Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-28
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To Pickle Pears-Steam your pears
until quite done then to three pounds OF
pears add one pound of sugar, and vinegar
enough to cover them (; put the vinegar on
cold mace, cloves and cinnamon to your
taste.
Crude petroleum is said to be an ex-
cellent thing to saturate wagon wheels
with. 1t acts the same as water does to
keep the wood in contact with the tire and
boxes, does not evaporate easily, while 1t
preserves the wood instead of causing 1t
10 rot as water does.
Baked Bread Pudding--To pint of
bread crumbs add pint of milk and let
them soak thoroughly; add second pint
of milk four well-beaten eggs and SALT
sugar, and spice to taste, together with
soda enough to correct the acidity of the
bread (half a teaspoonful is usually
enough bake half an hour.
Chopped Pickes.--One gallon green
tomatoes chopped fine, four green peppers,
three onions, handful of salt sprinkled
over them Let them stand six hours;
drain off the liquor, and add one table
spoonful ofground pepper, one of allspice,
one of made mustard, one half pint OF
mustard seed, three pints of vinegar,
-Cocoanut Cake.--For cocoanut cake,
take the whites of eight eggs, beaten to
stiff froth, one-half cup butter stirred toa
cream, half cup sugar, half cup sweet milk,
two and half cups sifted flour, teaspoon
of cream tartar, one-half teaspoon soda.
Make of this three flat cakes, bake on pie
tins and while warm spread with icing,
and crate on cocOanut between each
cake.
To Seed Grapes-Boil them until
they burst, then part or loosen them gently
with a wooden fork, or otherwise, so the
seeds can sink TO the bottom then with a
spoon in your hand, pour and scrape out
of the vessel, leaving the seeds at the bot
tom. Then spread a few OF the grapes on
fiat dish, and with a teaspoon remove
the remaining seeds. Then re-heat and
can.
Id Potrie, French paper, publishes
the following simple method of destroying
the grub, which does so much damage to
apple trees: Place piece of aloe, about
the size of walnut, in quart OF water;
shake the bottle from time to time during
three or four days, and apply the liquid
with a small brush to the afflicted parts OF
the tree If the weather be dry, single
application will suffice.
Revenue Commissioner Delano has
modified the order imposing special tax,
as produce brokers, on farmers who sell
products away from their farms, and at a
store or stand. The new order says the
farmer who actually makes it a business to
sell should be held as produce broker,
Occasional acts, however, will not create
any liability to special tax, and, as it is be-
lieved to be the policy OF the law to place
as few restrictions as is consistent upon
agricultural producers, the statute should
be construed literally.
"A correspondent of the Davenport
Gazette says In November, 1868, | re-
ceiyed as my share of the crop OF one of
nv tenants two hundred bushels of corn,
then selling in Davenport at forty cents
per bushel The corn was put in well
protected crib, and was in excellent condi-
ton when sold. / have just had it hauled
to town and sold at seventy cents per
bushel The total present weight was ex-
actly one hundred and tifty-two bushels,
showinga shrinkage Of forty eight bushels,
or twenty-tour per cent discount from the
original amount There was no unusual
exposure to rats, bad weather, etc, the
corn was first quality, and think the ex-
pertinent was in all respects a fair test OF
the profit and loss of holding over.
Collars, undersleeves, or fine handker-
chiefs, of very fine muslin or lace, will not
bear much squeezing or rubbing when
washed. They can be made perfectly
white and clean without either, by the fol-
lowing process: Ring them carefully
through clear water, then soap them well
with white soap; place flat in dish or
saucer and cover with water; place them
in the sun. Let them remain two or three
days, changing them frequently and turn
ing them. Once every day take them out
rinse carefully, soap and place in fresh
water The operation is tedious and
rather troublesome one but the finest en-
broidery or lace comes out perfectly white,
and is not worn at all, where in common
washing it would be very apt to tear,
When they are white, rinse and starch IN
the usual way Erch0nge.
-Citron Melon Prcserye.-Cut the
melon in slices an inch wide, pare and
take off the pulp so as to leave the sur
face smooth and even; leave it in lengths
or cut it into squares according to fancy.
Weigh the melon, and to each pound al
low pound Of good white sugar, and one
large. or two small lemons. Put the ctron
into porcelain kettle, cover with clear
water, and boil gently until straw will
penetrate the fruit readily. Cut the lem,
+,l~ ha lie and
after the melon is removed from the water
nut the lemons in and let them boil few
minutes. Remove, and add the sugar, and
if you Judge that there will not be sutfi.
cient juice to cover the whole when done
add little more water. Boil until clear
skimming if necessary, add the melon and
lemon, boil few moments all together,
and afterwards put into pots, jars or bot
ties. This preserve will keep perfectly in
lars if cooled, and then covered with pasted
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