Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-05-20
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

rs Aliberal arrangement made with those
who advertise for Three. Six or Twelve month
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
SAVE Your BAcoN-AN INFALLIBLE CURE
FOR Hoe Cholera The scourge Of the
porcine tribe which annually destroys thou
sands of dollars worth ofproperty has near
ly become to be regarded as incurable. and
farmers, when their hogs are afflicted, can
do little but sit calmly and see the work of
destruction 90 on. Many remedies have
been tried with but little success. Large
rewards have been offered for specific for
the disease, but the reward is as yet un-
claimed A correspondent claims to have
discovered an infallible cure for the hog
cholera and offers it free of charge to the
public 1t is as follows:
Dissolve thoroughly one pound of copper
as in three gallons of warm water, and apply
the wash about milk warm to the affected
animal, by dipping into the solution or rub
bing upon it until the skin is thoroughly
wet Whenever the skin of the hog begins
to look rough and scaly Or of dark red
color, apply the wash Immediately. Do not
wait until the more alarming symptoms
vomiting and purging) set in. Apply the
wash every day until the scales are remov-
ed.
The correspondent states that this remedy
has been tried repeatedly, and without
single failure when the directions were prop
erly followed At any rate it is worthy of
trial We would suggest to those making
the experiment that they give the result to
the public.
IMPORTANT TO HOUSE CLEANERs.-As the
season for house cleaning is at hand, the
following directions for cleaning paint may
be found serviceable:
Provide plate, with some of the best
whiting to be had, and have ready some
clean warm water and piece of flannel,
which dip into the water, and squeeze near
ly dry; then take as much whiting as will
adhere to it, apply it to the painted surface,
when a little rubbing will instantly remove
any dirt or grease. After which wash we'll
with clean water, rubbing it dry with soft
fannels, Paint thus cleaned looks as we'll
as when first laid on. without any injury to
the most delicate colors It is far better
than using soap, and does not require more
than half the time and labor.
A FERTILIZER FOR STRAWBERRIES. An
experiment made last year by myself may
grow strawberries. procured half hogs
head, filled it with rain water, and put into
it ne-quarter pound of common nitre.-
When the strawberry plants were blossom
ing out, gave them sprinkling Of the So
luton at evening twice week, until the
fruit was nearly full size. The result was
double the amount of fruit on those where
the liquid was applied to what was obtained
from those vines, right along side of those,
where none Of the liquid was applied. Let
all give it trial. J. G.. K.
Lancaster Pa. March 10, 1869, in s.
f. Recorder.
COOKING PARsN1ps AND CABBAGE.-I4ucy
Lamb says: Wash the parsnips, scrape, boil
tender, and then slice and brown on grid
die, with butter to prevent sticking Car
rots are good cooked in the same way. Boil
cabbage in clear water drain dry, add salt
and good piece Of butter put on in little g.
bits cut in small squares for convenience in
serving. Another method, requiring only
half as much time in cooking; boil in clear.
water forty or fifty minutes, and serve as
above. 1t is nearly equal to cauliaower.
AN ECONOMICAL DIsH-Steam or boil
some mealy potatoes mash them with some
butter or cream, season them, and place
layer at the bottom of pie dish upon this
place layer of fine chopped cold meat or
fish of any kind, we'll seasoned; then add
another layer of potatoes. and continue al
ternating these with those until the dish is
filled. Smooth down the top, strew bread
crumbs upon it. and bake until well brown
ed. A small quantity of meat serves in this
manner to make nice, presentable dish.
SALT IN COOKING VEGETABLEs.-If one
portion of dish of vegetables be boiled in
pure water, and the other in water to which
a little salt has been added, a decided differ
ence may be observed in the tenderness, fla
vor, and, if potatoes, mealiness of the two
Onions are probably more improved by be-
ing cooked in salt water than any other
vegetable Much of their unpleasant smell
is taken away, and peculiar sweetness and
improved aroma are decidedly apparent
Salt binders the evaporation of the soluble
and Aavoring principles of vegetables.
To KEEP IcE:--BelPs Messenger says:
make double pocket of strong wooden :;
cloth, no matter how coarse and faded it is
Have space of two inches or so between
the inner and outer pockets, and pack this
space as full as possible with feathers. You
have no need to use geese feathers hens
feathers are just as good, With pocket
thus constructed and kept closely tied at the
mouth, a few pounds Of ice may be kept
week."
BATTER PUDD1Ne.-One pint of rich but
termik Or sour cream, one tablespoonful of
soda, two eggs, two large speonfuls Of SUI
gar, and a little salt; stir in -four until as
thick as batter for cakes. Grease small
baking pan, and pour. in, half the. batter;
spread some fruit over it; either canned
cherries or thinly sliced apples are nice
then add the remainder of the batter. Bake
in moderate oven, and serve warm with
sugar and cream.
BEEFsTEAK SMoTHERED WITH ONIONS
Cut.up Six onions very fine; put them into
sauce pan with two cupfuls of hot water,
about two ounces ofgood butter, some pepper
and salt; dredge in little -four. Let it
stew until the onions are quite soft: then
have the steak broiled; put it into the sauce
pan with the onions; let it simmer about