Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-01-25
Farm AND HoUsEHoI,D.

Lard for pastry may be used as
hard as II can be cut with knife, and
II will make far better paste than If left
stand to warm. 1t needs only to be cut
through the four-not rubbed. s'
1t is the opinion of an intelligent
dairyman that there is a difference of
two quarts Of milk day between cow
comfortably housed and the same one
exposed to the cold for half the day, as
we frequently see them. .....1. L.
Every pasture should contain some
white clover. 1t will afford more feed
at certain times of the year than any
kind of grass or clover. 1t will not
flourish on damp soils or those that are
very poor.
"A Remedy for Whooping Cough. =
Two-thirds castor-oil, one-third sirup
ipecac. Dose: Half a teaspoonful from
two to six hours apart, according to the
severity of the cough. Shake the MKT
ure well before using, 1t is said to be
almost infallible. ...s....
Baked Apples.-Take halfa dozen
nice firm apples (or as many as you
wish), pare and core, CRATE teacupful
of stale bread crumbs, fill the hollow of
the apples and sprinkle remainder with
half teacup of sugar over the top
and piece of butter size of a walnut,
cinnamon bark or any favoring you de-
sire; bake until nicely brown; serve with
cream or just SO. ....r.... ann
Soft Gingerbread.--Put one cup of
dark molasses, one-half cup of brown
sugar and one-half cup butter (or part
butter and part lard) into a pan and
set it where it will just come to boil.
Cool and add one teaspoonful of ginger,
one-half of salt and one egg. Stir in
one-half cup of sour milk and two and
a half cups of flour; beat we'll, and last
of all add two even teaspoOnfuls of soda
dissolved in one-third oupful Of hot
water. Bake in moderate oven until
well done. .H..
Fruit Cake.-One pound of sugar,
three-fourths pound of butter, one
pound of flour, two pounds of raisins,
two pounds currants washed and dried,
one-half pound citron, one-fourth ounce
each of nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, all
spice, one teaspoonful soda, one cup
coffee and twelve eggs. Rub the butter
and sugar together, add the yelks of
the eggs and little flour scorched, then
the whites of eggs and flour; stir thor
oughly and add fruit and spices; dissolve
soda in little water. Bake four hours.
Chocolate Squares cupful
butter, two of sugar, one of milk, two
and half of flour, one and one-hali
teaspoonfuls of baking powder; bake in
layers in a biscuit pan; place between
them the following mixture, cut in
squares: Icing-Dissolve one sheet OF
isinglass in one cupful boiling water:
mix with it one cake of grated choco.
late and one cupful powdered sugar to
the consistency of cream; for the top,
mix the remainder of the icing with q
cupful sugar, favored with lemoni
spread thin. ...i...
Plum Pudding. ng.-One-half pound
suet, one pound flour, half pound dried
currants, half pound stoned raisins, TIVE
eggs, one nutmeg, half tablespoonful
cinnamon, half teaspoonful cloves, hall
tablespoonful salt, one and half cup
fuls milk, citron if you like; spread the
suet and rub it through the flour; mix
the fruit and dredge flour over it; beat
the eggs very light; add the milk to suet
and flour, then eggs, then fruit; DIP
pudding-bag into cold water, turn
wrong side out, flour well, turn the bat.
ter in and tie, leaving room for pud.
ding to swell; boil constantly three and
a half hours; serve with sweet sauce
Domestic Monthly.
Notwithstanding all that we have
from time to time printed on the sub.
ject of pruning outdoor grape-vines
we are constantly receiving questions
as to the best time it ought to be at.
tended to. We know that different
authorities select different periods; but
our own experience is that it can be
done after the new wood is maturet
and the leaves fallen, up to the middle
of February, as may be most conven.
lent, with equal success. After being
pruned the vines should be cut loose
from the trellis and let sprawl upon
the ground, and be allowed to remain
there until after the buds have started
This inSureS loO branching, which some
people don't know how to produce
Germantown Telegraph.