The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-29
Recipes.

uTctt"ty W0c.-r our parts resin,
one part beeswax, one part beef or
mutton tallow. Melt them together
in skillet or tin cup, and mix well.
Apply it warm, not hot to iniure
the graft.
Jambles.-Two cups of sugar, two
eggs, one cup of butter, two table
spoonfnls of sour milk, scant half tea
spoonful of saleratus.
Soda 6iscuit-One quart OF flour,
half cup of butter and lard mixed,
teaspoonful of salt, three teaspoons
full of baking powder; mix with milk
enough to make satt enough to roll
out easily.
Green Corn Pudding. Twelve
ears of corn grated, two quarts Of
milk, four well-beaten eggs, one tea
cup and a half of sugar; mix and
bake in buttered dish; bake three
hours. Sweet corn should be used.
Dried Co,7a-In drying my sweet
corn, 1 never scald it, but cut it from
the cob when it will barely do for
cooking, and dry as quickly as pos
sible. Then when / use it in winter,
/ do not boil it but let it soak on the
back Of the stove.
Blackberry Jelly-Cruch the fruit,
then squeeze through flannel jelly
bag. To every pint of juice allow
one pound of the best white sugar;
boil twenty minutes, skimming often;
fill your bowls, set aside for twenty
four hours, then cover and paste.
Tomato Preseroes.-Pare and quar-
ter good, ripe tomatoes; place them
in porcelain kettle with little wa
ter, so they will not burn. They re-
quire to be cooked until the juice is
nearly all out; then add one pound
of white sugar to each pound of fruit.
Cook slowly one. half hour.
SsGnpser Squdsh.-Take them be-
fore the seeds begin to harden; wash
clean. remove the stems, and cut in
to pieces boil until tender; pour off
all the water you can; mash as fine
as possible, then put into bag and
squeez the rest of the water. Season
Aw16h sssTtcs iszafry or re1s = 5, 4
per, or with sweet cream.
Wild P1um lam Take plums,
those that are. nice and ripe; wash
and put them in porcelain kettle
with. plenty Of water, as that takes
out the sourness; boil until bursting;
then throw away the water. When
cool rub through seive; then to each
bowlful of pulp add one and one-half
bowlfuls Of sugar. Boil and stir con-
stantly until done.
A Beautiful Whitecash.-To five
gallons of whitewash made of well
burned white lime, add quarter of
a pound of whiting, half a pound Of
loaf sugar, one quart and half rice
-four, made into thin and we'll cook
ed paste, and half a pound white glue
dissolved in weter. Apply warm.
Previously scrape off all old scaly
whitewash. This is like kalsomine,
and gives brilliant, lasting effect,
Blackberry Pudding.-Two eggs
well beaten, one pint of milk, a little
salt, one-half of small teaspoonful
of soda, one of cream-of-tartar, add
flour to make thick batter; beat
well, and add one pint of blackber-
lies, well sprinkled with -four. Pourin-
to buttered mold, or, if you have no
mold, into Toured cloth. Boil hard
one hour; then remove from the pot
and dip it quickly into cold water,
and as quickly turn it out. Serve at
once, as it soon becomes heavy.
- Quick Prescriptioas.-Prof Will
der of Cornell University, gives these
short rules for action in case of acct
dent For dust in the eyes avoid
rubbing, dash cold water in them;
remove cinders, etc, with the round
point of lead pencil. Remove in
sects from the ear by tepid water;
never put hard instrument into the
ear. If any artery is cut, compress
it above the wound if a vein is cut,
compress it below. If choked, go
upon all tours and cough. For slight