Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-01
HexR, EARA.AN GARDEN.

po;tad or Soft Custard. One pint of
.w n,;Ik two eggs, three tablespoonfuls
- ta,,r one Gun of sugar, and flavor with
sa.neU Beat the eggs, sugar and flour to-
..other thcroughly, then add the milk.
T.'r-e renr wateriin kettle boiling hot,
-. :, ro,,r c,lstard and stir constantly till
IL consistency of cream. Eat when cold.
when I;ssthe best hour to have dinner
yaon-sime will not suit the business men,
-. 4 i tbe best for the rest of the house
foid and there the difficulty lies. Chill
ara,, should eat their heartiest meal at
.s;dsar and,then go to bed after an early
l,,nner For adults, &c the male members
osfhe household can get home at that
hanr FIVE O'Clock is a suitable time. Then
there Is the whole evening for digestion
hassre going 10 bed.
In England, where every house yard
.-ate is fastened with a common latch,
5ropping into the common figure 4 hasp,
i has been the custom of hawkers, beg
gars and other species of the genus cadger
n lift the latch, walk into the kitchen and
baye all the game 10 themselves. A writer
- the Gaydeaer's Magazine says he inter
tered with the procession OF cadgers
.hynush the gate A second figure 4
a. face downward and so far distant that
-tbare is lust room, and no more than
room for the latter to slide out between
them The latch goes up and down flu
-;ouslv. the gate is kicked and thrust, but
never opened, for not one OF the cunning
rooues has cunning enough to lift the
latch very aaptly,- so as to slide it out from
beneath the hasPs that CATCH it either way
II II travels;a hairs bfeadth too far.
A writer In the Otto Farmer directs,
az certain remedy for ivy poisoning, to
dissolve sugar of lead "a blu the size of a
bazenut) in half teacup OF sweet milk
or warm water. Apply as warm as can
he easily borne with "A soft, linty piece OF
linen rag. Three or four applications are
sufficient to effect a cure. If the poison
IL on the face and near theeeyes or mouth,
This astringent wash may be constantly
amIied. hi lis IA marvellous cure and, by
watching closely, one can see the. fevered
bl;sters turn from, white to yellow during
the application. This remedy for ivy
nelson sheuldlprevent a great deal of suf-
f,ring. III iswell, where member of a
family lis easilylpoisoned, to keep sugar of
lead In the house all the time. Let it be
Labeled and kept where 1T can be found
the moment it is wanted. Keep it well
wrapped mp that it may not lose its
strength.
-Tbere as no good reason why farmers
and their families should eat so much salt
pork. leaving all the fresh meat to the in
habitauts of cities and villages, when the
following method will keep fresh meat
for weeks even in the warmest weather. l
hage tried ut for several years As soon
as the animal heat is out of theImeat slice
il I'D ready for cooking. Prepare a large
lar by scaldingit well with hot salt and
wafer. Mix salt and pulverized saltpeter
Cover the BORON of the jar with asprinkle
of salt and pepper. Put down layer OF
meat, sprinkle with salt and pepper the
same as IL it was just going to the table
and continue in this manner until the jar
is full Fold ..tcloth or tosvel and wet 1t
in strong salt and water in'yliich little
of the saltpeter is dissolved. Press the
cloth closely easEer the meet.andsset it in
cool place BE sure and press the cloth
tightly as each layer is removed and your
meat will keep for months. III As good
plan to let the meat remain over night
after it is sliced before packing. Then
drain off all the blood that ee0zes from 1t.
twill be necessary to char &c ithe cloth
occasionally or take it off and wash it first
in cold wafer, then scald in salt,and water
as at first. La this way farmers can have
fresh meat all the year round. j have
kept beef that was killed the 12thtcf Feb
ruary till the 21st of June. Then i packed
large jar of veal IN the same way during
the dog days and itikept six weeks. This
recipe alone is worth the price of any
newspaper i'm the land. - Ger. IA. Y.
Times.