Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-09
uoHE. FARM AND GARDEN.

Coon Salye. - One-quarter pound
a.,s ounce rosin: one ounce bees
SHI one dram verdigris; melt and
EaA. This is said to be one of the
air Ives known for old sores, ulcers,
sa,eers. scrofulous sores GUS ana
4 wounds. 80 rro,;fo IN tho;r
.a.bearing capacity that the ground be-
- fllll Of the little germs, which re-
~. hidden in the earth for years, to
l lac mo and choke the growing crops
splm the conditions are favorable.
M " .lsayent this farmers should not even
~ NJ such to grow along the roadside.
,rould like to tell the friends also
w;ll cure saltrheum: Get sweet fern
via VIZ. does not grow in your locality you
! ur It at the druggists. Steep
I'll rink 1t for common drink, also
az The parts affected, and it will cure
pae Il il far better than any doctors
vi "l5i;cine.-Cor. Household.
To make chocolate russo, take one
o;nt Of milk, three-fourths OF pound OF
aasr and one-half of box of gelatine
- ,hese together in a dish, which place
us T ps,,le Of boiling water; after the gel
- i dissolved beat four eggs and stir
w 1, cook until the mixture looks clear,
y, cool it. Beat one pint of cream pre-.
..,sIv favored with vanilla to stiff
III add the eggs and beat again thor
Nv line a dish with cake, pour in
81 mixture and put cake over the top.
7 would like to tell the sister who
nod 10 know how to clean zinc; al
sangh two or three have given their way
doing il | think none quite equals
inc: After washing it thoroughly with
oan.suds, wipe dry then take three spoon
mt of clear water, into which put one
easnoonful of oil of vitriol. Take clean
kIoth and rub it thoroughly with the Wit
hi water. being careful not to drop any on
no Garnet; then take clear water and
rasb, and wipe dry, and you will not only
ave a clear but a bright zinc also.-Cor.
EousehoId.
To pickle peppers cut the stems out in
ronnd circle with sharp pen knife and
|preserye them; fill each pepper with a
mixture of finelychopped cabbage, horse
Ead,sh. mustard-seed and salt. Before
filling, mash the peppers in cold water,
4hen fill, replace the piece cut out, tie with
koarse thread, pack in stone jars and fill
5up with cold. sharp vinegar. They will
be ready for use in two weeks.
TO cook gg-plant, cut the eggplant
Hin slices half an inch thick, sprinkle a
him LAYER of salt between the slices and
tay them one over the other and let them
Stand an hour This draws out the bitter
principle from the eggplant and also a
Fart of the water. Then lay each slice in
Hour. put in hot fat and fry it brown on
both sides. Or boil the eggplant till
BENDER remove the skin, mash fine, mix
with an equal quantity of bread or cracker
*crumbs, add salt, pepper and butter, and
bake half an hour. This makes delight
hui dish, and a very digestible one, as it
fhss so little oily matter in it.
] There are many more tons of hay lost
annually than farmers are aware of, from
baking II the wrong way. When cut with
machine the grass falls back, and if you
bake it in the same direction that you cut
*yOu will get all the grass, as it all lays
back with the tops over the butts single
Fashion. But if you rake in the opposite
direction it shingles the wrong way and
INSTEAD of the grass back gathering that in
front it slides over and loses constantly.
but few farmers ever think Of so small a
hnatter, but the millions of grass-spears
&ost by raking the wrong way make hun
4reds of tons.-Ohto Farmer.