Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-28

How TO GAN C0RN.-FlrSt Doll 1t
fifteen minutes on the ear. This hard
ems the outside of the grains, SO that
they may be readily shelled. The grains
are to be dried for an hour in the oven,
at moderate heat, or allowed to remain
one day spread out in the open sunshine.
The next step is to salt it just as much
as will season it for the table; fill tin
cans with it, leaving a half inch of space;
put gill or so Of water in each can,
seal up, leaving only an aperture the
size of large pin for the escape of gas.
Place the cans in fat-bottomed kettle,
having enough water in it to reach
within half an inch of the tops of the
cans then boil moderately three-quar-
tiers of an hour, and with a drop of
solder seal up the vent in each can as 1t
is taken from the kettle. Corn prepared
and canned in this manner and set away
and good.
To CAN ToMAToEs.-They are just
sufficiently steamed, not cooked, to scald
or loosen the skin, and are then poured
upon tables and the skin removed, care
being taken to preserve the tomato in
as solid state as possible. After being
peeled, they are placed in large pans,
with false bottoms perforated with holes,
so as to strain off the liquid that eman.
ates from them. From these pans they
are carefully placed by hand into cans,
which are filed as solidly as possible
in other words, all are put in that tn,
can will hold. They are then put through
the usual process, and Theoretically
sealed.
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM
Battle the part affected with water il
which potatoes have been boiled, as no
as can be borne, just before going t.
bed By the next morning the pain vii
be much relieved, if not removed. Il
acute rheumatism, when there is mucl
fever, the persistent use of lemon juic
for three days willhave the best effect
Lemon has also cured other forms 0
rhornot;cpo
THE STING OF BEEs.-The swellin
may be instantly arrested by an appli
cation of equal parts of salt and bicar
Donate of soda dissolved in warm waite
and well rubbed on the place bitten o
stung.
BLUING FOR CLoTHEs.-Take a.
ounce of soft Prussian blue, powder
and put it in bottle with one quart Q
clear rain water, and add one-fourt
ounce of oxalic acid. A tea-spoonfr
is sufficient for large washing.
HOUSEHOLD SUGGEsTIoNs.-The whit
of eggs with lime makes good cemen
for broken china. Honey and caste
oil mixed are excellent for asthama
teaspoonful may be taken night an
morning with great benefit. Ranci
lard may be purified by frying it owe
with little water, adding few slice
raw potatoes seem to. remove the ba
taste from the lard.
CHRONIC DIARRHEA.-Take two quar-
of new milk, one pound loaf sugar
boil down to one quart after coolin,
add the yolks of two eggs; beat up fine
then add one bottle of claret (near OF
quartz; take of this from one to tv
tumblerfuls each day.
How TO PRESERVE SOAP GREASE
Fill cask half full of good stror
I've, and drop all refuse grease therein
Stir up the mixture once week.
To CURL A FEATHER.-Hold it over
fire and shake it briskly not so near
to scorch, and you will be surprised
the Improvement it will make.
SPLIT RoLLs.-One egg well beate
one tablespoon sugar, one yeast ca
dissolve in cup of warm milk, t.
teaspoons salt, -four enough to make
stiff batter set to rise, when risen wo
In q large spoonful of butter, and flo
to roll roll out an inch thick, spre
over with butter, fold in half, cut Q
with biscuit cutter, let it rise again a
bake.