Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-11-12
FARM AND HOUSEHO LID
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.


A MINNESOTA correspondent of the
Western Rural thinks it better 10 break
prairie sod in June than sooner OF later.
THE Gerf,ldnsotoR 7elepTdph thinks that
hogs will probably fatten faster on boiled
potatoes mixed with half the quantity of
bran and double the quantity of corn,
than upon any other food.
Sour BREAD.-The american AgyIcm.
turia recommends that sour bread should
be sliced as soon rs stale enough and
thoroughly dried, when IL can be used in
making baked or boiled bread puddings,
griddle cakes, etc. TurF .'r
COFFEE CAKE.-One cup of coffee lct
from breakfast, two do. of butter, one do.
of sugar, one do. ofmolasses. one teaspoon-
fiil of soda Ito be dissolved IN the coffee,
one cup Of raisiris, one teaspoon of aii
kinds of spicesi -four cnough so that the
fruit will not settle. One egg is an i'm
provement. s' - v-l ..'. -.....
AN excellent material for uniting water
pipes is prepared by combining four parts
of good Portland cement and one part of
unslaked lime, mixed together in small
portions in stout mortar adding enough
water TO permit II to be reduced to soft
paste. Pipes thus united have been in use
A Swiss dairyman Of Lowville, N. y,
says, in the Rural Neto Yorker, that cows
should be salted every morning, and if in
the stable, before foddering, but never af.
ter taking water This is the practice of
the best tock-keepers in Switzerland, and
he thinks much preferable to sailing them
once or twice a week, or to keeping it con
stantly within their reach. .'.'
PUDDING SAUCE-One quart of boiling
water, large tablespoonful of white or
light brown sugar, 2 do. of -four, do. of
butter, 1 teaspoonful of salt, nutmeg or
cinnamon to taste. Two tablespoonfuls of
currant or blackberry wine are great inn
provement. Boil the whole together for
10 minutes. Mix the -four with portion
Of cold water before adding it TO the boil
ing, water. rH. rr-. ra
To KEEP CATTLE FREE FROM LIoE.--
Water in which potatoes have been boiled
possesses poison fatal TO lice. Dip into
IL large sponge or wooden cloth, and
wash the cattle freely, choosing a sunny,
warm day for the operation, and as their
hides dry, comb them with currycomb,
and see for yourself the effects of the wa,
ter In England, cattle of all kinds are
carried, as well as horses, and they are
improved in flesh and health by the opera
/ blDH. ulWdyS DGl
cows, and their hair is sleek and soft
J. Poisonous PoTAToEs--Th sprouts of
the potato contain an alkaloid, termed by
chemists solapinc, which is very poison
GUS, if taken into the system. This aka
loid does not exist in the potato itself, un-
less it has been exposed to the light and
air during its growth, by which it takes q
blacklsh green color, upon the exposed
sides Potatoes presenting, such an APP
| pearance should never be cooked or fed to
stock-they are poisonous to both man
and beast.--hrcddnGe. Fr.p-s err --, s-..
A VERY pretty mantle ornament may
be obtained by suspending an acorn, by q
piece OF thread tied around it, within hall
an inch of the surface of some water con
tanned in vase, tunlbler or saucer, and
allowing it to remain undismrbed for sew
eral weeks. 1t will soon burst open, and
small roots will seek the water; straight
and tapering stem, with beautiful glossy
green leaves will shoot upward, and pre-.
sent very leasingappearance Chestnut
trees may be grown in this manner, but
their leaves are not as beautiful as those
of the oak The water should be changed
once month, taking care to supply water
of the same warmth; bits of charcoal ad.
ded to it will prevent the water from sour
ing. If the little leaves turn yellow, add
one drop of ammonia into the utensil
which holds the water, and it will renew
lts luNurlance. H.-..-
LETTUCE and spinach can be raised
nearly month earlier by planting the
seeds late in the autumn, and covering
them an inch Make your beds rich with
hen or barn-yard manure for lettuce and
spinach the latter is said to be the best
test of the richness of the land-it mus
be well fed to flourish. Cover the beds
with leaves, straw, or. hemlock-boughs
t and, if possible, place boards over them Il
retain the coverings In April, remov
the rubbish and your plants viii sooI
flourish. The careful observer will re
member how often lettuce and spipacl
come forward carly in the spring from
, having sown themselves the previous au
tumn. Last year several onions were lef
in the ground unwittingly.- They spran,
up in April, producing fine potato onion
very early. We are now saving onion sec,
from roots which lived over the winter
/ A potato was planted ON 3" rose-root, t,
, keep in the cap; II flourished through tn
summer unmolested. In the spring, fresl
/ potatoes were found in the, ground, an,
they are growing now Lettuce an,
3 spinach are hardy, and the carly frost
l will not injure them. - Hearth and Home