Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-30
RECIPES, ETC.

| Cattle fed upon grass which grows in
granite soils are said to have very little
| bones.
God has made animals silent, mute,
accomplishing. If man is coward,
and wishes to convince his associates of
| it, he can do so in no better way than by
abusing dumb animals.
One Egg Cake.-One cup of butter,
| one-half cup of sugar, three cups of flour,
one egg, one cup of sweet milk, one tea
spoonful of soda, one cup OF raisins.
Grease upon Floors.-An Iowa lady
| writes that grease can be readily drawn
from an implanted kitchen floor by put
ting plenty of sott-soap on the grease
spot, and rubbing lot tat-iron through
the soap. One application generally suf-
fees; sometimes another is required,
washing thoroughly afterwards
Prime Vinegar in Three Hours.-One
quart of molasses, one pint of yeast, two
and one-half gallons of warm rain water
put into a jug, and tie piece of gauze
over the bung to keep the flies out.
To Make Shirt Bosoms Glossy-Dis-
solve three ounces Of clean, powdered,
white gum Arabic in one pint of water.
When thoroughly dissolved, strain it
through piece of cotton cloth, and bottle
for use. One tablespoonful of this gum
water, added to pint of starch, will give
a beautiful smooth gloss to cotton or linen
fabrics.
Protecting Orchard Trees-Mulch
the roots with straw or coarse manure and
litter, being careful, however, not to throw
it Immediately about the bodies of the
trees. No matter how heavily you mulch
Then to protect the bodies of the trees
from sun and frost alternately, as well as
from rabbits, bind them about with corn
stalks stripped of the foliage.
Black Ink.-Take one quart strong
decoction Of log-wood, well strained, three
ounces blue gals in coarse powder, twelve
drachms sulphate of iron, one and quar-
ter drachms acetate copper, twelve
drachms background sugar, one and a half
ounces gum arabic. Set it over the fire
till it begins to boil, then set it away till
it has the required black; add few
cloves to keep out mould.
To Keep Onions-The best way of
keeping onions for family use is the old
fashioned one of stringing them. Gather
them without breaking off the tops. Take
up three or four and string through the
tops, and tie the string around them to Sc
cure them firmly. Add more onions, and
tie until you have a string foot or more
in length. Hang them in dry place and
they will keep any length Of time.
Picked Grapes--To eight. pounds of
ripe or halfripe grapes, allow four
pounds brown sugar-One pint vinegar.
Separate the pulp from the skin of the
grapes, throwing the former into the pre-
serving kettle; boil until the seeds sepa-
rate from the pulp (ab0ut twenty or thirty
minutes); strain through coarse sieve.
Dissolve the sugar III the vinegar; add the
pulp and skins; boil al for two hours.
Whole cloves can be added if desired
between brothers, between sisters, be-
girls, between clerks in stores; be-
tween husbands and wives, owing to
electric channels through which their
nervous system goes by lodging together
night after night under the same bed
clothes, than by any other disturbing
cause. There is nothing that will so de
range the nervous force as to lie ali night
in bed with another person who is absor-
bant in nervous force. The absorber
will 90 to sleep and rest all night, while
the e!iminatOr will be tumbling and toss
ing, restless and nervous, and will wake
up in the morning tretful, peevish, fault
finding and discouraged. 10 two per
sons, no matter who they are, should hab-
itually sleep together. One will thrive
and the other will lose. This is law, and
in married life it is defined almost uni
versally.
Lime in the OrChards.-Where apple
orchards are kept permanently in grass, a
top-dressing Of lime, of eighty bushels to
the acre, every five years, viii prove benc-
fetal AS to whitewashing the trunks Of
trees, we give the preparation for that pur-
pose prescribed by ", Saunders,
of the Government gardens, at Wash
ington. This wash is made as follows:
Put half bushel of lime and four pounds
of powdered sulphur in light barrel,
shaking the lime with hot water, the top
of the barrel being covered with cloth.
Then reduce to the consistency of Ordi-
nary whitewash, and at the time of appli-
cation add half an ounce of carbolic acid
to every gallon Of the liquid. Saunders
says: Il generally apply in the spring,
before the leaves make their appearance.
I am convinced that it would be more eff
tective if applied later; but then it is diff
cult to do so when the tree is in foliage"
Saunders applies the wash not only to the
stem of the tree, but to some extent to the
main branches.