The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1879-09-27
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD


of Soda and two of cream of tartar, the
meats of two quarts of hickory nuts.
flour to make as stiff as pound cake.
Cocoanut cake is made in the>same way,
| allowing one large or two small nuts to
this amount of butter. a
! Milk POTATOES. Take good, sound
| potatoes, cut them in slices (raw) and
| put the milk, according to the quantity
you wish to make. in pudding dish ;
| then after you have put the potatoes in
the milk, put it in the oven for about
| twenty minutes; then take out and put
potatoes, with the same milk, into a
sauce pan to boil until done season be
fore you put them to boil.
PRESERVED APPLES. Weigh equal
lquantities of good brown sugar Sand OF
fapples; peel, core and mince them small
boil the sugar, allowing to every three
pounds a pint of water; skim it well,
and boil it pretty thick; then add the
apples. the grated peel of oneH0r two
/ lemons, add two or three pieces of white
ginger if you have it. Boil till the
apples look clear and yellow. This pre-
serve will keep for years. 4.
| GERMAN WAFFLEs, One quart flour
half teaspoonful salt, three tablespoon
fuls sugar, two large tablespoonful
baking powder, two tablespoonful lard,
rind one lemon grated ,one teaspo oonful cin-
namoh extract. four eggs, and one pint
/ of thin cream : sift together flour. sugar,
salt and powder; rub in the lard coldi
l.add the beaten eggs, lemon rind, extract
and milk; mix into a smooth, rather
thick battefs bake ia q hot waffleLir0n !:
serve with sugar favored with lemon.
GRAPE PICKLES. - Select small
| bum ches of ripe, firm grapes and pack
in the jars in which they are to be kept.
Tea quart of vinegar add a half pound of
sugar, .one-fourth of pound of stick
cinnainon, and an ounce Of allspice,
whole. Boil, and when cold, turn over
the grapes. They will keep without
lseahng. Stone jars, holding a gallon
each, may be used for these pickles. A
piece of white cotton cloth should be
spread over, the cluster, and plate
placed on top. TO keeps them under the
! vinegar. II G if sisS
LEMONS. For sick headache take a
tumbler two-thirds full of finely crushed
| ice, the Juice Of one lemon and one tea
cuplul Of white sugar. This mixture
eaten by degrees or all at once will allay
the feverish thirst and quiet the dis
turbed qualmish stomach, as it is not
sweet enough to be iiauseous. Sliced
lemon is a very appetizing addition to
cold roast veal, also to minced vealgon
toast. For a cough or tickling in the
throat, take the juice of two lemons, the
beaten white of one egg. and enough
powdered or fine granulated white sugar
to make thin paste. A teaspoonfll of
this mixture will allay the irritation and
cure cough in its early stages.
Hints i'm ROad-NTaking.
There is no class of the community
that is more affected by the condition of
| highways than farmers. Upon them are
| transported whatever surplus products
the farm affords, and upon them the
farmer depends for his opportunities to
pass from one neighborhood to another.
| Now, so far as the transportation of
heavy loads is concerned, the amount
| that can be transported bears a direct
proportion to the condition of the road
| bed and its declivity. both OF which
may be combined to greatly reduce the
| load, or either alone may be the means
| of measuring the load that can easily
pass along without serious hinderances.
| Aside from that class of obstacles which
may be properly considered as insur-
mount;able, in all cases roads should be
| improved in every possible direction
and by all practical mean. Other
/ things being equal, the more firm the
roadbed the better it is for travel, and
| also the better for conveying loads. But
very frequently the road passes over
such q variety of soils, even in moderate
! Distances as to present variable sur
face. Wherever such cases occur they
can be amended by artificial means
| that is. if a portion should be sandy, by
/ tile addition of u little dry or compact
earth its condition will be so changed as
/ to make it much harder and better able
to sustain a load. Atmospheric eondi-
! tions may also very materially affect
| temporarily the surface of a Travelled
road, aside from those changes occa-
stoned by frost. Thus clayey road
/ which would be rendered exceedingly
muddy after a severe shower, would be
| very much improved by the use of sand
/ and gravel. Where the soil is inclined
To moisture a partial system of under
/ drainage will not only prevent mud al
the time of showers, but will also very
much assist in maintaining good con-
dition when the frost sis coming out in
the spring, which otherwise would rem
i der it impossible.
As d general rule, in the repair, say
/ ing nothing of the construction of roads,
too little regard is paid to the material
employed !; it is entirely wrong to make
use of vegetable matter that is subject
to decay and change, for although when
in a dry state it may be passable upon a
lroad, when wet by means of rains and
showers it occasions slough holes o.
mud. 1t is better for the road to have
the sods growing in the bitches con-
veyed to the farm yard'and used for COM
/ posting, rather than have them used in
any repairs. When it can be obtained
under ordinary circumstances, a gravelly
4 loan will make a good average roadbed.
and will becomesso compacted to form
alcomp hard and smooth travel
/ ing path, and is the material that should
| beused. 1t no uncommon thing to see
upon IA much-traYeled road at some point
a'short distance that is extremely bad
under nearly I'LL circumstances, and
/ which remains the same year after
year for want Of an application of q few
i common sense ideas in the mater of re-
/ pairs Erchd,zge.
Squash-Neyv and Old Seed.