The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-10-04
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD,
Household n

II of nutmeg. Boil all together fifteen
minutes, bottle while hot, cork, and seal.
This is useful IN bowel complaints.
GRAPE MARMALADE.-Boil the grapes
till very soft, then strain them through
a sieve ; to every pound Of pulp OBJ
tanned use a pound OF sugar. Boil these
together slowly for twenty minutes,
stirring constantly. When cool dip out
into small glasses, and coaer with paper.
Keep in a dry, dark and cool place.
OUNCE JELLY.-Slice the ounces
without either pairing or coring. Put
them into a preserving kettle and just
with water a; put over the fire and
boil until soft. Remove from the stove
and strain off the liquor. To every gal,
lon allow four pounds of white sugar.
and boil very fast until it becomes a stiff
jelly.
TOMATO CATsUP.-Cut the tomatoes
in slices, lay them in the kettle, sprinkle
salt upon them, boil three-quarters OF
au hour, and strain through a sieve ; to
six quarts of juice add two quarts OF
vinegar, one ounce OF cinnamon, one OF
cloves, L of nutmeg, and half an ounce
of cayenne pepper, ground; then boil
fifteen minutes.
TOOTH POWDER Prepared chalk is
the basis of most of the tooth powders
in use. This is mixed with pulverized
myrrh and orris powder. Pulverized
charcoal as o dentrifce is condemned by
air who know what is good for the
teeth. Frequent brushing is the safest
method Of cleansing the teeth. The
best tooth powders should be used only
occasionally.
PIE CRUST Mix a little lard with
flour and water until a stiff dough is
made ; then roll out, spread on a little
lard, sprinkle on a little -four, fold over
double T.; repeat this rolling out two or
three times, handling as lightly as posi-
BILE, and keeping the layers Of shorten
ing as nearly horizontal as may be /; in
this way o very faky and tender pie
crust may be made with but very little
shortening.
GRAPE PRESERVE Pick out the knotty
and wormy grapes, take the rest, a few
at q time, in o coarse sieve, working
them around with the hand until the
seeds are loosened, when they will drop
through, leaving the skin and pulp in
the sieve. Drain the Juice off the seeds,
and to every pound Of skin, pulp and
juice allow half q pound of sugar. Put
all into a preserving kettle and cook
slowly for three-quarters Of an hour.
When done put hot into jars, cover with
paper and seal up.
WASHING WITHOUT LABOR. -Dissolve
two pounds of soap in three gallons of
hot water, add one tablespoonful OF tur-
pentine and three Of liquid ammonia;
stir the mixture well, put the clothes to
be washed into it, cover as closely as
possible, and let them soak for three
hours. Then wiring them from the mix
ture, 'reheat it, add half a teaspoonful of
turpentine and q tablespoonful of
ammonia, put in more clothes, and soak
as before. Wash the clothes as they
are taken from the mixture in warm
suds, rinse, and hang to dry. The dirt
will come out with very little rubbing.
This process does not In the least injure
tie texture Of the goods washed.
The extensive apple orchard of Mr..
Wilson, near Toledo, Ohio, noted for
the excellence of its fruit, is almost en-
tirely exempt from injury by worms, the
owner attributing this exemption solely
to his keeping a large drove of hogs in
the orchard during the summer, and
supplcrrnting it with a drove Of sheep
turned in for e day or so at a time, once
or twice a week, when there is more
wormy fruit falling than the hogs can
quick y consume.
While at work near a wheat field, my
attention ives called to the fact that
some of the wheat had been picked from
the heads in certain parts of the field.
As my neighbor seemed to think that
the mischief was done by the yellow
birds, I procured a gun and killed one
of the supposed offenders. Although
interrupted while taking his breakfast,
we found in his stomach only three
grains of wheat, and by actual count
$50 weevil.
When I find a forked tree that is like
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fork, and clesn them of leaves and
lateral branches for most of their length.
I then carefully bring them together
and wind them round each other from
one main branch to the other. In twelve
months they will have united, and in
two years the ends can be cut off. The
brace will grow as fast as any other part
of the tree, and is perfect security from
splitting. I have them now Of all sizes,
and I scarcely ever knew one to fail to
grow.
All coarse weeds may be removed by
dropping into the heart Of each oil of
Vitriol. It should be applied with a
stick notched round for an inch or two
at the end the better to hold the liquid,
n dip of which will hold enough to
kill three or more plants, one drop be-
ing sufficient if the acid be good ; the
vitriol Kisses in burning up the weeds.
The sticks should not be pointed, the
bottle having a wire round it for con-
venience of carrying. 1t is Of course
needfnl to intrust the vitriol and its use
to a careful person.
By the erection Of bird houses wrens,
martins and bluebirds, wholly insec-
tiverous birds, will occupy the premises
and tend to keep away robins, catbirds
and cherry birds, which are as destruc-
tive to small fruit as to insects. There
is another class of birds that live in a
great measure on the insects that destroy
those We wish to get rid of-such as the
crow and blackbird, and for that reason
should be discouraged. Our most USE
full and beneficial bird is the wren, which
lives principally or millers, which pro-
duce worms that destroy our fruit and
the foliage of our trees. The next most
useful is the bluebird !; next the ground
birds and chipping birds. If these were
plenty our fruit would be less injured,
and the expense o. bugging lessened.
Orchard and Nursery.
PEACHES. Gather for market before
they begin to soften, as one soft peach
will spoil a basket or crate. See that
they are carefully assorted, and handled
as little as possible.
PEARs.-Never shake the fruit from
the trees, but hand pick always. All
pears are better when ripened off of the
tree. A little practice will enable one to
pick at just the right time, so that they
will be in eating condition o after
they reach the consumer. New half
barrels, lined with white paper, are the
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