Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-06-24
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Domestic Recipes.

domestic recipes.
RICE CAKE.-One pound of ground
rice, one pound of sugar, half pound
butter, six eggs flavor with lemon or
vanilla, or to suit taste.
QUEEN's CAKE.-One pound of sugar,
three-fourths pound of butter, eight
eggs, beaten separately; one pound of
-four, one heaping teaspoonful of bak-
ing powder, two cupfuls of currants.
RICE AS IN INDn.-Into a saucepan of
two quarts of water, when boiling,
throw tablespoonful of salt; then pour
in one pint of rice, previously well
washed in cold water. Let it boil twenty
minutes, throw out into colander,
draiu, and put back in the saucepan,
which should be stood near the fire for
several minutes.
TOMATO CATsUP.-One bushel ripe
tomatoes, slice and sprinkle with plenty
of salt; put in porcelain lined kettleand
simmer three or four hours; strain
through colander or sieve, then put in
q flannel bag the following spices,
bruised Two ounces black pepper
(whole), two ounces bird'seye pepper,
two ounces cinnamon, one ounce of
mace, four ounces white mustard seed,
two ounces allspice, half a pound of
garlic, peeled and sliced. Boil down to
q thick consistency. While boiling
throw in the bag of spices allow it 20
remain in half an hour. When boiled
in the requisite thickness allow it to
cool put in bottles. Catsup from this
recipe will keep for twenty years if well
corked.
To BONE A SHOULDER OF VEAL, NUT.
% TON OR LAMB.-Spread a clean cloth
upon it, with The skin downward with
sharp knife cut off the flank from the
inner side, nearly down to the blade
bone, of which detach the edges first,
then work the knife under it, keeping il
always close to the bone, and using all
possible precaution not to pierce the
outer skin. When it is in every part
separated from the flesh, loosen it from
the socket with the point of the knife
and remove it; or, without dividing the
two bones, cut round the joint until il
is freed entirely from the meat, anG
proceed to detach the second bone. A
most excellent grill may be made by
leaving sufficient meat for it upon the
bones of shoulder of mutton when they
are removed from the joint.
Farm Hints.
There is always little doubt abOu
what seed will produce, and Away,
must be. With cions and cuttings there
is no uncertainty.
So far as we have observed (both race
together and in the same neighborhood
more spare honey is obtained from the
common bees than from Italians, and a
many swarms.
For solution for coating over larg
limbs in an orchard take two parts o
resin, one part beeswax, and linseed OF
to make it thin enough to apply with
brush. 1t makes a very nice coat.
No man having a farm or village 10
should neglect to plant fruit trees ant
grapevines. Every corner and vast
place should be occupied by a tree o
vine to bear fruit.
An old New Highlander once remarked
when advised to pinch back his black
berry bushes, to keep them within
bounds and make them bear better
That's SO I can remember when
lived down at Dartmouth, that we al
ways found the most blackberries on tn
bushes that the old COW had browse
down."
There is no better way to keep ham
through the summer, free from faint {
insects, than by hanging them up in tn
&c q -, l,
kept perfectly dark. Where there
no smokehouse, or dark room, sew eac
ham up in a canvas bag and thorough
whitewash it. We have also kept thel
perfectly by rubbing into them WOO
ashes, packing in barrels and GOVERN
with ashes.
It has long been known that sowin
plaster when the dew is on or befol
the fall OF rain gives better results tia
when sown in dry weather, and the rel
son is obvious, viz: that the plaster di
solves in part in such rain or dew, an
this directly aids the plant; but new,
heard that any benefit was derived
such cases from thunder storm, al
more than from any other shower.
CuituAS SI CeicEys
Celery likes a cool, moist situation
and if trife shaded all the better.
lis planted in an open situation e
81 posed to the sun, it sometimes burn
aud this causes rust. This, howeve
is not the most frequent cause Celel
should neither be hoed nor earthed l
when moistened with dew or rain, N
when the ground is moist. 1t shou
be done when air and soil and plant a
dry, otherwise rust is sure to be the r
suit. If the soil is permitted betwet
u the leaf stalks or in the heart of Il
plant at earthing up, rust or rot,
both, is the compensation, This is Of
reason why we dislike celery of branc
ing habit, the work of earthing we'll is
difficult. A dwarfsh plant Of straigt
compact growth is altogether the safe
and best. While on this subject '
will say, never let celery become so d
as to wilt, either while growing, or VIII,
taken up for consumption Or STORM
:. 1t will never recover from such tref
ment, but always remain tough and he
low. Keep celery growing rapidly, al
when taken up for pitting do not allc
it to show the least sign of willing, n
keep it exposed to light for long tim
If you wish to know what really go
celery is, have few dozen plants und
special care. Give them o good soaki
of manure water every two or thr
days. Do not earth up until the pla1
are at least eighteen inches in heigl
Then bank up the shortest leaf-whC
it is attached to the leaf stalk. Aft