Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-12-21
MISE ELLA REous
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and Fertilizing Materials; the proceedings of
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future growth and development of the indus.
Iriai interests of our country,
TOMATO .CUsTARD.-Stew a pint of toma,
toes until tender enough to rub through a
serve WITH a potato masher; mix them with
q oustard made of 6 eggs, one quart of milk.
and four tablespoonsful of sugar: mt the
.oustard into cups and bake until arm, in a
pan OF hot water set in a quick oven. This
dish may seem an odd one to many of our
readers at first thought, but it is not only
Palatable, but very healthy, and in some
physical conditions, such az affections of the
liver, tomatoes in all forms are exceedingly
Heluable.-Er.
FRIED PUMPKIN.-This w~eil>knowu yey-
'staeie yields good results when treated in
new ways; to Try it, peel and slice a Young
pumpkin Ia pieces two or three inehes
square and half an inch thick let it stand
ier an hour in a deep eartben dish with a
light sprinkling of salt between each LAYER
tthen wipe the slices, pepper them, roll them
In Hour, or in q batter made with -four. |
mix, one egg, and a li:tle salt, and fry
anon brown in sm~oking-hot fat enough to
cover them; lay them for a moment on
Drown paper to trco them from fat, and
serve them hot.
CARP.-Last week o party of gentlemen
Partook of a breakfast of carp at tho invita-.
tioE OF Mr.. Richard Hollyday, at Centreville.
Md: Two fish were drawn from his pond,
which, Whea placed in a year before were
about two inches long. when taken -ouf
I "SN SsSA LIZ 1uVu6a 1tuE GuU WAfohpH
respectively ! pound Il ounces aud l pound
IL ounces. They.pronouuoed the new fish
equal to almost any, aud superior to many of
!opr salt water fish, having none of the favor
OF the mullet or sucker, and equal to rock or
Perch.-RochOiue, (Ad.) Sentinc1
TEE POPULAR D~KMAND.-So great ha. bsep
the popular demand for tho celebrated remedy
Ktdney-WOrt that it is having an immense saIe
from Maine to california;. Some have found it
ineonyen!ent to prepare it from the dry com
pound. For such the prOPrietors now prepare
u in liquid form. This can be procured mt the
'etuEsIs1s. u has precisely the same effect as
the dry, but Is Vorv concentrated so that the
dese il much smaller.-LetvsI Mail.
Moisten bran with warm water, add a lit
tie powdered charcoal-about a teaspoonfnl
for every quart of bran-and any scraps of
Eefuss fat or cooked vegetables from the
house, and seed warm once a day, giving all
the hens will eat. It is said that there is
nothing equal to this as an egg producing
food.
A COOP AccoUNT.-"To sum it up, six
long years of bed-ridden sickness, cost
ing $500 per year; total ST, 20O-all of
which was stopped by three bottles of Hop
bitters taken by my wife, who has done her
o"n housework for a year since, without the
iess OF a day, and I want every body to know
IL for their benefit.
JOHN WEEKS, Butler, N. Y"
In boiling dumplings of any Kind pu.
.nem In the water one at a time. If thew
other. "''A III
never wash raisius that are to be- used
IN sweet dishes. It will make the nnddina
heaSy. 10 clean them wipe in a dry towel