Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-04-17
FARM AND PRESIDE.

When stoves are put aside for the
sene Oil and done up in sacking or old
cloth to keep them in good condition.
Blanc Mange.-Boil one and one
sweet and six bitter almonds, well
until the isinglass is dissolved then strain
it through napkin; stir it until nearly
cold and put it into the mold.
Cleaning Wooden Stuffs.-Take one
pint of hot water, and slice into it two
ounces of shaving soap. Add to it two
ounces of spirits of ammonia, and one
teaspoonful of powdered saltpetre. Put
into bottle and shake until thoroughly
dissolved. To use it, pour a little into a
saucer, dip in sponge, and rub the ma
terial vigorously.
Furniture Polish.-Take one coffee
cupful of cold drawn linseed oil, one of
turpentine, and one of vinegar, with
three tablespoonfuls of alcohol mixed
into it. Pour into a bottle and shake
rapidly. Take little of it in saucer;
dip into it bit of flannel, and rub the
furniture until nearly dry; then roll a bit
of flannel into tight roll at least three
inches in diameter; sew it up closely, and
rub the polish in until it shines.
"A writer in an exchange says: will
give my brother farmers the ''best rec
ipe in the world for picking beef To
100 pounds of beef take four quarts of
salt, three pounds of brown sugar, three
ounces af saltpeter, one ounce of soda,
and water enough to cover the beef.
Boil all together, and then skim. Let it
get cold, and then rub the meat with
salt. Now pack your beef in Il tub or
barrel, and then add the brine.
To Cure Heaves in Horses. Make
cold mash of bran, and put one large
spoonful of ginger in the mash. Feed
this three times per day for five OF six
days, then stop for the same time. Then
commence the same. This treatment
will help any horse with the heaves even
if it does not cure him. If he is old he
may not get so much benefit. The horse
must not be fed with dry feed, and he
ought not have any clover hay. If you
viii make some saltwater and sprinkle
over his hay it will be good; and if corn
is fed it is better if first put in water and
soaked.
Real Hasty Pudding: Put Il kettle
with the quantity of cold water in it
which you wish to have of pudding, put
in salt; some like more, some like less
(use your Judgment about thaD. When
the water begins to boil, take the corn
meal in one hand and the pudding-s stick
or spoon in the other. Let the meal fall
gently through the thumb and fingers,
stirring it in all the time until it gets as
thick as cake when ready to bake. When
of that thickness boil it about five minutes,
pour it out into CREASED dish not very
deep. When wanted for breakfast cut
it in slices about half an inch thick. Fry
in lard a little more than is used for
griddle cakes. Some like it fried or boiled
in fat as doughnuts are, but it is rather
too rich.
How to Make Bed Spreads: Take
unbleached muslin, not very fine, put it
in the quilting frames, and lay it out in
any pattern desired, (oval rings for the
center are pretty.) Take very coarse
number of darning cotton, and a large,
thick darning needle. Then take the
cotton four double and thread the nee
| die, making eight strands when threaded,
Take very short stitch. Let each two
stitches be about half an inch apart.
There is no need of cutting the cotton
off until what you have in the needle is
used up. Take the scissors then and cut
the eight threads of cotton in two between
each two stitches. Unbleached muslin is
best, as it shrinks when washed, and
holds the cotton firmly, and the more
they are washed the prettier they be-
come.
| Keeping Hams: We have tried sew
eral different methods, says a correspond
ent, and find none so good to keep then
free from mould and insects as tie fol
lowing: When the hams and shoulder.
are taken from the smoke-house (an6
they should be taken soon after they arr
smoked), wrap each ham in tea mating
place them in muslin bags, and hang thu
bags in a well-ventilated garret. Th'
tea-matting is that which comes arount
tea chests, and most store-keepers hav'
them to give away. This is preferable
to hay or such like material; it is cleaner
it keeps the outer covering fhe muslil
bag) entirely clear from the meat OF
every side, and no bug can find a greas.
spot to lay an egg on. Thick BROW
paper in place of tea mating will no
answer-the meat will mould. Befor
using the muslin bags second time
they should be washed, and the tea mat
that might have been laid upon then
after the hams were taken out.
Clover as RenOyatOr.
A correspondent of the Chicago Trit
at'ee, writing on this subject, says: IS Th
value of clover as renovator of worn
out soil, and as a pasture for grazing an
imals, is notyet properly understood b
the great body of Western farmers
WORKOUT land, upon which clover ha
grown a couple of seasons and the