The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-06-03
Farm and Household,

Don't Hitch Your Horses to Trees.
WHY not? Because almost every
horse will surely commence gnawins.
gnawins the bark until the body Of
the tree is Thoroughly girdled. Most
horses appear to be endowed with a.
passion for gpaw;ns large trees and
uipping the tops of small ones, when.
ever they are driven so near that they
can stretch ont the nose and snatch II
handful Of thrifty branches. 1t is an
incxcusa5le practice to hitch horses
to ornamental trees, or even to large
fruit trees that have IL large and tough
bark.-Pactical Farmer.
Cooking Chickens.-Thc following
l consider good way to cook chick
ems: Divide nicely and place pieces
in good sized kettle that there may
be plenty Of re }a9h Xdd f; saait, ptp Ta
and a large piece of butter; after be-
coming perfectly tender add flour
thickening. Have ready pan Of
biscuit made with three cups of bnt-
termilk, two.thirds cup of fresh lard,
one teaspoon of soda and little salt.
Open the biscuit and place them I'M
deep dish or platter and turn the
chicken and prepared gravy over
them, keeping all as hot us possible.
Apple Wine. Take pure cider made
from sound apples, as it runs from the
press; put sixty pounds OF common
brown sugar into fifty gallons Of ci.
der, and let it dissolve ) then put the
mixture into a clean barrel, and fill
the barrel up to within two gallons Of
being full with clean cider; put the
cask in a cool place, leaving the hung
ont for forty eight hours, then put in
the bung, with 4 small vent, until
fermentation wholly ceases, and buns
W tight. and in one year the wine
will be fit for use. This wine requires
no racking; the longer it stands upon
the lees the better.
Scotch Brotb.-Take four pounds
of mutton-palt of the leg is best
add one of water, one feacupfol of
pearl barley, two carrots, grated, the
white pant Of a large cabbage, chop
ped very small, aud small quantity
Of parsley. Season with pepper and
salt. Let this boil very gently for
three hours and half; aud ut tho
dinner table it will most likely, by
all who arc fond Of soups, DC pro-
nOunccd excellent.
Ham Toast. with one table
spoonful of finely chopped or grated
ham, the beaten.up yolk If an egg,
and little cream and pepper; heat
over the fire, and then spread tho
mixture either on hot butteret toast,
or on slices of bread fried quite crisp
in butter. Serve very hot.
Molasses Cake.-Pnt in a coffee cup
one tablespoonful Of lard or butter
and one teaspoonful of soda put Oh
four tablcspoonfuls Of boiling water,
and GIT the cup with moiasses; stir
we'll, and bake in warm gem pans in
u modern oven. Good, either hot or
cold.
Cream Pic.-One Tablespoonful Of
white sugar, one egg, one tablespoon
fal of -four, one tablespoonful Of
melted butter; add sweet milk enough
to fill your pie plate, and lemon, if
preferred. This should be baked with
but one crust.
Steamed Corn Ercad.-Onc cup Of
sweet milk and one.l,alf cup Of sour
milk, three cups of corn meal, ono
cup Of -four, half y cup Of syrup, ono
tcaspoonful of soda, and one teaspoon
fnl of salt. Steam two hours.
| Peach Tapioca.-Soak half pint
of tapioca in half pint Of cold wa
ter for several hours. Fill 4 baking
dish about half full of canned peach.
es, without the sirnp, sprinkle tho
peaches with sugar, and bake for half
an hour. Add half n pint If peach
strip to the tapioca, some boiling wa
ter and sugar, boil until it is perfect
ly clear, pour it over the peaches, and
bake for another half hour. Serve
with sugar and cream, when cold.
!, Egg Kisscs.-Beat the whites Of
four eggs, then pnt in gradually Il
pound Of pulvcrized sugar, season.
with spoonful Of extract Of lemon
Drop small quantities in letter paper
. and bake in Il quick oven.
English Ba,nl,oo.-This ia sort Of
/; pickle prepared from the y"nns shoots
3 Of elder in spring. The outer skin is
l peeled off, and they are Immersed in
: salt water for twelve or fourteen
+ hours, tl,eu boiled in vinegar for :
Q few seconds. They arc next put into
; a jar with q little white pepper, gin
: ger, mace, pimento, aud vinegar
n boiling hot) poured over them TIN
y lar is then we'll covered up, and sc
t for about two hours in hot place b.
II tho Preside, where it is kept scaldin:
II until the pickle is done. Eaten Will
j. boiled mutton. The clusters Of elder
> flowers, just before they open, ais
make an excellent pickle.
;" Chloroform removes stains from
e paint, varnisles and oils. Anothe
j. very effective fluid for the same p"r
pose is a mixture Of six parts Of yer
strong alcohol, three parts Of !iqui
ammonia, and a quarter part Of ben
~ zole. Spirits Of turpentine also, NJ
" piled Immediately, will remove pair
rs stains instantly from clothes.
~ For Smooth Hands. After was!
i. ing and drying the hands, pour int
~ one hand Il few drops Of good eide
he vinegar; rub the haLds toscthe
he victim. the whole surface both side
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