The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-09-10
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Household Knowledge.

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Household Knowledge.
To POLISH SrEEL.-Rub 1t with piece of
emery paper from which you have removed
some OF the -o1ghness by rubbing an old
knife with It.
A PIE CRUST for dyspeptics can be made OF
sour cream with q little soda in it. This
makes q tender crust and one can eat II
without feeling any the worse for 1t.
BRINE FOR Corn BEEF.-Five gallons of
water, one gallon of salt, one-half pound OF
saltpetre. one and one-half pounds OF brown
sugar. Boil this mixture Is minutes. When
cold pour over the beef.
SALAD DRESSING, THREE tablespoonfuls
of oil, half spoonful of terregan vinegar,
and same Of common vinegar, q little black
pepper, teaspoonful of salt; mix very
..mooth. Do not stir until used.
cucumbers, adding u bouquet of herbs;
reduce by boiling and pass through q sieve;
add good piece of butter and the yolks of
three eggs and some pieces OF toast.
Brown BETTY FOR BREAKFAsr.-One cup
full Indian meal, two cupfuls rye meal, one
egg, one teaspoonful cream tartar, one-half
teaspoonful molasses; mix with cold milk
about thick pound cake; drop in hot
lard and fry.
some whiting (having rubbed 1t between
the finger and thumb that there may not
be q particle of grit) mix with water TO the
consistency OF cream; rub with a very soft
rag; polish with some Of the dry whiting.
MOUNTAIN Dew PUDDING. = Four large
crackers, one pint OF sweet milk, little
salt. yolks of two well. beaten eggs. Bake
half an hour, then add the whites OF two
eggs, beaten stiff, and half cup Of pulver.
lied sugar; set In the oven and slightly
brown. Serve without sauce.
PEACH BUrTER-Pare the peaches and boil
them with sufficient water to keep from
Sticking until they are quite soft. Then
pass them through a collender. To one
quart OF peaches add one and one half
POUNDS of sugar, and boil slowly for one
hour, stirring it often. Put in jars and
cover tightly. The above recipe we have
not tried, but are told 1t is very nice.
SALAD DRESSING, II bohemian way)-
Yolks of two raw eggs; beat we'll up in q lit
tie salt and mustard; chop one or two young
onions or leek; add three tablespoonful OF
salad oil, one OF vinegar, beat whole up into
q thick sauce; put in the salad; sprinkle
little salt over it; don't stir till moment of
using. For small salad, three desert spoon
fuls of oil and one Of vinegar.
SAUCE FOR BREAD PuDDrNG.-Take one
pint of water, large teacupful OF sugar, a
piece OF butter the size OF a large egg, q little
q boil. Now take q little corn -four (Which
Is best), we'll beaten into apaste and thInned,
and stir gradually till of the consistency OF
cream, or as thick as you like; then add a
large tablespoonful of fruit jelly.
To PICKLE PEAcHEs.-One gallon of vine.
gar, four pounds of brown sugar, five or six
cloves in each peach; make the vinegar hot,
add the sugar, boil and skim it well; pour
the vinegar boiling hot over them, then
cover and set in cold place for 10 days;
drain off vinegar, make 1t hot, skim again,
and pour it over the peaches Let them be-
come cold. Secure as for jam. Unripe
peaches are the best.
WEARING BELrs.-The evils arising from
COMPRISING the chest and body in early life
are not confined to the female sex. School
boys and youths constantly practise the
habit of binding up their clothes about their
bodies by means of q belt frightened above
the hips, instead OF wearing braces over the
shoulder. The same objections apply to the
belt as to the corset and tight lacipg; it often
induces hernia-rupture.
DOMESTIC CHAMPAGNE-When grapes are
just turning or about half ripe, gather them,
pound them in tub, and to every quart of
pounded fruit add two quarts of water, let
the mixture stand IA days, then draw it off,
to every gallon Of liquor add three pounds
OF loaf sugar: when the sugar is dissolved
pour 1t into cask; after 1t has done work.
ing put in q cellar; in six months bottle and
wire the corks tightly.
WErsH RAaE BIr-Put half pound of rich
old cheese into sa ucepan with three table
spoonfuls of cream or milk; add one ounce
of butter; when it is mixed add three eggs,
well beaten, and one teaspoonful of mixed
mustard; give 1t one boil up, then add
wineglassful of sherry or little ale; serve it
at once poured over toasted bread or crack
ers. A Welsh rareb bit is always better If 1t
is made on chatting dish at the table.
Farm Notes.
A statistician says the wheat crop OF the
world this year will be sbou. 1,540, 000, 900
bushels.
Coal oil is reported by prominent Hor.
sham farmer as an effectual cure for chicken
cholera.
Strawberries set now, in rich soil and
covered well through the winter, will give
you large crop next season.
The farmers throughout the Wyoming
(Pa) valley are complaining of the enor-
nous number OF potato bugs that infest
their crops.
Four hundred and twenty million bushels
of wheat garnered for 1879 tells the story for
the United States. One-half of this will be
required abroad.
Not only have trees about the farm house,
but have them also in the pasture by the
watering place, near the Darn, ana Wherever
cattle, horses and sheep are to be provided
for.
To remedy cabbage worms. make strong
solution of lime water, pour it over the
cabbage in the evening; if the lime water is
made strong there will be no live worms left
that the water touches.
One Of the plainest indications OF unsuc-
cessful farming is to see manure going to
waste or unemployed. When this Is seen
there is no need of looking beyond the
stables and yards to find out the condition oil
the farm or to judge Of the success of its
owner.
Good hen manure from fowls which have
been literally fed is worth as much as guano
It should be put into barrels as soon as taken
mp from the chicken house, kept in q dry
place till wanted, little plaster mixed with
It, and before using pound up fine. Apply