Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-03
gaaies' Column.
WORTH KNOWING.

Keep fresh lard in tin vessels.
Keep preserves and jellies in glass.
Keep meal and -four in cool, dry
place.
Keep vinegar in wood, glass or stone
ware.
Crusts and pieces of bread should be
kept in an earthen jar, closely covered,
in dry, cool place.
Lard for pastry should be used as
hard as it can be cut with knife. 1t
should be cut through the -four, not rub
bed
In boiling meat for soup, use cold
water to extract the juices. If the meat
is wanted for itself alone, plunge into
boiling water at once.
To prevent meat from scorching dur
ing roasting, place basin of water in
the oven the steam generated prevents
scorching and makes the meat cook bet
ter.
Broil steak without sailing. Salt
draws the juices in cooking; it is desir-
able to keep these in, if possible. Cook
over hot fire, turn frequently, soaring
on both sides. Place on a platter, salt
and pepper to taste.
Beef that has tendency to be tough
can be made very palatable by stewing
gently for two hours with pepper and
salt, taking out about pint of the
liquor when half done, and letting the
rest boil into the meat. Brown the
meat in the pot. After taking up, make
gravy of the pint of liquor saved.
Alcohol applied Immediately will give
instant relief to burns and scalds, and
generally prevents blistering. If it is a
part of the body that cannot be immersed
in the alcohol, apply it with piece of
cotton wet with it. Avoid the fire when
using it, as it is infammable.
BONE FELoN.-Of all painful things,
can there be any so overwhelmingly pain
full as bone felon We know of none
that flesh is heir to, and as this malady
is quite frequent, and the subject of
much earnest consideration, we give the
latest recipe for its cure, which is CIV
en- by that high authority, the London
Lancet. "As soon as the pulsation
which indicates the disease is felt, put
directly over the spot fly blister, about
the size of thumb nail, and let it remain
for six hours, at the expiration of which
time directly under the surface of the
blister may be seen the felon, which can
be instantly taken out with the point of
needle or lancet"
CUBEB BERRIES FOR CATARRH.-A
new remedy for catarrh is crushed cubeb
berries smoked in pipe, emitting the
smoke through the nose; after few
trials this will be easy to do. If the
nose is stopped up so that it is almost
impossible to breathe, one pipeful will
make the head as clear as a bell. For
sore throat, asthma and bronchitis, swal-
lowing the smoke effects immediate re-
lief 1t is the best remedy in the world
for offensive breath, and will make the
most foul breath pure and sweet. Suf-
ferers from that horrid disease, ulcera-
ted catarrh, will find this remedy une-
qualed, and months use will cure the
most obstinate case. A single trial will
convince anyone. Eating the uncrushed
berries is also good for sorethroat and
all bronchial complaints. After smok-
ing, do not expose yourself to cold air
for at least fifteen minutes.
Those who are troubled with sore
threats may keep them we'll by bathing
, thoroughly with cold water just before
retiring.
: To stop bleeding take the fine dust
of tea and bind it on the wound-at all
times accessible and easily obtained
After the blood has ceased to flow
laudanum may be advantageously ap
piled to the wound. Due regard tt
: these instructions may save much troub
lie.
To CURE CoRNs.-Take lemon ant
> roll it till soft cut thin slice an(
bind it on the corn at night. In tn
morning, if white and disintegrated
pull it out with your finger nails. Some
times several applications will be nee
e essary.
d TO RELIEVE AsTHMA.-Make stron
j. solution of saltpeter. Dip clean com
: mon straw paper in the solution until !
e is thoroughly saturated; then dry
It before the fire or in the sun, cut tn
j. paper into thin strips, and burn ther
# in vessel, inhaling the smoke, or smok
IS in clay pipe.
e POTATO CRooUETTs. six boile
IL potatoes, pass them through sieve, ad
y three table spoons of grated or fnel
IL minced ham, season with pepper an
e salt and chopped parsley work into tn
1t mixture the yolks of three or four eggs
De make with the hands into balls roll
IL bread crumbs, fry in hot lard, and ser,
H. with fried parsley.
APPLE CUsTARD.-Take two GOO
sized apples, stew them and sweeter