Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-09-03
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Nesc England
Farmer says his method of destroying
dock is to cut the root about an inch or one
and half inches below the surface, using
chlscl with handle long enough to
allow the operator to stand erect. The
plants are carried from the field when cut.
TRANSPARENT LEMON JELLY.-Pare two
dozen lemons as thin as possible put eight
with the rinds into hot, not boiling,
water; cover it three or four hours; rub
some loaf sugar on the rind before peeling,
to extract the flavor; put in china dish
witha pound and q half Of fine sugar; then
add the water and three quarts Of boiling
milk; mix andpour through a jelly bag
until clear.
To CANDY FRuIT. = Take one pound of
best loaf-sugar, dip each lump into bowl
of water, and put the sugar in preserv.
ing kettle. Boil IL down until clear, and
in candying state. When sufficiently
boiled, have ready the fruit you wish to
preserve. Large, white grapes oranges
separated into small pieces, or preserved
fruits, taken out of their syrup and dried,
are nice, Dip the fruit into the prepared
sugar while it is hot, then put them in
cold place; they soon become hard
Exchange ..pfra .-.-...s y. .
To DESTROY NEEDS on. WAIKs-The
editor of the Londcn Joar7ldl Of Horticul-
tUre says The most efficient mode that we
have tried is a solution of arsenic, to be ap-
pledin dry weather only. One pound of
arsenic is dissolved in three gallons of cold
water and boiled, stirring it while boiling,
then add seven gallons Of cold water, and
two pounds Of crushed Soda applying it to
the walks with tine-rosed watering pot,
taking care 10 keep it from the boS-edging
or grass, Tho above quantity will be
enough for twenty-five square yards.
oNE of our neighbors has just called our
attention to his peaches, which are being
destroyed by honey-bees. just as soon as
the peaches begin to mellow, the bees at
tack them, and in such numbers as to al
most cover the fruit We counted twenty
bees upon one specimen q and In some in
stances, the bees had b,Trowed their en-
tire length into the fruit and were either
so stupehed with sucking the juice, or in.
tent upon their work, that II was with con.
siderable difficulty that We made them
leavethe fruit Whether the bees are the
first AggreSSors or not, we are unable TO
say, but that they soon suck out the Juice
after an opening is made is quite certain
Aednk and Home. ftl ifH
APPLE JAM-The apples, which shoull
he ripe, and Of the best eating sort, being
pared and quartered, are put into a'pan
with Just water enough to cover them,
and boil until they can be reduced TO
mash. Then for each pound Of the pared
apples, a pound OF sii(ed sugar is added,
being sprihkled over the boiling mixture.
Boil and stir Il well until reduced 20
jam. Then put it in potS The above is
The most sinple way Of making it but
to have it of the best possible cleArness,
makea thick syrup with three pounds Of
sugar TO each pint Of water, and clarity It
with~an egg, as before directed. Then
add one pint OF this syrup for every three
pounds Of apples and boil the jam To a
proper thickness. ElcetdRge l'oa e4i
SlseEP SKIN MATs-The Following ia
for TWO skins and il the directions are
faithfully followed, atlll make something
niccs Make strong soapsnds, using hot
water, and let il stand till cold; then wash
the SKINS IN IL carefully squeezing 0ut all
the dirt from among the wO0l; then wash
them in cold water ill all the soap is out.
Nexk dissolve half pound each of salt
and slum In a little hot water, and put
into tub Of cold water sufficient 10 cover
the skins, aud let them soak twelve hours;
then hang oyer a pole TO drain, When