Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-05-22
Useful Recipes.

How TO KEEP MEAT FnEsH.-Asfarm-
ers are at q distance from meat markets,
the following directions for keeping meat
may be of use to those that try it: Cut
the meat in slices ready to fry. Pack it
in y jar in layers, sprinkling' with salt
and pepper, just enough to make it pala'
table. Place on the top thick paper or
cloth, with salt half an inch thick. Keep
this on all the while. have kept meat
for three weeks in the summer, and the
last was as good as the frst.-FAnMER's
WIFE in Rulal american.
WARTS on HoRsEs.-H. H. How, of
Nebraska, says" Mix equal quantities
of turpcntine aud sulphurlc acid, stirring
slowly in tumbler-afterwards bottle
the mixture. Rub grease around the
base of the wart and then apply the
medicine to the wat with feather once
or twice dsy it will gradually eat them
off. have thus taken them off a horses
neck wheu as. large as turkeys egg.
CHICKEN CnoLERA.-Let the chickens
have the free use of lime, and they will
not be exposed to the ravages of the
cholera.
TuRpENrINE.-A destructive agent in
cases of worms in hogs. From twenty
to fifty drops may be given.
EXCELLENT PuDD1NG.-.A correspondent
in Macon, Ga, sends us the following
"l send you the recipe for a desert which
my wife made. 1t was on impromptu
recipe, or rather no recipe, but she put
together the ingredients, and the excellent
pudding was the result. know of MOTH
ing that suits my taste as we'll Il pint
sified flour; 2 eggs; J cup butter; l
teaspoonful soda; 2 do. cream tartar; ]
cup sweet milk; y cup sugar; flavor to
suit fancy. Eat with wine or butter sauce.
FLEAs AND Mosqu1roEs.-A correspon-
dent of the Scientific Americam says that
oil or essence of pennyroyal is believed
to be a specific against the attack of leas.
have always used it when fleas were in
my bed or about my clothing, and found
that it would Danish them entirely, and
am now using it with equal success to
Danish mosquitoes. They will not come
near where it is"
PooR MANS PUDDING.-Half q pint Of
molasses; half pint boiling water; one
teaspoon soda, and little salt. Flour
to make as stiff as sponge cake. To coil
vert it into rich mans pudding add one
cup chopped raisins and one cup chopped
suet. Steam two or three hours. Serve
with liquid sauce or sugar and cream.
Sauce for a5oue.-One cup Of brown
sugar, l of water, ] cup butter, worked
together with teaspoon Of -four; after
it boils, stir in half a cup of brandy OF
other spirits. Vinegar or lemon juice
will answer in war times.
ArrLE CusrARD.-To make the cheap.
est and best everyday farmers apple Gus
tard, take sweet apples that will cook
pare, cut, and stew them; when well
done, stir till the pieces are broken; when
cool, thin with milk to proper consis
tency, and bake with one crust, like a
pumpkin pie. Eggs may be prepared
aud added with milk, if handy, though ii
will do without. No sweetening is neces.
sary. 1t may be seasoned with any kind
of spice TO suit the taste, the less the bet
ter.
CouaHINa.-Paroxysms of coughing
| may often be prevented or cured, by
using little dry salt as a gargle. Let
those who doubt try it. 1t will relieve
the tickling in the throat.
MAMMA good cook never sticks a
fork into meat while cooking, as it leaves
place for the juices to escape through.
BLEEDING FROM THE NosE.-Some two
years ago, while going down Broadway,
New York, blood commenced dripping
from my nose quite rapidly. stepped
aside and applied my handkerchief intend
ing to apply to the nearest hote!, when a
gentleman accosted me, saying, "Just put
a piece of paper in your mouth and chew
it rapidly, and it will stop your nose
bleeding" Thanking him rather doubt
fully, | did as he suggested, and the flow
of blood ceased almost Immediately. |
have seen the remedy tried since quite
frequently, and with success always.
Doubtless any substance would do as
we'll as paper, the stoppage of the flow of
blood being caused by the rapid motion
of the jaws, and the contraction of the
muscles connecting the jaws and nose
Gov. Cul.
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