Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-22
FARM AND RIREsIDE.

REMEDIES FOR INsECTs.-The follow
| ing are remedies for some of the insects
| which prove troublesome or destructive in
gardens, and more particularly to cab
bages:
l. The greenish- black jumping beetle, a
| tenth of an inch long. feeding on both cab
bages and turnips while young, is kept in
check by busting with sulphur and plaster,
or by applying slightly solution of whale
| oil, soap, or tobacco water. Sowing thick
| ly and repeatedly may secure crop. OF by
selecting different localities.
2. The insect which causes the club-foot
in cabbage may be repealed by lime and
wood-ashes, but a change to fresh land is
better.
8. Wire-worms, cut-Worms and grub
WORMS, may be killed by the slow process
of digging around the injured plant for
them; but the best way is to give clean
land, we'll cultivated, and enriched, with
frequent waterings to stimulate growth,
which will tend to insure against these
underground enemies.
t. The green worms are best cleaned
from the cabbages by and-picking.
5. Plant-llce are driven off by whale-oil,
soap. sulphur, plaster, tobacco water, etc.,
if applied early, so as not to injure the
taste of the cabbages. As rule for guard
ing against insects generally, make the
ground rich. keep it clean and mellow,
cultivate often, and water freely.
I. PRUNING FRUIT TREEs.-Fruit trees
should be pruned when the trees are DOR
mant, probably the best time being in the
early spring. However, during the mild
days Of winter orchards may, be pruned,
while little else can be done-but good
judgment should be exercised in regard to
selecting the branches to be cut away. 1t
is ruinous to the trees of an or chard to cut
and slash away one-third to one-half the
limbs. All that should be done is to give
the trees good Shape, and only cut away
such limbs as are plainly in excess Of the
natural requirements Of the tree to con-
form to the extent of its roots. If we
take away too much of the top of tree, it
is like taking blood from mantle more
that is taken the less vitality there re-
mains in him. Therefore, in pruning, on
ly the few unsightly branches and those
improperly situated should be cut away
When trees are pruned, especially during
the winter, it is best to cover the wounds
with hot mixture of tar and fine sand or
brickdust pulverized. A solution of shell
lac in alcohol, as thick as can be applied
with brush. is also good preparation.
Ox-TAn SoUP.-Two tails, if large,
three if small, will make large tureen of
soup. Divide them at the joints, rub them
with salt, and soak well in luke-warm
water, place the tails in stew-pan, with
four onions, a bunch of paIsly, two dozen
Jamaica or black pepper-corns, a sliced
turnip. carrot, and three quarts water.
When the meat is tender which will be, in
about two and half hours, cut it up into
very small pieces. Thicker the soup with
little brown flour rubbed up with ladle-
full of the top fat strain it into a clean
stewpan, put in the cut meat, boil and
skim, season with tablespoonful of mush-
room catsup, and pepper to the taste.
LEMON CREAM.-Beat the yolks of
eight eggs light and mix with them eight
tablespoonful of sugar, the grated peel of
one lemon and the juice of two, one wine.
glass of wine simmer-but not boil-un-
til it thickens; take off, and stir in the
beaten whites of the eggs. Pour over sill
ces of sponge-cske, and serve cold.
For ARROwROOT custard use two CUPS
full of boiling milk, mix the wet arrowroot
with it, stir about three minutes, remove
it from the fire, and whip in two table
spoonstul of white sugar that has first
been well beaten up with one egg; boil
again two minutes, flavor with vanilla.
pour into molds.
ALMOND CANDY.-Boil slowly one
pound of white sugar and a coffee cupful
of water one-half hour; clear with the
white Of an egg; test by raising up
spoonful of the syrup, and if the threads
snap it is done; stir in cupful of almond
meats, blanched and chopped, and pour
into buttered tins; when nearly cold,
mark in narrow strips with a knife.
SCOTCH CoLLoPs.-Get two pounds of
round of steak, chopped fine; put in fry
ing pan lump of butter half the size of
an egg, melt, dredge in a little flour.
brown, and then put cupful of water or
more; stir to make gravy; chop up an
onion, put it in then put in the beefsteak.
stir often, and cook twenty minutes.
WORTH KNow1Na.-To drive ont lice
from the hen-house keep tobacco leaves
crumbled up in the nest among the litter
where the hens lay and sit. Also wash the
roost poles with solution made by boil
ing the leaf stems of tobacco in soft or
rain water. If this is done there will be
no troubla with the fowls in this respect.
To WASH NAVY BLUE WOODEN
the color before wear
ing, by soaking them ten minutes in a
pail OF cold water containing one teas
poonful of sugar Of lead then wash in wa
ter made soft by borax-use no soap for
The first washing, and very little at any
time; it hardens the wool.
BUTTER TAFFY.-Two cups of white
sugar; three quarters of a cup of vinegar
not too strong; three quarters of cup of
butter. Boil until brittle; pour into but
cred pans.