Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-11-09

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crumbs, salt, pepper, a little thyme, and
batter, mix well tog ther, and fill the cavi-
ties in the tomato. rounding it up well, set
in a dish and lake for about three-quarters
| OF an hour. Some replace the top piece or
stem end, but we prefer to leave it off. and
allow as much juice as possible to evapo~
rate. Another way. Cut conical plug
from the seed end of a tomato, OF more,
mix dry crumbs with seasoning and butter,
as above; form Genes OF plugs to replace
those cut from the tomatoes, and bake as
before.
TURPENTINE FOR WoUNDs.-For all
ordinary burns spirits of tllrpentine will be
found to give great relief from pain.
Turpentine is also an excellent application
in many cases Of punctured wounds. It
relieves the pain at once, promotes a rapid
healing, and tends to prevent the sad con-
sequences which often follow-of lockjaw.
We have known of very ugly wounds, made
with pitchfork in hand, being filed up
immediately with turpentine greatly to the
comfort of the patient. People have an
idea that it must irritate and sting, which
is not the fact.
FABRICATED BLANC MANGE.--For din
ner parties or evening entertainments a
very handsome dish can be made by color
ing blanc mango in separate parcels, red
with a few drops of cochineal, or coloring
made of the same, used by all fancy bakery
cooks. yellow, with pinch of saffron, and
blue with a drop of indago. Put ina layer
of another color, and so on as many as you
like. 1t can be arranged in glasses in this
way. or in plain dishes, and then cut into
fanciful shapes.
10 MAKE SHELL FRANEs.-Tne part
of the frame that is to be ornamented with
shells must be covered thickly with fresh
putty; press the shells down into the putty
nearly or quite to the top edge of the shell;
carefully cut away any Of h" uperfluous
putty that remains, using oi1arp pen knife,
if any should unavoidably show, it can be
colored pink or white, let the frame re-
main in flat position until the putty har-
dens.
To PRESERVE AUTC lin LEAvEs.-
Press carefully, changing the papers every
day if this is not done, the moisture alb
sorbed by the paper is again taken up by
he
oughly dry, dip in melted paraffine. This
can be procured at druggists; five cents
worth will be sufficient. It gives deli
cate coating of wax, which brings out the
color, and prevents it from getting dry and
crisp. have used this for several years
with success.
YEAST CAKES FROM ONE CAKE.-Dis-
solve the cake in two cupfuls of water;
when dissolved stir in flour enough for
thick batter, ana set in warm place to
rise; when risen well, which will be in
from three to nine hours, mix it stiff
enough to roll out with white Indian meal
roll thin cut in square cakes, and dry ON
your bread board,
To CURE HAMs.-Take the hams as
soon. as cut, lay on dry shelf. take one ia
blespoonful of saltpetre to ham and rub
thoroughly on the feshy side of the ham
assoon as dissolved the next day rub all oye,.
in dry salt, in the bone and every crevice;
after rubbing two or three times, they are
ready for smoking cover well, and hang
up to dry.
The dairy house should be within rea-
sonable distance of the place of milking,
since milk which is carried far, or so as to
be much agitated, and cooled before it
put into pans to settle for cream, neya
throws up so much nor such rich cream as
if the same milk had been put into pans d.
rectly after it was MIXED.
chilli SAUCE.-Eighteen ripe tomatoes,
two onions, two green peppers, two tea
spoonsful OF salt, one teacup sugar, two
and one-half teacups of vinegar, one tea
spoonful each of cloves and cinnamon.
Chop and mix, boil slowly, and put into
glass cans. This makes an excellent sauce
for meat.
70 COUCH AND CONsUMPTION.-Melt
some rosin at night on going to bed and
let the smoke rom it fill the room. Inhal-
ing the smoke heals the inflammation, and
sleep is often produced when one could not
sleep before for much coughing. Perse-
we're until cure is effected. A change for
the better should be felt in week.
A REMEDY FOR COLD FEET.-Every
night on going to bed dip the feet into
shallow cold water two or three time quick
ly, then rub briskly with course towel
till dry: then take hold of each end of the
towel and draw it back and forth through
the hollow of the foot until glow is ex-
cited.
VIOLET INK FROM CARPETs.-I have,
says an old householder, removed violet
ink from carpets and table cloths by wash
ing Immediately in cold water and soap.
Hartshorn diluted will remove it if dried.
Iodine can also be removed from silk and
other goods by hartsEorn.
FATTENING PIGS should be pushed on
as rapidly as possible before the cod
weather. A pound of fat made now costs
less than that made December. Remem-
her that cold weather waStaS fat