Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-11-11
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

FARM AND FIRESIDE.
CURING MEAT.-At this season of the
year the thoughts of almost every farmer
naturally turning more or less to the pro 3es-
SEES OF curing meat for the Winters USE
Most farmers have a pig or two to salt
down, and some have mutton or beef, and
the quality of the meat which is to furnish
food for the family, will depend good deal
on the way in which it is cured.
There are various modes of curing meat.
but one of the best, perhaps. is that sugges-
ted by the Germantown Telegraph, which is
as follows:
10 one gallon of water, take one and
half ponds Of SALT half pound of sugar,
half an ounce Of saltpetre, half an ounce of
potash. In this ratio the pickle to be in
creased to any quantity desired Let these
be boiled together until all the dirt from the
sugar arises to the top and is skinned off.
Then throw it into tub to cool, and when
cold, pour it over your beef or pork, to res
main the usual time, say four Or five weeks.
The meat must be covered with pickle, and
should not be put down for at least two
days after killing, during which time it
should be slightly sprinkled with powdered
saltpetre, which removes all the surface
blood, ETC., leaving the meat fresh and
clean. Some omit boiling the pickle, and
find it to answer we'll though the operation
OF boilin' purifes the pickle by throwing off
the dirt u. ways to be found in salt and su-
gar.
If this receipt is properly tried it will
never be abandoned. There is none that
surpasses it, if so good.
PERFECT CoFFEE.-A correspondent of
the Independent travelling in Sweden was
intensely delighted with the coffee served
on the steamboats, and hotels eat Upsala,"
he writes, 1--WE determined to find out how
they made such perfect coffee as we had Just
drank, and stepped into the neat kitchen of
the little hotel and this was the report:
Take any kind of cofee-pot or urn, and
suspend bag made of felt or very heavy
flannel, SO long that it reaches the bottom,
bound on wire just fitting the top put in
the fresh ground pure coffee, and pour on
freshly boiled water The fluid filters
through the bag, and may be used at once;
needs no settling, and retains all aroma
The advantage of this over the ordinary
filter Is its economy, as the coffee stands and
soaks out the strength, instead of merely
letting the water pass through sit. EDO
you boil it p inquired the learner. "Na-
a-a-ay," said the maid, in simple astonish-
ment that any one should be so wasteful as
to send the precious aroma away in steam,
should rob that prince of food of that evan
escent something which constitutes his nobil-
ity, and reduce him 10 mere ailment.-
AS soon would one think of throwing away
that drop OF sunshine, charged with all the
summers gold, which lies at the throat of
bottle of Johannisberger.
10 CLEAN SILK.-MiX unequal parts of
alcohol, soft soap and molasses. Cover a
table with clean cloth ; lay the article to
be cleansed on smooth, and holding it firmly
with one hand, sponge it thoroughly with
the mixture. If the silk is spotted with
grease or stains, give such sports an extra
sponging When the silk has been we'll
sponged, rinse in tepid water twice and finish
with a third rinse in cold water. Have your
irons hot, and iron the silk Immediately as
1t Is taken from the last water. Ofoourse,
if dress is to be cleansed, it is first ripped
apart and each piece sponged, rinsed and
lroned before the next is touched Its
great convenience when two persons can
work together in doing this-one to sponge,
while the second rinses and irons This
compound for cleaning silk does not sound
inviting, but try it. The most delicate
colors-blues, violets, ETC., have been
washcd-and unless the color is entirely
taken out or paint been transferred to the
silk, it is surprising how like new silk the
dress can be to look. Cashmeres or merinos
of the finest color can be thus ceansed and
be made to look like new but they should
be rinsed in hot water.
How TO MAKE New Rope PLIABLE.-
Considerable difficulty is sometimes expert
enced in handling new rope on account of its
stiffness This is especially the case when
it is wanted for halter and cattle ties. Every
farmer is aware how inconvenicnt new
stiff halter is to put on and tie up horse
with. And new ropes for tying cattle are
frequently unsafe. for the reason that they
are not pliable enough to knot securely
All this can be remedied and new rope made
as Timber and soft at once as after a years
constant use, by simply boiling it for two
hours in water. Then hang it in warm
room, and let it dry out thoroughly. It
retains its stiffness until dry, when It b.
comes perfectly pliable.
CURE FOR STYEs.-Put teaspoonful Of
soda in small bag, pour on it Just enough
boiling water to moisten it, then put it on
the eye pretty warm. Keep it on all night,
andin the morning the stye will most likely be
gone; if not, second application is sure to
remove it. We have also heard that the
white Of an egg, applied to the eyelid with
feather just before retiring, soon effects
cure. Styes arise from impurity of the
blood, and no permanent cure can be effect
ed by mere external application The
blood should be kept in healthy condition
by the frequent use of some mild purgative
say dose Of rhubarb and magnesia.
Removing IRON Mold FROM FABRICS
A writer in the Cleveland News advises as
the best method of removing stains of iron
mold from fabrics, that the marks be first
wet with yellow sulphide of ammonia, by
which it will be Immediately blackened.-
After allowing it minute or two to pene-
trate, the excess of sui phide is to be washed
out and the black spot treated with cold
dilute chlorohydric acid. by which it is at
once removed. Finally, wash we'll with
water. This method is said to avoid the
serious objection of weakening and rosting
the FIBRE
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