The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-12-30
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.
THE latest remedy for dyspepsia is
popped corn. 1t is as well to mention
that the popped corn is declared to be use
less as remedy if the patient uses to-
bacco.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Country Cen
tlemdn kills Canada thistles by covering
them with straw twenty inches or two |
feet deep, and leaving it until rotted down.
PROF. j. B. TURNER, Of jacksonville, |
ILL.,. one OF the pioneers in the work of in |
PRODUCING the Usage orange as a hedge |
plant, now advises setting the plants only |
four or five inches apart.
SOME one says that cows temper can
be determined by breathing in her nose
When you have breathed few times in
her nostrils, if she is kind she will hold
up her nose; otherwise she will catch it
away.
RECENT experiments have shown that
sQuills is an excellent poison for rats.
The powder should be mixed with some
fatty substance, and spread upon slices of
bread. The pulp of onions is also good.
Rats are very fond of either.-Jour4M de
| Ctimic.
A CoRREsPONDENT ofthe Prairie Farmer
estimates tho shrinkage of hogs, or the
difference between the 1--we and dead
weight of well-fattened hog at little
less than one seventh of the gross weight
He has made several tests on the average
of lot of 80 or 40 hogs
GLYCERINE and litharge, mixed into
paste, furnish an extremely firm cement
for iron and stone, as well as fastening
iron to iron, and is said TO be particularly
| Il Nt,,1 70 E.-.,, A.
ways, etc The material hardens very
quickly, and must therefore be used at
once. l. is insoluble in water and only
attacked by concentrated acids. Articles
join with it can be used in very few
hours aterward
To STEAM a TURKEY.-Fill the body
with oysters, and let il boil by steam with
out any water. When sufficiently done,
take it up, strain the gravy that will be
found in the pan, and which, when cold,
will be a fine jelly; thicken it with little
-four and butter, add the liquor of the
oysters intended for sauce also stewed,
and warm the oysters up in it; whiten it
with little boiled cream, and pour it over
the turkey.
; To Fry OYSTERs.-Take fifty large fresh
oysters, and dry them well, have six fresh
eggs well beaten together with plenty of
| pepper and salt, have two pounds of good
butter crackers pounded and well sif;cd
: then dip one oyster at time in the eggs
t and FOIL them in the crackers, and lay
them so they will dry, and if you do not
: have crumbs enough on, you can roll over
: again. Fry in good butter and fresh lard
halfand-haf; quick fire; a light brown.
1 A CORRESPONDENT of the Rochester Er
press says that, in order to prevent tie
s currant caterpillar from destroying the
t foliage of currant bushes, it is only neces
sary to mulch thoroughly all the grou}i(
under the bushes with anthracite Goa
: ashes This should be done late in tn,
= autumn or early in the spring. When thu
e pupa endeavors to make its way to tn,
f surface, to change into a fly, it canno
+ come through the coarse, sharp, grit,
ashes, and perishes in the attempt.
e How TO CLEAN LAMP CHnrNEYs.-
:, Most people in cleaning lamp chimney
Z use either brush made of bristles twste
s into wire, or Il rag on the point of scis
o sors Both of these are bad; for withOu
). great care, the wire or scissors will scratc
o the glass as diamond does, which, unde
u the expansive power of heat soon breaks
u as all scratched glass will. If you want
&c neat little thing that costs nothing. an
will save half your glass, tie a piece c
5, soft sponge, the size of your chimney,
q pine stick Western RuraJ
- To Boil a TURKEY.-If you wish
:, plain stuiiing, pound cracker, or som
- !, bread crumbs very fine, chop raw salt por
y very fine, slit some sage and any othe
VI sweet herbs that are liked, season wit
pepper, and mould them together wit
~ the yolk of an egg; put this under I'll
a, IN f.1n Snt hn IN ri "a
~ in boiling water, enough to cover it; bo
v very slowly, and take off the scum us
.o rises. A large turkey VIII require mo-
" than two hours boiling; small one, &
hour and half Garnish with friC
~ forcemeat, and serve with oyster
~ celery sauce.
NJ A CHEAP PAINT FOR FENCES, ETC
- Two quarts of skim milk, eight ounces
Iy fresh Stacked lime, six ounces
n. boiled linsced-oil, two ounces of viii
Of Burgundy pitch dissolve in the oil
M gentle heat. The lime must be slaked
or cold water and dried until it crumbles in
r. fine powder, then mix it with one four
part of milk, adding the oil and pit
(mixed) by degrees. Stir the mixtul
adding the remainder of the milk, al
then add three pounds of Spanish viii
Other cOlOrS may be used instead Of t
of Spanish white if necessary. This paint
5 highly recommended by English gardent
IRE for painting gates, sheds, or other fa'
cy buildings-HedHh and Home
ler A New WHTTEwAsH FOR WALLS,
I'LL commended by the Boston Journal
CHEMISTRY, is as follows Soak e-tour
iin of pound of glue over night in tep
no water. The next day put it into tin VI
" sci with quart of water, set the vessel
SO kettle of water over the fire, keep
DIV there till it boilS, and then stir until {
lys glue is dissolved. Next put from six
~ ~ eight pounds of Paris white into anoth
ne vessel, add hot water and stir until it b
leI the appearance of milk of lime Add t
la' sizing, stir well, and apply in the ordina
eh way while still warm. Paris white is 81
Sc photc IF borytd, and may be found at a
n.y.. drug or paint store.