Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-08-22
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FARM AND FIREsIDE.

FARM AND PRESIDE.
RECIPES FOR SUMMER DRINKS
Lemon Beer.-Put into keg one gallon Of
water, two sliced lemons, one Tablespoon
full of ginger scant pint of good syrup,
and one half pint of yeast. In twenty
four hours it will be ready for use. If bot
tied, the corks should be tied down.
Soda Beer.-A very cooling summer
drink may be made by adding to two
qnarts of water, two pounds of white SUI
gar, the beaten whites of two eggs, two
ounces of tartaric acid, two tablespoons
full OF corn-starch, mixed smooth in little
OF the water. Put over the fire and boil
two minutes. When cold, flavor with
wintergreen. Bottle, and when wanted
for use, dissolve in half glass of cold wa
ter third OF teaspoonful Of soda, and
then pour into it two tablespoonsful Of
soda, and then pour into it two table,
spoonsful of the bottled mixture. 1t will
foam to the top Of the glass.
| Ginger DrS,ak.-Put to six gallons of wa
ter eight pounds of loaf sugar, the beaten
whites of three eggs, and three ounces Of
the best ginger. Powder the ginger finely,
and mix with little water before adding
it to the mass. Boil gently for three-quar-
tiers Of an hour, removing any scum which
may arise to the surface. Let cool; add
the juice of three or four large lemons and
a teacupful Of yeast. Put into cask and
bung it very tightly. It will be fit to use
in ten day.
Rtubarb Ied.-Boil or rather simmer,
two pounds of rhubarb for an hour or two
in quart of water; strain into pitcher,
adding water to make up the quart. After
it is cold, add the juice of lemon, and
sugar to sweeten.
Ginger Pop.-Bou two ounces of best,
white Jamaica ginger root in six quarts Of
water for twenty minutes, strain, add one
ounce of cream of-tartar and one pound of
white sugar. Put over the fire and stir
until all Of the sugar is dissolved and then
put into an earthern jar. Now put in one
fourth ounce Of tartaric acid and the rind
of one lemon. Let it stand until one can
add two tablespoonsful of yeast. Stir well,
bottle and tie down the corks. Make
few days before wanted for use.
Whste Spruce Beer.-Dissolve ten pounds
of loaf sugar in ten gallons of boiling Wa
ter; and four ounces essence of spruce
and when almost cold, add one-haH pint
Of good yeast. Keep in a warm place, and
the next DAY strain. through flannel; put
into bottles and wire the corks.
Ginger Beer.-Ten pounds Of ginger,
nine ounces lemon JUICE, one-haf pound
of honey, eleven ounces of bruised ginger
root, nine gallons of water, and three pints
of yeast. Boil the ginger half an hoar in
one gallon of water and then add the rest
of the water and the ingredients and
strain. Add the beaten white of an egg,
One-haf ounce essence Of lemon and let
stand four days when it may be bottled.
WHAT A FARMERS WIFE HAS TO Do.
Seeing the query, "Why are farmers
wives more liable than other women to be-
come insane?" thought would give a
hint as to what might be one Of the rea-
sons. A woman on farm has to work so
much harder than one in town. It is
quite common for her to have to do most
Of the garden tending; look after the
chickens, bring the COWS from the pasture,
milk and take them back. slop the hogs
do all her own housework, washing and
ironing included, and attending to chill
dren. Then, when Sunday comes and she
wants to go to church or on visit, she is
told by s'Seth" that "the horses are tired,''
orhe "don't feel like going" Very likely he
has been gone week, on business, OF
course, but it was quite change from be-
ing at home. So he does not feel the need
OF change as she does, and he is too selfish
to exert himself to please her; the time he
would do that is past. AS it is too far for
her to go alone, she stays at home. So
for weeks, months and days it is the same
routine of labor, without relaxation. No
wonder the mind and body both give way.
If some one will give recipe to cure sell
ishness in husband it will be of more
benefit than anything else can think of.
IN Indiana Farmer.
FALL PLoUGHINa.-Th better the pre-
paration of the ground the better the crop.
The high average yield of the English
farms is no doubt largely due to the
thorough preparation Of the ground before
seeding. Our climate is superior to that
of England for wheat growing; yet yield
of "a bushels an acre is not at all infre-
quent among good farmers there, while
here 40 bushels an acre is an unusual
yield. Two ploughings. several harrow
ings and in many cases rolling or crushing;
and the excellent preparation of the soil by
a previous root crop must have a much
better effect upon the soil, than one plow
ing, very poorly done because of the hard
ness and dryness of our soilin midsummer,
and very imperfect narrowing. 1t might
be we'll for us to lay out more labor on;our
wheat crop, and SO prepare the ground bet
ter, and raise our average from IL to at
least 20 bushels an acre. The difference
in the amount of wheat at harvest would
pay for good deal of extra work in plow-
ing, ETC., and yet leave profit; besides,
the soil would not forget the generous
treatment in one year nor two.
WEAK STOMACH.-Where the stomach
is weak, it's muscular action impaired, and
its nerves over sensitive, little food should
be taken into it at time. The best diet
is SKINNED milk. half a pint every four
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