Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-09-21
Farm AND HOUSEHOLD,

q IA good COW may cost too much; q
poor one always does. W Fr..l .o t.i0
Poison WA bran .poultlce is said
to be an infallible cure for poison Of ivy.
--Buttermilk, in or out of butter, will
decompose quicker than milk or cream,
showing the necessity Of thoroughly ex-
tracing It from the butter by proper
working. -Americdn Ddirgnadn,
Running spring water is far better
for COWS whose milk is intended for first
class butter or cheese than pond water,
or even than well water, since the quality
of the water influences the milk as much
as the character of the food.
Damaged straw may be proftably
used as a mulch as the rate OF one to
one and one.half tons to the acre and
will increase the yield. 1t is also highly
beneficial when used over top,dressipgs
of stable manure TO preserve and absorb
moisture. .....,..t..
Baked Tomatoes. - Take twelve
round ripe tomatoes, cut the tops off for
cover, take out the insides, and mix
with six soda crackers, rolled fine; mix
in butter, pepper and salt; set the toma-
toes in deep dish and fill with the crack
ers; put them in the oven and bake them;
put cover on each tomato. il nd s.
| "A Breakfast Luxury, Take eight
ears of corn and CRATE them, carefully
scraping off the cobs with a knife, so as
to get all the milk. Peel one quart of
good ripe tomatoes, and cut them into the
corn. Season with salt and pepper! Put
in butter, and roll in three soda crackers.
Let them stew steadily for one hour. rI
Plain Sugar Cakes.--One cupful of
sugar and a tablespoonful of butter
rubbed together, one well-beaten egg,
one cupful sweet milk, one and half
cupfuls of sifted flour, little salt, one
half teaspoonful soda and one teaspoon
full cream of tartar sifted in with the
-four; season with nutmeg; bake in small
tins. .raa
For baked cabbage, boil a firm,
white cabbage for fifteen minutes, then
change the water for more that is boil
ing, and boil until tender; drain and sci
aside till cool, then chop fine and add
salt and pepper, one tablespoonful OF
butter, two eggs well beaten, three table
spoonfuls of rich milk or cream; mix
well, and bake in buttered pudding
dish in moderate oven till brown. Serve
hot. IH.H HuH 'HN 'r. +.
Indiana Pickles. Slice green toma
toes and lay them in sieve with hand
full of salt sprinkled through them, cup
full to each gallon of tomatoes. Th'
next day slice one quarter the quantity
of onions and lay in alternate layers will
the tomatoes in jar, with slices inter
mixed Then fill the jar with cold vine
gar. Tomatoes, picked, as they ripel
and just thrown into cold-spiced vinegar
are a fine pickle and are made with yer,
little trouble. -... ..r r.u..,..
Cucumber Pickles,-One pint fin
salt dissolved in very hot water for 10
pickles; add enough cold water to cove
the pickles; let them lay in this thre
days and three nights; stir them oftel
with the hand, drain off the water an
let them lay a few hours in cold water
then take vinegar and water, half ant
half, let them scald, skim them out in tn
jars, put a few whole cloves and site
cinnamon in layers; scald the yinega
| and pour it over hot piece of alum a
large as a black walnut, and few slice
! of horse-radish, and few green pepper
t if you like. Use good cider or malt viz
F.. egar. .ge .L..s -a s..rE s.