Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-01-07
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.
A HousRKEEPER writes: dHaving
some stone jars in which lard had been
packed, until they became unfit for use,
made them perfectly sweet by packing
them full Of fresh earth and letting them
remain two or three weeks. | suspect
this course would be equally effective in
any case of foul earthen or stone we're"
PLUM PUDDINa.--On and half pounds
of Muscatel raisins one and three.quarter
pounds of currants, one pound Sultana
raisins, two pounds finest moist sugar, two
pounds bread crumbs, sixteen eggs, two
pounds finely chopped suet six ounces
mixed oandied peel, the rind Of two lemons,
one ounce ground nutmeg.
PUDDING SAUCE.-OE two egrs well
beaten 10 fToth, with coffee cup OF sugar,
pour four tablc-spoonfuls of boiling milk,
and beat all to a cream then let IL stand
about twenty minutes in the top of the
tea-kcttle, stirring il most of the time
have awine glass of wine in the bottom
OF the tureen, or flavor with lemon or
vanilla and turn the sauce on it.
JOHN III. KLIPPART, Secretary of the
Ohio State Board of Agriculture, writes
10 Hedrh Gnd Home in favor OF transplant
ing plants at night. He says the plants
he transplants at night live and grow as a
rule, seldom willing or whitening, while
almost all of those transplanted in sun
light wither, aud many of them die. As
an illustration, he says he tfansplanted
1000 strawberry plants at night, their
growth was apparently uninterrupted.
MENDINe EGGs-A pigeon fancier at
Toulon has found novel use for the mar
GIN of postage stamps. When he finds a
cracked egg and is able to make out that
the living epidermis is intact, he mends
the egg with the gummed paper, and re-
places 1t in the nest To be Matched. He
has done the same thing with pheasant
eggs. One precautiOn must be observed.
The paper used must be as nearly as pos
sible of the same color as the egg, or it
attracts the notice of the hen, who makes
efforts to pick it off when she turns the
egg, and in so doing often breaksit,
PLANTING TREEs.-fn later years, the
old way Of cutting back the limbs of trees
to be planted has been abandoned in Eu-
rope Now the limbs are not cut back,
but only such limbs removed which are
too close. The middle limb and four or
five Others are left In their natural state
The second year these limbs are cut back
to about half of their length. The result
is, that soon after the planting in spring
leaves appear at the top of the branches,
and by their aid, new, small rootlets are
generated earlier than otherwise, and that
the trees in the second year form stronger
wood than if they had been cut back the
first year.-Prairie Farmer.
BoNE-DUsT FOR RSTRAwBERR1Es Bone.
dust may be sown broadcast over straw
berry beds in early spring or at any time
during summer. II is better to apply in
rainy weather, as then the soluble por.
tions are immediately carried down to the
roots of the plants. If the Strawberries
are cultivated in hills, then n handful of
bone TO each will be sufficient We usual
ly apply 1t upon the surface, and then
work 1t in with hoe and cultivator. The
quantity to be applied per acre should be
varied according to the richness of the soil,
if poor, half ton or even aston will do
no harm, but much good. We consider
bone valuable fertilizer for all kinds of
soil, and there is little danger of applying
too much, provided 1t is mixed with the
soil.-Hearh and Home. a
To BAKE BEANs,-Boil a quart of white
beans in two or three quarts ofwater until
they begin to crack. Put in teaspoonful
of s,deratus while they are boiling. Then
drain Oft all the waterin which they have
been boiled, and put them in pan or ba
sin large enough to hold them and a piece
of nice fat RIB of corned pork, which
weighs two pounds or so; score the pork
and settle 1t in the middle of the beans, SO
that the fat is little higher than the
beansi cover all with water and add two
tablespooniuls of moMsses, and bake in
moderate oven three hours. When done
the top should be,a nice brown. Don't
forget the molasses, or you won't know
Yankee baked beans Cor. Geradntolon
1slegraQh, ~
BREAD MAKINe.-Take one quart of
buttermllk, bring to boil, and scald
enough Hour to make stiff sponge after
II is cool enough put in one-half pint of
yeast, stir well, and let rise over night |
Ihe nrst thing in the morning pour IN
one pint boiling water or sweet milk, and |
make UP the bread in half an hour. Let |
the bread rise three hours and make into |
loaves. Mix with sweet milk or water |
Another way; Pare and slice about one |
quart of potatoes, and boil and mash well |
when cool enough for yeast, if too thick, |
thin with the water the potatoes were |
bOiled in, stir ina few spoontuls of flour |
ana the yeast let rise over night, or il in |
u hurry 1t VIII do To start In the morning, |
and make up the bread about o O'Clock. |
This quantity willmake six or eight loaves.
Bread needs more kneading than many
suppose, 1t makes 1t whittier to work the |
dough down once amer ii ises.-Ams lean
ASrTcu'tUriSt
CHEAP HOT- Ban FRAMEs.-It viii soon
be time TO think about making hot.beds
toI starting early plants Glass is so
cheap that few persons willthink ofusing
anything else for covering the frames, buL
there are cheaper materials that will
answer very well, besides being more
speedily prepared. One of the best ma,
terials for covering frames besides glass is
common white muslin, coated with the
following composition Take one quart of
linseed oil, one ounce of sugar or lead
and three or four ounces of resin. Pul,
veriEe the sugar of lead in little oil. then
add 1t To the other materials. Put ali INTO
an iron kettle, and heat it until the resinis
dissolved and the other ingredients are
thoroughly mixed stretch the muslin
upon the frames, and apply the composi.
lion while hot Frames prepared in this
manner will last for several years, if kent
lnder cover when not in se.-HeartA a55