Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-07-04
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


-Raisin Pie.-Boil one pound of
raisins covered with water an hour, add
one lemon, one cup of white sugar, two
tablespoonfuls of flour. For three pies.
Roman Soup.--Twelve potatoes
sliced and soaked in cold water one
hour; boil in one quart of water till
tender, strain or mash well, ada one
pint milk, and let it scald with one
onion, butter, pepper and salt thrown
in just before serving.
To Renovate Black Chip Hat
Add to one pint cold water teaspoon
full spirits ammonia; use with soft
tooth or nail brush; when clean rinse
with cold water and place in the sun to
dry. DO not soak or scrub sufficiently
to destroy the shape. 1t will look as
good as new.s
Preserved Cherries. - Stone the
| cherries, preserving every drop of
juice. Weigh the fruit, allowing pound
for pound of sugar. Put layer of fruit
for one of sugar until all is used up;
pour over the juice and boil gently
until the sirup begins to thicken. The
short-stem red cherries or the Morellas
are best for preserves. Sweet cherries
will not do.
Snow Custard-Beat eight eggs,
leaving out the whites of four; add to
them one quart of milk and five ounces
of sugar; have q shallow pan of
hot water in the oven, set the dish into
it, and bake till the custarA is thick;
then take it out and set it away to cool;
| beat the remaining whites very light,
oil n 81 l., N
and teaspoonful of lemou-iuce.
When the custard is cold lay the
whites over the top in heaps, but do not
| let them touch.
Green Food for Cows.-The value
of sweet corn as green food for cows
cannot be overestimated. If the stalks
are cut green after the ears have been
pulled for table use there will be very
| perceptible increase of milk, but if the
ears are left on there is no other forage
crop equal to it. The cows will not
only give more milk, but there will be
more butter in the milk. A small
patch will furnish as much as one COW
can eat during August and September,
when pasture is short. After the frost
kills it it loses its virtue for feed.
To Destroy Burdocks.-The bur-
dock is a biennial and produces seed
the second summer, after which the
plant dies. Allow them to make full
growth, getting nearly ripe; then cut,
| gather together before the seed is dry
enough to shell out in handling and
burn. If cut before fully developed,
cheated nature persistently exerts her.
self in the reproduction of burdocks,
throwing out shoots as often as destroy
ed and well set with seed until frost
ends the struggle; whereas if allowed
to mature the first crop they die easily.
This plan, if followed two years, will
leave but few plants.
To Wash Calicoes. -Calicoes (mus-
lins,) if badly washed, are more liable
than linen to assume a yellow tinge.
Many persons attempt to overcome this
by imparting a strong shade of blue,
which makes the linen look much
worse. The detergent properties of
the lime-water act with energy upon
cotton without injury unless used too
strong. Even the best-washed calicoes,
if kept for long time without being
used, will become discolored when
placed in a dark drawer or closet where
no circulation of air or light can posi-
bly, reach them. They should, there
fore, be taken out every week and ex-
posed in the daylight to current of
fresh air. This will not occasion much
trouble, and will save the expense of
washing and bleaching the articles
when discolored,
Young Turkeys.-There is general
ly a great and unnecessary loss of
young turkeys. They are extremely
tender while they have their downy coat
still on, and require great care and at
tention. After they are once feathered
however, they will care for themselves,
and are very strong. When the young
turkeys are ready to leave the nest
have ready for them tight and large
coop, with good, dry board floor.
Make a V-shaped run for them, COM
municating with the coop, which must
be so arranged that they can be con-
fined at will. Never let them out until
the dew is off the grass, and pen them
up early in the evening. If you are not
willing to take the trouble of getting
them under shelter in case of shower
then do not let them run at large at all
until they are fully feathered, as a sin
gle wetting may cause great loss.
Feed often, and give little at time.
Curd made from thick milk, or stale
bread soaked in milk, with onion tops
cut fine and mixed through, makes the
best food. Give sweet milk to drink if
you have plenty. Two or three times
week sprinkle little cayenne pepper
among their food.