Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-02-11
USEFUL AND sUeeEsTIVE.

JACKSON SNAPs.-Two cups molasses,
one of sugar, one OF butter, ono teaspoon.
full saleratus, one of gingerg -four enough
to roll very thin.
SPIcED CURRANTs. Five pounds cur
rants four pounds sugar, one pint vine
gar, four tcaspo0nfuls cinnamon, four tea
spoonfuls cloves. Boil three hours no
pepper or salt. Delightful with venison
or mutton.
STUFFED CoRNED BEEF.--Take piece
of welcomed rump OF round, nine OF ten
pounds; make several deep cuts in it; FIJI
with stulling Of handful Of soaked
bread, squeezed dry, q little fat or butter,
good pinch of cloves, allspice, pepper,
little fnely.chopped onion and a little
mariorum or thyme; then tie II up tight
ly in cloth and saturate 1t with vinegar ;
boil about three hours.
BRrNB FOR SoUsE.-Fivc quarts of
water and one quart of vinegar to one
quart of salt. The salt is to be entirely
dissolved in the liquor and the mixture
strained from every impurity. If this
quantity is not sufficient to cover your
supply of souse add more, taking care to
preserve the same proportions. BE care
| full to keep the souse entirely covered by
the brine, else it will soon become moldy
and then spoil. Weights may easily be
cOntrived for the urpose.-Hdrper' s
BGsdr.
WHITE STEwBD FIsH.-Take three and
a half pounds of haddock, or the flank
of halibut, place in stew-pan, with just
enough water to cover 1t, then sprinkle
well with ginger and little salt, a thinly.
sliced onion; stew it slowly; when done
take it off the fire, add the sauce-6ve
eggs well beaten, the juice of three lem
ons, tablespoonful of finely-choppcd
parsely; these stirred together, and very
| gently thrown over the fish, shaking the
pan little while so doing, so that il
mixes smoothly.
To PREVENT fiat irons from rusting,
melt one-fourth ounce camphOr and one.
half pound fresh hogs lard over slow
| fire, take of the scum, and mix as much
| black lead with the composition as will
bring it TO the color of iron. Spread this
over the articles for which it is intended
Let it lie for twenty-four hours, and then
rub it well with dry linen cloth. Oh
smear the irons over with melted suet
and dust thereon some pounded unslacked
lime from muslin bag. Cover the irons
with baize in dry place when not in use
Scientific american.
DELICATE CAKE.-The whites of eigh
eggs well beaten, two cups white sugar
one-half cup milk, one-half cup butter
three cups fine flour, one teaspoonfu
cream tartar, one-half teaspoonful soda
Sift the cream tartar and soda in with tn,
flour; and eggs last thing. For the icinl
take three -fourths cup of Bakers choco
late grated fine, three-fourths cup fine whit
sugar, one tablespoon of vanilla, on,
tablespoon of milk; mix together. Pu
this in bowl and set it on the stove in
kettle of boiling water till thorough,
heated. Spread on the cake while warm
PoTATo CHoPs.-Boil and mash som
nice mealy potatoes; then with one or tw,
well-beaten eggs make them into paste
work it well, dust it over with flour, an,
roll out Take some nice thin neck o
mutton or lamb chops, carefully trim OF
the fat, pepper and salt them on bot
sides, cut the paste into shape, cover owe
like puff, pinch the edges, and fry of
light brown; they look better if about al
inch of the bone is left visible. Any kim
of cold, under-done meat, minced fin
and seasoned nicely, can be used instea
of the chops; it is an excellent way G
cooking cold meat. s.rf. r.- q
FAITH in farming is the first thing need
ed for success. A man all the Will
dreaming around, doubling whether h
gets half-paid for his labor, and doing ey
erything grndgingly and with as littl
outlay OF labor and money as he can pos
sibly get along with, will not find farm
ing success. One must plow and sov
with full faith that every hour he devote
to the business, and every dollar he put
into it will be returned to him double
then will he learn that farming pay!
Let him give his whole strength to. u
business. Touch not any side issues
farm it in earnest, farm it wholly, an
great success will surely follow.-DetrO
J'1ibIlle