The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-07-06
Farm, Garden aad Household.


an hour before boiling.
Rich JELLY ron THE sIoK.-AIlx one
half pound OF rice with oue.half pound
OF loaf sugar, and cover with water.
Boil until II becomes thick, then strain
and flavor TO suit. Give it when cold.
How TO OBTAIN ESSENCE OF LEMON
Out of thin the rinds Of any number Of
lemons, put the pieces in vial, and
cover them with spirits OF wine. After
q day or two this will have taken up all
the oil OF the lemon peel and become
far better in quality than that usually
sold.
To PICKLE SALMON. the
bone from boiled salmon, or part Of
one that has been boiled, and lay il in
dish; boil sufficient quantity Of the
liquor the fish sas boiled in with the
same quantity Of vinegar, one ounce Of
black pepper, one ounce OF allspice,
four bGy leaves, and some salt. When
cold pour 1t over the fish, and in twelve
hours 1t will be ct for use.
RAScrp BurrER MADE SwEEr.-Ran-
cid butter can DO mpde rs sweet rs
when Hrst churned by the following
process To one quart Of water, add
1ifty-fiye drops of the liquor Of chloride
OF lime then wash thoroughly in this
mixture five pounds OF rancid butter.
It must remain in the mixture two
hours. Then wash twice in pure water
and once in sweet milk; add salt.
This nfeparation of limo contains moth.
ing injurious.
RtcR PuppNo.-One quart Of new
milk, one cupiul OF seeded raisins, two.
thirds Of q cupful Of rice (; keep II hot
in saucepan on the back part OF the
stove for two hours, or until the rice Is
soft enough. Then add one quart OF
milk, one cupiul OF sugar, aud when
cool enough, two eggs 1.-THE yolks and
whites beaten separately until they are
frothy) piece Of butter the size Of q
walnut, and very little salt. Mix
carefully, so ash not TO break the rice, and
bake about half or three.quarters Of an
hour.
To KEEP BurrER SWEET UNTIL WIN.
TER.-Mix two large spoonfuls Of salt,
two Of saltpetre aad two Of pulverized
white sugar, into twelve pounds Of but
ter put the butter in large stone jai
with stone cover Gil the jar two.
thirds full OF butter, then put piece
Of cloth on the top and ell up the iar
with salt. 1t should not be opened IN,
til winter.
BmD's NEST IN JE1Ir.-one quart Of
jelly 7; Q cups Of blane.mange o empty
egg shells fresh rindS Of two oranges !;
one.haIf cup sugar. Out tho rind from
tho orange In long narrow strips, and
stew gently until they arc tender, in
Just enough water to cover thotn, then
add half cup OF sugar, and fifteen
minutes longer in tho syrup. Lay
them out upon dish to cool make q
small hole in tue egg, and empty the
yolk md white then rinse thoroughly
with cold water, and gil with the blanc
mango, and set them in pan Of aoui
TO keep them steady. Then make
either wine or lemon jelly, and place II
in large glass dish-a nice platter II
preferable, rs the nests look prettier
Break the egg shells from about the
blanc. mango, and lay the artificial egg
upon the Jelly, ns soon Us the jelly IL
firm enough 70 hold them. Lay TIT
orange peel. which represents straw
over and around them. It is beauti
ful dish, and really is not much trouble
Always make the blanc.mange the day
before, and the jelly also.
A Gardeners Barometer.
The common camphor bottle makel
very cloudy index OF atmospheric
weight and weather changes, on which
the following Is an improvement Dis
solve q dfachms Of camphor in IL fuit
drachms OF alcohol. Put 3S grains o
nitrate Of potash (saltpetre), and 81
grains Of mnriate Of ammonia (sal am
MONACO, into fluid drachms Of water
when all are perfectly dissolved, mi,
the two solutions. Shake them well IL
a two.ounce or four.ounce white glass
vial, cork very loosely, or, better, ii,
over the mouth piece Of linen or cot
, ton cloth, and place the instrument il
q good light out OF the sunshine, where
II ran be observed without handling,
When the weather Is fine and clear, the
fluid is also but on the least change
the chemicals, which lie as sediment
rise in beautiful frond.like crystall
proportionately, and again duly sub
side. By watching these changes ont
soon becomes able 10 predict th,
changes OF weather probable for few
hours To come, in any locality. Thi
instrument is also q pretty philosophi
cal toy, showing how sensitive som
chemical solutions are to- atmosphere
influences. We saw barometers OF thi
kind for sale in London several year
ago, but do not recollect meeting witt
them in this country, except the home
made ones prepared according TO tn
above directions, which have been sew
eral times published, but may be ne1
10 some Of our readers.
Prairie Farming.
A correspondent says no small grail
is sown the year tho sod Is broken
mono in the spring. Tie breaking o
sod is begun about the time the gras
starts to grow, and Is kept up until til,
first Of August. In general It does no
pay 10 raise "sod corn" II is q grea
benefit to the land TO leave the land un
fenced until fall, and allow the cattl,
TO keep down weeds and grass, when /
may be, in the right latitude, sown h
fall wheat. 1tisonly turnips and vine
OF all kinds that seem to do well on The
sod. In North.E Eastern Kansas, per
son by q few hours labor may raist
thousands Of tine pumpkins and meloni
upon the newly.broken sod. All h