The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-11-25
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.


I'm packing away summer clothing 1t
is advisable to lay bits of charcoal here
and there among the folds, as this will
prevent the unpleasant 0dor which is
often perceived in clothing from which
the air has been excluded.
Steamed Apples.-Pare and halve
good sour apples, remove the cores and
place them in. q steamer over a kettle of
boiling water; when tender serve with
sugar and cream, and imagine they are
peaches.
Italian Beefsteak.-Score steak
transversely with sharp knife, cutting it
through; lay it in stew-pan with small
piece Of butter; season 1t with pepper and
salt and an onion chopped fine. Let it
cook three-quarters of an hour in its own
gravy, and serve hot.
The following is recipe for making
hard soap, which Is said to be excellent
and economical. Nearly every family
accumulates through the winter dripp1ngs
from beef and mutton. These can be
utilized for the grease by boiling in water,
allowing it to cool, then removing from
the water and boiling till all the water is
expelled. Take six pounds of sal soda,
six pounds of grease, three and hall
pounds new stone lime, four gallons sof,
water, half pound of borax. Put soda,
lime and water into an iron boiler; boil
till all is dissolved When we'll settled
pour off the clear lye, wash out the kettle
and put in the clear lye, grease and borax
boil till it comes to soap, pour into tub
to cool, and when sufficiently hard cut in.
to bars andput on boards to dry.
In the olden times of superstition il
was generally believed that bees would
sting those who swore or used improper
language around the hives. This belief
was due TO the bees singing angry per.
sons sooner than others, simply because
angry, quick people are apt to make many
quick gestures and motions. Therefore
quick motions should be avoided If q
bee tries to sting you, don't fight it with
your hat, nor throw your hat down trying
to drive it away, for that is the best way
to get stung. Stoop down quietly and
keep still until it goes off. If you gel
stung do not leave the singer in at all
but Immediately rub it out. Do no.
pinch it out, for then you drive all the
venom in the wound, but rub it out of the
wound by pressing it sideways.-Cor
Western Agrsculturist.
The sprouts of the potato when ana
lyzed are found to contain vegetable al
kaloid called by chemists solansne
which is very poisonous. Solanine is Oh
tanned from various species of the solanum
genus of plants compromising the pota
to, tomato, nightshade, etc. This aka
| loid does not exist in the tubers unles!
they are exposed to the light and air. Il
potatoes remain for any length of time
after having been dug in too bright 1
light, or if the earth. is accidentally removed
from them in cultivation, they arechangee
by the chemical action of light and be
come green in color, which is owing to thu
presence of solanine. Potatoes of black
ish- green tint are good for seed, and il
is claimed by some that the poison the.
contain is sure preventive Of decay bu
they should never be cooked for the table
If they are boiled in large quantity o
water and the water carefully drained off
they may be fed to stock.-Cor. american
Patron.