Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-08-25

tWenty-four hours. Turn them INTO
baskef tn drain. Boil as much OF the Desb
vinegar as will cover the .asn
out the Jars and put the cucumbers lnko
them. Turn on the vinegar boiling noe;
cover them with cabbage leaves, and cover
the lars TIGHT. In forty-eight our they
will be fit for use. Pickles OF Any
are good made in the same way western
RurdL,
How TO MAKE BLACKBERRY VINE
The following receipt for making Dlack-
berry wine is furnished the Country
Gentleman by Charlottesvfle, va, house
keeper: Gather nice ripe blackberrles
mash them well in q wooden or earthern
vessel, strain and for every gallon OF juice
thus obtained, add two quarts of water TO
the pomace. Let this stand several hours,
stirring occasionally then strain and mix
with the pure juice. To every gallon OF
this mixture add three pounds of white
sugar. Place in any suitable Yessel 70
ferment, substituting q piece OF gauze
neatly pasted on for q stopper. Alter
| fermentation, loosely place the stopper In.
\ Rack off and bottle it in October.
To HARDEN A PoKER.-The fire poker
by constant use, becomes soft, and is gem
orally more or less bent. This arises
from its being left in the fire and becom-
ing hot, then being put ON inc iendel,
where it slowly cools-an operation which
lsoftens the best steel. When a poker has
.ffhus become soft and bent, it may be
again hardened by making it hot again
two or three times, and plunging it every
time that it is hot into a pail of cold wa
ter. The rapidly cooling Of steel makes
it again hard. sN
MANY nen are supposed to be self
taught. No man was ever taught IN any
other way. Do you suppose q man Is q
bucket to be hung on the well OF knowl-
edge and pumped full? Man is q crea-
ture that learns by the exertion Of his
own faculties. There are aidsto learning,
of various kinds; but, no matter how
; many of these aids q man may pc sur.
| rounded by, after all, the learning is that
which he himself acquires. And, whether
; he be in college or out of college, In school
or out of school, every man must educate
himself. And in our times and our COM
: munity every man has the means of doing
it-HrchG1gs.
RAW ToMAroRs-The almost universal
popularity of the tomato has led to q
great variety of ways of eating 1t. Proba-
bly, more are consumed raw than in any
: other way. The manner of dressing them
: varies greatly. Some use only vinegar
: and salt. Others, vinegar, salt and oil,
: and others again, vinegar and sugar. W.
q often see them served with q regular salac
dressing, but the general way is to place
them upon the plate plain, and allow eacf
U one to prepare them to suit his own ian
cy. They are usually sliced with thet
skins on, but those who are very particu
lar about such matters scald and pee
n them before slicing, and the slices are pu
with pieces Office to cool them and restore
their frmness. Tomatoes, when eater
a raw, show the qualities of the diferen
q varieties better than when cooked--Aner
lean AgrieuLturiSt.
n How TO TREAT KIcKINa Cows
= friend told us the other day Off methot
!, of treatment that he had found successful
= in curing cows of the habit of kicking
:, while being MIXED. It Is as follows /: A
: the COW stands in the s~tancheon, he put
Y a bull-ring in her nose, throws the rop'
y attached TO the ring over a beam or CIR
\ above the head of the COW, and drawinl
4 her head as high as possible without rais
!, ing her feet from the floor, makes fast tn
y while standing in this strained position
10 and the milking process is then conducte
e gently and rapidly. As soon as b learn
" that she has nothing to fear from tn
~ mixer, but everything to fear from tn
As ring-and his knowledge she is said t
le acquire rapidly-she is cured of her disa
- greeable habit A young heller may oftel
y be thus cured by a single application
= Prairie Farmer.
Z GRAHAM MusH-Faith Rochester sayl
in american A~gTicGItUTSst Does any
= body want to know how to make Grahar
~ mush2 There are people who raise tn
best of wheat, year after year, and live O
= fine flour always, and have no idea hoy
sweet, as well as healthful, the unboltec
= or Graham -four is. Make Graham mus
h as you do corn-meal hasty pudding, sit
- ing the meal with your hand slowly int
boiling water, stirring briskly meanwhile
A few minutes boiling seems to cook
sufficiently, though many cook it longe
Sweetened cream is al excellent dressin
- for il. and then if you add fresh berries
"a well, just try it Many persons like
"a with unsweetened cream or milk, as the
IL eat hasty-pudding. Wheaton grits Al
= usually bought in paper parcels wit
=, directions for cooking. They are Il
u wheat kernels with the outer woody hbl
stripped of, and are excellent, especial
for persons with inflamed stomachs WI
cannot bear the bran of Graham.
to Assess A SPEoIFIc FOR FRUT TREE
tol-Dr. George B. Wood, ofsPhtladelphi
or has communicated to the American Phi
or osophical Society, of which he is Pres
dent, the results of experiments made
To- him, which indicate that unleached woC
ne ashes applied around peach and app
IL trees give them renewed life and actiYit
tai and greatly promote vigorous bearin
no Decaying trees have been wonderful
II stimulated into healthy growth by.diggil
he four or five inches deep around the ba
va of the stem, scraping away the worn
he and filling the hollow thus made WI
be fresh wood ashes. This was done in t
ev fall of 1858, and the following spring tn
at put forth bright, green leaves, and DO
in. a crop of fruit lar exceeding anythi
,at they had lone previously. An~of
inf orchards so treated give promise
great crops of fruit also this prese
he season.
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