The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-07-28
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.
Dip your brush into the white of an
egg and apply it to gilt picture frames,
and see how bright it will make them.
-Buttermilk Muffins.-To one quart
of buttermilk add two well beaten eggs;
stir them into the milk, beating hard all
the while; add sifted -four enough to make
good batter, one teaspoonful salt; then,
at the last, one teaspoonful soda dis
| solved in hot water; bake at once in a
quick oven.
Pork Cake.-One pound fresh fat
pork chopped fine, one pint of boiling
water, one pint of molasses, two cups of
brown sugar, one pound each of raisins
and currants, half pound of blanched
almonds chopped, one ounce Of mixed
spices, heaping teaspOonful of soda, and
flour enough to make stiff.
To Wash Corsets. Take out the
steels; use hot water; one teaspoonful
of borax to every pail water; place the
cOrsets on the dashboard and scrub well
with clean brush, using very little soap;
do not boil the corsets, but if very yell
| low bleach in the sun; rinse we'll; rub in
a little starch; iron when quite damp.
Corn Bread.-Take one pint of sifted
corn-meal and stir into it one teaspoon
full dry saleratus and half teaspoonful
salt, then add two well-beaten eggs, one
pint sour milk, and three tablespoonfuls
sour cream; beat about five minutes, and
put it about half an inch deep in the pan
to bake; if you have no cream use about
tablespoonful butter or lard; bake thir-
ty-tive minutes.
We are often recommended not to
give manure water to grapevines until
the fruit is swelling. l always apply it
freely from the time when the Young
shoots are one Or two inches long until
the fruit is coloring, and l find it to do
far more good in strengthening the
shoots and produce before the punches
are in flower than at any subsequent
period.-NOrthern Gardener.
The J0urnaE Of Chemistry SAYS that
hot alum water is the best insect de-
stroyer known. Put the alum into hot
water and let it boil till all the alum is
dissolved; then apply it hot with brush
to all cracks, closets, bedsteads and
other places where insects are found.
Ants, bed-bugs, cockroaches and creep
ing things are killed by it, while there is
no danger eff poisoning the family Or in
Juring property.
Roll Jelly Cake-Take brown sugar,
one and one-half cups; three eggs; sweet
milk, one cup; cream of tartar and soda,
one teaspoonful Of each; flavor with
lemon essence; flour, two cups or little
more; beat the eggs and sugar together;
mix the cream of tartar, soda and lemon
with the milk; then stir in the flour and
bake soon in a long pan. As soon as
done spread the jelly upon the top and
roll up.
-Cologne.-Alcohol, one gallon; oil
of lemon, two ounces; oil of bergamot,
one ounce; oil Of lavender (best English,
one and one-half drains; oil of orange,
four drains; oil of neroli, one dram; es-
sence of musk, one and one-half ounces;
otto of rose, One-half dram; acetic ether,
four drains. The materials should be Of
the best quality, and should be well
mixed, allowed to stand for eight days
and filtered through maguesia
Cherry Pudding.-Take one pound
of cherries, remove the pits, lay them i'll
hair sieve, place the sieve over an
earthen dish TO collect the juice; sprinkle
over them one-half pound of sugar. In
the morning make rich batter of eggs,
milk, and -four, stir in the cherries, with.
out the juice; it will take one hour to
bake, or two to boil. When ready heat
the juice, add a little butter and sugar
to suit the taste, and use it as a sauce to
the pudding.
-Currant Jelly.-Mash the currants
with the hand; put them on the fire and
bring to scald; strain out the juice and
measure it; place over the fire and boil
three minutes; have granulated sugar
previously heated in the oven, and add a
pound of sugar to pint of the juice;
bring the jelly to boil once more, and
Immediately remove; pour into glass jars
or tumblers; when cold lay brandy paper
on each, and paste over tightly brown
paper.
Partisan Potatoes.-Pare and cut
one quart of raw potatoes in balls the
size of walnut, reserving the trimmings
for mashed potatoes; put the balls over
the fire in plenty of cold water and salt,
and boil them until just tender enough
to pierce easily with a fork, which will
be in about fifteen minutes: drain them,
lay them on towel a moment to dry
them, and then brown them in enough
smoking hot lard to immerse them en-
tirely. When they are brown take them
up in colander and sprinkle them with
a tablespoonful of salt and a teaspoonful
of chopped parsley.
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