Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-04-14
FARM AND. FIREsIDE.

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FARM AND. FIRESIDE. -
INFALLIBLECoUGHR RMEDY.-A tables
spoonful of wood Acorice, tablespoonful
of slippery elm, and a. tablespoonful of
raisins. Cut into very small particles each
ingredient. Add pint of water, let them
slowly simmer, or keep near the boiling
point, until the strength of each is extr..ct-
ed. When ready for use, there should he
half pint in quantity, as water may have
to be added while sleeping. Be very pars
ticular in selecting the mat erial, that they
be of the very best, especially the licorice,
which should be SO moist that the outside
looks dark, and the wood bright and yell
low. The raisins, also, should be moist,
and cut into small pieces, but the seeds
must not be taken out. This has been
known to entirely cure a cough, after
months continuanee. as The slippery elm
removes thasn fisnation, the raisins
strengthen ;atd thsr ffficUrice llealsA as-.fsst
as the Inflammation is allayed. A thorough
trial will convince the most skeptical.
Dose.--A teaspoonful every time one
coughs or tickling sensation is expert
enced.
APPLE BUTTER rule is, one bar
rel of cider and eight bushels of apples;
but, for my family of six, take eight gal
Ions of cider and two bushels of apples.
Boil the cider down one-third then, hay
ing your apples peeled, quartered, and
corea, put in as MANY as will cook convent
emily. and, as they break and settle, add
more apples. l put them in as fast as /
think they will cook nicely, but can give
no rue. 1 make it in an ld-fashioned
'sbig brass KETTLE" out-of-doors, as it will
do much faster than on stove It will
take six or seven hours to cook the above
amount if your cider is boiled down before
hand. which, think is the best way. It
must he cooked till it is a smooth mass, or
till there are no chunks Of apple discern
ible. l do not add the spices till it is near
ly done, and then only spice and CHINA
mon, mostly cinnamon, as we prefer that.
1t must be stirred constantly.
CARDING COws.-Most farmers Tor
many, and we would like 10 say ally keep
curry-combs, cards, brushes 81 the like
in the horse barn, and use then Tally, but
how many cows throughout the country
ever had card applied to their dirty sides?
The dirty cows come out of the stable in
the spring, looking more filthy than the
swine in the gutter. Does it not pay to
keep the cattle clean? Ask any intelligent
farmer if it pays to use Til. brush on his
horses, and then ask him to point out a
reason why 1t does not pay equally well to
give the cows the same attention and care
STEwED FowL.-Fill the inside of a
young fowl with oysters, put it in jar OF
tin pail, tightly closed, and put in kettle
OF water. Boil an hour and half; there
will be quantity of gravy from the fowl
and oysters, add to it little flour made
smooth in small quantity of water, some
butter, seasoning to taste, and more oysters
with their liquor. Serve this with the
fowl which will be very white and tender
All the fine flavor lost in the ordinary
boiling will be preserved.
For WEAK EYEs.-Make an eye-water
of one teaspoonful of pulverized white
vitriol and two teaspoonsful of saltpetre
dissolved in one quart of rain water Put
one drop in the eye, and deep it in as long
as possible. If the eye is infamed repeat
the operation every five or ten minutes
until the ball of the eye feels cool, after
which repeat it two or three times a day.
The mixture is perfectly harmless, cooling
and cleansing. It is also good for fester-
ing sores.
PASTE FOR WALL PAPER.-Take gal
lon of water, and bring it to boil in a
kettle. One quart of flour stirred up in
cold water, and strained through sieve,
50 as to have no Jumps in it. Stir we'll
into the boiling water, then add one tea
cupful of west India molasses. Let it boil
up once, and remove from the fire, stirring
it up occasionally till cold. This makes
very adhesive paste, and moisture in the
room will not dampen the paper through
Hot LEMONADE FOR A CoLD.--A hot
lemonade is one of the best remedies for
cold. It acts promptly and efficiently, and
has no unpleasant after effects. One
lemon should be properly squeezed, cut in
slices, put with sugar, and covered with
half pint of boiling water. Drink just
before going to bed, and do not expose
yourself the following day. This remedy
will ward off any attack Of chills and fever
if used promptly.
MRS. COGSWELL'S COLD MEATS AND
cold roast beef or NUT
ton into thin slices. Dip each slice into
flour, and dust with salt, pepper, and
sweet herbs. Thyme is very nice. Lay the
slices into a deep dish, and cover with
gravy. Pour over pint of stewed toma-
toes to two-quart dish of the meat. Add
water to fill the dish. Cover closely, and
bake two or three hours.
GOOD GLUE.-To make a glue which
will resist fire, mix handful of quick lime
in four ounces of linseed oil, and boil to
good thickness; then spread on tin plates
in the shade. 1t will become exceedingly
hard, but may be easily dissolved over the
fire, and used as ordinary glue.
To LOOSEN SToPPERs.-If glass stop
per won't move, hold the neck Of the
bottle to flame or warm it by taking two