Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-09-16
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Household HInts.

one of allspice, one of cinnamon, and
one of nutmeg. Boil all together fifteen
minutes, bottle while hot, cork, and seal.
This is useful in bowel complaints.
GRAPE MARMALADE.-Boil the grapes |
till very soft, then strain them through |
a sieve to every pound of pulp OBJ |
tanned use pound of sugar. Boil these |
together slowly for twenty minutes, |
stirring constantly. When cool dip out |
into small glasses, and coaer with paper. |
Keep in dry, dark and cool place.
OUNCE JELLY.-Slice the ounces
without either pairing or coring. Put
them into a preserving kettle and just
cover with water put over the fire and
boil until soft. Remove from the stove
and strain off the liquor. To every gal
lon allow four pounds of white sugar,
and boil very fast until it becomes a stiff
jelly.
TOMATO CATsUP.-Cut the tomatoes
In slices, lay them in the kettle, sprinkle
salt upon them, boil three quarters of
an hour, and strain through a sieve to
six quarts of juice add two quarts of
vinegar, one ounce of cinnamon, one of
cloves, one OF nutmeg, and half an ounce
OF cayenne pepper, ground then boil
fifteen minutes.
Tooth POWDER. Prepared chalk is
the basis of most of the tooth powders
in use. This is mixed with pulverized
myrrh and orris powder. Pulverized
charcoal as q dentrifce is condemned by
all who know what is good for the
teeth. Frequent brushing is the safest
method of cleansing the teeth. The
best tooth powders should be used only
occasionally.
PIE CRUST. Mix o little lard with
flour and water until a stiff dough is
made; then roll out, spread on q little
lard, sprinkle on little -four, fold over
double ; repeat this rolling out two or
three times, handling as lightly as posi-
bic, and keeping the layers of shorten
ing as nearly horizontal as may be in
this way very faky and tender pie
crust may be made with but very little
shortening.
GRAPE PRESERVE Pick out the knotty
and wormy grapes, take the rest, few
at time, in coarse sieve, working
them around with the hand until the
seeds are loosened, when they will drop
through, leaving the skin and pulp in
the sieve. Drain the Juice off the seeds,
and to every pound of skin, pulp and
juice allow half pound of sugar. Put
all into preserving kettle and cook
slowly for three-quarters of an hour.
When done put hot into jars, cover with
paper and seal up.
WASHING WITHOUT LABOR Dissolve
two pounds of soap in three gallons of
hot water, add one tablespoonful of tur-
pentine and three of liquid ammonia;
stir the mixture well, put the clothes to
be washed into it, cover as closely as
possible, and let them soak for three
hours. Then wiring them from the mix
ture, reheat it, add half teaspoonful of
turpentine and tablespoonful of
ammonia, put in more clothes, and soak
as before. Wash the clothes as thew
are taken from the mixture in warm
suds, rinse, and hang to dry. The dirt
will come out with very little rubbing.
This process does not In the least iniure
tie texture of the goods washed.
Farm Notes.
The extensive apple orchard of Mr..
Wilson, near Toledo, Ohio, noted for
the excellence of its fruit, is almost en-
tirely exempt from injury by worms, the
owner attributing this exemption solely
to his keeping large drove of hogs in
the orchard during the summer, and
supplem enting it with drove of sheep
turned in for G day or so at time, once
or twice a week, when there is more
wormy fruit falling than the hogs can
quickly consume.
While at work near a wheat field, my
attention was called to the fact that
some of the wheat had been picked from
the heads in certain parts of the field
As my neighbor seemed to think that
the mischief was done by the yellow
birds, L procured gun and killed one
of the supposed offenders. Although
interrupted while taking his breakfast
we found in his stomach only three
grains of wheat, aud by actual count
$50 weevil.
When find forked tree that is like
ly to spit, look for a small limb on eacf
fork, and clean them of leaves anC
lateral branches for most of their length
then carefully bring them together
and wind them round each other from
one main branch to the other. In twelve
months they will have united, and il
two years the ends can be cut off. The
brace will grow as fast as any other par
Of the tree, and is perfect security from
splitting. have them now of all sizes
and I scarcely ever knew one to fail t.
grow.
All coarse weeds may be removed b,
dropping into the heart of each oil o
vitriol. It should be applied with
stick notched round for an inch or tw
at the end the better to hold the liquid
one dip of which will hold enough t.
kill three or more plants, one drop be
ing sufficient if the acid be good tn
vitriol Kisses in burning up the weeds
The sticks should not be pointed, tn
bottle having a wire round it for con
venience of carrying. 1t is of cours
needful to intrust the vitriol and its us
to careful person.
By the erection of bird houses wrens
martins and bluebirds, wholly insec
tiverous birds, will occupy the premise
and tend to keep away robins, catbird
and cherry birds, which are as destruc
tive to small fruit as to insects. Their
is another class of birds that live in
great measure on the insects that destro
those we wish to get rid of-such as th
crow and blackbird, and for that reaso
should be discouraged. Our most us,
full and beneficial bird is the wren, whic
lives principally on millers, which prC
duce worms that destroy our fruit an
the foliage of our trees. The next mo-
nsefnl is the hlnahird naxt the nrnnn