Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-06-04
AGRICULTURAL.
Farm, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

CuRRANTs AND THE OURRANF WoRM. -
Very few growers OF the currant have
escaped the ravages Of that vile pest,
the currant worm or caterpillar. There
are few localities which the insect has
not reached, portions Of Center county,
Penn being among the number. The
ourrant bushes In the neighborhood Of
the Pennsylvania Agricultural lOollege
have, as yet, completely escaped. There
are, doubtless, other localities equally
favored, and 1t has occurred to us that
In sucha places the growing Of both the
fruit and the young plants might be q
profitable business, Where the leaves
are not injured the wood ripens more
thoroughly, and is more healthy, and
plants raised under such circumstances
would, doubtless, be more valuable.
The currant worm is Oasily kept un-
der by the use of hellebore, but to
those who dislike the trouble Of even
this remedy, we would suggest the
black currant, which we think deserves
q more general introduction than It has
yet obtained. Some persons object to
its strong odor. To buch the variety
known as Black Naples might prove
more acceptable. As fruit for pre-.
serving, the black currant has few
equals. Jam made from it is unrival.
led in cases Of slight sore throat, and
we have seen the black currant, fresh
from the bushes, uped in dumplings or
plum puddings instead of raisins, and
with very little deterioration in the
quality Of the article produced. When
cooked, the black currant loses some.
what it's offensive odor.
We have no faith in wine made from
any fruit except the grape. but to
those who live in high ATTITUDES, and
whose thoughts have been turned to-
wards swine plants, /" we would say that
the black currant makes a--shall we
say wine?-almost equal to some varie-
ties of port better than good many
samples of that article, and far superb
or to the stuff made from rhubarb,
elderberries, raisins, &c. - Country Gen.
Hensdn.
Domestic RRoEIPTs. Calls Liver
Stewed. d.-Cut the liver into small slices
about three inches square. Into your
sauce pan place two onions, sliced fine,
q table spoonful of sage, one of sum-
mer savory, little pepper and salt,
then add your liver, and cover with
water, and let it stew for two hours.
just before you serve it, dredge on q
little -four, and add q tablespoonful Of
butter.
FRIED HALIBUT. Place in your fry
kettle, half dozen slices of lat pork:
fry to brown; then remove them to a
deep dish; add to the fat three table,
spoonfuls1of fresh lard; when hoilinR
hot put in your halibut, which should
be cut 10 pieces about three inches
square, and dipped in sifted meal;
sprinkle over it little salt. Fry
good brown. After the fish is all fried
lit may be necessary to add more lard
if it is large One) put In the dish with
the slices OF pork, pour the boiling fat
over it, and add one tablespoonful of
boiling water: cover with o plate
tightly, and stand in the oven for 20
minutes.
Fritters. Turn q quart of boiling
milk on pint Of Indian meal, stir in
three large spoonfuls Of -four, three
eggs, teaspoonful Of salt.
Milk Bread. d.-One pint of boiling
water, one pint OF new milk, one tea.
spoonful OF soda, the same of salt, houl
enough to form batter; let it rise,
and add sufficient -four to foIm q
dough, and bake Immediately.
Blackberry Pudding. --One pint of
milk, three eggs, tesspoonful OF sa t.,
half teaspoonful OF soda, and -four
enough to make thick batter. When
this is well beaten, add your berries, as
many as you can conveniently, and
boil three hours. To be eaten with
sauce.
Mrs. GIover's Pan Pie.-Make q
quart Of nice apple sauce, we'll favored,
sweetened with sugar, (uutmeg may be
used for havoring II preferred.) Bake
the paste very thin on a tin sheet, mark
it into squares, and when baked break
it into the apple, and be sure that all
the paste is well covered in the sauce,
for at least two or three hours before
it is used.
PROFITS OF FARMING AT a recent
discussion at the New York Farmers
Club, in reference to the cash money
profits of farming, it seemed to be
generally conceded that the business
failed to yield seven per cent. on the
capital invested. We were somewhat
surprised that none of the debaters
thought Of giving the farm credit for
the three great necessaries OF life
house rent, table supplies and fuel.
Viewed in this light, farming is the
safest and best investment that can be
made OF capital. Take, for instance,
$40, 900; let it be iudiciously invested
in moderate amount Of land, and all
the stock and implements necessary to
its successful cultivation. The pro-
ceeds from such an investment will
support q family in degree Of COM
fort, and even luxury, that would cost
six or seven thousand year in New
York, and where is the safe, honorable
mercantile or mechanical pursuit that
will yield $4,000 q year on o twenty
thousand dollar investment9 The
profits Of farming, except in rare in.
stances, will be found TO diminish as
we extend our operations beyond what
is requisite for the comfortable sup
port Of family. and this may be done
as well on three hundred as on q thous-
and acres of land; and this is strong
argument for the Subdivision Of the
great landed estates OF the south
Turf, Field and Farm.
HEAD DToHHs-Each year, as heavy
rains increase in number, the necessity
Of good, substantial head drains is
seen more plainly. The soil may be
well underdrained; yet, with the sud
den and flooding rains which we have
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