Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-29
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F0Fthe benefit Of those who, like
mYaelg are 10 q new country where
apples are scarce, aud beef much
more 80, I send you q receipt for
mock minoe pies : One taaCup Of
bread one OF vinegar; one Of wa
ter one Of lisins one Of sugar ;
one OF mOlasses; one half Of but
teri one teaspoon Of cloves; one
Of nutmeg, and one Of cinamOn.-
The quantity Is sufficient for three
pies. They are equally as good as
hose made In the usual way. /
have never yet seen a. person that
could tell the difference. Try them,
all ye lovers of mince pies, and my
word for IT, you will pronounce
them excellent.
Editors Southern Cultivator:
Though not a subscriber, l some
times see, and read with pleasure
your CultiYator. In looking over
various receipts for blind staggers
in horses, | see zone US good as the
following: When the horse Is first
taken, Ona teaspoonful OF Jimson
Tor JameStOwR as some cali III seed,
mash the seed in mortar, put in a
pint tin cup OF boiling water; when
cool enough to drcuch, use a bottle.
The tea should be near a fire until
the strength Is extracted. While
the preparation is going on, bleed
freely from the neck. II cOstiVe
drench with q strong decoctiOn of
white walnut bark. Ii relief is not
given in fifteen minutes, repeat the
dose. Jon.
Oxford, Miss.
Editors Southern C~ultivator :
The following may be of interest
to some one:
A fine young horse Of mine took
tho distempeE, from which his
throat was swollen to an extent
that he was dying Of suiFOcatiOn.
Finding that die he must and find
ing that l had nothing to risk II l
failed, l determined TO open the
windpipe beyond tho swelling and
insert q reed TO give him breath.
This done, the horse was relieved
in one minute. / confined the reed
firmly in position until the SWELL
Ing abated (lesting by stopping the
outer end with my thum to see II
he could breathe naturally then
removed it, sOwed up the wound,
aud the horse was soon ready for
service. j. VI.
Mill Town, Aug, 1869.
RED GLOVER. .
EDITORS SOUTHERN CULTIvATOR.
Experiences is what our farmers
want on this subject. In 1862,
(~February,) l sowed clover seed in
a lot of - acres, aud being more
than a days work, there WIS an
interval of either from night until
morning, or from Saturday night
until Monday morning (nO matter
which.) The second days sowing
was all killed by heavy freeze, and
had to be resown. The first was
as good a stand as Que could wish
for.
In 1862 I ploughed up a field OF
clover, planted 1t in corn, and SOW
oil it In wheat In the fall. In 1866
Il was In corn, '66in corn, '61, 6S
and go in oats and wheat, and now
there Is q good stand ofclOver on II,
and not a clover seed sOwn on 1t for
ten years. A nelghbor plOughed up q
field of clover 7 or s years ago, and
has cultivated 1t in corn, and sOwn
it In wheat until this year, and he
says there is now a good stand oil
clover on 1t.
Panola's seed we're in all proba-
bility good, but a cold spell about
the time they we're prouting, would
have killed them. Amy one can
have a clover lot in the South on
rcI land, If they will take the same
pains Pamela has. l am Away glad
to hear of the success Of our far.
mers with clover, but they will not
always succeed, if they continue to
SOW on small grain. II will do we'll
until the crop Is taken of, and then
the hot sun Kills il whilst tender,
whereas, If sown alone, 1t becomes
hordened and will bear almost any
heat or drought. The best time TO
sow is in the spring, after the heavy
freezes are over. Glover seed will
remain in the ground for five or
more years, and when worked to
the surface, will sprout and grow.
The above facts are given In. sub
sanitation Of that proposition. h.
A. r.
Calhoun, Ga, Dec. 1869.
BUCKWnRAT CAKEs.-Dissolve
half a cake Of yeast in a little warm
water, and mix with a quart oil
buck wheat and a table spoonful Of
meal, stir In luke warm water till a
stiff batter Is formed add a little
salt and put In a warm place to
rise. When ready 10 bake, notice
carefully If the batter is soury and Il
so stir in q small tea-spOonful oil
soda dissolved In q little milk
Have the gridle hot, rub it of will
q little salt to prevent sticking, til
up O small lump Of lard in a clear
cloth, and grease the griddle by rub.
ding it over with the cloth bake Il
a light brown, put on plenty Of
fresh butter and eat while hot-O
cold buck-wheat cake is worthless
Leave in the vessel two spoonfule
of the batter and add two Of corn
meal ; Pot by to rise and use as
leaven for the next cakes, and so on
through the winter. Occasionally
Il Is we'll 10 wash the vessel and
start anew with yeast, so there
may be no sourness.
BUDDING TREFs.
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