Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-04-01
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC.

Chopped onions, mixed with little
ginger, are said to be a sure cure for
chicken cholera
The skin of a boiled egg is the most
efficacious remedy that can be applied to
q boil, Peel it carefully, wet and apply
to the part affected. twill draw out the
matter, and relieve the soreness in a few
hours. -Sprjngfeld Republican.
To cure gals on the shoulders of
your horses: At morning, noon and
night wash the shoulders well with water,
and apply with feather the following:
Six drains of iodine dissolved in half a
pint of alcohol It's good preparation
to keep in the stable at all times.
Berkshire Rusks. One cup sweet
milk, one cup yeast, one cup sugar, one
cup flour. Setover night. In the morn
ing add one-half cup sugar, one-half cup
butter rubbed together, two eggs, resery-
ing white of one, beaten to a froth, with
little sugar to spread over the top.
Paste for rScrap-Books. Mix smooth
ly flour and water till thin batter is
formed, put in pinch of pulverized alum
and pour in boiling water till thick
paste is formed. Let it boil a minute or
two, add few drops Of carbolic acid or
oil of cloves. Put in wide-necked bot
tie.
--Katie's Bread Griddle- -Cakes.-Take
a small bowl of bread and soak it over
night in milk; in the morning take one
quart milk, three eggs, and bit of salt,
beaten up together with half cupful
flour, and one and half teaspoonfuls
baking powder; it wants to be thick
and very light batter, and then it is de-
licious.
Corn Starch Blanc Mange.-One
quart of water, juice and pulp of two
lemons, one coffee cup of sugar. When
boiling, add four tablespoons of corn
starch mixed with little water; let it
boil fifteen minutes, place in a mold, or
the dish in which you wish to serve it,
and cut it in squares; or, wet teacups in
milk, and fill them quarter full, let it
cool, turn into saucers and serve with
whipped cream.
"A Connecticut farmer says that the
butt ends of potatoes and the kernals of
corn from the butt ends of the ears, each |
produced crops that were materially bet |
ter than where the opposite course was
pursued. In the case of potatoes, the |
stalks from the butt end were much
larger and more forward at the first hoe
ing. The increase in corn was some |
twenty per cent. in favor of the butt end
kernels.
Chocolate Cream Custards. Set to
boil a quart of milk; mix with half a cup
of cold milk two ounces of grated sweet
chocolate, pour some of the boiling milk
into it, and then pour all back into the
pan of boiling milk, stirring it all the
time; when quite heated and about COM
ing to the boiling-point, add the yelks of
six eggs which have been beaten with
cup Of powdered sugar; when these are
nicely blended add three whites, beaten
with little vanilla, keeping the three
other whites for frosting; put in cups,
and teaspoonful of the frosting on the
top Of each cup.
-Blacking Stoves The fine polish
given stoves by those skilled in the art
IS produced as follows; Have a thin
mixture of black yarnish and turpentine;
apply this with paint Or varnish brush
to portion Of the stove, then with a
cloth dust this over with pulverized Brit
sh luster or stove polish; then rub with
4 dry brush. The stove must be per-
'ectly cold. The stove-dealers buy the
stove polish, which is carburet
If iron, in twenty-five pound packages.
The process conducted in this manner is
quite brief but gives beautiful results.