The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-11-30
FRAN AND HOUSEHOLD.

| OANNlNG OhEEobs-uhls ls VI Aloiit VI
the Sycamore (Ill.) Cheese Factory, COM
municates to the Prairie Farmer the re-
suit of his experience in canning cheese
in tin. He says: "The method is simply
to inclose the cheese in tin box and
solder it air tight. The cheese should
be we'll cured before canning: then keep
i'm cool place. The advantages are, for
family use, no further trouble in looking
afte- it till wanted for use. 1t is safe
from flies, retains all its weight, and
grows more mellow and fine favored.
What little cir there is in the box will
do no harm 1t will not mold. The ad-
vantage in shipping South would be no
loss from exposure"
The plan of putting up cheese in tin
cases has long been practiced by English
shippers in sending cheese to the East
Indies and to tropical climates. We
gave an account of the method in our
report of English dairy practice when
abroad during the year 1866. We were
then informed that cheese incased in TIN
would retain it's flavor for long periods,
and could be safely transported to hot
climates, arriving in as good condition,
ordinarily, as when first put up.
The only objection to casing in tin is
the heavy cost of packages, and except
for shipment to countries where a high
price, comparatively, is obtained for the
cheese, so as to more than cover the ex-
ira expense for packages, the plan has
not been practiced to any extent. Some
of the small German cheeses, we believe,
are put up in tin cases, but the quantity
is very limited.
Cheese is now furnished so cheaply
that it is q question whether the use
of tin packages in the way suggested
could be made remunerative for very
large quantities of cheese. However,f for
small lots of "fancy qualities it may
possibly be made to pay. Were the plan
: to be tried we should say that the square
or rectangular shape would be most con-
venient, as we'll as less expensive for
packages than the usual round shapes.
: Possibly, to some extent at least, cans
that have been used for other purposes
might be employed, and thus saving
be made on the cost Of packages but
the trouble of obtaining such cases, and
thoroughly cleansing them would mill
tate against any extensive use, even
though procured in the first instance
as with cans emptied of oysters, &c.
, without cost. On the whole we see no
, way of escaping the extra cost of pack
l ages and packing, and the real question
1 is whether the cheese could be sold for
enough more to make it an object for
, such manner of package.
We have no doubt that fine cheese put
! up in quite small packages would meet
with ready sales at extra prices, and per.
i haps for more than enough to pay al
expense, but this can only be told by
the experiment of testing the markets
5 Under the rectangular plan of pressing
: the cheese, when cured, can be cut in
: desired shapes, so that there would be M
J difficulty in fitting the cheese to a varie
> ty of fancy packages. Small cheeses ar,
9 largely demanded for home consump
ton as we'll as for shipment also, and i
;, we can devise means for retaining havo
in perfection and at the same time pre-
o vent loss from decay and shrinkage, th
= plan suggested may open up nev
: phase to the cheese trade. There ar
. large quantities of food Of various kind
Il now preserved by canning, why no
q cheeset The experiment, at all events
is well worth trying.-Rura! Nep Yorke'
A SIMPLE AND EXCELLENT CLEANS
ING AGENT.-Ammonia or as it is NOR
o generally called, spirits of hartshorn,
,e powerful alkali, and dissolves dirt an
j. grease with great ease. 1t has latel
\ been recommended very highly for man
1t domestic purposes. For washing paint
s. put tablespoonful in a quart of moder
i, ately hot water, dip in a flannel clotf
es and with this simply wipe off the wood
r, work no scrubbing will be necessary
le For taking grease spots from any fabric
n use the ammonia nearly pure, then la
oe white blotting paper over the spot, an
to iron it lightly. In washing laces, pu
in about twelve drops to pint of war;
a. suds. To clean silver, mix two tes
is spoonfuls of ammonia in quart of he
t. soap suds. Put in your silver ware an
t, wash it, using an old nail brush or toot
e. brush for the purpose. For cleanin
S5 hair brushes, etc, simply shake th
e. brushes up and down in a mixture {
%. of hot water, and stand them in tt
30 wind or in a hot place to dry. FL
ut washing finger marks from lookin
a glasses or windows, put few drops
g. ammonia ON moist rag, and mal
or quick work of it. If you wish yor
RS, house plants to flourish, put few droI
We of the spirits in every pint of water use
UT in watering. A teaspoonful in bssi
rs, of cold water will add much to the r.
lie freshing effects of bath. Nothing
lg better than ammonia water for cleansin
IL the hair. In every case, rinse off IL
ce ammonia with clear water. To whit
ed we would only add, that, for removir
is, grease spots, mixture of equal parts
ig ammonia and alcohol is better than ale
ly hol alone and for taking out the II
srs stains produced by strong acids in BIZ
to and black clothes, there is nothing bett
he than ammonia.--The IechnologiSt.
" " COMPOST FOR PoT PLANTs.-Ti
70 Country Gentleman says: The best col
10 post for pot plants generally, is cor
M posed of four parts of loam-the Il
bo three inches of an old pasture-and o.
n nc Of well decayed hot-bed manure, OF W,
s decayed cow manure is nearly as gooc
~ Z if the soil does nor contain sand in suf
pa ~ oient quantity to show itself pretty fire
rs ly in the compost, add until it do'
of Let the heap be some months expos
On previous to using, turning over occ
ON sionally so as to thoroughly mix al
',,t mellow the entire mass There are We
,n' few plants in general cultivation th
A will not thrive in this compost, all 9th
,er things being equal. Plants OF stock
~ short -jointed growth, and good healtl
do foliage, are far preferable to the b
;ts specimens coveted by some. Whsrey