The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-27
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Farm and Household Column:
The Standard Process of Con.
vertlng Pork into Hams.
-. From tie South Jerseyman.
The best breed 1T swine fur hams
and bacon is the Berkshire, because
its meat is SO much more lean, tender
and JUICY than that of other swine.
"Well marbled" is the technical
phrase for tlIis. Fat pork il fit for
sailing and barreling for. the North
ern market, hut not for hams; shout:
ders and bacon: An ordinary recipte
for converting pork into bacon is to
kill the hog in cold weather. hang
the carcass up over night to let the
animal heat escape from it, then cut
up and pack in pieces in q tub or bar.
rel between coarse layers Of salt;
Ge ssr IS az egg, and adf'4aS enough tS
the tut Or barrel It'll Oh the pieces
are GOV cred. When the meat is saf-
ticiently saturated, which will he in q
few weeks, take ont the pieces and
hang them up in . smoke-house. If
a gallon Of molasses, or ito eQuiva-
lent in sugar is added to tue. brine;
it gives greater sweetness to the
meat. A few spices also add to tho
flavor when mixed with the brine;
such as Cloves. allspice and CHINA.
mon. i'll were going to make muclf
bacon would, in Mr.. O'Neill's place;
address my inquiries to a noted pork.
packer and bac0n.cure of St. Louis
or Loaisyiile, ~ they are particularly
nice in this, and every season there ii
probably some little improvement
made 10 the process. When l visited
the bacon.cnreln Of Cincinnati, as
early as 1912, some Of the incest
would not scaId the carcass to scrape
off the hair, as they said this injured
the quality Of the bacon, and rem:
dered it less firm and solid, but they
singed it "tf by burning with straw:
Nor would they put it into brine. bit
rubbed dry salt on both sides Of tho
pieces. packed these mp on shelves In
cool place, changing tho pieces
every few days and rubbing ip more
salt. After doing this several times
for weeks, then the pieces were clean.
ed aud smoked. Spices, sugar salt'
peter, etc., were added in the process.
Bat you see this would not do Ia
Florida. The climate is 70 warm
there that, in order to save their pork,
it must be put into a strong brine
Immediately, and if this were I'M
necessary, the careless Southern farm
ers would never have patience to 60
through the dry sailing process, Or
be careful in doing It. Some Of them
are 40 careless AZ to salt before the
carcass has cooled, and if then done,
it is likely to spoil. My old friend,
DR.. NJ. W. Phillips, editor IT tho
Southern Farmer, Memphis, Tennes-
zee, was born in South Carolina, and
a planter q long time in Mississippi.
He kept hogs largely, when no one
else scarcely did SO Mt the South, aud
made his owe pork and bacon.
To Dry Pumpkins.-Cut the pump.
kins through lsterally, clean the 10.
side then continue to cut, IN the d.
rection a. before, rings about half an
inch thick. Cut of the rind and hang
the rings on . pole in the san OF
warm room to dry. When dried Il
will keep u year. It is to 10 boiled
in plenty Of water until tender then
skinned ont and prepared for pies,
the same os undried pumpkins.
! Another way: Take the ripe pump
kins, pare, cut into small pieces, stew
soft, mash aud strain through = col.
under, as if for making pies. Spread
} this pulp on plates, in layers not quite
, ain inch thick dry it in the stove
; oven, which should he kept at 60 low
, a temperature a. not to scorch 1t. II
. about . day it will become dry and
crisp. The sheets thus made can b
: slowed in q dry place, and they o.,
always ready for use for piss ant
, sauces. The quick drying after cook
. ing prevents any portion from slight.
. " souriug, as is nearly always th
B case when the uncooked pieces Or
dried, the flavor ia much better pre-
D served, and the after.cooking 10 say
. ed. To use Soak pieces over nigh
lin little milk, aud they will retar
to . nice pulp as delicious ~ tn
fresh pumpkin. fI
q Kerosene for Ivy Poisoning.-l
writer says that Kerosene will reiiev
. the, irritation occasioned by poiso
from ivy III forty minutes, and eradi
: cate the poison entirely in AZ man,
;. hours. With the point At the flnge'
4 or q soft brush, rub email porto
- Of the oil over the places where tn
!. eruption appears, repeating tue ~
). plicatiOn three ar four times do!
y Relief from the itching will Ike aln.o'
- immediate, and the cure certain an
Il speedy. Other cutaneous disease
10 10 he adds, such az ring worm, itch, an
~ the lighter type of letter can be chi
: ed BY the same treatment, and IL
! minutest drop Of kerosene will H
r. bed bugs quicker than lightning.
d. Freckles .-Freckles, says the He
IN aid Of Health, are not easily wasl'e
It ont Of those who have q ford con
"a plexion and are much in the sunshin
y, hut the following washes are not d
nj liz l,armless. Int verv much the be