Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-02
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USEFUL FAMILT HINTS.

CRAB-APPLEs PREsERvE-Pick owe
the fruit carefully. leaving the stems on
get as many pounds OF sugar as you hav,
pounds of fruit; put the sugar over tn,
fire with enough hot water to dissolve i
nicely; when IT comes 10 a boil drop il
the apples. and let them boil slowly fol
about 40 minutes, skim ming all the time
heat the jars in hot water; put in the hot
fruit. and seal at once; or put them in
stone crooks and cover with paper.
TOMATO CATsUP, boil tomatoes and
squeeze them through sieve; to six
quarts of pulp and juice add two quarts OF
vinegar; then set it over slow fire to
boil; when ii begins to thicken. add one
half ounce each of allspice and pepper,
one-quarter ounce cinnamon, and two nut
megs, all ground, and one-half ounce
whole cloves tied in a small bag; boil to
the consistency Of thin mush, then add
four tablespoonful fine salt; take off the
fire as soon as the salt is added when
quite cold. bottle, cork. and seal it.
This receipt has been in use for 40 years.
TOMATO CATsUP, II.-To one gallon of
ripe tomatoes add four tablespoonful salt,
four of ground black pepper. three of
mustard. two of allspice, two OF cloves, 6
red peppers ground, or six spooniuls of
cayenne If you wish it a red color, use a
porcelain kettle; if dark, an iron pot.will
answer; simmer all slowly with one pint
oil vinegar seven or eight hours then run
through sieve; bottle and cork when
cool; cork lightly. as some water may rise
TO the top after dav or two. which drain
OFF; then cork tightly and keep ir a cool,
dry place.
OUNCE SEED.-Quince seed is good for
sore or infamed eyes. Take about one
half dozen ounce seeds, put about Ia
blsspoonful scalding water; let it stand
till cool, and battle the eyes just before
going to bed and in morning.
GERANIUMs To KEEP OVER WINTER -
Geraniums, fuchsias, salvas, and other
plants that you may wish to keep over
winter without any care of them. may be
taken up with ball of earth attached to
them and placed In one corner of your
cellar, provided it is warm enough not to
freeze potatoes; pack them close and bank
the earth firmly about the roots. In jan
uary or February You can bring the fuch-
sias to the window, and they will form
beautiful Towering plants in about six
weeks time.
WINDOW BoxEs.-PrOcure a box about
IA inches deep, and of length to tit your
window ! If possible have another box two
inches smaller everyday and place inside
the larger one, filling the space between
them with sand or tan or straw; have
holes bored In the bottom of both
boxes. and place pieces of broken char
coal to insure drainage; fill with the best
earth procurable, remembering that good,
rich soil will insure you the finest flowers
place in the ends of your boxes German
ivy. morning glories. madeira vine. and
other climbers that you like, and along
the sides maurandia, thunbergia, o,honna
Iiasturtion and kinilworth ivy. and just in
side OF these oxalis of different colors and
varieties; in the centre you must place
your tallest plants. and the lower grow
ing ones around it; have some cowslip.
Chinese primroses. sweet alysum, mign-
onette, and vinca myra mountain of
snow geranium gives variety to the APP
pearance, as well also the canary bird
flower. which win give masses of yellow
flowers if it has the sun, and the blue OF
the lobelia will also heighten the effect.