Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-31
Period OF
CESSATION and Incubation

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GERANIUMs AND HELIOTROPES.-A
French gardner thus describes his method
for getting geraniums to flower during the
winter. Slips are taken at the beginning
of August and planted out either in pots
or in a cold frame. Later on they are twice
re-potted and constantly pinched. In the
first half of October they are taken into
the dollhouse, placed.as near the light as
possible, and allowed to grow without fur
ther check. Under this treatment they
are found to flower freely all through the
winter.
The heliotrope should have frequent re-
pottings and be allowed to grow large;
specimens may be seen in parlors, in large
tubs on wheels, which have reached the
height of eight feet. Such plants are in
themselves bouquets of beauty, being al
ways covered with flowers Train the
main stems of the plant to a trellis, and
let the branches droop naturally. The
plant bears the knife well and breaks free
ly, hence it can be trained into any shape.
COOPERATE with your neighbOr on
every possible occasion unite teams to do
heavy work. mass labor to perform what
needs quickly to be performed; join with
him in the purchase of the more expensive
agricultural implements, if your pocket is
not heavy enough to buy them alone; buy
improved stock on joint account, and thus
increase the value of your herds without
serious Inconvenience. All this is co-ope-
ration-on a small scale, we admit, but the
lesson we may learn in this manner will be
of incalculable value to us in larger trans
actions.
EATING FRUIT.-A distinguished phys
ician has said that if his patients would
make practice of eating couple of good
oranges before breakfast, from February to
June, his practice would be gone. The
principal evil is that we do not eat enough
Of fruit; that we injure it's finer qualities
with sugar; that we drown them in cream.
We need the medical action of the pure
fruit acid in our system, and their cooling
corrective influence.
10 BOIL AsPARAGUs.-Scra the stalks
and cut them all Of equal length throw
them in cold water until wanted then tie
them together with piece of tape, with
the heads all one way, put them in boiling
water, in which you have sprinkled salt;
boil one hour if young, and ono hour and
half if old pour off the water and put
in tablespoonful of butter; give them a
shake, then unite them and lay them on
crisp, buttered toast. Serve at once.
COMMON CUP CAKE.-One teacup Of
butter, two of sugar, four of flour, four
Well-beaten eggs, one cup of sour milk.
one teaspoonful of salaratus dissolved in
a little water, one teaspoonful of lemon
extract OF wine-glass of brandy, and
half nutmeg grated; beat up the mixture
we'll, butter your pan, bake in quick
oven three quarters of an hour.
10 CLEAN GOLD ORNAMENTs.-Make
a lather of soap and water and wash the
articles; then lay them in dry powdered
magnesia.- dry, rub them with a
piece of flannel, or if embossed use brush.
Or the article may be washed in soapsuds.
and while wet put them in bag with
some clean fresh bran or sawdust; shake
them and they will look almost like new.
SWEET BIsCUITS.-Rub four ounces of
butter into eight ounces of flour, add six
ounces of ground loaf sugar, the yolks of
two eggs, the white Of one, and a table
spoonful of brandy, Roll the paste thin.
and cut with wine-glass or cutter; egg
over the top of each with the remaining
white, and sift on sugar; bake IN moder-
ate oven. .
BIscUIT.-Five cups of flour, into which
put two teaspoonsful of soda and one of
cream OF tartar and little salt; and if
lard be used for shortening, rub into the
flour two teaspoonsful of lard, and mix.
with two and one-half cups of buttermilk
Ii cream is desirable, take one part Of .
cream and one of buttermilk. This is al
nil fo,. 80
FRENCH TOAST FOR DEssERT.-Two-
thirds OF pint Of milk; one egg, we'll
beaten; a little salt Take six slices of
bread; dip into the custard (uncooked) one
BY one; then fry ina little butter till a del
lcate brown. For sauce, melted suear
With little cinnamon added. This is verv
nlce and is good way to use up stale
Dread.
LIME TO BOIL EGas.-To boil mealv.
fifteen minutes; very hard, ten minntes
lard' seven minutes; soft, four minutes !:
very sott, two minutes. Physicians saw
'na1 nard eggs are not injurious if boiled
ong 1lme; 1t is only in their transition
1ate' neither hard nor soft, that thew are
ndigestible. ono
oohE FOR COUGH AND SPLITTING
three ounces of confrev
oots ana SIX handsful of plaintain leaves
'uI 'hem timely, crush and beat well to-
'e'ner' strain them through clean cloth
II sieve; weigh it; and the same weiobt