Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-30
FARM AND FIRESIDE.
.DVERTISING RATES.

did it. 1 use good hard wood ashes and
clean grease. By clean grease l mean the
refuse grease that accumulates in the fam
lily, which is separated from bones and
flesh as it gathers at The time, and put in
a suitable vessel. If it gets little moldy
it will not hurt it. The ashes should also
be kept dry Inlack of a larger mash tub
| took ii common flour barrel that was
tight enough to hold water, and bored
three half-inch holes in the bottom near
one side, and set it on an inclined board
large enough to protect three inches on
three sides of the barrel and six inches on
the other In this board cut q groove a
little larger than the barrel to conduct the
|. lye to one point for the convenience. of
gathering it. first put into the barrel
small pieces of wood around the holes so
as to raise up the strainer and leave small
space for the I've to escape.
For the strainer [ use clean hay-a little
wisp wet in clear water. On the hay put
a quart OF slaked lime, and then filled the
barrel with hard wood ashes, wetting it
and packing it down as well as 1 could.
This | let stand till the next day, the ashes
soaking so as to release the'potash, In the
morning 1 poured on boiling water in small
quantities till the 'lye ran freely. Its
strength tested by dropping an egg into
it, which would float so as to show spot
as large as a five-cent nickel. With pail
full of this I've were melted some three or
four pounds of the grease, and whet it
boiled the mixture was poured into the
soap barrel. This process was repeated
till we had used up all Cur grease, and hot
I've was added till the soap assumed the
desired consistency. When the strength
OF the ashes was exhausted they were
mostly removed, and the barrel filled anew.
Two barrels of good ashes we'll filled will
make a barrel Of soap, requirin. from
eight to twelve pounds of clear grease.
AS the grease was not weighed, cannot
give the exact amount. Having I've enough.
we used the grease we had. This is a de-
tailed and full statement of the way we
did it, and we succeeded well.
KINDNESS TO COWs.--N Hard, in his
ing, that cow will do her best that is loved
the best. petted the most by those who
have her in charge. Ii you wish a cow to
do her best, you must cultivate her &C
quaintance intimately, and be unsparing
in little acts of kindness. You may whip
and torture cow into submission, but
she will strike the balance against you in
the milk pail. One of the greatest faults
among dairy farmers to-day is lack of
kindness and consideration to domestic
animals: Cows should be petted daily and
made to feel that man is friend and pro-
tectof. All pain, fright and uneasiness
check the secretion of milk, and the man
who is passionate and abusive to his herd
never did and never can realize full yield
of milk from it. [ think that any one that
has the charge Of animals should study
their dispositions. It is an interesting
study, and under the law of kindness, you
will not unfrequently bring out wonderful
traits and exhibitions of affection, which
will show a forethought and design which
may be well ranked with the higher intel
ligence Of reasonable beings.
Mock TURTLE SOUP.--Clean a calf:s
head we'll and let it stand in salt and Wa
ter two or three hours. Then soak it in
fresh water. Put it to boil in cold water,
and when sufficiently cooked separate the
meat from the bone. Strain the broth, cut
the meat in small pieces, and add it to the
broth; season with SALT Next take one
pound of suet,, and two pounds of veal,
chop fine, with sufficient bread crumbs
Seasoning as above, make some force-meat
balls and fry them in butter; chop three
hard boiled eggs fine and add.
STEWED MACARONI.--Breakt the maca
roni into small pieces, wash it, put into
sailed hot water, and cook about twenty
minutes; drain and put in vegetable dish
layer of macaroni, sprinkle on it grated
cheese, bits of butter, pepper ana salt;
proceed in this manner until the dish is
full (omit the cheese at the last); set the
dish in the oven for few minutes, and let
1t get thoroughly hot. For baked maca-
roni pour a few spooufuls OF milk over the
top, and bake half an hour.
BAKED FRESH FISH.--Clean the fish
we'll and wipe it dry (do not cut off the
head), prepare force-meat of bread and
two slices of fat salt pork, chopped fine,
season with sage, savory and pepper; salt
it and moisten with warm water; fill the
fish with this, sew it together, and lay it
in a dripping pan, pour around it some
warm water and sprinkle with pepper and
salt, haste often. A good sized fish will
bake in one hour.
ROAST BEEF WITH YORKSHIRE PUD-
DING.-Rub salt and pepper over the beef,
put it in dripping pan, cover the bottom
with water; haste often with the dripping,
turn the meat and haste as before About
three-quarters of an hour before it is done,
take out the meat, pour off most of the
dripping, put in the batter and the meat,
and finish roasting. Add some hot water
to the dripping and thicken with flour for
the gravy.
RING WoRM.-It is said the disagree.
able affection known as ring.worm may be
easily and speedily cured as follows: Upon
retiring at night apply a poultice of damp
gunpowder to the part affected. General
ly one application is sufficient, but if on
the following night there are NO positive
indications of cure having been effected
apply again, and the eruption will speedily
vanish.
TEA RoLLs--A pint of warm milk, a
tablespoonful Of butter rubbed into the