Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-18
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

If prices are satisfactory sell at once.
This is always safe rule for everything,
but it is emphatically so for potatoes and
other bulky articles.
The great aim of the wheat grower
must be to get vigorous, healthy plant
in the autumn He must endeavor to Sc
cure this by having rich, moist and mel
low land rather than by early sowing.
"A few drops of carbolic acid stirred
into pint of common flour paste will pre-
serve the paste in good disable order for
/ long time If carbclic acid is not avail
able, alum will answer the purpose nearly
rs well.
-Sorrel must be treated as any other
weed. If abundant, it must be eradicated
by thorough cultivation; but if in patches
in a meadow, where the grass is thin, top.
dress with clean manure this fall, and
harrow and SOW more grass seed on those
bare spots very early in spring The APP
plication of ashes and lime helps the crop
of grass and tends to crowd out the sorrel
Country Gentleman.
To Can Peaches --Pour boiling water
| over the peaches, and let them stand Tor
| fifteen minutes; then take napkin and
| rub off the skins. If you desire them in
halves, the stones can be taken out by cut
ting round each peach. But if this is
done, crack dozen or more Of the peach
stones and take out the kernels. Pour
| boiling water over them, and rub oil the
skins. To each quart jar of peaches add
three or four of these kernels, and the
| fruit will be better favored. To every
pound of peaches take half a pound of
white sugar. Melt it with a teacup OF
| boiling water. Let it boil up and skim
| it we'll Add the peaches, and let them
| boil for ten minutes, or less If the fruli
| softens quickly. Often one boil up is quite
sufficient. Skim out the fruit into the
| glass jars, treating them as for tomatoes.
Add the kernels, and screw the covers
! tightly in place. Glass jars are much
better for all such purposes than those
made OF tin, as the tin may affect the con
tents, and render them unhealthy.
Canned Tomatoes. fair, ripe
| tomatoes, and pour boiling water over
| them to remove the skins. Peel them
carefully, cutting out all hard spots, and
slice thin. Put into large porcelain ket
| tle--iron and tin are not desirable on &C.
count of the acid contained in the tomato.
Let them boil hard, and then skim off the
the crust that rises. After boiling for
half an hour or so, season slightly with
salt and pepper The glass cans should
be placed upon several thicknesses OF cot
| ton CLOTH thoroughly wet in cold water,
and, for convenience, they can be placed
i'm large tin pan, and brought To the
stove or range, and filled from the kettle
while still boiling hard over the fire
Place silver tablespoon in each jar be-
fore filling it up, and it will prevent the
| glass from cracking upon receiving the
boiling tomato. 1t requires two persons
| to can tomatoes or fruit, for success de
| ponds upon the rapidity with which The
operation is performed. While one fills
| the Jars, the other can put on the covers
instantly. and screw them tightly in
place. Now take thick towel and stand
each jar upon its head. This operation
| will determine whether they are alright
| Let them stand until entirely cool; then
put in dark, dry closet
"A writer in an exchange says that few
| housekeepcrs are aware OF the many
| uses to which waste paper may be
put After stove has been black
ened, it can be kept looking very well
for a long time by rubbing it with
| paper every morning. Rubbing with
paper is a much nicer way Of keeping the
outside of a tea kettle, coffee pot or tea
pot bright and Clean than the old way OF
washing it in suds Rubbing them with
| paper is also the best way Of polishing
| knives and tnware after securing them.
If little soap be held on the paper IN
rubbing tinware and spoons, they shine
| like new silver. For polishing windows,
mirrors, lamp chimneys, etc, paper Is
better than dry cloth. Preserves and
pickles keep much better if brown paper
| instead of cloth is tied over the jar.
Canned fruit is not apt to mold if piece
of writing paper, cut to fit each can, j
laid directly upon the fruit Paper is
much better to put under carpet than
| straw. 1t is thinner, warmer, and makes
less noise when one walks over it. Two
thcknesses of paper placed between the
other coverings on bed arc as warm as
quilt If it is necessary to step upon
a chair, always lay paper upon it, and
thus save the paint and woodwork from
damage.