The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-10-31
HOUSEHOLD.
VESSELS FOR PICKLING.

Large mouthOd glass DOJJles lOr
small quantities wooden vessels for
large quantities may be used, but
glazed jars must never be used, as
the vinegar acting upon the glazing
produces u strong poison.
TOMATOES FOR THE TABLE.
\ delicate dish is made by taking
four tomatoes, cutting them in
halves, putting them in Il bUttcred
dish with breai crumbs, butter, pep
per, and salt, and then baking till
slightly Drowned on the top.
ONIONS.
Remove the outer skin Of small
onions boil them until half done in
sailed water while hot, drop then
into a jar Of pepper-spiced vinegar.
Another way ; soak them for three
days in brine, scald them in milk
and water, drain and lay them in
II jar and pour over cold vinegar,
scald spi es and II little alum cover
closely.
SWEET APPLIES,
To a half peek OF apples, make u
syrup Of two pounds Of sugar, and
one pint of vinegar, Boil the ap.
pies in this syrup until tender, then
remove them and make Il new syrup
Of two pounds of sugar, and one
pint vinegar. Add Il teaspoonful
Of cloves, and the same Of cinnamon
tied in II bag. The first syrup may
be used for sauces.
GENERAL RULES.
For heating vinegar, use a por-
celain lined vessels. Brass, copper
or tin should not be used, but il
used the greatest care should be OBJ
served, both in their cleanliness and
in pouring the vinegar out as soon
as cooked. Otherwise, serious re
suits may supervene. Use wooden
knives, forks and spoons for such
implements are needed in the pick
ling operations.
PEACHES,
Select the fruit fully grown, but
not fully ripened. Wipe off the
down thoroughly, using either a wet
cloth or by pouring hot water oyer
the peaches and then Wiping them
dry. TO n peck Of fruit allow a
gallon, or thereabout, Of moderately
weak vinegar, three pounds of sugar,
an ounce Of cinnamon, and four or
five cloves to each peach. The cloves
may be stuck into the fruit, or the
spices boiled in II flag with the sugar
and vinegar. Put the fruit in the
vessels to hold it, and pour the in
gradients over it b%oiling hot. Be
careful and skim tho vinegar well
as it boils cover well and set in u
cold place for u few days, when
drain off the vinegar, heat it hot and
pour on, when cold, the fruit and
pickle may be- put in glass jars and
secured like preserves. Some pick
lers add the well-beaten whites Of
three eggs to the above quantity o!
vinegar, scalding AMI skimming I'M
til clear.
HINTS TO NIGHr-wATCHERS.
A person who is sick enough TO
need night-watchers, needs rest and
quiet, and all the undisturbed repose
he a get. If one or more persons
are i'll the same room reading, talk.
ing or whispering, us is often the
case, this is impossible. There
should be no light burning in the
room, unless it be Il very dim one,
so placed as to be out of the sight of
the patient. Kerosene oil should
never be used in the sick.room. The
attendants should quietly sit or lie
III the same room, or, what is usual.
ly better, i'll an adjoining room, 50
as to be within call if anything is
wanted. In extreme cases, the at
tendant can frequently step quietly
to the bedside to see if the patient
is doing well, but all noise and light
SHOULD be carefully excluded. 1t is
u common practice to wak-n patients
occasionally, for fear they Will sleep
too soundly. This should never be
done. Sleep is IL Of the greatest
needs of the sick, and there is no
danger of their getting too much of
it. All excavations should be removed
at once, and the air in the room
kept pure and sweet by thorough
ventllntion.-HerUh Of Hcaih.
Recipe TO Prevent Fclons Heading.
Take black pepper in the kernel
and pulverize well; then soak the
pepper with spirits Ct turpentine,
and apply to the felon as II poultice.
If this remedy is used when the
frlon first makes its appearance, it
Is II certain cure III II few nppli-