Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-01-09
USEFUL AND sUGGEsTIyE.

CHIcoRY is said TO be one of the most
hurtful things that can be taken into the
stomach, causing inflammation and dys.
pepsia, and several of the Eastern States |
are talking of laws against its being put |
into coffee.
MINUTE SPONGE CAKE.-Beat three eggs |
two minutes; add one cup of flour, and |
one teaspoonful of cream-of-tartar; beat |
one minute; add half cup of cold water |
with teaspoonful of soda and spoonful |
of extract of lemon; beat one minute; add |
one cup of flour; beat one minute.
KETTLE ScRAPER-Daisy Eyebright
tells in the Country Gentleman how to
make a useful article for scraping sauce
pans and iron kettles, so as to save ones
finger nails, which are the means gener-
ally employed for the purpose. She says
any tinman can cut piece of sheet iron
about two inches wide and two and half
inches long. 1t should be made in the
form of square, with three sides left
straight and the other one cut off at each
corner so as TO make angles, which, COM
ing in contact with particles adhering to
the kettles, will remove them. A smart
boy can make one out of any old bit of
iron.
CRANBERRY PIE.-There are various
ways TO make cranberry pie. Some make
it open, like custard or pumpkin pie.
This is good, but not so good as TO cover,
like an apple pie. Do not stew the ber-
ries, as some do, before baking, but split
each berry with a knife. This will pre-
serve the freshness OF the fruit, which is
quite an important thing. A cupful of
berries and an equal quantity of white
sugar will make the medium.siZed pie.
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more sugar, also more berries, If desired
Bake as usual. A little flour sifted over
tho fruit gives il a thicker consistence.
One thing should not be forgotten, add a
small teacupful of water.
CURE FOR EARAoHE.-Children are
sometimes afflicted with earache to an
alarming extent, and there is sometimes a
difficulty in obtaining an effectual remedy
for the disorder. A writer in the House.
hold says that she takes q piece of sait
pork, say an inch or more long and half
an inch square; cut down one end to fit
the ear, and insert 1t, taking care to have
the piece too large to slip in. Tie a
handkerchief to keep it in place, if the
child will allow it. She also uses pork
for sore throat Group and lung colds.
Cut slices half an inch thick, dip in warm
water, sprinkle on little pepper, and
sew on a flannel. She has used pork for
earache especially, and always found it to
give instant relief.
How TO Cook PoTAToRs.-Peel and
either boil or steam two pounds of pota
toes till they fall to pieces; ifboiled drain
the water from them, and let them stand
by the side of the fire, with the lid of
for five minutes, to let the steam evaporate
add lump of butter about the size of q
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this has melted, break up the potatoes a:
small as possible with fork; and ther
mash with a wooden spoon, adding milk
by degrees till they are the proper con
sistency Turn into the dish, and smooth
them with spoon. If liked, they may
be put in the oven for few minutes t
brown. Salt will, of course, have beer
put in while they were boiling. Pepper
is sometimes added, but this is matter
of taste.
LATE CHICKENS FOR SUMMER EGGs.- Il
is quite usual for many poultry raisers tc
save the earliest broods for layers the mex
season. This is all right SO far as late
winter and early spring eggs are con
cerned. One of the principal reasons
however, why farmers do not have con
tinuance of eggs during the summer is
that they do not save late broods Of
chickens for successive laying of eggs
We always save some, both from the
earliest clutches and also from the late
ones, even so late as August, by which
we have eggs all through the hot weather
Try it and note the results. You will not
be disappointed. Young hens do not
make so good mothers as older ones and
we should not allow them to sit until they
had laid eggs one season. If not allowed
TO sit, they will soon recon mence laying
and by having some two-year old pullels
for sitting you will find your profits large.
ly increased thereby Western Rural
RAPID PICKLING OF MEAT.-The fol
lowing is an English recipe: Put the
meat in a mixture of sixteen ounces salt
one-half ounce saltpeter, and one ounce
sugar, so that all parts may be complete
ly salted; then wrap closely in piece oi
cotton cloth previously well scalded and
dried, and place in a porcelain or other
vessel. The cloth is essential with small
pieces, to retain the brine formed in con.
tact with the meat. After about sixteen
hours, however, some brine will drain of
into the bottom of the vessel, and it will
be necessary then 10 turn the meat, still
wrapped up, daily. A piece OF six
hounds, treated in this way for six weeks,
then unwrapped and boiled, will be found
quite palatable and sufficiently picked
For larger quantities the cloth may be
dispensed with, since the brine formed
will be sufficient to cover the mass, pro
vided the pieces are closely packed, and
any unavoidable cavities filled with