Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-11
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FARM AND FIRESIDE.

" FARM AND FIRESIDE.
Ii COL. ROBERT BEVERLEY S RECIPE F0R
. SUGAR CURED HAMs.-For one thousand
. pounds of hams take one-half hushel of
? fine salt, two pounds Of saltpetrp, f9nr
pounds of brown sugar, one gallon Of mo-
lasses; mix all thoroughly and rub the
MKT ure on the feshy side well and rack IN
tight casks, and every eight days tase cut
and change top pieces t., bottom for SIX
weeks, and the first time take up, sprin lie
u smaa quantity of ground alum salt m
J the mixture first applied and. at the ed
of six weeks, must be taken up and veil
smoked; and by the middle Of February,
or first of March at farthest, must be taken
down and rubbed with ground black pep
per and molasses and canvassed and white
washed; after withdrawing, alittle smo,ys
for a day OF two to dry the canvass Hang
up early SO as to escape the fly; put hlt
one niece in q sack canvass. 1t is hest
to have the sack large enough to stuff a
little hay or straw between it and the ha N
which will effectually prevent The fly get
Ting to it.
Above is recipe you asked for, which is
by far the best / have ever seen used.
SORE THRoATs.- The season for sore
throats has arrived, and il is safe to be ON
the alert. Some of the remedies used,
though they may afford relief at the time
are calculated to aggravate the infamma-
ton. TIE free use OF salt, vinegar, honey
and the like, may even produce this in
flammation, and yet they are sometimes
used as palliatiyes. Indeed, the excessive
use ofsalt has much to do with canker-irril;a-
ton. The first and most important thing
to be done is to learn the cause, and
avoid it in the future. But for the present
| gargle the throat with alum and water,
and borax and water frequently, and bird
/ up the outside with wet cloths flour HEX
nesses); sprinkle On the wet surfacea thin
coat of mustard OF cayenne pepper OF both
In alienation. Of course, such We cloths
must be covered with as many thi4lilesses
OF thick and dry fannels, so as to keep the
neck comfortably warm, while a single
flannel may be worn during the day, after
the wet cloth is removed.
Sick HORSES. 81 * Of onjy
valuable restorative for 81 i ..orses, but
is exceedingly useful in cases of infamma-
ton of the membranes, peculiar to the Or
gans OF respiration and digestion; it shields
and lubricates the same, tranquilizes tie
irritable state OF the parts, and favors
| healthy action. Put d cnunle of Eandsful
seed into bucket, and poar gallon and
half Of boiling water upon it,, cover it
| up a short time, then add a couple Of
quarts cold water, when it will be ft fer
use. In case of an irritating cough add
some honey. But, better still, is to raise
plenty of sunfowers, and save the seed to
feed your horses half pint of fiaxseed or :,
one pint of sunfower seed in a horse feed,
three or four times week, fall and spriug,
does very much to keep them in good
health.
| YANKEE BA KED BEANs.-Take one
quart OF heavy beans, pick and wash them
thoroughly. Pour three quarts of boiling
water over them; turn off the water. (Nev-
| er throw the water near the house.) Take
| one pound of salt, fat pork, wash and slice
| 1T across the top; take out part of tie
beans and put the pork in, then. fill the
beans in around it, with few On top.
Then put in one half teacupful Of mo-
lasses, one-half teaspoonful soda, and two
cupfuls OF boiling water, put into the oven
to bake, with tin plate over the pot to
| prevent the beans becoming charred. They
must be baked at least six hours, and kent
constantly full of water. But they must
not be filled with water for at least one
hour before serving, for there is nothing
worse than sloppy baked beans.
GOOD PUMPKIN PIEs.-Much depends
on the way in which the pumpkins are in
the first place cooked. The pumpkin selec-
ted should be a good one, aud be prepared
in the morning and cooked all day. A lit
tie salt should be added while cooking. It
must not be allowed to burn. When done
| it should be Immediately removed from
the vessel it has been cooked in. The fla-
vor will be spoiled if it is allowed to cool
in an iron vessel. After preparing the
pumpkin in this way take fer pies, II
tablespoonsfnl of pumpkins, eggs, Stable
sroonsful sugar. and 6 cups new milk;
season to taste, some prefer cinnamon t
| the pumpkin is not rich and good, more
sugar and egg are required to bring up the
richness to the required standard.
TO DANISH RATs.-Tsats can be banishel
by covering the floor near the rat-hola with
thin layer of moist caustic potash. When
the rats walk on this it makes their feet
sore. These they lick with their tongues,
which makes their mouths sore, and the
! result is that they not only shun this local
ity, but appear to tell all the. neighboring
rats about it, and eventually the house is
entirely abandoned by them.
PROCESS OF BAKING HAMs.-Puta ham
in pan with a small quantity Of water,
| and bake one and a-haIf hours; then take
it out and skin; dress with cracker dust
and eggs, adding small quantity of black
pepper. Beat the eggs and spread it over
the ham, and sprinkle the cracker dust
thickly over that; return tito oven and
bake hour and a half more.
10 BROIL OYsTERs.-Use q double
gridiron that folds together; grease the,
bars, which prevents sticking, then dip
each oyster into melted butter, place thelQ
on the iron enough to cover it have a brisk
fire and broil; constantly haste with but