The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-09-11
Household Items.

Household lLeInS.
TOMATOES AND CORN.-Peei and. cut into
slices eight large tomatoes, cut and scrape
the corn from half dozen ears, and mince
one medium sized onion; mix together and
stew half an hour. Season with butter. pep
per and salt, and simmer fifteen minutes Ion
ger.
OKRA AND TOMATOES. Peel and slice eight
large tomatoes, cut into rings the same num-
Der OF tender okra pods and chop fine two
small green peppers; boil IN a porcelain ket-
tle-iron discolors the okra-for twenty or
twenty five minutes. Season with butter
and salt.
LIMA BEANS AND CoRN.-Bol pint of
shelled beans in water just to cover for ten
or fifteen minutes. Cut corn from half a
dozen ears and add to the beans; boil twenty
minutes or half an hour, adding hot water
as needed to keep from burning. Season
with pepper, salt and two tablespoonfuls of
butter.
TOUGH STEAK.-Instead Of pounding cut
it with sharp knife, making fine parallel
crossed and recrossed. Press it together
and lay on wire broiler. Hold close to the
fire until each side is scared to retain the
juice, then turn and tend with the utmost
care. Place the steak upon a hot platter
and season with bits of butter, PEP per and
salt.
SCALLoPED TOMATOES. Peel and cut into
slices one fourth of an inch thick as many
ripe tomatoes as you wish to fill your baking
dish; put into the dish, first layer of to-
matoes, seasoned with butter, pepper and
salt, then layer of bread crumbs, and so al
ternale until the dish is nearly full, having
bread crumbs last; cover and bake half an
hour, then remove the cover and bake brown.
TOMATO SALAD.-Take off the skins with
sharp knife. cut into thin slices and lay in
salad bowl. Make dressing by working
teaspoonful each of salt and made mustard,
hall a teaspoonful OF pepper, the yolks of
two hard boiled eggs, with two tablespoon
fulls of melted butter; then whip in with a
fork five tablespoonfrls of good vinegar.
Pour over the tomatoes, and set on ice or
where it is cool for an hour before serving.
For Low SPIRTTS.-Take one ounce of
tine seeds of resolution, mixed well with the
oil of conscience, nfuse 1t into a large spoon
fal of the salts Of patience distl very care
fully composing plant called ''others'
woes" which you will find everywhere in
the garden OF life. growing under the broad
leaves OF disguise; add small quantity and
1t will greatly assist the salts of patience in
their operation. Gather handful of the bios
SONS OF hope, then sweeten them properly
with the balm of prudence; and if you can
get any of the seeds of true friendship, you
will have the most valuable medicine that
can be administered. Be careful to get the
seeds Of true friendship, as there is a seed
spoil the whole composition Make the in
gradients into pills and take one night and
morning, and the cure will be effected.
BLACKwooD's MAGAZINE for August, re-
published by the LEONARD SCOTT PUBLISH
ING Co., Al Barclay Street, New York.
We note the principal articles.
''Notes from Cyprus describes its resour-
ces, needs, capabilities, and Importance to
England politically. The inhabitants are
of two distinct types-the Turks, tall, well
built, spare and active, and distinguished by
their proud bearing; the Greeks, fine made
men, but with mild and humble expression
of countenarce, timid, st Ipij and bad work
ers.
''Stock-jobing and the Stock Exchange
gives the origin and history and manner of
doing business at the London Stock Elk
change.
s'St. Nests in Corn wall'' brings before us
venerable church, remarkable for its curl |
GUS stained glass windows, representing va
rious subjects, such as the Creation, and the
lives of Noah, st. George, and st, Nest, Of
the latter of whom it is stated:
''His father was Saxon king, .Dunstan was his
teacher.
preacher.
That there in schools, by quaintest terms, the |
sacred themes expounded"
Other articles are s'India and the Silver |
Question" and contemporary Literature
Readers" besides new serial, ''Godfrey's |
White Queen,'' and a continuation ofs'Rea-
ta.''