Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-29
The Farm, Garden, Kitchen & Shop.
THE HOG.

The Farm, Garden, Kitchen & Shop.
EEs.- THE HOG.
Oh, much abused, and much despised beast
Men slight thee most who know thy mer-
its least; III
Who would make LIGHT of thee, should
try thee first
When with thy praise they'll inter-LARD
their verse,
Without thy presence at the festive board,
Tickling the palate of creations lord,
In bake, or fry, or even in stew,
Pray what could we, or our good house
wives do?
Sore grief would seize on many bosom
stout,
fly perchance the hog should once "step
OUT"
And life become, mid all its varying
scenes, ~
Like Sunday morning without PORK AND
BEANS
On beef and mutton Englishmen expand,
But perks the browning glory of our land
Pigs are true patriotism the Buckeye
State
They die to make the Cincinnati great.
Pork to the Jews is every way unclean,
Howe'er prepared, with or without his
bean,
Though Paul felt free from Moses here to
swerve,
The jew still deems it binding to observe,
WE go with Paul-as every one supposes-
As for the JEw-why he may go to MOSES
We copy the following recipes from
the Massachusetts Ploughman:
CHRISTMAS PIEs.-Cr1st.-Twelve
cups of -four, two of butter and two
of lard, mixed with ice water. Chop
the -four, butter and lard together
with a chopping-knife, then add the
water and little salt. Do not touch
it with the hands; use as little -four
in rolling it out for the plate as posi-
BILE.
Mince.-Three pounds of beef, three
pounds ofapple, two pounds of stoned
raisins, chopped fine, three pounds Of
sugar, one do. Of citron, two do. of cur.
rants, one quart of wine, one pint of
brandy, two tablespoons of salt, two
of allspice, two of cloves, one Of Gin
namon, one nutmeg, add sweet cider
enough to make it very damp. Lay 6
few thin slices of butter over the minct
as the plates are filled.
CHRISTMAS CAKE.-One pound OF
sugar, one do. of butter, eight eggs
three and half pounds of -four, ont
quart of molasses, one pint of cream
two teaspoons sal9ratus, dissolved il
the molasses, one tablespoon grounC
cloves, one of cinnamon, two nutmegs
three pounds stoned raisins, one OF
ctrOn. Bake in three loaves. II
well frosted it will keep good all win
ter.
FroSting.-Two cups of powdered
sugar, the juice of half lemon, on,
tablespoonful of water, one teaspoon
of starch powdered fine; put these in
gradients into pan, or sOmethin;
that can be placed in boiling water
When this is thoroughly warm, adj
the whites Of two eggs beaten half a
much as for cake; stir it constant,
until it thiCkens a little, then take i
from the hot water, add few drop
of the essence of lemon, STIR until cold
then put it smoothly on the cake.
CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDNG.-Tw
cups bread crumbs, two cups sugar
two cups butter, one cup of wine
eight eggs, two tablespoonful Of Gil
namon, allspice, cloves, each, and on
nutmeg, two cups of stoned raisin
and one of currants, three ounces CT
ron. To be eaten with sauce whe
cold.
MAKE YOUR OWN CANDLEs.-Tak
two pounds of alum for every te
pounds of tallow; dissolve it in watt
before the water is put in, and the
melt the tallow in the alum waite
with frequent stirring. This wi
clarity and harden the tallOw so as
make u most beautiful article eith
for summer or winter use, almost
good as sperm.
A LAUNDRY SECRET.-The folio
ing recipe for doing up skirts will
found of use by many housewives :
Take two ounces of fine white gun g
abic powder-put it into pitch
and pour on a pint or more of wat
and then, having covered it, let
stand all night. In the morning pc
it carefully from the dregs into Gle
bottle, cork it and keep it for uS
A tablespoonful of gum water stir
in pint of starch made in the usu
manner, will give to lawns, eth
white or printed, look of newne
when nothing else can restore the
after they have been washed.
AN EXCELLENT FERTILIZER.--T
Journal of Chemistry says that o
of the very best fertilizers used up
the farm for all the cereal grains a
root crops may be made in the folio
ing manner:
"Take one barrel of pure, flint
ground bone, and mix with it b
rel of good wood ashes; during
mixing, add, gradually, about thu
pailfuls of water. The heap may
made upon the floor of an outbuild
or upon the barn floor; and by