The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

Homemade Vinegar.-One gallon
of molasses, seven gallons of rain water,
half-pint good yeast. This will be good
vinegar in three or four weeks.
To Cleanse Collars and Wristbands.
Grease the soiled parts before wetting
with any kind of fat or drippings; let
them remain few hours, or even over
night; wash with soap in hot water.
They will become wonderfully clean.
"A French horticultural society rec
ommends a novel mode of insuring the
luxuriant growth of geraniums and pelar-
goniums. 1t simply requires watering
the plants once week with solution of
100 grains of glue in about two gallons
of water
Three pens, three hogs, each nearly
full grown and about equal in weight
and thriftiness, were fed four months as
follows: One pen, soaked corn; one pen,
cooked corn meal; one pen, dry corn.
AT the close of the experiment those fed
on dry corn had made the most weight.
Tile Producer.
TO have a soft crust on white bread,
just before placing the loaves in the oven
wet over the top with cold water, and as
soon as removed from the oven wet
again, both top and bottom, and cover
closely with afolded cloth-a worn table
cloth is good for the purpose.
Brown Bread.-Three cups of corn
meal, two cups flour, three cups sour
milk, onc-half cup molasses, two tea
spoons soda, and just salt enough. Stir
well and steam three hours, then brown
slightly in the oven. After cooling
twenty minutes or so it will slice nicely
and be good enough to eat.
Pineapple Plea cupful of sugar,
half cupful of butter, one of cream,
five eggs, one pineapple grated; beat
butter and sugar to cream, add beaten
yelks of eggs, then the pineapple and
cream, and, lastly, the beaten whites
whipped in lightly. Bake with under
crust only.
The way to have fine valuable stock
is to take care of it and treat it with hui
mainly Farmers must become more
careful and thorough in all their work
1t does not pay to neglect provision for
the comfort Of stock, because perchance
it may live through such treatment. Pos
sibly it would improve under different
treatment.
-Hominy Fritters.-Cook the hominy
well; let it boil down pretty thick before
using; add to one quart boiled hominy
about half a cupful sweet milk, one egg,
a little salt, and flour enough to fry and
turn without running; only enough lard
required in frying to prevent burning;
too much milk and flour tougher them.
Canned Strawberries. Place a piece
of board in a wash-boiler, and put water
sufficient in it to come to the tops of the
jars; fill the jars with fresh strawber-
ries, well sugared-any of the small
sweet sorts; place in the boiler while the
water is only tepid; do not let the jars
touch one another; place the covers on
loosely; let the water boil about them
fifteen minutes, when move to the back
of the range until the steam has passed
off, when lift out the Jars with towel
wrapped around your hand; wipe the
necks of the jar dry, and screw down the
tops, turning them every half hour until
they are alright.
Make your orchards your poultry
yards. Fruit trees and poultry have an
affinity for each other in more ways than
one. The busy chicks find every bug,
worm and egg that sooner or later work
harm to the trees, and their droppings
enrich and promote healthy and vigor-
Gus growth. Clip their wings if they
exhibit a desire to climb for fruit. Give
your fowls plenty of dust or coal ashes
as a bath, also lime, rubbish and gravel,
together with proper food, and you will
be rewarded by healthy fowls and a gen
erous supply of eggs. With all the
other directions which are given for the
prevention of disease among poultry,
none is of more Importance than that of
having clean, well-ventilated houses
Semi TrODGcdL.