained from ahroai, are prepared
somewhat after the following process. Will
some,of our housewives try it, aud reportihe
result Gather tue fruit when well ripe, mot
too ripe,) preserving the stem on it make a
syrup BY melting. sugar, crushed or loaf is
preferable, drown will do, while not, dip
lie fig into the syrup two or three times, and
then lay in the sun or place in ovens to dry /;
after tLo.fruit is telcrsbly dry, cover the bot,
tom of a vessel with fig leaves, and sprinkle
thereon 8 slight layer OF sugar putin layer
of iigs, stem uppermost, cover the fruit ~itn
y little sugar, and then put in another layer
of fruit, and SO on until the vessel is filled.
After 1t has stood this way, say forty-eight
hours, put q press OIL the fruit and let 1t re-
main until it shall become compressed tho
roughly.-Southern Cultivator.
MoLAssEs FROM WArERMELoNs Nothing
is easier or mere simple than. to MAKE molas.
ses from the juice of 'waterlneldns. Take tue
Juice of ripe ,pel5ns'and boil it in a large Pot
or kettle, the larger the better, until 1t is
brought to the proper Conscience, adding
fresh Juice from time to time as it boils away.
This is all that is necessary, and this. any one
can do. IF the business is conducted on q
large scale. q simple press, similar to the old
fastened cider press, can be made to extract
the Juice rromthe pulp. After being pressed,
the pulp should be Put in a barrel and left to
.ferment. Draw off the liquid produced by
the fermentation, and it will be iouno 10 DC
the best Of vinegar;
TomAro Carsup.-As the time is at hand
for cnioving this favorite,sauce, the following
IS q very good recipe for preparing it for tu,
turc table use:.To a half bushel OF skinned
tomatoes; add one quart Of good vinegar, one
pound of salt, a quarter ofta pound OF all,
spice, six onions, one ounce ut-cioveor anu
two pounds Of brown sugar. Boil this mass
for three hours, constantly stirring tito keep
from burning, When cool, strain it through
O. fine or coarse cloth, and bottle it for Use.
Many persons omit vinegar IN Ills prepare
tioa. .
DRIED TocNAToEs.-T.ke ripe tomatoes aud
seald them in the usual way, aud strip oil the
skins, or mash and squeeze them through u
sieve, then stew the palp slowly. 81. as To
esaM,rate q? much as possible, without bur
ming, then sspread It on plates. and dry ii g
slow oven ofin the hit sun. When wanted
for use, you have oplyStD soak and Cook {
few minutes, and serve 1t up just as you ~out
Tomatoes stcYed fresh. from the garden.
CHINESE SUGAR CANE rs. CATrLs.-Tht
! Saudersville Georgami cautions. ,lic public
against allowing cai!eSto Set mt9'growlnt
fields Of Sorgho; as MANY COWS have ulet
from over eating this plalit in a green,state
The caution is we'll timed but should be eX
! tended to green cornstslks and other spccu