The Placer herald., 1872-05-25
HOUSE AND FARM.

SfRAwBERRY SYRUP. As strawberry's are
plenty and cheap we commend the following
to our lady readerss
"Takc two pounds Of n'ce field berries,
all the green ones being carefully picked out,
and put them into large bottle with a wide
mouth, and at the same time two and halt
bounds Of finely pulverized white sugar.
The ,ntle should not be quite full. They
are to be left standing at the ordinary tenn
perature, being occasionally gently shaken
up. The sugar takes mp the liquid part OF
The berry, forming clear, aromatic syrup,
while the solid parts shrivel up almost odor-
less and tastess, and may be easily separated
by slraining through linen cloth. Milk or
wine may be poured over the residue to
make a palatable dish for the table. The
above quantity Of berries and sugar make
one and a hall quarts of syrup. 1t may be
kept for some time in closely stopped bottles
in a cool place. 1t must not be heated, be-
cause the flavor of the berry is very volatile;
a long exposure Of the juice to the air is also
injurious. The syrup, diluted with water,
makes an agreeable ice; or it may be mixed
with some light wine as drink. Raspberry
syrup may be prepared in the same way.
The flavor of the raspberry is not injured by
heat, and the syrup may be more quickly
prepared and with less sugar by placing the
bottle for short time in boiling water. This
syrup may also be used for ices. AS a
drink. when diluted with water, it is less
pouant than that made in the usual way by
crushing the berries and letting the juice
stand for week.
SuYsrRoKE.- DIR. George II. Hope, NJ. d.,
in his work entitled "I'W the doctor comes,
and ho,c to help hin,," gives the following
directions for the treatment of sunstroke
until medical aid can be obtained: Sun
stroke is sudden pros.raton, due to long ex-
posure to great heat, especially when one
il much fatigued or exhausted. 1t common
ly happens from undue exposure to the
suns rays in Summer, but have seen the
same effect produced in baker from the
great heat of the bakc-room 1t begins with
pain in the head or dizziness, quickly followed
by loss Of consciousness and complete pros
tration. Sometimes, however, the attack is
rs sudden as stroke of apoplexy. The
head is often burning hot, the face dark and
swollen, the breathing labored and snoring,
and the extremites cold. Take the patient
at once to cool and shady place, but don't
carry him far 70 house Or hospital. Loosen
the clothes thoroughly about his neck and
waist. Lay him down with the head a
little raised Apply wet clothes to the head ,
and mustard Or turpentne to the calves Of
the leg and the solcs of the feet. Give a
little weak whisky and water it he can
swallow. Meanwhile let some one go for
the doctor You cannot safely do more than
have said without his advice.
CANpy.-J. S. Chandler sends the Bee
Keepers Journal the following recue for
making candy perfectly white: Best cof-
fee sugar, % pounds; the incest syrup, l!
pnts; boil very carefully, until, by dropping
in little cool water it will fly like glass and
will not stick to the teeth when bitten; then
work until white. Boil in tin, copper, or
BRASS not iron. This costs less than 25
cents per pound, and 10y using good brown
sugar, which think would be just as good
it would cost about 20 cents. should
think, also, that it need not be worked until
very white, thereby saving some labor. OF
course the candy when done must be poured
on creased platter to cool; use nothing
but little -four to keep it from sticking to
the hands when pulling it. When pulled
sufficiently draw out into sick-sizc, and tap
it with heavy knife to cut the sticks the
proper length.
CRACKED WHEAT. AT.---Immediatel after
breakfast put kettle of water to boil with
steamer above it, placing therein a two
quart tin vessel half full of cracked wheat,
a tablespoonful of salt, and water enough to
= 10 etn oil do /uit lpsc
timett tastes raw) add hot water occasionally,
just enough to keep the cracked wheat COW
cred; it will swell double. Allow it to
stand till cold, then turn it on a plate;
serve at any meal with cream and sugar.
For the sake of hygiene have lat every meal,
cracked wheat Graham, oatmeal or samp.-
lono, Tausrille, Pa.
WooD ASHES VS.. BONE MEAL.-Dr. Pie
gel, according to the B. H. p. Lloyd, ma
nured piece Of grass land with wood ashes
and another piece of equal size with bone
meal-tle same value of both these mate
rals being used. The results of the hay
crop were as 20 to II in favor of the ashes,
while the land treated with the ashes also
gave large yield of clover. A small por-
ton of land was treated with a mixture of
bone dust and ashes, and here the best hay
crop of all was obtained.
To House, CLEANERs.-W you have
taken up dusty carpet don't touch a broom
to the floor until you have taken a dust-pan
and filled it with moist earth from the garden
or elsewhere. Scatter the earth all over the
floor; then use your broom as if scrubbing,
aud finally sweep all up together. You will
find that you raise scarsely any dust in the
operation, and you will have very clean
floor that scarcely needs mopping at all.
Don't fail to try it at once, and you will not
need urging to repeat it.-lNs Il. L. Greg
org, Rockford, III.
CHICKEN CHEESE. Boil two chickens till
tender, take out all the bones and chop the