Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-10-22
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

FARM AND FIREsIDE.
NICE DISHES FOR INvAL1Ds. We
ter.-Roast three or four good apples, care
fully preserving all the juice; put them in
pitcher and pour on quart of boiling wa
ter Drink when cold. ....4
Jellied Riice--Put teacup of rice to three
pints of milk, add little salt, cover close
and let it simmer three hours. Beat well,
put into moulds and eat as blanc mango,
with sugar anu cream. s,
Oatmeal Gruel-Put cup of raisins in
a pot of water and boil half an hour. Mix
two tablespoonful of oatmeal, with little
cold water and salt, and stir it with the raj
sins. Let it boil up and skim it we'll
Sweeten with white sugar and add little
| nutmeg. This is very nourishing.
Toast Water-Two slices of stale bread
toasted nice brown, pour over pint of
water and few teaspoonsful of good vine
gar; add sugar and little nutmeg to suit
| taste.
Beef Tsa.-Cuta piece of lean, juicy beef
into small pieces, put them into a wide
mouthed bottle in kettle of cold water, and
boil it for an hour and a-half Season with
salt
Barley Water Wash two teaspoonsful
of pearl barley, and add one quart of water
and a little salt Simmer slowly for an hour
Half cup of raisins make it richer. When
cold add lemon juice aud sugar.
Panadt.-Set a pint Of water on the
stove and add little sugar. nutmeg and
Sto1a
and as soon as the water boils stir in the
bread, letting it boil fast few minutes
Add small bit of butter if allowable.
Oa-Meal Mosh.-Have pint of water
boiling hot and stirring in slowly three table
spoonsful of t-meal /; add little salt and
boil an hour. Fat with milk, molasses or
sugar.
How TO HAVE EARLY GRASS NEXT SPRING
In order to have early grass, either for
grazing purposes or moving, the land must
be made rich by the application of manure,
and by relieving it of all Of excess of mois-
ture. In our latitude, during the month of
September. if not already seeded, the soil
should be thoroughly pulverized, manured,
smoothed off, and seeded. IF the grass and
clover seed were sowed last spring, all the
better, as equal parts of grass and clover will
make more desirable feed than either grass
or clover alone. Allow the young plants to
grow until cold weather, without permitting
even light animals to Craze in the field
Then before snow falls, apply liberal dress
ing of barn yard scrapings, Or finely rotted
compost, spread evenly over the surface
Rich land, if seeded in the spring of the year
with early red clover (7rijoliuna pretense)
and orchard grass, (Dactylis glomerata,)
will produce crop sufficient large to be
moved by the first of June provided the
growth of the young plants has not been
seriously retarded by the hoofs and teeth of
domestic animals Where muck constitutes
a large proportion of the soil, dressing of
argillaceous clay, after the grass has ceased
to grow, will subserve the purpose OF manure
to great extent
ARTIFICIAL HAYMAKING.--A new methed
of curing hay has been tried in England,
which, according to Mr. Mecchi, leaves
nothing to be desired. The grass is carried
from the field as fast as it is mown, and sub
ected to blast of hot air by the action Of a
large fan, worked either by steam or horse
power The hot air is generated by coke
furnace, and is simply drawn outward by the
fan, instead of being allowed to
pass up the chimney. In about ten minutes
The moist grass is converted into hay of the
very best quality, as Mr.. Mecchi and sun
Try other farmers testify. If this invention
prove practical, the effect will be to render
he farmer independent of the weather as far
lis haying is concerned, and consequently
ave the enormous loss which no results from
uferior and damaged hay. 1t may also be
Employed to secure second crop, which at
present is generally overlook because of the
of being able to have enough
un to properly dry it.
To MANAGE A REARING HoRsE.-When-
yer you perceive a horses inclination to
ear, separate your reins and prepare for him.
The instant he is about to rise, slacken one
ad and bend or twist his head with other,
eeping your hand low This bending com
els him to move a hind leg, and of necessi-
y bring his fore feet down. Instantly twist
I'M completely round two or three times,
Thlcb will confuse him very much, and
ompletely throw him off his guard. The
loment you have finished twisting him
ound, place his head in the direction you
'lsh to proceed, apply the spurs, and he
I'LL hot fail to go forward
FRUIT TREES. -A writer in the Neso Eaq-
md Homestead gives the following method
propagating various kind of fruit trees:
Strip ring of bark, about an inch in
10Th, from a bearing branch; surround the
lace with rich earth or loam two inches in
epth; bind fast to the branch with piece
atting over this suspend tin vessel with
alter, having a small hole in the bottom
list sufficient to let the water drop in order
keep the earth moist; the branch throws
ew roots into the earth just above the place
here the ring was stripped off. This opcr-
ion is performed in the spring. and the
,anch is sawed off and put into the ground
the fall Of the leaves; the following year
bears fruit.
How TO KEEP GATE FROM SAGGING.-
correspondent of the Rural World sug-
'sts the following plan, which he has tried
It'll good result: Set the hanging post three
ID half feet in the ground, lamp we'll at
e bottom, on the side opposite the gate =
en- dig trench six inches deep from one
st to the other in this put three by-four