Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-02-12
ARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,


Household Hinls.
JACKSON SNAPs.-Two cups molasses
ono OF sugar, one Of butter; one tea
spoonful saleratus, ono OF ginger; Aou
enough to roll very thin.
ToNauE.-A tongue which has no
been dried will require very little soak
ing; but il dried il should be soaked il
water for three or four hours; then pu
it into cold water, and let 1t boil eentl!
till tender.
BOTTLES AND JARs.-Musty bottles o.
jars may be sweetened with I've or dis
solved soda. Let either remain in then
short time, then dry apd scald them
They will not become musty If littl'
salt be kept in them.
JARs.-To clean the insides of jars
fill them with water, stir in spoonful o.
more Of pearlash; empty them in al
hour, and if not clean fill them again
and let them stand several hours. Fol
large sized jars lye is excellent.
BOILING CABBAGE.-Cabbage should
always be boiled in two waters; because,
according to medical authority. 1t con-
tains an essential oil which is apt to pro-
duce bad effects, and cooking it as sug'
gested renders it soft and digestible.
WASHING CALIooEs. washing cali
Goes in which the colors are not fast, be
careful not to boil them; but wash in the
usual way with soap, and rinse in hard
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little salt to the water; for light, little
vinegar.
PoTrED BEEF.-The beef we'll boiled
all tho fat taken of. Chop it very fine
season with salt, pepper, allspice and q
little sage. Melt butter enough to knead
it well together. Pack it closely in
bowls Ito turn ont nj ,ely), and poul
melted butter over it, and it will keep a
week in cool weather.
PorATo PUDDING. --Boil two pounds
of potatoes thoroughly, peel apd pound
them we'll, then mix them with half a
pound of melted butter, the same Of
castor sugar, and six eggs; beat the
whole well, then add handful or two OF
-four; stir in, tie it in buttered cloth,
and boil for half all hour.
TELLING Coop Eaas.-The following
is simple but sure way to tell good from
bad eggs: Put them in water enough to
cover them. All that lie fiat, as they
would on smooth surface ont OF water.
are good. Those of which the big end
rises are bad. The vessel used should
have smooth, level bottom.
NOVEL SANDwIcHKs.-A new way to
make sandwiches is to boil few pounds
of ham, and chop it very fine while it is
yet warm-fat and lean together
and rub dry mustard, in proportion to
suit your taste, through the mass; and
as much sweet butter as is usually spread
on bread sandwiches, and mix. Then
split light biscuits in halves and spread
the ham between.
STUFFED Conn BEEF.-Take a piece
of well corned rump or round, nine or
ten pounds: make several deep cuts in
it; fill with stuffing Of handful of
soaked bread, squeezed dry, little fat
or butter, a good pinch Of cloves, all
spice, pepper, little finely chopped
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Startling soilins'
10 have winter continue all summer
OR, in other words, to stable and feed
our cattle during twelve months of the
year-is contrary to every rule and pre-.
cept of our early farm training. And
let me here earnestly beg of you who
contemplate making this great change,
20 slow. If YOU attempt to make this
radical change before YOU are in every
way prepared for it you will fail, and
forever after be ready to denounce the
system as theoretical humbug. lest
the system with part OF the stock.at q
time. Work horses never ought to be
permitted to run in the pasture at all.
Keep them in the stable where they be-
long. That is the first step. Then put
u piece of ground in the best possible
condition for roots and raise an abund-
ant supply of mongolds, turnips and
carrots. Next September put in piece
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