Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-11-24
FARM AND FIREslDE.

FARM AND FIREslDE.
J A Coon CAKE FOR CHILDREN Mix q
quarter Of a pound of butter, or good,
fresh dripping. into two pounds OF flour
add half pound of pounded sugar, one
pound Of currents, well washed and dried,
a quarter of an ounce Of pudding spice or
allspice, and mix all thoroughly. Make
warm pint of new milk, but do not let it
get hot; stir into it three teaspoonsfuf OF
good yeast, and with this make up your
dough lightly. and knead it well. Line
YOUR cake tins with buttered paper, and
}put it in the dough. Let it remain IN
warm place to rise for an hour and quar-
ter or more, if necessary, and then bake
in well heated oven. This quantity will
make two moderate sized cakes. Thus di-
vided, they will take from an hour and a
half to two hours baking. Let the paper
inside your tins be about six inches high
er than the top of the tin itself.
FEVER AND AGUE CURE.-The commu-
mist of the Wallingford, Conn.,, communi-
ty have discovered a very simple remedy
for fever and ague. For some years past
this disease has been so prevalent In the
region that, two years ago the communist
seriously thought of abandoning their
property and fourishing business in that
place. But the idea was suggested Of try =
| ing heated stove in a small room, includ-
ing profuse perspiration, followed by g
shampooing and thorough cleansing of the
body, with both warm and cold water !;
and these simple means were found to be
thorough effective remedy. Not only the
communists themselves, but the people Of
the entire region round about have resort
ed to the remedy, and have been thorough
ly cured.
/ OYSTER AND OKRA SoUP.-Boil fifty
large oysters with their liquor, little Wa
ter, white pepper, grated nutmeg, very lit
tie salt and piece Of butter; when cook
ed, take the oysters out with a skinner
and pass the liquor through a fine strainer
| then put in another saucepan two ounces
of butter, q chopped onion, two ounces
of lean ham cut in small square pieces :;
| fry slowly for five minutes; add to it two
quarts Of veal or beef broth, the liquor
from the oysters, four tablespoonful Of
rice, eight slices raw tomatoes without the
skin and seeds half a green pepper cut
| fine; boil slowly for an hour, add the oys-
tiers, boil again, skim well and serve. 1t
is also served with plain boiled rice in
separate dish and none in the soup.
| COLD SLAW:-Cut up a quantity of cab
bage very fine with sharp knife. and
sprinkle npon it a teaspoonful of salt. For
a lage dish use two eggs, a piece Of butter
the size of an egg, half a teacup of water
and half teacup of good vinegar. Beat
the eggs, whites and yolks together, very
light, add the water, vinegar and butter,
and put all in tin on the fire, stirring all
the time until it is Of a creamy thickness
P our it hot over the cabbage, stir up well
| with fork, and leave to cool.
I TENDERNESS in the feet may be cured
in the following way dissolve one pound
|
water; soak the feet therein night and
morning about five minutes at a time.
| Wooden or merino socks, or cotton with
merino feet, ought always to be worn by
! persons with tender feet, and the socks
should be often changed.
| WEEDS ON WALKs.-A correspondent
of SThe Garden says: "These can be
killed and prevented from growing in gar
den paths by watering the ground with a
week solution Of carbolic acid part pure
crystallized acid to 1000 parts water.
| Sprinkle from watering pot"
To CLEAN CEILINGs.-Ceilings that
look rough and manifest tendency to peel
should be gone over with solution Of
o. Of alum to a quart of water. This will
move the superhuous lime and render the
ceiling white.
! CURING BUNIoNs.-These terrible tor
ments can be easily removed by using q
weak solution OF carbolic acid on them for
about one month. They will entirely dis
appear.
| BREAKFAST PUFFs.-One-half pint of
milk, one pint -four, two eggs, table
| spoonful of butter, or two OF cream, and q
teaspoonful of salt. Bake in the hot roll
pans.
PICKLES IN ALcoHoL.-To one gallon
Of best vinegar add one pint of alchol.
| Rub the cucumhers clean with towel,
and put them in.
| GREASE Spots. = To remove grease
| spots from Worsted or wooden goods. rub
with dry magnesia and weolen cloth.
SUICIDE IN VIRGINIA.-George Nat.
| Newman, a son Of the late Morris D. New
man, of Orange county, Virginia, COM
mitted suicide at the residence of his uncle,
John W. Tatum, near James City, Madi-
son county, on the 26th ultimo, by taking
laudanum. Mr.. Newman had been in very
bad health for some time, in addition to
which he was embarrassed by other troubles
which the local papers do not explain. He
left note addressed to his mother, inclos-
ing a card to the public which he desired
published in the Culpeper ''Observer:'
II refer my history and character to the
decision of that great tribunal, the people,
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