The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-10-02
HOME AND FARM.

PORK can be made cheaper in summer
than in winter.
THIN spots in grass fields SOW with
grass seed and scratch them in with a
harrow, and give light dressing with
some fine manure.
CUCUMBER CATsUP.-One dozen OF
large green cucumbers (grated), one
pint of grated onions and one pint OF
grated horse-radish. Put in jar, and
season with cloves and pepper; scald
vinegar and pour on hot.
PAN PIE.-Line deep tin with pie
crust; fill with the best tart apples; cut
thin slices of pork and lay over the top;
sweeten with half brown sugar and the
best molasses; little salt and sprinkle
of allspice. Bake three hours in o slow
oven.
HovEN, OR BLoAT.-The German
method of curing cattle is to pour sew
eral bucketfuls of cold water over the
backs of the animals, and placing
piece of garlic in their throats. Hall a
teacupful of common baking soda, il
dissolved in water and given in the form
of drench, is said to be equally as
effective.
DISEASE FROM Cows MILK.-Ac-
cording to the experiments of DR.. Boil
linger, the milk of COWS suffering from
tubercular disease is capable of commu-
nicating this affection to human beings.
AS five per cent. of COWS, when adj
vanced in life, suffer from this disease,
the danger is considerable. Boiling the
milk is not q safeguard.
RUsK.-Two eggs, one cup of sugar,
half-cup butter, haf-pint milk, one
third cup yeast. Beat eggs and sugar
together, and mix soft with little flour.
Let them stand over night, and in the
morning mix again. When light, make
into biscuit, let them rise again, then
bake. When taken from the oven,
brush the top with milk and sugar.
In THE LAUNDRY.-Boiled starch is
much improved by the addition of a
little spermaceti or little salt, or both,
or a little gum arabic dissolved. Bees
wax and salt will make fiat-irons as
clean and smooth as glass; tie lump of
wax in rag, and keep it for that pur-
pose; when irons are hot, rub them
with the wax rag, then scour with pa
per or rag sprinkled with salt. Kero-
sene will make tin kettles as bright as
new; saturate wooden rag and rub
with it; it will also remove stains from
clean vanished furniture.
CANNED PEARs.-For the finer varie-
ties, such as the Bartlett or Seckel, pre-
pare sirup, allowing pirt of water
o,d n ono ri ,,ound Of c,1uoy +o a ono ,.t
of fruit. Drop each pear, after it is
pared, into a pan of clear water. When
the sirup has come to fast boil, put n
the pears carefully, not to bruise them.
and boil them until they look clear and
can be easily pierced with fork. Have
the cans rolled in hot water, pack with
the pears and fill to overlooking with the
scalding sirup, which must be kept on
the fire all the while, and seal. Apples
may be treated in the same way.
ANY family can replenish their vine
gar keg indefinitely. Put allthe pairing
and cores of sound fruit, scraps of to-
matoes, scum and rinsings of preserv-
ing kettles, and the pulp remaining in
the jelly press, into a stone jar, cover
with warm water, tie a thin cloth over
the top, and set it in the sun in sum-
mer; in cold weather, near the stove.
At the end of two weeks strain the
liquid through bag, and pour it into
the key through q funnel, first drawing
out some of the good vinegar for imme-
date use. Where much fruit is used,
the refuse portion will be amply suffi-
cient for keeping a plentiful supply Of
vinegar on hand.