Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-10-27
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| OYSTERS. - Oyster Soup bring your
water to boil, and put in your oysters. and
let them boil up for a minute or so; season
with butter pepper, and salt You can
use all water, all milk, VI a part of both.
for the soup. ..a
| To Steu Oysters Put the liquor in
saucepan, and when it all boils up, add the
oysters, and pour in u little milk /; or, fyou
choose, water, about a teacup to quart ct
oysters Let them boil up minute. not
more meantime, put in small piece Of
butter, and dredgs in some -four; set the
sauce pan off, and stir the oysters till the
butter is melted. Lay some crackers or
toasted bread in the dish, and pour on the
oysters. They are very fine with roast or
broiled turkey. "a. III. a, ...s,.,.a.r
| To FRI Clusters. Make batter Of two
eggs. three gills of milk, two spoonsful Of
-four, and some fine bread-crumbs; beat it
well dip each oyster into the batter, and
| fry in lard. bss asffsf
Oyster Sauce.-When your oysters are
opened, take care of all the liquor, and give
them one boil in il. Then take the oysters
out. and put to the liquor three or four
blades of mace add to it some melted but
ter, and some good cream; put in oysters,
and give them boil. .-. r-...
SURE CURE.-A physician writes that he
has cured an eminent lawyer, 60 years old,
of paralysis, by the sun. He says: 1 d.
rected him to lie down under large win
dow and allow the sun to shine on every
part Of his body; at first ten minutes day,
increasing the time until he could expose
himself to the direct rays of the sun for a
full hour. His habits were not essentially
altered in any other particular. In six
months he came running up stairs like
vigorous man Of forty, and declared, with
sparkling eyes, 81 have twenty years more
Of work in me-" have assisted many dys.
peptic, neuralgia, rheumatic, and hypochon-
diacal people into health by the sun cure,
: LEMON PUDD1Nas. Crate the rind off two
fresh lemons, but not the white part; press
the juice from the lemons, take the seeds
out. Mix the above with six large table,
spoonfuls Of white sugar, one quart of milk
(the juice, sugar, and grated rind must be
put together,) two tablespoonful ofpowder-
ed crackers, one tablespoonful Of melted but
ter; beat six eggs separately, and stir into
the milk; add the sugar and lemons last;
then turn the whole in pudding dish, Cor
deep pie dish) that has lining and rim
of puff paste; put it Immediately in the
oven bake about half an hour in quick
oven. To be eaten cold. -sss7 e.
FEEDING CHICKENS. feeding wheat
screenings as obtained from the mills, they
should always be soaked in water eight or
ten hours, or at least washed, before feed.
ing, to soften the white caps, swell the
shrunken kernel, and distroy the poisonous
dust Corn meal should always be mixed
with boiling water for chickens. Onions,
tops as well as bottoms, should be cut fne
and fed daily. They are very stimulating,
and superior to many medical preparations
recommended for sick chickens A daily
feeding of onions tends greatly to ward Of
disease.
81 WHERE BEES SHOULD BE PLACED. Bees
should not be placed so that when they
crawl about their hives and stands they will
come in contact with each other and hives
should be so far separated, or be dissimiliar
in appearance, that the queens will not
make mistakes and enter the wrong hive
1t is best to place each on a separate stand
four to six feet apart, or if room has to be
economical and the hives are closed on all
but ono side, four may be placed with their
backs together. oa2 a-s
How TO PREsEavE Smoked MEArs.-
Take ground black pepper, the finer the
better wash all the mold or soil off from
the hams or beef, and while they are damp,
rub them thoroughly with the pepper. Two
pounds of pepper will keep thirty pounds of
meat free from flies or insects Of all kinds.
1t can remain, after being thus treated, in
the smoke-house or wood-house, and not q
lay will approach il. 1t also improves the
favor of the meat, $3.50 syiEii ago fay
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To KEEP BUTTER Two YEARS. Take
one ounce each Of saltpetre and white sugar,
and mix them thoroughly. two ounces Of
the best Spanish great salt, all in fine pow.
der (; then add one ounce of the mixture to
every pound Of butter, and incorporate them
thoroughly together. The butter is then to
be tightly pressed into clean glazed earth
en.ware vessels, so as to leave no vacuum.
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LEMON FOR A CoUan. -Roast the lemon
very carefully without burning it; when it
is thoroughly hot, cut and squeeze iutoa
cup upon three ounces Of sugar, finely pow
dered. Take spoonful whenever your
cough troubles you. 1t is good and agree
able to the taste. Rarely has it been known
to fail of giving relief. -agi lz belia
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b. SWEET PlcKLEs.--To I pounds of fruit
take pounds of sugar, / pint of vinegar,
cloves, allspice, cinnamon and ginger Boil
sugar, vinegar, and spices together, and
pour hot water over fruit For several
mornings in succession strain off the juice
aud save it. !; Scald and pour, over. fruit
again the last morning. Then soald fruit
and juice together, and put in a cool place.
GRAHAM MUFFINs. one quartet
Graham -four, one-halfcup of brown sugar,
one teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoonsful
of yeast, warm water or milk sufficient to
stir readily with spoon. When light stir
again, drop in rings, and bake. If made
over night it may be necessary to add lit
tie soda before baking. Do lot bake too
hard. - - 1880
To CLEAN VELVET. cloth and put
it over hot fat.iron, and dry one over
that, then draw the velvet across it, brush.
ing it at the same time with q soft brush,
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