Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-06-15
Keeping Eggs Fresh


There is nothing that is moreyannoying
to housekeepers than the rdistrust engen-f
dered. by the aunreGability Of eggs in, the
latter part of the summer and during the
fall, and we therefore propose to show,
them how much annoyance may be a.
yoided. ...s -
The, shell of all kinds of eggs is eom-
posed chiefly of lime, the particles of
which are, cemented together with an ad-.
hesive material The, shell is not, air.
tight, When eggs are exposed for a few
weeks to the. drying influence of the at
mosphere, the semi-fiuid matter passing
off through the pores of the shell, and the
remaining portion undergoes such rapid
change that it is utterly unfit for use. -
The keeping Of them fresh is ac-,
compIished by smearipg the surface with
air-tight material, and the best way to ap-.
ply it is to melt a quantity of lard in a.
pan or kettle, keeping it as hot as can be
without burning ones fingers when thrust
into it. Take one egg It time, with the
thumb and fore finger, and Dip in the
lard, removing it as quick rs practica-'
bic. As the egg is cold, the thin flmer
lard I'll a. adheres to the surface will be
cooled alrost ifistantaneously after
it raised out of the liquid - Place, the
eggs as soon as they are immersed "a
keg barrel Let the barrel be kept in
a place where the eggs will not be ex-i
posed to heat. Dampness will not affect
them.,l9 10 sToIfla siu94s tgo yae liiw ,sfs5
iuShellac. TarnisI, paint or any other ma
terial in a liquid state, that will dry
quickly, ,omay be employed for rendering
the she'll tight. But lard will he found
the cheapest and quite as convenient and
efficient 81 and not so disagreeable, to. han4
die. .4,in1an ,.ate-s .s.-aaurr 4sdt
Those persons who have. little money,
and desire to spend it in the most ieco-
nomieal manner, should purchase their
eggs when they are cheap. SO that they
may have cheap and good eggs whenp prii
ces are high and every fifth egg an adj
died one The present is about the right
timeit to lay in a stock for summer AID fail
use gai41IIaI{ aaasis .z.z-Ce-eIo III cora
? RIcHxoSD is not the Richmond Of old.
Tie city looks dead deserted. Grass
actually grow siessome of the back streets.
Thef gardens;esslE yards look Weed grown
lind neglected. There is, excepting IN
the principal streets, a sort Of seediness
ofaspeet that makes one feel sad & home :
sick. The place has literally felt the
blight of treason. Everything animate
and inauimate has experienced its touch.
and throughout the length and bredth
of thesSouth it is the same. Desolate
L l.. Il
gyases-aeoyer the land. The hand of
God has swept over 1t, and years. must
'elapse before, it re-assulnes it's former
prosperity. .ni I9t1oel asa,I bad 9lsi1s 3ao
81 was Fortunate enough, to- be i'm the
city on Sunday last, during the visit of
our beloved President There was little
,exeitement-no half as much as when
jeff. Davis arrived. Still a little crowd
followed the Presidential carriage wher-
ever it went, and the church where he
attended was well crowded. There seem
ed to be some little disappointment on
the part of the "Swingers," as an ovation
was evidently expected.
As the telegraph has probably inform.
ed you ere this, Mr.. Johnson occupied
the same room at the Spottswood where
but a few days before, the illustrious
traitor, jeff Davis, had received the con
gratlilations of the same men who low
flocked through she same doors to offer
the same hands to be shaken. Therewas
in this remarkable ftress-it. seemed
eminently proper that our chief magis-
trate should inhale the atmosphere so
lately breathed by one whose acts he has
strive1 to rival,i though in : more blood
less manner. ''i".i '' -' aa''4 '.ssI
). vlsila ,iira.L ~. ;, D. -..r.z.sae 80 $50