The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-26
HOME AND FARM.

To RESTORE A GRAPE NEIL.-1ake an oio
niece of Grape and dipit into cup stvinegar,
and sponge the vail off with it, then pin the
veil down nicely to pillow and let IL dry.
The vail will look like new, ana this can
be done whenever 1t grows rusty.
A correspondent of the department of ag-
rIculture. in Stearns county, Mimi, reports
that while wheat generally averages about
fourteen bushels per acre the past season,
his own averages twenty. ano he Is satlsneo
that the difference in his favor is NANNY
owing TO prevention of injury from drou'h
by thoroughly rolling the land.
Group can be cured in one minute, ana the
remedy is simply alum and sugar. The way
to accomplish the deed is to take knife or
orate andshave off in small particles about
q teaspoo &nl of alum; then mix IL Win
twice It's quantity of sugar to make It paista-
ble and administer IL as quickly as possloie.
Almost instantaneous relief will follow.
A capital way OF disposing OF the remains
of ham and making an excellent dish for
break fast is: Take pound and a half OF
ham. IA; and lean together; put 1t into
mortar and pound il. or pass it through
sausage machine; boil large slice OF bread
i'm a half pint of milk and beat it and the
ham we'll together; add an egg beaten up.
Put the whole into mould, and bakea rlcn
brown.
have seen boys, and even men, who in
moving sheep from one field to another
would let down only one end Of the two or
three top bars or rails, and compel the sheep
to lump over the rest, thereby running the
risk OF breaking their legs, ana learning
them to jump. The common-sen way 70
take sheep out of a field Is either 10 open
wide YOUR gate, or let your bars or rails clear
down and thus give the flock clear gang
Way. and avoid further trouble.-American
Farmer.
SCALLoPED OYsTERs.-Mix well the timely
chopped yolks of six hard-boiled eggs, six
ounces of bread crumbs, three salt-spoonfuls
of salt. and one each of cloves, mace and
white pepper Blanch one hundred oysters,
nut them IN deep pudding dish In layers,
alternately with the eggs and crumbs; nm
ish with the latter, and on the top spread
two ounces of butter, cut into small dice.
Bake in quick oven from twenty 10 thirty
minutes.
Edward Smith, in his new work on
ssFoods," gives the following simple formula
for making vinegar: One gallon of water,
one and a quarter pounds of raw sugar, and
a uuarter OF pound of yeast. At temper
ature of 50 degrees it will be sufficiently
acid in three or four days to be drawn of,
when an ounce of cut raslns and the same
weight of cream of tartar should be added,
a
will entirely disappear, when it may be bot
tied.
CHEESE FRIrrERs Slice thin a half dozen
large tart apples, and prepare halt as many
thin slices of cheese. Beat up one or two
eggs, according to the quantity required, and
season high with salt, mustard, and little
pepper Lay the slices of cheese to soak for
few moments in the mixture, then put
each slice between Two slices of apple,
sandwich style, and dip the whole into
beaten egg, then fry in hot butter like
oysters, and serve very hot. These fritters are
an addition TO any breakfast table.
To ExTINGEIsH KEROSENE FLAMEs.-One
of the NEST ready means is to throw cloth
of soma kind over the flames, and thus stifie
1t; but as the cloth is not always convenient
to the kitchen, where such accidents most
frequently occur, some one recommends
flour as substitute, and which is always at
hand in the kitchen, and which is said
promptly extinguishes the flames. 1t rap
idly absorbs the fluid, deadens the flame,
and can be readily gathered up and thrown
out OF doors when the fire is out.
SAUSAGE MEAT.-The proportions for ssus-
age meat a pound of lean, fresh veal and
pound of lean, fresh pork, a Glove and o
piece of nutmeg. Chop the meat fine, orTup
it through chopping machine, CRATE in
-,
of cinnamon, if liked; mix them, and also
salt ard pepper, with the meat; two yolks OF
eggs may also be added, IL handy You
then know with what kind of mest your
SAUSAGE is msde. More veal ana 20 poI IA
may be used, and vice versa, according to
taste.
EGos IN WINTER.-To have plenty OF eggs
in winter, the fowls must have roost-
ing and nesting places, warm food, il posi-
1t, - nod of acf
once day, and water to drink at will;
gravel and lime must be always at hand,
and the poultry house must be kept scrupu-
lousy clean, and the fowls out OF the way of
vermin, and free from lice. Lice may be
destroyed by the application of lard or sweet
oil in which caroolic acid has been mixed at
the rate of one part of acid to one hundred
OF oil or lard. For poultry, the mixture
should be rubbed beneath the wings and on
the top of the head, except in the case of
sitting hens, which should never have grease
of any kind applied to them, If the eggs are
to be hatchsd.-Western Rural.
To MAKE BARD SoAP.-The following is
recipe tor making hard soap, whicbS e4-
cellent aud economical. NearI every
family sccumulates through ("ne winter
drippings from beef and mutoh' Anese can
be utilized tor the gree by ny Dolllng In
water allowing it to 11 ;, t;II an The 1vo,as
;a IN ~. cIdrse the whittier the grease
the ,i;car The zap. Take six pounds of sal
so6a s;1 nsSSnds of grease, three and half
non1ds Nv stone lime, four gallons soft
PtaS" 1alf pound borax. Put soda, lime
'maI1xater into an iron boiler; boil till all is
dissolved. When well settled pour of the
= clear Ire. wash out the kettle, and put in the
clear Iye, grease and borax; boil till it
come, to soap: pour il into a tub TO cool and
wheF sufficiently hard cut into bars and put
od boards TO dry. This is very nice for
washing white flannel and calico.
CHOOSING PoULrRY.-In the selection of
poultry, the age of the bird is the chief point
to be attended to. A young turkey has a
smooth, black leg; in an old one the legs are
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