National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10
Farm, Garden s...d Household.
uOnsehoId llecinea.

Household Recipes,
GREEN TOMATO PIcKLRs. To ever
gallon of sliced tomatoes add two tabl,
spoons OF salt, and let IL stand over
night, Do not pour off the liquid br
add two-thirds OF pound OF sugar, on
pint grated horse,radish, two tabl,
spoons of mustard. Put weight o
the top and set near the fire or in
warm place until thov become sour
when they should b kept cool. Tn
Juice OF the tomato forms the vinegar
and II some are partly ripe il is all thu
better. No scum rises on the top ant
they will keep long time
To STop THE RAvAors or Morris -
Cnmphor will not stop the ravages oI
moths in carpets after they commence
eating. Then they pay no heed 10 the
presence OF camphor, cedar or tobacco.
A good way to conquer them is to take
coarse crash towel and wiring il out of
clean water. Spread IL smoothly on the
carpet, then iron IT dry with good hot
iron, repeating the operation on sus-
pected places, and on those least used.
IL does not injure the color or the pile
OF the carpet in the least, as it is not
necessary to press hard, heat and steam
being the agents. and they do the work
etiectually on worms aud eggs. Then
the camphor will, doubtless, prevent
IL 'nre depredations of the miller.
How TO Cook Coon BEEFsrEAE.
Have your steak cut thick, put il on
your meat board, and with n sharp.
pointed knife prick it in every mag.
Unable way to make it tender, put it on
the gridiron over the fire, turning it
very often. Put lump of butter and
some salt and pepper into tin dish.
Put your steak dish where il will be
warmed. When the steak il cooked
put it into the tin dish and double it
over, press out all the blood you can,
ana lay the steak on your plate. Set
the tin dish, with the blood. pepper
ana salt on the stove, and as soon as il
boils up and thjckens pour it over your
steak. You can add n can of mush-
rooms To- the gravy. This receipt was
never anown TO fail.
GREES Conn PrpD,yG. Allow one
long ear of sweet corn for each person.
Take half pint OF milk, one egg, n
dessertsPoonful of white sugar, one of
sweet butter, and a teaspoonful of salt
10 every two ears. Beat the eggs and
sugar well together, and add the milk
ma salt. Cut the corn off the cobs
with sharp knife, and chop the di
Vided grains with chopping knife.
out not too fine; or, better still. split
each row OF grains down tho middle be-
lore cutting them off the cobs. The
corn must not be boiled first. Stir the
chopped corn into the milk, and bake
IN brisk oven in custard cups or n lin
pau until the top is nicely Drowned
out not hardened. Serve hot. without
sauce. This is delicious dish. some
persons prefer 1T cold. Common corn
may be used, if young and tender. but
requires as much again sugar.
The Value of Draining.
Another year Of experience, with an
under-drained farm garden. fully CON
,irms me IN the opinion previously en-
tertained of its great value for all soils
81 ordinary depth resting upon hard
pm OF clay or pin gravel. The farm
garden aforesaid illustrates fully the
point how wonderfully vegetation main
Jams itself throughout long, sharp
urought like the one just encountered
Ill this 5lcinity, and shows this hour
profusion of green, glossy leaves on all
crops, which tells Of thrift and not pre-
mature decay. 1t is n right that is not
forgotten by any owner OF cultivated
ianc, and overthrows a mountain of
preJu IN twinkling, carrying it's
proof, stronger than afiidavits, on its
Thousand leaflets and abundant crop.
III speaks for itself and forces down the
truth, with apower that belon gs not to
words, to terminate, and bear fruit
sooner or later, and teaches infallibly
now to secure ourselves decent return
IN every season, wet or dry, armed at all
points. The steady, intolerable glare
of the sun, blazing constantly with /.
an intervening cloud for ffty
days, the total failure of the damn
dog days, md the cool, dry nights with.
out dew, have finished up the crops
hereabout at "short meter" All things
are IN the sere and yellow leaf of au
tumn-graln short and stunted, roots
shabby, fall feed none, pastures dry
ana Drown, corn cary all the season
through, and yesterday blew fiat to the
ground nothing left but the earthquake
which IS appointed about now for New l
England, and may come any day. We y
got some hay out of accidental showers /,
good crop-since then, nothing but :
weeds and crickets. Whose cultiyates
wei drained land, with generous sup 4
piy OF good manure, and steady, solid /.
industry, VIII gather his crops in due 7
season, SIT down in peace after the vic
lory with plenty Astounding, and find c
abundant pastime in arranging for an. |,
other campaign. Let cut the water ..
pu' IN the manure, stick to it, roll up !
'9nr sleeves and never forget that |
Luck lays in the elbows. "-,/,.nior
n Maine Farmer. a