Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-19
Farm, Garden and Household.
Making Soups.

4haAhS soupss
In blanching the vermicelli to make
soup little salt is necessary, and ten
minutes boiling is enough. The YER
micelli is then turned into a colander,
and Immediately put in cold water and
stirred therein for about half minute,
and drained.
Beef broth is then set on the fire, and
at the first boil the vermicelli is put in.
A few minutes boiling and the soup is
made. There is nothing to add but
salt and pepper to suit the taste. This
soup is as easily made as it is good.
Other soups are made with macaroni
and Italian pastes in the same way.
Cheese may be added to a macaroni
soup if liked. 1t is grated, and put in
the soup tureen just before turning the
soup into it.
A bread soup is made by merely put
ting in the soup tureen some slices of
toasted bread, pouring boiling broth
over them, and covering it for two or
three minutes. A poached egg for each
person may be added.
Pea soup requires a little more care
to make. The pease are washed in
lukewarm water first, and then set on
the fire with little more cold water
than is necessary to cover them. The
seasonings are onions, carrots, turnips,
and celery, all cut in pieces; also bay
leaf, thyme, pepper corns, and cloves,
tied inside of rag or linen bag made
for the purpose. A piece of raw ham
is also put in. The whole is then sim
mered until the pease are thoroughly
cooked. The pease, carrots, turnips,
onions, and celery are turned into a
colander, and are rubbed through by
means of a potato masher, little of
the juice being added now and then to
help MASKING. The other seasonings
are thrown away, and the ham is kept
for breakfast. Two or three slices of
bread are cut in dice, fried in butter,
and put in the soup tureen; beef broth
is added to the vegetables, one boil is
given, they are turned into the tureen,
and is the soup is made. Pierre Blot.
The Catalpa for Timber.
The catalpa is one of our most rapid
growing trees when young; after ten or
fifteen years of age it increases in size
very slowly, and is only small tree at
maturity. Of late we have noticed that
it has been recommended for planting
on the Western prairies and while we
do not hesitate to say that the Catalpa
would be valuable tree for producing
fuel, fence posts, and other purposes
where small and durable timber is re-
quired still il must be remembered
that it is q native of warm climates, and
will not endure severe cold for it is
winter-killed even in the vicinity of New
York City, especially when planted on
rich soils, where itmakes rapid growth.
The young branches are also very brit
tie, and if planted in prairie regions it
should be set in large groups or inter-
mixed with other kinds of trees, in
order to be somewhat protected against
strong winds. The wood is quite firm
and hard for so rapid growing tree,
and is also quite durable when used for
posts or other similar purposes. We
think this tree is worthy of trial on the
Western plains, but would advise its
planting only in an experimental way at
first, for it may succeed in one locality
and entirel fail in another not far dis
tant. The trees are readily propagated
either from seed or cuttings of the roots,
also from cuttings of the branches, if
planted in moist soils.
Everlasting Fence Post.
[ discovered many years ago thatwood
could be made to last longer than iron
in the ground, but thought the process
so simple and inexpensive that it was
not worth while making any stir about
it. I would as soon have poplar, bass
wood or quaking ash as any other kinds
Of timber for fence posts. Ihave taken
out Eastwood posts after having been
set seven years, that were as sound
when taken up as when they were first
put in the ground. Time and weather
seemed to have no effect on them. The
posts can be prepared for less than two
cents apiece. For the beneftof others
I will give the recipe: Take boiled lin
seed oil and stir it in pulverized char
coal to the consistency of paint Put {
coat of this over the timber, and there
is not a man that will live to see it rot
Cor. Western Rural.