Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-06-30
RlIt,EPEis. &c.

DLACh hNOI THE LOM.--h SoiiOo-
pondent of the Boston CultioatOr states that
he has been very successful in removing or
preventing the black knot, by burying iron
turnings in the earth and then promptly
cutting off whatever of the black knot may
appear. He thinks that driving nails in the
ground beneath the tree will answer the
same purpose as the iron turnings. This is
probably remedy.
WASH FOR BODIES OF FRUIT TREES
One ounce of copperas to eight or ten gall
Ions of water forms a good wash and is
advised for trial as preventive against blight.
One pound of beachers' soda and one gallon
of water forms wash that cleans off all
insects, and leaves the trees with fresh,
young looking healthy bark.
F! BLOODY MILK AND CAKED BAe.-J. D.
Churchill, in the Rural american says that
half teaspoon Of saltpetre once day for a
week is the best remedy he ever used tor
bloody milk or caked bag in COWS. 1t is
simple enough anyhow.
A SURE RECEIPT FOR CURRANT JELLY.
( Put the currants (without stemming) in
kettle over the fire, let them get warmed
through, then squeeze the juice through
flannel blg To every pint of juice put
pound of crushed sugar; boil the juice four
minutes, add the sugar and boil one minute
longer put the sugar in the stove oven and
let it get hot, while the juice is boiling.
have tired this and it proved successful
To PRESERVE STRAwBERRIEs.-Pick the
berries, and to every pound of them add
pound of crushed sugar; put them in large
flat dishes with part of the sugar, and let
them remain until there is plenty OF Juice to
boil the rest of the sugar; boil until quite
clear, then add the strawberries. Boil twenty
minutes; cover with brandy papers, aud
then fasten over with paper wet with the
white of an egg.
To FRY HERRING-Score them on both
sides, dip in corn meal, and fry bropn in hot
lard.
PooR MANS CAKE.-Three eggs, one cup
of sour cream, one cup of sugar, one tea
spoonful each of soda and cream tartar.
Add flour enough to make it as thick as
sponge cake.
BAKED PUpDING.-Two quarts of milk,
three eggs. little salt, and flour enough to
make thick batter. To be eaten with
cream and sugar. Bake one hour. Boiled
pudding is made in the same manner. It
should be put in bag, and put in boiling
water and boil two hours.
FARMERS RIcE.-Stir flour In boiling
milk until it becomes thick, it is then dcne;
serve hot-make sauce of sugar, sweet
cream and vanilla This is both cheap and
easily made. Water will do if you have net
the milk.
BRIDGET's BREAD CAKE.--Three cups of
dough, very light; three cups of sugar; one
cup of butter; three eggs; nutmeg; raising;
one teaspoonful OF pearlash, dissolved in q
little hot water. R15 the butter and sugar
together. add the eggs and spice, and mix
all thoroughly with the dough Beat it well,
and pour into the pans. 1t will do TO bake
it immediately, but the cake will be lighter
if it stands short time to rise, before put.
ting it into the oven. 1t is an excellent cake
for common use. 1t is very important that
the ingredients shocld be thoroughly mixed
with the dough. .r
GRAHAM CAKE.--To one quart of Graham
or bran -four add one teaspoonfu, of at, five
tablespoonfuls of molasses, two tablespoon
fuls of yeast, or small yeast cake stir as
thick as pound cake. Let stand over night,
if wanted for breakfast. When ready to
bake, add well beaten egg and teaspoon
full of soda. Bake cups half an hour They
are excellent.
ORANGE TARr.-Seueeze two oranges and
boil the riud tender add half a teacupful of
sugar, and the juice and pulp of the fruit
an ounce of butter, heat to paste Line
shallow dish with llgh: puff crust, and Jay
the paste of orange in it.
SODA CRACKER PUDDINe.-To one quart
of warm milk add three pulverized crackers,
three eggs, tablespoonful Of SALT Tor four
crackers and two eggs y spice to your taste;
bake thirty minutes; served with sugar and
butter.
FIRsT-RATE PUDDING.-A new pudding,
with this name, recently furnished to the
i"Agrieultural Household" /" by Mrs. William
Morehouse, of Buffalo, N. Y, has been tried
with very satisfactory results. Into one
quart of sweet milk, put one pint of fine
bread crumbs, butter the size of an egg, th5
well-beaten yolks of five eggs sweeten and
favor as for custard; mix the whole well to
gether. While the above Is baking, beat the
whites of the five eggs to a stiff ffoth, ani
add tsacupful Of powdered sugar pour it
ever the hot pudding when cooked, return
it to the oven, and bake TO delicate brown.
We like the above without addition, but
some prefer layer ofjelly, or canned peseh,s
or other fruit, over the pudding before the
, frosting is added, No sauce 10 needed It
} is not only delicious, bat light and disesti-