Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-09-12
FARM AND FIRESIDE

HOUSEHOLD HELPS. publish the fol.
lowing as being of general interest to our
readers
Tomatoes. The following method of pre-.
sured, by one who has made the expert
ment, is superior to anthiDg yet discovered
for the preparation Of that excellent vegata.
ble Take good ripe tomatoes; cut them
in slices, and sprinkle over them finely pull
verified white sugar then add claret wine,
sufficient SO cover them.
To Drive As0oy Mosquitoes -Camphor
is recommended as valuable for the expul.
sion of mosquitoes from house, It is
used as follows: Take of gum camphor a
piece about one-third the size Of hens egg.
and evaporate it by placing it in a tin yes.
sel and holding it over lamp taking caro-
that it does not ignite the smoke will soon
fill the room next morning. even through
the windows are left open all night
Baked Chicken Pudding Cut up two
young chickens and season them with pepper
and salt, little mace and nutmeg. Put
them in sauce pan with two large spoon.
fuls of butter, and water enough to cover
them pour off the gravy and reserve it to
be served up separately. In the meantime
make batter, as if for a pudding, of
pound Of -four stirred gradually into a quart
of mild, six well beaten eggs and added by
degrees to the mixture, and very little
salt. Put a layer of chicken in the bottom
Of the pie dish and pour over it some of tho
batter, and SO on, having cover on the
top. Break an egg into gravy which you
have set away, give it boil, and send it to
the table in sauce tureen to eat with the
pudding.
ms.-Apply layer of common salt
and saturate it with laundanum. Hold it in
position few hours with simple wrapper.
The smarting disappears almost Immediately,
and the sore gets well with incredible rapid.
ity.
TESTING A PLowsHARE.-There arc three
ways Of picking good share. First by
sight; second, by feel and third, by
sound. Have you got good share now ?
If so, mark it break it when you are done
with it, and note its color or suspend it
and strike it with hammer, noting it's sound
and select your next one accordingly. In
hard share the iron is much whittier than
in soft one. This rule-the whittier the
iron is the harder the share, and uice versa
Again, the ringing sound of shares when
suspended and struck, varies over several
full musical notes. So, if you know any
thing of music you can select your share by
your tuning fork. This gives us another
rule, viz the sharper the ring the harder
the metal and vice versa. Another unfail.
method is by the feel-select the thickest
part Of the share, and run your finger over
the surface of the implement at that place
1t the metal is hard, you will perceive an
evident lack or hollow over the thick part:
if not hard, this hollow will not be observ-
ed. In selecting share by sound, the ring
should correspond with that OF steel saw
blade.-Canada Farmer.
FooD MED1c1NE.-Dr. Hall relates the
case of man who was cured of his bilious
ness by going without his supper and drink.
ing freely Of lemonade. Every morning,
says the doctor, this patient arose with a
wonderful sense of rest and Refreshments, and
feeling as though the blood had been lit.
orally washed, cleansed and cooled by the
lemonade and the fast. His theory is, that
food will be used as a remedy for many di,
seases successfully As an example, he
cures cases of splitting Of blood by the use of
suit !; epilepsy and yellow fever by water
melons; kidney affections by celery pois-
ons, olive or sweet oil erysipelas. pounded
cranbersies applied to the parts affected -
hydrophobia, onions, &c. So the way to
keep in good health is really to know what
to eat-not to know what medicines to take
CIDER VINEaAR.-We have often been
surprised at the great haste exhibited BY
many orchardists to dispose of their cider as
soon as it comes from the mill, when there
is no product of the farm that so increases !,
in value with age as cider. In the fall of
1870 we bought barrel of cider for So and
put it into dry cellar with the bung open.
There it lay year, and on examining it, it
proved to be good vinegar, and we sold it to
trader for $40. Here was a net profit Of
more than 200 per cent Hundreds of bar.
rels of cider were sold from the town that
year at 10 cents per gallon, all of which
would have sold readily in year at 80 cts.
per gallon. -Maine Farmer
DEPTH OF PLANTING. depth Of
planting trees, vines, shrubs, etc., must be
regulated entirely by. the character of the
roots. Trees with coarse, forked roots, like
the oak and the standard pear, cannot be
planted too deep. Those with delicate fib.
rous roots must be planted shallow. Neg,
lect of attention as to the character of the
roots is given as reason why the attempt
to cultivate the trailing arbutus SO generally
fails. It, as well as the kalmia and the rho
dodendron, should stand rather above
than below the level of the soil, and the earth
should be drawn up and over its roots. The
depth to plant must still be regulated lsrge.
ly by the character Of the soil and the drain
age.
SpIoED ToMAToEs.-To four pounds Of
large red tomatoes, take two pounds Of good
brown sugar, a pint of cider vinegar, half
an ounce of stick cinnamon. Stew all to-