Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-09-03
FARM AND FIRESTDE.

FARM AND FIRESIDE.
! TOMATO CATSUP.-Take bushel OF
firm, ripe tomatoes, rub them off nicely
with damp cloth; cut out the hearts if you
prefer; put them in u boiler over the fire;
pour over them about three pints of water,
and throw in two heaping handsfull OF
peach leaves and ten or twelve onions or
chalots, cut mp in small piece, Boil until
the tomatoes are done, which will take
about two hours; then strain through Il
coarse sieve; pour the liquid back again
into the boiler and add half gallon of
good strong vinegar; have ready two ounces
ground allSpice, two ounces ground black
pepper, two ounces mustard, (seed, it pre-
ferred,) one ounce ground cloves, two
grated nutmegs, two pounds brown sugar,
and one pint salt; mix these ingredients
thoroughly before putting into the boiler;
then boil two hours, stirring constantly co
prevent burning. If you desire your cat
sup very hot, add cayenne pepper to your
taste. When cool ill your bottles, cork
ttllu Sedl tIlcll W tACluuc bllt oil ttillA pun
them in Il cool, dry place for future use.
This catsup will sharpen your appetite
under almost any circumstances. This
receipt was copied from the ''Sun" eight
eel years ago, and every year we make our
catsup according to directions; have kept
some bottles two and three years, and all
who taste our catsup pronounce it superior
to all others. HOUSEKEEPER.
AN OLD RECEIPT WORTH TEN Dol
LARS TO ANY FARMER.-A writer in one
of our exchanges says: Take one part (by
weight) rosin, one part beeswax and four
parts good fresh OF sound lard. Mix and
melt together over slow fire, so as to be
sure not to burn the mixture. 1t makes
an ointment that is superior to anything
have ever seen tried, for the flesh OF either
horses or cattle, for either fresh OF old
sores, and is especially good to remove old
dry scabs. It softens the scab, and it
comes off, leaving the skin soft and tough.
I was using a horse, cold, muddy
winter day, and the next morning found
him with legs swollen and rough, and so
stiff that it seemed to be very difficult, for
him to move. 1 brushed off the dirt and
applied the ointment as soon rs could
after found it out 1 md t.. applica-
ton morning and evening for two days,
and the third day one application, and he
was cured. | WAS compelled to use the
horse little the first day, and after two
lioI,t no yad
free as ever, and [ kept ON using him
every day.
The mixture is the best thing ever
used for boots or shoes for out door wear,
as it makes the spongy leather water
proof, and the hard leather soft.
WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GoLD.-The
Department of Agriculture publishes the
following experiments, which a gentleman
from Georgia tried and found effective in
dispelling serious trouble in horses.
About thirty years ago II friend lost by
bots a very fine horse. He took from the
stomach of the dead horse about gill of
bots, and brought them to my office to ex-
pertinent upon. He made preparations OF
every remedy he had heard of, and put
some Of them into each. Most had no eff
feet, a few effected them slightly, but sage
tea more than anything else; that killed
them in fifteen hours He concluded he
would kill them by putting them in nitric
acid, but it had no more effect on them
than water; the third day they were as
livel y as when first put in. A bunch of
tanzy was growing in my office.-He took
handful of that, bruised it, added little
water, squeezed out the juice. and put
some bots in; they were dead in one
minute. Since then l have had it given to
every horse. I have never known it to fail
of giving entire relief My friend had an
other horse affected with the bots several
years later. He gave him the fanny in the
morning; the next morning he took up
from the excretions three half pints of
bots
HINTS ON POULTRY KEEPING.-In
keeping fowls healthy we have found
nothing equal to onions chopped fine, and
thoroughly mixed with meal, or meal and
mlllfead. They eat it readily. In the in
cipient stages of most of their common dis
eoses, including cholera, we have always
found this an effectual remedy. AS sui
phur enters largely into the formation of
the feathers, it should be frequently fed to
them In winter, or when kept confined,
hens to lay we'll must have meal often,
and pounded bones, the fresher the better,
or oyster shells. If fed with these plenti-
fully, with such variety OF grain as they
like best, and we'll housed and watered,
they will lay nearly as well in winter as in
summer, and will seldom, if ever eat their
own eggs.
MIXED PICKLEs.--Those who p ossess
vegetable garden do well toward the close
of the season to keep an 0n1niltne gotherNn
pickle jar containing strong vinegar, in
which to throw small tomatoes, tiny ear3
of corn, caulihour sprigs, radish pods,
small onions, strawberry tomatoes, mas
tursiums, and small cucumberS. When the
jar is full, pour off the vinegar, spice it
with pepper corns or green peppers, cloves,
allspice, salt and ginger. Add tumeric or
mustard-seed to yellow it. Boil it from ten
to fifteen minutes, aud turn it over the
pickles.
PRESSED BEEF.-Stutf a round or part
of one with dressing of bread-crumbs,
seasoned with pepper, salt and onion-spice
if liked. Flour clcth well, roll the beef
in it very tight, fasten the cloth securely,
boil steadily for five hours for eight pounds;