The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-09-13
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.



till the grease is absorbed,
FnEScu POLlsHISG.-Saphtha, one
quart Ghcllar, six ounces sandarac,
two ounces. Powder the gums, and
mix the same as with spirits OF wine. To
be used in the ordinary way, and cleared
off with pure naphtha.
YEAST ASD HOMEMADE BRgAp.-Boil
one pound Of good flour, quarter OF
pound Of moist sugar, and half m ounce
OF salt, in two gallons OF water, for an
hour. When nearly cold. bottle and
cork it closely. 1t will be At for use in
tweaty-fonr hours, md one pint will
make eighteen pounds OF bread.
SrAHcH.-Take one tablespoonful of
starch, and put with it tcaspooniul OF
clear prepared gum, add n lump Of loaf
sugar and u pinch OF salt. Mix with
cold water, stir till smooth, add sufficient
boiling water to make it clear, and Of
the proper consistency, and stir wax
candle round it once or twice.
WASHING WooLEx or flannel Ar,
rlcLEs.-Cut mp some white soap, put
it into soft water, boil it up and skim ;
when no more scum rises leave it to
cool. Puta very small quantity Of spirits
OF wine into it, and wash the things rs
quickly rs possible rinse in lukcwarm
clear soft water, into which small
quantity oil spirits Of wine has also been
stirred.
To WASH WHITE STRIPED STOCKINGS
Make Jelly, the night before ii is want
cd, Of the best yellow soap; wash the
stockings in warm water with n little
salt in it, using the Jelly instead OF soap;
rinse in clear water, also with littlesal
init; wiring rs dry as possible, and dry
quickly.
SALAD Dressing THAT WILL KEIn.-
Mix the yelks Of two raw eggs in n
basin with one teaspoonful OF salt,
whisk them well, then add ono teaspoon.
full of made mustard, three tablespoon.
frlls Of vinegar, one OF tarragon and one
Of chill vinegar, add little sugar and
cayenne, and bottle tight for use.
EASY Mosaic WoRK.-An ingenious
method OF making inlaid or mosaic work
inwood has lately been introduced. Two
contrasting kinds OF veneer are laid, one
on the other, aud confined between the
corners Of white wood or something
similar. The desired design is then cut
through the whole by fine iig.saw, not
much larger than horse hair. The
veneer liz then set into the place of the
corresponding part in the black veneer,
and rice versa, and glued firmly upon
the article to be ornamented in the
usual manner of veneering.
BHulsEs.-The best application for q
bruise. be it large or small, is moist
warmth: therefore n warm bread and
water pOultice in hot moist fiannels
should be put Oh, as they supple the
skin. II the brlise be very severe, and
in the neighborhood OF joint, it will
DO well to apply ten or dozen leechcs
over the whole bruised part, and after
ward poulticc. But leeches should not
be put Oh young children. II the
bruised part be in the knee or ankle,
walking should not be attempted till it
can be performed without pain. Inat-
tention to this point often lays the foun.
dation for serious mischief in these
oints, especially in the case of scrofu.
lous persons.
Preparing Apples for the Table.
In making apple sauce use n little
quantity Of water and sweetcn sufficient.
ly when first put on the stove, md do not
cook longer than just to have them done.
10 make n very nice sauce, pare and
quarter them and lay in sugar for TWEEN.
ty four hours, using about quarter of q
pound Of sugar TO n pound OF fruit.
This will harden them SO il cooked slow
" they will retain their shape perfectly.
Cored apples are excellent boiled,
Put i'll n stew-pan with sufficient wafer
to cover and boil slowly with sugar and
cinnamon in the cavities. After the an.
pies are done they can be skinned ont
and richer syrup made by adding sugar
and cooking longer.
For puddings, pies and tarts, apples
are better il grated. Use large crater,
such rs is used for grating horseradish.
This grated apple mixed with milk.
cream, Or melted butter and eggs, flavor.
cd with nutmeg and cinnamon, sweeteu.
cd and baked with one crust, makes
n toothsomc pie.
An excellent apple.pudling is made
by putting n half.dozcn cored apples in
apudding dish and pouring over them a
smooth, rich batter made with flour.
eggs and milk eat with any sauce you
choose.
Another good pudding is made by
putting alternate layers Of sliced apples
and bread crumbs in a.pdding dish and
filling up with mixture Of milk, eggs,
sugar and cinnamon with the layers aud
pour IN sufficient milk or water 10 moist.
en- tho crumbs. Then serve. hot or cold
with cream.
Exhaustion of Manure.
How long manure lasts in the soil, is
question which it is impossible to M.
swer positively, us circumstances OF eli
mate and tho methods Of cultivation
adopted must ever prevent any fixed
rule to guide us in this direction, but in
England, where a large portion Of tho
land is worked by tenant farmers, much
thought has naturally been given to the
subject, and the following conclusions
have been accepted by common consent:
Lime is held to benefit the soil for a ne.
Rod Of ten years, but not equally during
the whole time, rs ten times rs much IS
exhausted the first as in the last year.
Common stable manure, guano, bones,
and some other substances arc exhaust.
cd III four or five years, and the moro
highly heterogeneous the fertilizer the
sooner it is exhausted. Manure is used
up by the growing crops much faster in