The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-10-02
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD


And far more substantial know you'll allow
SO listen and how to prepare it I'll show.
Take peck Of tomatoes fresh plucked from
the vine,
The " trophy" think you'll admit very fine.
Take the skins from their backs, and their
bodies thin slice,
Put into the pot, boil up twice or thrice.
Then condiments add, the salt and the pepper.
These serve the good purpose to keep them the
better.
Have ready of corn, three dozen large ears.
or this being too much, you need have no
fears;
Let it be of its kind the sweetest and best,
II these seed from Nantucket, you safely may
rest.
With sharp knife cut each grain right into the
heart,
CTis well that this surgery causes no smart).
Then scrape the soft substance and milk from
within,
And be careful to keep it quite free from the
skin.
Next into the kettle and boil it awhile.
Fifteen minutes or twenty will do it in style.
Now into your cans you can put il in haste,
And leave at the top an inch of clear space.
This is said to be needed for holding the gas.
And without it there's danger of spelling the
sass"
DUoHEssE PoTAToRs. Mash one quart
of hot boiled potatoes through fine
colander with the potato masher; mix
with them one ounce of butter, on scant
teaspoonful of salt, half sal'spoonful
OF white pepper, pinch of grated nut
meg and the yolks of two raw eggs; pour
the potato out on plate and then form
it with a knife into small cakes, two
inches long and one wide; lay then on
a buttered tin, brush them over the top
with an egg beaten up with a teaspoon
full OF cold water, and color them golden
brown in a moderate oven.
TAPIooA BLANC NANCE. Half q pound
tapioca, soaked in cup of cold water
four hours, one pint rich new milk,
three-quarters cup of sugar, two tea
spoonfuls of bitter almond, lemon or
vanilla extract, and little salt. Heat
the milk, stir in the soaked tapioca.
When it has dissolved, add the sugar.
Boil slowly fifteen minutes, stirring all
the time. Take from the fire and beat
until nearly cold. Flavor and pour into
mold dipped into cold water. When
quite cold and ready to serve, turn out
and pour cold, sweetened cream around
it.
Sowing Grass Seed In the Fall.
In this country the fields are usually
seeded to grass in spring, but it some
times happens that from various causes
the catch will not be good, and after the
grain crops are taken off more or less of
bare spots will be found. Where most
OF the field is seeded good, and only oc-
caslonal bare spots are found, it will be
best to SOW grass seed now at any time,
and If the ground is moist fine start
will be given before winter. In many
places fall seeding is preferred to spring,
better catch being obtained than when
the seed is grown along with grain
crop. In this case coating of fine
manure should be narrowed in with the
seed to give it quick and vigorous
start. If on fields that were seeded last
| spring and are not in very good con-
dition as regards fertility, still fair
catch OF grass is visible, moderate top
dressing should now be given, the best
OF results would be obtained, as the
manure will act as a mulch and ferti-
lizer, while the open and porous con.
dition of the soil will hasten its action
upon the roots of the young plants. 1t
sometimes happens that there are places
ID meadows, otherwise good, where ad-
vantages would be derived from sowing
gra:s seed and spreading manure, har-
rowing both in together, thus obviating
the necessity of ploughing and reseed-
ing the entire field. Also where COWS
have been yarded nights during the
summer, upon fields where the grass has
become somewhat run out, fall seeding
and narrowing will answer we'll; but to
be successful there must be sufficient
fertility, either in the soil or applied in
manure, to insure a termination and
growth of the seed; otherwise it will
usually be time, labor and money lost.
Boston Transcript.
Household Hints.
To DRIVE AWAY ANTs.-Put red pep
per in the places the ants frequent the
most, and scrub the shelves or drawers
with strong carbolic soap.
To CLEAN SMOKY MARB1E.-Brush
paste of chloride of lime and water over
the entire surface. Grease spots can
be removed from marble by applying a
paste OF crude potash and whiting in
this manner.
q To TAKE STAINS OUT OF WHITE
GooDs.-One tea spoonful of chloride
OF lime in about three quarts of water
will take any kind of stain out of white
goods put the part with the stain on
it in he water, and let it remain until
out. 1t will not iniure tine cloth if pre-.
pared in this way only spots on white
goods can be taken out in this manner.
AMMONIA IN THE HoUsEHo1D.-The
pantry shelves are getting grlmy, or
fnger-marks around the door-latches
and knobs are looking dark and un-
slightly. For lack of time they are left
day after day, for it is hard )rk to
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