The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-12-25
NO 6.
Farm and Household Column.

Coon YEAsT-UNFA1llNG RECIPE.
Gut 9 pounds Of pared potatoes,
put them in Il large sauspan, pom
over them } quarts Of water, and
boil: before the potatoes are sutfi-
GENTLY cooked add good heavy halt
ounce Of hops, tied up in a very tlIi:
cotton bag. Of hops boil too long
they make the bread very bitterly IL
large kitchen bowl, put a pound Of
s'tted -four, 2 large lieaping table
sp'mnfnls Of white sugar, large heap.
ing tablespoonful Of salt, and a ta-
hIcspoontul of ground ginger. When
the potatoes are soft enough to mash
through the c"landsr, put the hop
hac into a pitcher, aud pour over it.
all the potato and hop wafer; pour
quart of the boiling potato and hop
water over the flour, etc, and give il
good mixing; then mash the pota-
toes though Il colandrr into it, using
the second quart of boiling patat" and
hop water to soften the potatoes
through tho colandcr. II You d" not
have 2 quarts of potato and hop wa
ter, pour some boiling water over the
hop bag, and squeeze. The flour
must be thoroughly cooked with the
boiling hop water, and you must mix
it well, and rub it smooth of all
lnmps. To prevent the yeast chill
| ing too soon, have the big bowl,
pitcher, and yeast crock heated be-
fore nsiny. 1t should never be thin
ncr than will just pour, but if you
think 1t necessary yOu can use lit
tic niore than the : quarts of hop wa.
ter-two quarts are generally sutli-
Gent. Place the co!ander over the
yeast crock, and strain your yeast
into it. Many do not think this nee
essary, and only mix it in their Yeast
crock. When little more than luke
warm add large cotlee-cuptul Of
yeast, stir it frequently, and keep it
in a moderately VAIN place for 81
hours, then put it in the coolest and
darkest part Of the cellar. Use a two
or three gallon carthen crock, (tin,
glass, or stoneware chill too soOn),
with a lid fitting well to the rin,.--
Country Gentleman.
70 Stop Beading at the Nose.-It
it worth while to know how to stop
bleeding from the nose when it be.
comes excessive. II the finger il
pressed firmly upon the little artery
that supplies the blood t" the side Of
the face affected, the result is accom-
p!ished. The two small arteries
branching up from the main arteries
on each side Of the neck, and passing
over the outside OF the jawbonc, sup
ply the face with blood. If the nose
bleeds from tho right nostril, for ex-
|ample, pass the finger along the edge
Of the right jaw till the beating Of
tho artery is felt. Press hard upon
it, and the bleeding will cease. Con-
tinue the pressure five minutes, until
the ruptured vessels in the nose have
! time to contract.
! Value Of Evergreens Among Fruit
Trees.-A we'll grown evergreen tree
gives out continually an exo,lium Of
warmth, and moisture that reaches :.
distance of its area in height; and
when tree planters advocate shelter
belts, surrounding q tract Of orchard
fifty or more acres, when the intlu.
ence If such belt can only trace u
distance of the height of trees on said
belt, they will do that which, will
prove Of little value. 10 amelioratc
climate, to assist in prevention Of in
, Jury against extreme climate cold II,
winter and of the trosting Of the germ
bud Of fruit in the spring, all orchards
should have planted, in and among
them indiscliminately, evergreen
, trees Mt distances each Of not more
than one hundred and fifty feet apart.
Such course pursued will Civ.
8 health to the tree and le productive
Of more regular and uniform crops Of
fruit. At all events it is worth the
trial, aud We shall he glad if ou1
readers can inform us Of practical OK
periments on the u1ject.-Scicntif,
!, American.
d Ornamental Wo,k.-CrystallizinI
T. Grasses.-We have been 80 frequent
O ~ asked how to crystalline grasses
: that we give below our method fol
u doing them:
Ell Put into an eartllrn vessel or pro
n celain Kettle one pound of alum i,
small lamps; pour nearly a gallon "
water upon it and let it boil. Tie u,
70 the grasses in sn,all lunches; pou
n the alum water int" an earthern jar
n, place i stick across it, from whic|
# suspend the grasses int" the liquid
- Set the jar in a cool place, let it re
- main t,,ndistnrbed for twenty. fn,
! hours. Remove the grasses CAREFUL
Ieil and let them dry thoroughly beto'
As putting them 10 vases.
re Economical Fritters.-Savc all you
D." bits of bread, and soak them in col
water and mash fine; add u Iittl
d g ltn,eg, 3 or 4 large sp""nfnls OF s,'
to gar, part Of u teaspoontnl Of salers
= lns dissolved in 9 large spoontnls .
~ milk, Il little salt, and stir into th
N -four enough to hold mp SPOON
N Drop a'lit,Ie from the end of Il sp"o
,r into hot fat, and fry. After one til;
J.. no bits Of bread will bc wasted.
Picked Pcaches.-l peck Of ,.ea.
~, es, 3 pounds Of sugar, and 3 ,.,in,s
~ cider vinegar. Stick piece III eli
" namon and a Glove; or two int. ea,
u. peach; cook the peaches in the sir,
:. until they are heated through. i.
> tho strip little longer, bnt n
enough to make it as rich as for e,
chred peaches; then add when col