The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-09
HONE, FARM AND GARDEN.

"A delicious pickle can be made after
the following manner: One large white
cabbage, chopped fine in q chopping- tray,
two quarts of cider vinegar; take one
steaspoonful of ground cloves the same of
cinnamon, allspice and mace; tie these In
a piece Of cloth and put them into the
vinegar, with one tablespoonful of salt
and One-half ounce of whole cloves; place
the vinegar in q kettle or pan with the
spice and cabbage, and boil five minutes ;
put away in jar to cool, and you have .
pickle fit for King.
DR.. Revillont, in a paper presented
to the French Academy Of Medicine, as
serts that lemon juice is one Of the most
efhcacious medicines that can be applied
in diphtheria, aud relates that when he
was dresser in the hospital his own life
was saved by this timely application. He
got quantity of lemons and gargled his
throat with the juice, swallowing q little
at time in order to act on the more deep
seated parts. DR.. r. has noted eleven
cases of complete success obtained by this
method of treatment.
Homegrown Pudding.-One.half cup
flour, o.e-half cup sugar, one.half cup
milk, two ounces butter, four eggs, one
cup New Orleans molasses, sne-half tea
spoonful salt, one dessert spoonful of soda
dissolved in water. Beat the yolks Of the
eggs very light and mix with sugar, salt,
molasses and milk, and the butter melted.
Add the flour, then the whites Of the
eggs, and lastly the soda. Bake in but
tered dish three quarters of an hour, not
too quickly, and serve with hot sauce.
This is quite rich and delicious.
"A correspondent of the Inter Ocean
says to destroy rats set Indian meal on a
plate for three nights; the fourth night
sprinkle strychnine over the meal. 1t
may be placed under the floors or boxes,
putting blocks under the sides of the
boxes, that the rats may have access to the
meal; remove the plate and the poison in
the morning. II the poison is set the
first night only one or two will get it, and
others will take the alarm and leave. II
the meal is set without the poison for
several nights great many will become
accustomed TO using it.
Boiled bullock's head is good dish
for large family. Place the head in
salt water for six hours to cleanse il; then
wash and remove the palates, and place
them again in salt and water; put the
head in q saucepan, with sufficient water
to cover; boil for five hours, adding two
carrots, two turnips and two onions, cut
small; when done remove the head from
the soup, and remove the bone from the
meat; serve soup and meat in tureen; the
palates, when white, boiled until tender,
then pressed until cold, make delicious
relish for lunch or supper.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are
tod <>e II, l.,
into pie-crust, annually. To be sure, a
white, haky crust looks nice and tastes
better, but it lays the foundation for dys-
pepsia, rheumatism, govt and palsy.
For years have been experimenting to
find out how to make a palatable pie
crust without lard, and this is the way
Take good, rich bultermilk, soda and a
little salt, and mix just as soft as can be
mixed and hold together; have plenty OF
flour on the molding- board and rolling
pin; roll very thin; then make and bake
rs other pies, or rather in slower oven,
and when the pie is taken from the oven
do not cover up.-Count,y Gentleman.
AT this season the Gala will be grow.
ing vigorously, and will need water more
abundantly. A saucer of water under the
Gala is relished by this plant. 1t is sub.
aquatic in its nature. Other plants have
saucers under them in order to keep the
water from dripping on the floor, but the
water should not he allowed 10 stand in
them. The Gala flower is liable to the
attacks of green fly, as indeed are many
plants which grow in windows. There
are many remedies which gardeners use
in green houses inapplicable in rooms.
The best thing for the room gardener is
to take the pots to back kitchen, or, il
not frosty, to the open air, lay the pots
on their sides and syringe with warm
soap suds.-Gardener's M0nthly.