Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

IAnm ANU dUUbhdULD,
Tomato Savoy. Have the tomatoes
peeled and sliced, and boil four pounds
of fruit in one pint of vinegar and two
pounds of sugar. Season II with CHINA
mon, Glove and mace. Boil only half an
hour, and bottle, corking tightly to cx.
clude the air. This sauce will keep for
years in dry closet where II will not be
exposed to mold.
The best way to get moths out of a
carpet is not to let them get in, and this
is the simplest matter in the world just
sweep your carpet occasionally with salt.
No carpet was ever known to be infested
with moths when the housewife has the
habit Of using salt occasionally to clean
her carpet with, Care, however, should
be taken not to have the salt too damp,
or there is danger of taking the color out
of the cloth in some places.
To determine the age of eggs dis
solve about four ounces of common salt
in a quart Of pure water, and then i'm
merse the egg. If it is one day old it
will descend to the bottom of the vessel,
but if three days it will float in the liquid.
If more than five days old it will come
to the surface and project above in pro-
portion to its increased age.-LORdon
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Russian Pickle.-Take seed cucum
bers yellow on the vine), cut them in half
lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Part
them, and put into strong salt and water,
to remain from four to nine days. Take
out drain and wipe them. Then scald
in a sufficient quantity of vinegar to
cover them. Drop in small piece of
alum, and boil gently until the cucum-
bers look clear. Then pour off the first
vinegar, and to one gallon of fresh cider
vinegar put one quart of small onions,
half pint of garlic, one pint of mustard
seed, half pound of horse-radish, a
quarter of pound of black pepper,
three ounces of cloves, three ounoes of
allspice, two nutmegs pounded. Tie up
very closely, in order to exclude the air
and preserve the strength of the vinegar
and spices.
Tomatoes and Coru.--ln baking
dish put layer of tomatoes about an
inch in depth (either fresh or canned),
and on top few pieces of butter and a
small portion of salt and pepper; then q
layer of corn the same in depth, alternat
ing with corn and tomatoes until the dish
is nearly full, finished with grated bread
crumbs and seasoning. Cover the dish
closely and place in moderate oven
for half an hour; uncover and bake hall
an hour longer, with the fire little hot
ter. In winter, when the variety OF
vegetables is so limited, this will bt
found quite an addition.
"A Delicious Soup. Peel and slict
six large onions, six potatoes, six carrots
and four turnips; fry them in half |
pound of butter, and pour on them foul
quarts of boiling water. Toast q crus
of bread as brown and hard as possible
but do not burn it, and put it in, will
some celery, sweet herbs, white peppe
and salt Stew it all gently for fou
hours and then strain it through coars
cloth. Have ready thinlysliced carrot
, celery and little turnip. Add them t,
your liking, and stew tender in the soup
If approved of, an anchovy and spoon
r full of catsup may be added.
Why are farmers so liable to rheuma
tism? Because they wear wet clothing
heat and suddenly chill the body, over
eat after very hard work, and becaus
they do not keep the skin in a vigorous
clean and healthy condition. If farmer
would avoid suddenly cooling the bod
) after hard exercise, if they would
careful not to go with wet clothing an
n wet feet, and if they would not over-eat
when in an exhausted condition, an
0 bathe daily, using much friction, the
would have less rheumatism. The sam
rule applies to others than farmers
The Turkish bath is the best remedy fC
rheumatism.-Scien of Health.
How to Dry Fruit. Pare and cor
Z peaches, pears, ounces, or citron; max
l. a sirup favored with lemon peel; boil th
fruit till done; drain it in colander an
l. spread on dishes. Place in the sunshin
h or a moderately heated oven until nea
ly dry. Sprinkle with loaf sugar, dry
n little more, then pack them in boxes an
q put them in a cool place. Citron mui
a be boiled in clear water till you ca
pierce with fork, and drained throug
a colander before it is put in the sirul
!, then let it boil until it is clear. POI
y y boiling water on the lemon rind and !,
it stand over night before flavoring Il
sirup with it, and it can be dried wit
% the fruit.
-DOI6sT ceJ III CuCcps-OcI sOlllc Cal
, mel, have little sack made of thin flaj
mel, say three inches long by half {
=, inch wide, place some of the calomel
y this and tie shut. Clean out the sheep
'S feet thoroughly with soft cloth, al
then spread open the cleft as far as pc
;, sible, without injuring the foot, and du
IL the affected parts by gently striking the
C with the sack containing the calomel
presume it would be better to have d
2 time to perform the cure, or to keep Il
4, sheep under cover for some hours aft
rs the application. do no pairing, unle
the case is very bad one. 1t is We
10 convenient of application, and is nut
,e less painful than the application of BIZ
% vitriol. The cure is much speedier al
more certain. Ihave kept merino she'
for many years, and, after trying MAJ
81 things, have never found anything equ
n to this for the above, and also for coll
u and saddle gals on horses, while the
is not particle of danger in its apple
n tion in my experimentation. Count
e Gentleman.