Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-07-11
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


One of the minor annoyances of sum
mer. eczima solaris, or priclSly heat has
come with the hot weather. A few drops
of lime, Juice taken occasionally in water
is said to be the best corrective of 1t.
Lady Fingers-One cup of butter,
two of sugar, three of flour, four eggs;
mix the sugar and butter, then the eggs
and flour; roll IL out in fine sugar, In
pieces three inches long and one wide
give IL a curl and bake IT.
Keeping Honey.-To keep honey all
the year round, LET it run through fine
sieve to separate il from particles of wax;
then boil it gently in an earthen vessel,
skim off the foam which gathers on top,
and cool il in Jars. After covering these
tightly, set them away in cool cellar.
Vanity Break two eggs into pint
of four stir the eggs and flour together
until the paste can be rolled without stick
| ing, adding more flour ifneeded; roll very
thin and work the dough over good
many times. Cut in square form, then
cut Sits inside the square about half an
inch apart, twist them, then drop into
heated lard and fry half minute. r't
Floating Island.-Take three eggs,
three teacups of sweet milk, three table
spoons sugar; separate the whites of the
eggs from the yolks, add the milk, then
the sugar; put on the stove to cook, stir
ring il constantly until it begins to thick
| en- (do not let il boil or it will curdle)
beat the whites to stiff froth and Just be-
fore taking it off the stove slip the whites
on the custard and dip it up through to
cook IL; season with lemon or nutmeg.
"A Good Apple Dumpling.-Pcel and
: core the apples and put them in two
| t.t ak Al Of f,,t
cream and soda or with baking powder
the same as for rice biscuits. Put water
enough to cook the apples, and cover with
the crust. Put an overlapping cover over
the basin and cook on top of the stove, ol
bake in the oven If you prefer A sauce
made of butter, sugar, water, and nutmeg
or lemon, is excellent, as is also swee
, cream where the apples are not acid
, Twenty-Five minutes is long enough tC
cook ordinary apples. This is sometimes
, called Brother Jonathan" Peacl
, cobblers are made similarly with peaches
, instead of apples, and are best with cream
g for sauce.
Turkey Raising.--The Poultry Worl,
$ gives the following sound paragraph
3 Farmers who live in sparsely settled dis
= tricts, abounding in large dry pastures
$ can afford to give the time of a faithful
| and intelligent lad the WhOle summe
/ through, to be devoted exclusively to rails
ing turkeys. The young broods must b
c watched as constantly as the shepher
$ watches sheep in region infested b
e wolves. Every night, or during the da
Il on approach Of rain, they must be drive
c to roomy shed with tight roof. TIL
;; mother birds and the young can be 500
I trained to being driven as easily as COW
II are driven to pasture. Give good forag
e ground, and keep out of rain and dew
S and success is almost certain.
II Rye and Indian Griddle Calles-TaB
!, one coflee-cup of rye flour and one
# Indian meal, and one handful of whei
n flour; mix well together, and stir
a enough sour milk to make thin bate
- perhaps a cup and half of it would |
r enough. Add half teaspoonful of sal
"a and one egg; mix all up smooth. Whc
:, the griddle iron is hot, take an even tc
\ spoonful of saleratus, turn two tablcspoo
% fuls of boiling water over it, and when
II is in foam stir it into the batter. Nj
- well together and cook directly II
q well to pound your saleratus finely in
~ mortar, and keep it in wide mOuthC
.9e bottle, always ready for use, and new
y take too much 1t is an article of whiC
:, but very little is required.