Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-10-22
HOUSEHOLD.

plunge 1t into cold water after boiling.
An embroidered bell pull is considered |
with Queen Anne" style of
decoration.
Autumn leaves now being collected
for decorative purposes, during the COM
ing winter, may be preserved by wash
ing them with sulphuric acid and water,
mixed in equal quantities, being careful
of the acid, as it is very poisonous.
They must then be pressed.
One Of the best contrivances for guard
ing the wall above n washstand is a
piece of stout linen hung without folds,
and embroidered in some rapid ana easy
design with crewel or worsted, which
will wash well. A design suggestive of
water, with reeds, rocks, and lilies, or
little figures bathing, ETC., would be APP
propriate.
Bran or oatmeal will soften hard
water. The bran should be sewn in a
muslin bag and kept in the water all
night. The oatmeal should be treated
as follows: Put two tablespoonful in q
saucepan and pour a quantity of hot
water upon and boil it quarter of an
hour; strain and mix the water as need
ed.
Cut straw makes a most excellent
stuffing for beds used by children and
infants. Make a case of soft tick, obtain
some new, well dried straw, have it cut
in chaff cutter, fill the case moderately
full. 1t makes an astonishingly comforta-
BILE bed, is very warm, and is much more
healthy for infants than feather bed.
Although the pear crop this year was
almost failure, grapes are very album
dant and cheap. Now is the time to try
the grape cure" We are not certain
exactly what diseases grapes are sup
posed to cure, but think a free use o.
them might safely be recommended II
numerous cases. Plenty of ripe fruit
taken at proper times, is likely to save
doctors bills.
Ounce marmalade: Such ounces a.
are too knotty and defective to MAKE
good preserves may be pared and cOred
cut into small pieces and put into thu
kettle with three-quarters of pound o
sugar to each pound of fruit; put small
cup of cold water in first to proven
burning. When the ounce begins. t!
soften, take potato masher and masl
it to pulp, without taking it from TIN
fire. Let it boil gently for fifteen O
twenty minutes, not longer than twenty
Take from the fire and put into jars.
In Mexico the peasants make a disl
of onions and cucumbers called garzpa
cho. Peel and chop finely some cucum
bers and onions. Take one heaping GU
of each, and long, red Chill peppe
finely chopped, also a heaping cup 0
bread crumbs. Add salt to taste, hal
cupful of olive oil, one tablespoonful
or more of vinegar, and water enough
to moisten well. Put il into an earthel
pipkin, set it on Il rather slow fire OF no
ashes. Simmer till thoroughly cooked
Serve hot with ''tortillas" or vast
bread, A little garlic is sometime
added, and the mixture is often serve
uncooked as a salad.
AS cold weather comes on it is pleas
ant-in fact, almost necessary-to hav
, something warm for supper; and ther
are many things SO easy to get that eve
a tired woman will not object to prepal
ing them. Oyster soup, of course, come
v first; then baked potatoes, or cold boile
potatoes sliced and broiled OF fried, wit
t butter, pepper and salt on them. Mic
hash, well chopped and seasoned, is nc
to be despised; but, above all, if proper
f ~ made, comes clam soup. l have see
f inveterate haters of CLANS eat this sou
and ask for more. Take the require
|, number of CLAIMS, chop them fine, the
: cook in a little water, with butter, pei
u per and salt; when almost done put
3 milk or cream, and in soup enough fc
5 four persons put one cup of rolled cracl
! ers. Serve hot.
To keep grapes Select nice fres
clusters, and cut the end of the stel
smooth and dip it into melted sealin
: wax; then put it in cotton batting; pac
+ them in wooden boxes; keep them in
i. dark cool place. In this way they wi
g keep fresh all winter. Another way
, Take full punches, ripe and perfect; Sc;
: the end that is cut from the vine so thu
: no air can get in, or the juice of til
stem run out, and let them stand or
q day after sealed, so as to be perfectl
sure they are sealed (if not they wi
shrivel up); then pack in boxes of DR.
|, saw-dust, and keep in cool place; the
) will keep nicely all winter without lo
ing their flavor; sprinkle the saw-du.
over the bottom of the box, then lay IL
+ grapes carefully, bunch at time, a
over the box, then saw-dust and crap,
!. alternately until the box is full.
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