Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-09-02

they wero dying Dccaying apple trees.
bearing stinted and inedible fruit. have been
revived by similar process, and with the
like results. 94t 10 3pi
TOMATO CArsUp As it soon will be time
to preserve tomatoes and make oatsup, the
following will be found to give superior
article:
tomatoes ..........."...........5 bushel.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ounces.
Alsplce, ground................6 drachms.
Yellow mustard GIL OF. 81
Black pepper ground. ounces.
Gloves, ground..................6 drachms
Mace, ground. ..................3
Cayenne pepper, ground.......2
vinegar gallon
Gut the tomatoes to pieces boil and stew
in their own liquor until quite soft; take
from the fire, strain and rub through mid
ding fine hair seive, so as to get the seeds
and shells s. parated boil down the min
ana juice TO the consistency OF apple butter
Every thick,) stirring all the time when
thick enough, add the spices, stirred up with
the vinegar; boil up twice; remove from
the fire let cool, and bottle e..
How TO KEEP GRAPES TILL SPRING.
Tell one who wants to know, to pick his
grapes when not too ripe, on dry day have
ready some good sealing wax, and whenev-
er any grapes have been broken off the
stem, apply the melted wax, and likewise at
the end of the stem that has been cut. Then
take any sized box you may choose, accor-
ding to the quantity of grapes you want to
put away. Then take cotton batting and
cover the bottom of the box with it then
lay in your grapes SO ono bunch will not
touch the other; then cover with the batting,
and so on, layer of grapes and layer Of
cotton batting, till the box is full, and let
the last layer be cotton. Then put on a
good cover and keep them in cool place,
and they will keep good till Spring.
A SURE CURE FOR CoKNs.-Mr Ross,
merchant ofSan Diego, announces that these
creators of much misery in the world, can
easily and surely be cured by applying
good coat Of gumarabic mucilage every
night on going to bed. He had them forty
years, and tried nearly all the corn doctors
remedies in existence, without relief, until
he tried the above, which readily cured him
in a few weeks.
WATER TOMATO V1NEs-A oorrespon-
dent says that tomatoes want water almost
as much as ducks, but as the vine is hearty
and will stand any amount of heat and
drought, few supply the water it demands.
In order to make tomatoes ripen quickly,
they should be watered at least once day.
The evening is the best time to water them,
DAMsoM CHEESE. the fruit in suf
fcient quantity of water to cover it, strain
the pulp through very coarse sieve to
each pound add four ounces of sugar. Boil
till it begins to candy on the sides, then pour
it into the molds. Other kinds of plums
may be tarted in the same way also cher
ries, and several other kinds of fruit.
CoNFEcT1oNER's JELLY.-Isinglass dis
solved in water by boiling, and evaporated
until it jellies on cooling. In order to rem
der it perfectly transparent, clarity with
white Of an egg. Spices, wine and milk
| may be added to suit the taste. Three
ounces Of good isinglass should make at
least quart of very strong jelly.
To REMOVE M1LDEw.-On half pound
of chloride Of lime pour pailful of boiling
water. When settled, pour the clear liquid
through cloth into another pailful of va
ter, taking care that no turbid water passes
through. Then put in the widowed goods,
and let them stand over night. Rinse thor
ouhg ly and boil with soap.
CEMENT FOR LEATHER.-We are told that
good waterproof cement or glue. for holding
wood or leather, may be made by dissolving
| fine shreds of India-rubber in warm copal
varnish. The material to be united should
be made clean, and be perfectly dry at the
time Of applying the cement.
One of the oldest and most successful
farmers in Clarke says the best use he has
/ ever made of his old straw is to mulch his
grassfeld, in fall, winter or early spring
! Spread thinly over them it brings the grass
on early and makes it last by keeping the
ground moist With good grass, the foun-
dation Of good farming is laid.
To KEEP WORMS FROM DRIED FRuIT.-
Put the fruit in common muslin bags with
little sassafras bark scattered through,
handful of Dark to bushel of fruit, and no
worms will trouble it.