Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-17
RECIPES, ETC.

-Spiced Tomatoes.-To four pounds
of large red tomatoes take two pounds
of gold brown sugar, q pint OF cider vim
egar, half announce of cloves, and half
an ounce of stick cinnamon. Stew alto
gether, in preserving kettle, over slow
fire, until the tomatoes are nearly cooked.
Take them out and put them on dishes
to cool, letting the syrup 60 on simmer
ing slowly When the tomatoes are cold
return them to the syrup and finish cook
ing Let them become cold before put
ting them into jars. The syrup must be
boiled down until as thick as molasses,
and poured cold over the tomatoes. Tie
them down with bladder or waxed paper.
Benefits of Rest.-Dr. Hall says the
best medicines in the world, more eff
cient than all the potencies OF the mate
ria medica, are warmth, rest, cleanliness
and pure air. Some persons make it a
virtue to brave disease-to keep up" as
long as they can move foot or crook
finger, and it sometimes succeeds; but
in others the powers of life are thereby
so completely exhausted that the system
has lost all ability to recuperate, and
slow and typhoid fever sets in and car
ries the patient to premature grave.
Whenever walking or working is an eff
fort, warm bed and cold room are the
first indispensable steps to sure and
speedy recovery. Instinct leads all beasts
and birds to quietude and rest the very
moment disease or wounds assail the
system.
-Sulphate of Iron and Vegetation.-M.
Girls has made experiments on the influ-
ence OF sulphate of iron on vegetation,
and comes to these conclusions: That
the salt is stimulating manure; that it
presents no danger when intelligently
applied; that its action is evident upon
the coloring principles of leaves; that,
from its cheapness, a few cents worth is
sufficient to treat hundreds of plants;
that it might be applied to cultivation
on large scale, and especially to the
cultivation of fruit. His manner of APP
plying the sulphate is as follows A So
luton OF two drains to one quart of
water is made, and with this the plants,
being previously placed in the shade, are
watcred 1t is presumed that the earth
surrounding the plant is moist. If this
is not the case, more dilute solution
must be used
A correspondent of the English Ne
cltanic states that he has found the fol
lowing composition completely success
full for the cementing of iron railing tops,
iron gratings to stoves and other similar
applications, and with such effect as to
resist the blows of the edge-hammer,
mar ely Equal parts of sulphur and
white lead with about sixth of boraX,
these being thoroughly incorporated to-
gether so as to form one homogeneous
mass. In applying this substance to
either of the purposes named it is moist
ened with strong sulphuric acid, and a
thin layer of it placed between the two
pieces of iron and these are then firmly
pressed together to form perfect union.
In about five days it becomes perfectly
dry, all traces Of the cementing COM
pound having vanished, and the iron
exhibits the appearance simply OF hav-
ing been welded together.
Picked Peaches.-Pick out the larg-
est and fairest of clingstone peaches; rub
all the down off with coarse towel; fill
your steamer and place over kettle of
boiling water for about fifteen minutes
some peaches require more time, some
less. Steam them until they can be cas-
lily punctured with a fork, not until they
begin to crack OPEN take them off, and
as you place them in an earthen jar
stick three or four cloves in each one.
When the jar is full pour over them
boiling vinegar spiced with pounded
cinnamon tied in a muslin bag; they
need light weight to prevent them
from rising to the surface; in week
they are ready for use. These are to eat
with meat for breakfast and dinner. To
have them little nice add one pint of
sugar to every quart OF vinegar while
boiling and more spice if desired, and
pour over the same as before.-Rurat
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