Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-09-14
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FARM AND FIREsIDE.

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FARM AND FIREsIDE.
| PEACH JELLY.-For table ornament
nothing is more elegant. Dissolve in suf-
hcient water one OF. Of isenglass strain il,
naive one dozen large peaches and pare
them; make syrup of one pound Of fruit
sugar and half pint of water. Into this
put the peaches and kernels; boil gently
for fifteen minutes, then place the fruit On
plate and cook the syrup ten minutes
longer; add to it the juice Of three lemons
and the isinglass. A pyramid mould is
very pretty for this Fill part full of Jelly
and when set, put in one-quart Ell of the
peaches. Place on ice and let it harden.
ETC., until full. Let the base of the mound
| be jelly.
MARBLE CAKE.-Light part one and a
| half cup of white sugar, half cup of butter,
| MALT cup of sweet milk, half a teaspoon
| ful of cream tartar, adding the whites OF
| four eggs beaten up very light. Dark
| part two cups OF brown sugar, half CUP
of butter, half a cup of sour milk, half q
teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonfuI Of
| cream tartar. Sift two and a half cups of
flour, and add the yolks of four eggs to-
gether with one teaspoonful of cloves, enc
OF cinnamon, and one of nutmeg. When
ready, drop q spoonful Of the dark, then
one OF the white, and so on until the Dan
is full -a
ICE CREAM CAKE.-One cup of white
sugar, half cup of butter; cream them
together, then add half a cupful of milk.
the whites of four eggs, two cupsful Of
flour, half a teaspoonful Of soda in the
milk, one teaspoonful of cream tartar II
the flour. For the cream: three cups Of
powdered sugar, one Of water; boil togeth-
er until it becomes clear syrup: beat the
whites OF three eggs to fro Il, pour the
syrup ON them, and stir toy her, havo1ing
with teaspoon If dnilla. Put be-
tween three re nds OF cake and on top.
CURRANT APPLE SAUCE.-TaLs the
strained juice of ripe cllrrants and boil it
Till 1t has evaporated one-third; skim from
IL all sediment that may rise to the TOD
While heating; when reduced to the proper
quantity, cool and set it away in proper
vessels, in cool place. 1t is tllen ready
for use. and will keep any length of time
without fermenting. To three quarts Of
juice add one quart of water; take sweet
apples, either dried or green, and COOK the
same as with boiled cider; sWeeten to
taste.
To OBTAIN GOOD DRINKING WATER.
"A serviceable filter may be readily made
as follows: Take a common earthenware
HoWer-pot. about nine inches in diameter
and ten inches in depth. The drainage
mole IS stopped loosely with a piece Of
clean sponge. A layer Of about two inches
OF animal charcoal is first placed in the
pot, then layer Of clean sand, upon which
a layer OF three inches Of coarse gravel is
placed. The pot can be set over an earth
en- jar, into which an abundance of pure
water will filter for all drinking purposes.
FRENCH PIcKLE.-One peck of green
tomatoes sliced, six large onions sliced:
mix these and throw over them one tea
spoonful OF salt and let stand over night:
next day drain thoroughly, and boil in one
quart OF vinegar mixed with two quarts of
ter Tor fifteen minutes. Then take four
quarts of vinegar, two pounds of brown
sugar, one-half pound of white mustard
seed, two tablespoonful of ground allspice
and the same of cinnamon, cloves, ginger
and ground mustard, throw all together
and boil fifteen minutes,
SCALLOPED TOMATOEs.-Peel ripa TO-
matoes and slice-not too thin-put a law
er IN the bottom of a buttered puddinr
dish; sprinkle we'll with fine bread crumbs.
pepper, salt, and little sugar, and a few
bits OF butter; add another layer of toma-
toes, then the crumbs, etc., as before.
ELL the dish almost full, and season the
top layer of tomatoes; put bread crumbs
over all and bake for one hour. Cover the
dish for half the time, then remove the
cover and let brown.
HOMEMADE VINEeAR.-A cheap and
wholesale article of vinegar NAV be
made OF water, molasses and yeast. say
twenty-five gallons Of water, four of mo-
lasses and one of yeast. This, when it fer
ments, will yield very good vinegar. A
fair imitation of white wine vinegar NAV.
be made of mustard, raisins and water
kept in warm place for month.
CURE FOR A FELoN.-Some recommend
salt pork and spirits Of turpentine but
were we to use the pork we should mix
some turpentine with little water. and
when just thick enough spread the pork
thickly with that, and bind it garound the
finger; renewing the application as often
as necessary.
To CLEAN MATS AND TIDES. Gro
CHETTED WITH YARN.-Lay in cold wa
ter for fifteen minutes, then rub plenty of
white CASTLE soap on them; then rinse IN
clean suds hang up in the sun, and when
nearly dry dress on underside, and thew
will look as good as new.
MEAT LoAF.-Chop fine whatever cola
meat you may have, fat and lean together
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