Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-09-04


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hands trembled and he clutehed the back Of
chair for support. Bse,5,i pli au- ,gsi
Maria now stepped forward, and with great
self control, composcdly said to Miss Wood,
vile: a-1 oa'-'
..ThauE you for having opened my eyes to
the fact that vas in danger of mafryings' q
hypocrite- We may as we'll go now" ,c8li9
s.Yes, we will go home now. Mr.. George.
am sorry that you aud the widow, must part
never to meet again. But doubt not that
you will fud consolstion among your many
other lady friends.',s CO Es-.lzs5 ola 7TsE
The two girls passed out and Maria heard
the whole story Of the ball. ,.t, ,t.-.,.f,g
Poor Mr.. George had to pay the bill for,
the unlisted but expensive dinner, and he
began to think il would be we'll TO cUro him.
self of his caprice for widows before again,
engaging himself to sensible young girl, p
YELLOW PIoKLE-To each gallon of viHt
egar take quarter OF pound of brown mus
tard seed, two ounces of long pepper, two of
black pepper, two of gsrlic, one OF tameric,
quarter of an ounce of mace. half pornd OF
salt and few roots of horseradish let the
salt and spice be we'll dried, and put them
iuto the vinegar cold. Gather. your Vege-,
tables on dry day, strew over them = little
salt, and let them stand two or three days,
then put on them q hair sieve. either In the
sun or by the Ere to dry. Put them in ~
larger jar with the vinegar, aud let them
stand by the fire. for ten days. it must not
however, be allowed to become any hotter,
than new milk.
Peach JELLY.-For a table ornament.
nothing is more elegant. Dissolve in suta,
cient water one or. of isinglass strain it.
halve one dozen large peaches and pare them ,.
mako syrup OF ono pound of fruit sugar aud,
half pint of water. Into this put the peaches
and kernels boil gently for fifteen Minutes,
then place the fruit on plate aud cook tho
syrup ten minutes longer add to it the juice
of three lemons and the isinglass. pyra-,
mid mould is very pretty for this. Fill par.
full of jelly, and when set, put in oue. e.quarter
OF the peaches Place on leo aud let il
harden add moro jelly, harden, etc. until
full Let the base of the mound be jelly.
TOMATO PREsERvEs.- Tho small yellow
tomatoes make preserves equal! TO those OF
the West Indies Select well ripened fruit
stem aud wash well. To every six pounds
of tomatoes add FIVE pounds OF white sugar,f
Put the tomatoes into a kettle, with just
Steam, with tight cover over them, until
the skins break. Skim out the fruit and add
the sugar, with q little more water, if need
ful, to melt it. Boil for twenty minutes :;
put in the tomatoes again, let them boil up
once, aud turn the whole into a closely COW
cred jar. In the late winter slice up TWO
lemons and add to the tomatoes. ..
To KEEP TOMATOES FOR WINTER Usr -.
A La atn 80 hara | RI ibttff -
one way for keeping them for winter use thSsl
may be new to some of your readers. | ate,
them in February, sliced and seasoned with
sugar and little vinegar, that seemed avery
way as nice as tomatoes picked from the vines
They wero preserved in the following man
ncr: Dissolve teacup OF salt in gallon OF
water Pick ripe tomatoes, but not over ripe,
leaving little of tho stem on. The tomatoes
must be we'll covered with brine, and they
will keep till spring or over
To TAKE Rust Our OF STEEL.-Placo,
the article in bowl containing kerosene oil.
or wrap the steel up in soft cloth we'll sat
urated with kerosene; let it remain twenty
four hours or longer then scour the rusty
spots with brickdust. If badly rusted. use
salt, wet with hot vinegar. After securing.
rinse every particle of briekdust or salt off
with boiling hot water; dry thoroughly
then polish off with q clean flannel cloth aud
little sweet oil. .r. ... .. 10
| OILY LAMrs.-The upper part Of a kerr
osene oil lamp, after standing short time
! frequently gets oily from the condensation OF
/ the vapor of the oil. This will be greatly, if
/ not entirely prevented, By taking piece of
felt and cutting hole in it so as to fit exactly
around the socket into which the burner il o
/ screwed trim the felt go as to leave rim
| about half an inch wide, and place this felt
4 ring on the socket.
Bso1b1Na MEATs-when meats are broil-
! ing on gtidiron over hot Goals, the sudden
| heat applied sears the outside, which shuts IN
the juices, and the rapid application of heat
soon cooks the meat through, il in moderately
thin slices. 1t is then tender, juicy and pai~
atable Those who never broil their fresh
meat, fish or poultry, do not know the excel.
| lence of o properly cooked dish Of animal,
| food. -Eas s1l.s 20. s- ,.I.s
1 FRUIT C4KE.-Four cupsful of -four. a
/ cupful and half of sugar, half q cupful of
molasses, a cupful of butter, teaspOoufui of
soda dissolved 10 a very little water. four eggs.
! quarter of pound of citron, half pound
| of currants. half pound of Tasins, nuts
met, teaspoonful of cloves and one of cinr
nsmon.. Bake three hours in slow oven.
BURNS AND SoALDs.-Soak piece Of
! linen rag in linseed oil. suspend it from tho
4 topgs over a saucer, and ignite the lower end !;
the oil which drops from it, while consuming.
should be applied when cold, with feather.
1 to the burn or seald. II kept in bottle we'll
corked, it loses DoDe of its efficacy, ysb s-s'
i IT, t,o,,-g,y-7. syrv,r --Red TON Glover