Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-10-15
USEFUL AND sUeeEsTlyE.

PICKLE FOR MEAT.-Ono gallon of
water, ono and one.half pounds of salt,
onehalf pound of sugar and one.halfounce
of saltpeter.
RAILROAD CAKE.--Two eggs in a cup
and cream to fill II, one cup of sugar, one
and one-helf cups of flour, little salt
and nutmeg, one teaspoonful of soda and
two of cream of tartar.
BEEF TEA.--Cut piece Of lean, Juicy
beef into pieces an inch square put them
into a wide.mouthed bottle and cork IL
tight; then set IL in a kettle of cold water
and boil an hour and half.
GINGERsNAPs.-Pu In a cup two table
spoonfuls of water, three tablespoonfuls of
butter or lard, fill the cup with molasses,
add one teaspoonful each of ginger, all
spice.and soda, a little salt, and flour to
roll
GRAPE MARMALADE.-Rub cooked
grapes through fine cullender, measure
the pulp and add the same amount of
good coffee sugar, cook till stiff, turn into
cups and cover with egged paper.-hdn-
sds Home C0ok-B
To WASH DRESS LTNEN.--It is said
that teaspoonlul of black pepper put
into the first water in which gray or buff
linen is washed will keep It from spotting.
It will also keep the colors Of black and
colored cambrics and muslins from run
ming.
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE.-One cup of
butter, two cups of pulverized sugar, one
cup of sweet milk, three cups of flour, the
whites of eight eggs, three teaspoonfuls of
baking powder; bake in layers like jelly
cake. Icing for the same-The whites of
five eggs, beaten to a stiff froth, then add
three cups of pulverized sugar and one
pint of prepared cocoa-nut; spread be-
tween the layers the same as jelly-cake.--
| Household.
AS THERE has been considerable excite
ment among stock men from the preya-
lence Of the cattle fever the following from
the st. Louis Stock Yard Reporter will be
read with interest by cattle-dealers; One
of the largest ranchmen in Texas assures
us that one quart of sweet oil and table
spoonful of calomel given to beef when
first stricken with the disease is an infal-
lible cure for the fever, and that he has
used this remedy with success for years" :"
BLACK STENCIL. INK.-Take shellac, two
| parts; borax, one part; soft water, ten
parts, and gum arabic one part, then add
| lampblack and indigo in sufficient quan-
| titles. Boil the shellac and borax in the
water until dissolved, then add the gum,
and withdraw the mixture from the fire
When cold add the lampblack to bring it
to a suitable color, and lastly very small
quantity of finely-powdered indigo to give
| it real Jet shade. When made, keep in
glass or earthenware vessels.-Mdnu-
facturer.
CUCUMBER CATsUP.-Take of ffull-grown
cucumbers, say one peck; remove the
| rind, and cut them down lengthwise, then
into thin, dice-shaped pieces; strew half a
pint of salt on them; let them stand five
or six hours; then put them on a sieve to
drain until quite dry. Peel and slice
twelve large silver-skinned onions, put
| them with the cucumbers into stone pot,
and cover them with strong vinegar. Add
for seasoning a tablespoonful of black pep
per beaten up fine, a teaspoonful of Cay
enne, gill of sweet-oil, a gill of cider
or wine, and few blades of mace,
Instead of putting away in one large stone
jar, it answers admirably to fill this with
catsup wide-mouthed glass bottles; and if
you have a few pods of a miniature
variety of red pepper, often procuTable, to
use instead of the pulverized Cayenne, it
gives the sauce quite an ornamental ap-
pearance. 1t is not generally known that
the largest cucumbers, ripened almost
enough for seed, serve admirably for max
ing this sort of catsup. If the bottles are
carefully sealed up there is no danger
whatever of spoiling.-Harper's Bazar.