Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-24
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

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Boiled Brown Bread. Two cups of
meal, one cup Of flour, one teaspoon of
salt, one teaspoon of soda, two-thirds
cup of molasses; put it into n creased
pudding boiler or tin pail; plunge in
boiling water and boil three hours.
-Remember that a first-class article
of butter and cheese never fails to find
ready market But the moment the
article begins to lack in quality the diff
ficulty of sale begins, and this difficulty
increases in the ratio of the deteriora-
tion.--Americdn DditymGn.
Cookies. cups flour, into
which rub one cup butter, three eggs,
one teaspoonful soda dissolved in two
tablespoonfuls milk; they will be very
stiff, but roll thin and bake quickly. II
put away in a crock they will keep a
long time.
Lemon Butter. er.--Three lemons,
grated, one-fourth pound butter, one
pound best white sugar, whites of four
eggs, and yelks of six; mix well to
gether; then set on the stove and boil
to the consistency of honey; stir con-
stantly, as it scorches easily.
To remove dandruff the following
is recommended: Tincture of can
tharides, two drains; glycerine, one
ounce; rosewater, three ounces; mix
and use as any other hair-dressing, or,
to be more particular, once o day, and
use no hair oil of any kind.
Where the season has allowed of
early sowing of beets, peas, radishes,
nr1 ntha1s nurlrr n Alag
succession crops should be put in every
two weeks or so, until hot weather is
likely to prevent their healthful growth; I;
and this should be kept in mind all
through the season.
Spice Cake. No eggs; one-half cup
of butter, one and half of sugar, one
of buttermilk, two and half of flour.
One teaspoonful of soda, one of cinna-
mon, one of cloves, half a nutmeg. By
adding raisins and Zante currants, it
makes a good and cheap fruit-cake.-
Floral Cabinet.
Cholera Infantum.-Toast a half
slice of stale bread very brown, break
it in a goblet and fill up with water;
put in as much soda as you can hold on
three-cent piece; let the little one
drink little at time. If the stomach
is very irritable, give only teaspoon
full at a time.
Small Beer.-Take one quart of
West India molasses, one ounce essence
spruce, one ounce essence of winter
green, oRe-half ounce essence of sassa-
fras; fill pail with hot water; mix it
we'll; let it stand till it becomes blood
warm, and then add one pint of yeast;
let it remain ten or twelve hours; bottle
it, and in three hours it is fit for use
and first-rate.
Boston Cream Cakes. Half pound
butter, three-fourths pound of flour,
eight eggs, one pint of water; stir the
butter into the water, which should be
warm; set it on the fire in pan and
let it boil, stirring it often; when il
boils, stir in the flour; let it boil one
minute, take it off and let it cool; beat
the eggs light and stir into this cooled
paste; bake in small buttered pans ten
minutes, filling them half full.
"A correspondent of the Gardener {
Monthly says that five pounds of Paris
green thoroughly mixed with barrel
full of plaster or ashes, and then busted
on potato vines by hand, "almost on q
rum" was quite effectual to kill tbs
beetle. He has tried the bellows-like
machine costing three dollars, but
would not take one for nothing to work
it. 1t is not necessary to whiten every
leaf. The bugs always get enough be-
fore travelling far.
-Caulihower Salad. Boil a cauli.
flower in salted water till tender, but
not overdone; when cold, cut it up neat.
ly in small sprigs. Beat up together
three tablespOonfuls of oil and one tea
spoonful of tarragon vinegar, with
pepper and salt to taste; rub the dish
very lightly with garlic, arrange the
pieces of cauliflower on it, strew ovel
them some capers, a little tarragon
chervil and parsley, all finely minced
and the least bit of dried thyme and
marjoram. Pour the oil and vinegar
| over, and serve.