South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-07-04
Farmer and House Keeper.

hVsn emVns 10 every tnree POUNDS OF small green
tomatoes, pare the rinds very thin, so as not to
get any Of the white part, and squeeze out the
juice. First boil the tomatoes gently until ttey
begin 10 get tender, in water sufficient TO cover
them well, then add the lemon, aud few reach
leaves and powdered ginger tied in thin muslin
bags, boil together until the tomatoes are ten
der, take them out carefully strain the liquor
and put to IL one and ne-fourth pounds OF white
sugar for each pound OF tomatoes, put the ,ona-
toes into the syrup and boil gently until they
appear TO be done. In the course of a week pour
the syrup from the tomatoes, heat IL scalding hot
and pour it them They resemble West
India sweetmeats.
Gs>lnk spots on floors can be extracted bt
securing with sand wet;ed In oil Of vitriol and
water. When the ink is removed rinse with
strong pearlash water.
es>To remove stains on spoons, caused By
using them for boiled eggs, take n little salt,
moistened, between the thumb aud finger, and
briskly rub the stain, when IL will soon disar,-
pear
GSrIf you should be so unfortunate as %
crush berry on book or engraving, strike d
birthstone match and let the fume come In con-
tact with the stain and it viii disappear as IL
by magic.
SrAKEs ron ToMAToEs. Thomas Meehan. tho
horticultural Of Germantown, Pennsylvania.
says he has for several years noted the relative
advantages of the different ways of cultivating
tomatoes, and he concludes that the best practice
IN ado ia IN 81, \
that is, set the stakes before the plants are put
out. These stakes need not be over six feet high,
and may be set about four feet apart each way.
As the plants grow, tie them up TO the stakes
but that will not be required over half dozen
times during the season. Twenty plants in this
way will yield as much fruit as double the guam
t'ty on any other plan, and in quality there IL
no comparison. The common field plan OF leav-
ing tomatoes grow rs they list, spreading every
where over the ground, may be- as truck grow
ers say il is, the way in which the heaviest
weight of fruit be had ia proportion to Tie
labor spent; but in this way the fruit is moro
acid But whatever system is adopted, do not
set the plants until the soil is warm, or they wilt
be stunted and time lost.
gss-A piece of red pepper the size Of your Az
ger nail dropped into meat or vegetables when
first beginning to cook, will aid greatly in kill
ing the unpleasant odor arising therefrom. Be-
member this for boiled cabbage, green beans,
onions, chickens mutton, etc.
5s- correspondent of the Scientific american
com mends onions as a specific against epidemics
NOT as an esculent. but sliced and kept in
sck-room, where they will absorb auy atmos-
pheric poison. They shohld be replaced by fresh
ones every hour. II is noticed that in the room
OF a smallpox patient they will blister and de-
compose very rapidly, but will prevent the
spread OF the disease. Their application has also
proved effective 10 the case of snake bites.
GH-To prevent stove pipes from rusting whiIe
they are laid away during warm weather, apply
a coating Of coal or linseed oil inside and out
first cleaning the inside. The remedy is effec-
tual and saves money.
PAsTEboAsD AgD LEATHER PICrURE FRAMES.
"A very pretty frame for picture can bo made
10y tnking thin pasteboard or leather, and cut
ting out leaves and dipping them in melted seal
ing wax, marking the veins Of the leaves, while
they are warm, with knife. bsde, and duiug
on the frame to suit ones fancy.
A CHEAP AND Coon SALvE-Take two or
three good-szed onions slice them up thin. put
about half pound Of lard into a spider, put il
over the FIRE and put the onions into IL. Cook
it until the onions pretty ven fried; take IL
OF the fire aud pour II into a cloth and strain
into cups, or whatever you wish to keep {: In -
II you do not squeeze the scraps too hard IL viii
look lust like clean lard when il gets cold 49,
When il is ready FOR use il is about the best
thing that can be found for sores Of almost every
kind, such as bruises, cuts, etc, etc The only
objection to it's the smell Of the onion.
1S-A Dubuque paper says: A carpenter ia
this city who has been troubled with rheumatism
for long lime, recently discovered a novel and
simple cure. lie was sitting Ia the sun, and az
the warmth seemed to relieve bis acute pains, be
barred his leg and left il exposed until The heat
had almost blistered IL. lie says he rheumatism
is all burned out, and he is entirely cured.
~ farmer 10 Illinois last fall packed soma
apples n platter. filing up The interstices with
this material. Opening Che barrel on the 14th
Of June, he found the fruit in a mos, wonderful
state Of preservation There was not an eighth
as many decsyed ones a. 10 barrels put up Ia
the ordinary way, while the fruit was almost az
fresh as when gathered.
1t is boast among fashionable women
generally that they never read q neWspa.
per- But they make 20 much more bus
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