Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-21
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Tomato Honey-To each pound of
tomatoes allow the grated peel of alemon
and six fresh peach leaves; boil them
slowly till they are all to pieces, then
squeeze them through bag; to each
pound of liquid allow a pound of sugar
and the Juice of one lemon; boil them to-
gether till they become thick jelly; then
put them into glasses and lay double
tissue paper over the top.
Pineapple Preserve.-To every pound
of fruit, weighed after being pared, allow
one pound Of loaf sugar and quarter of
pint of water The pines should be
perfectly sound but ripe. Cut them into
rather thick slices, as the fruit shrinks
very much in boiling; pare of the rlnd
carefully, that none of the pine be wasted,
and in doing so notch it in and out, as the
edge cannot be smoothly cut without
great waste. Dissolve portion OF the
sugar in preserving pan with quarter
Of pint of water; when this is melted,
gradually add the remainder of the sugar,
and boil until it forms a clear syrup,
Swimming well. As soon as this is done
put in the pieces of pine, and boil we'll
for at least half an hour, or until it looks
nearly transparent. Put it into pots, cover
down when cold, and store away in dry
place.--Queen.
The best method of bleaching or re-
storing whiteness to discolored linen is to
let it lie on the grass, day and night, so
long as is necessary, exposed to the dews
and winds There may occur cases, how
ever, when this will be difficult to accom-
plish, and when quicker process may be
do, v,xt hn M 4 OF
be first stepped for twelve hours in I've
formed of one pound of soda to gallon
of soft boiling water; it must then be
boiled for haitian hour " the same liquid.
A mixture must then be made ofchloride of
line with eight times its quantity OF
water, which must be well shaken in a
stone jar for three days, then allowed to
settle; and being drawn off clear, the
linen must be stepped in it for thirty-slx
hours, and then washed out in the ordi-
nary manner. To expedite the whitening
OF linen in ordinary cases, little of the
same solution of chloride OF lime may be
put into the water in which the clothes
are stepped; but in the employment OF
this powerful agent great care must be
exercised, otherwise the linen will be in
jured.
Among all lIlc TclltSHihS
ginger takes first rank and beer prepar-
ed from it is very delicious and palatable ;
and if provided for farm hands it will
surely have the effect of banishing the
whisky bottle and rum jug from the helds.
Take three gallons of boiling water, three
pounds of sugar, three ounces OF best root
ginger, well bruised, powered ginger will
do), and three ounces of cream OF tartar;
stir until the sugar is all dissolved, let 1t
stand until milk-warm, add three table.
spoonsful of yeast poured on to slice OF
bread; cover with cloth and let 1t stand
for twenty-four hours; then strain and
put into bottles, filling them only two
thirds full. Cork tightly and tie
down the corks, and il will be ready to
drink by the next day. Lemons can
be substituted for the cream OF tartar {;
and the beer can be kept in jug. For
ginger-beer powders, take two drains
of powdered ginger, ten drains OF car
Donate of soda, and half pound OF pow
dered white sugar; MIX all well and d.
vide into twenty four equal parts, putting
each part into IA colored paper. Take two
ounces of tartaric acid divide into TWEEN
ty-four equal parts; put each into white
paper. Dissolve the contents of each
paper into separate glass, onc-third full
of wafer; mix and drink while eflerves-
cling. This is very cheap, refreshing
and palatable drink, not only for farm
hands, but for all persons in city or coun-
try