Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

One might as well skin horse and
expect it to work for him, as to skin a
farm and expect it to grow crops.
Baked Eggs.--A matron says:-Beat
up six eggs, one tablespoonful of flour, six
of sweet milk; melt your butter in the
frying pan; when hot, turn the whole in
well beaten, and bake in hot oven.
strawberry Juice.-Put two parts OF
clean strawberries, without crushing
them, into large-mouthed jar; add to il
two-and a-half parts OF sugar, and agitate
very frequently, at the ordinary tcmpera
ture without heating. The sugar gradu-
ally extracts the juice of the fruit, which
is left tasteless and colorless, and forms a
clear syrup, which is readily separated by
means of a flannel strainer, and must be
mixed with once-fifth part of alcohol.
The juice has very delicate odor, but
will not bear the least heat without de-
slroying its taste.
Strong alum water, we see it asserted,
(but we do not know who is responsible
for the assertion) is sure death to bugs of
any description. Take two pounds OF pull
verified alum, and dissolve in three quarts
of boiling water, allowing it to remain
over the fire until thoroughly dissolved.
Apply while hot with a brush, or what is
better, use a syringe TO force the liquor in
the cracks Of the wall and bedstead. Scat
ter also the powdered alum freely in all
those places, and you will soon be rid OF
these insect nuisances which fill one with
disgust.
To Pillow Down Grass The Canadian
Farmer says: Notwithstanding the ut
most pains and care in blowing, the grass,
especially if long, will bristle up in boards
and tufts here, there, and everywhere, in
Turing alike the appearance Of the field
and its capacity for growth. Do you
wish to remedy this great difficulty? If
so, use the chain and ball to your pillow.
No matter what kind of pillow you have,
try them. A piece of ordinary trace chain
will do very we'll. Fasten one end of it
to your coulter, and to the other end
attach round iron ball of from two to three
pounds in weight--leaving the chain long
enough to permit the ball to reach back
to about the middle of the mould-board,
and there let it drag along on the off side,
of course"
During late conversation with one
of our egg dealers, he advanced the
theories that eggs spoiled because the vel
low or yolk came In contact with the
membrane between the white and shell,
and if eggs were turned occasionally they
would keep for an indefinite length of
time. He further stated that if sitting
hen did not turn her egg every few days,
they would invariably spoil. and fail to
hatch. His theory was. SO long as there
was portion of the white or albumen
between the yellow and shell, the egg was
practically alright, but when the yellow
came In contact with the shell it adhered
to it, and allowed the access Of air
Journal Of the Farm.
To Extract Grease Spots from Books
or Paper.-Gently warm the creased or
spotted part Of the book or paper, and
then press upon it pieces Of blotting pa
per, one after another, 30 as to absorb as
much Of the grease as possible. Have
ready some fine, clear, essential oil of tur-
pentinc, heated almost To boiling state |;
warm the creased leaf little, and then
with . soft, clean brush, wet with the
heated turpentine both sides Of the spot
ted part. BY repeating this application
the grease will be extracted. Lastly, with
another brush dipped in rectifed spirits
Of wine, go over the place, and the grease
will no longer appear, neither will the
paper be discOlOred. f
New Method Of Making Beef Tea
In order to meet the daily want of con-
centrated fluid meat food, want not sup
piled by beef essence a. ordinarily made,
Or. H. G. Wood has invented the follow.
ing process, and found In practice that II
worked well: take . thin rump steak Of