Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-11-11
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FARM AND FIREsIDE.

TURNING PoTAToEs INTO CHEESE
A foreign paper Gays that cheese is made
from potatoes in Thuring and Saxony in
the manner below. Possibly the process
may be found worth trying, If not proita-
Bile in this county. After having collected
a quantity of potatoes, of good quality,
| giving the preference to large. white
| kind, they are boiled in caldron, and
after becoming cool they are peeled and
reduced to "a pulp. either by means Of a
! CRATER or mortar. To five pounds Of this
pulp, which ought to be as equal as posi-
BILE, is added one pound of sour milk and
the necessary quantity of salt. The whole
is kneaded together and the mixture COW
cred up and allowed to lie for three or
four days, according to the season. At
| the end of this time it ia kneaded anew,
and the cheeses are placed in little baskets,
when the snperfluous moisture escapes
They are then allowed to dry in the shake,
and placed in layers in large vessels, where
they must remain for fifteen days. The
older these cheeses the more their quality
improves. Three kinds are made. The
first and most common is made as detailed
above; the second, with four parts of po-
| tatoes and two parts of curdled milk; the
| third, with two parts of potatoes and four
| parts of cow or eve milk. These cheeses
| have this advantage over other kinds, that
they do not engender worms. and keep
fresh for anumber of years, provided they
are placed in dry situation and in well.
closed vessels.
HEALTH OF Cows.-E. w. Stuart, OF
New York, has this to say, that the health
of the cows may be promoted by studying
the effect of different foods. A fruitful
cause of disease in cattle is steady feeding
of dry, woody. fbrous food. This predu-
ces impaction of the manifolds and gen.
eral arrangement of the system. OH meal
seems to have similar effect upon the
system to turnips and other roots. 1t pro-
duces general relaxation of the bowels
and counteracts the effect of dry, fbrous
food. In many dairy districts haxseed is
purchased at a moderate price, say from
81 ,13 to 81 so per bushel, and it will pay
the dairyman or feeder of cattle or horses
to buy few bushels of fax seed and grind
it with his other grain. One bushel of
flaxseed mixed with twenty bushels of
corn and oats, and all ground fine togeth-
er, will, by reason of its oil, render slight
ly laxative and assist materially in giving
a proper action to the digestive organs.--
This will answer instead of oil meal. 1t
will show the effect by giving soft, mel
low skin and a glossy coat. By studying
the effects of food the feeder may prevent
most of those diseases that render the
services of the farrier necessary. Food is
all the medicine that is needed.
REMEDY FOR WEAK OR SORE EYES
Get five cent cake of elder flowers at the
druggists and steep in one gill of soft wa
ter 1t must be stepped In bright tin or
earthenware. Strain nicely and add three
drops of Iaudanum; bottle it tight and keep
In a cool place. Use it as wash. letting
some Of it get into the eyes. Follow this
and relief is certain. If the eyes are pain
full or much sore make small, soft COM
presses, wet them in the mixture and bind
over the eyes at night. can warrant the
above as harmless and sure. having tried
it in number of cases where other skill
and remedies had utterly failed. If the
eyes are badly infamed use 1t very freely.
A tea made of elder flowers and drank
will help to cleanse the blood. Pure rock
salt and water will strengthen your weak
eyes if you battle them daily in it.
SMALLPOX CURE.-The following was
sent to the Liverpool Mercury by Ed
ward Aine: 81 am willing to risk my rep.
utation as public man if the worst case
of smallpox cannot be cured in three DAYS
simply by the use of cream tartar. One
ounce of cream tartar, dissolved in pint
of water drank at intervals, when cold, is a
certain, never failing remedy. 1t has
cured thousands, never leaves mark
never causes blindness, and avoids tedious
lingering" The above remedy has been
tested on this side of the water to limited
extent only, but with the same favorable
results in every case so far as we can learn
To RENOvATE STRONG BUTTER.-To
one pound of butter take three good-sized
potatoes (Irish); pare and slice thin; put
your vessel with the butter on the fire, and
when melted add the potatoes, and let it
simmer slowly until the potatoes area light
brown. Remove and drain the butter off
throwing the potatoes into the slop. A
lady adds, eff you are skeptical, as I was,
try it," We have tried it at home, and
found that the potatoes absorbed and re-
moved all the rancidness from the butter.
TOMATO MEAT PIE.-Cover the bottom
OF dish with bread crumbs, then layer
OF cold roast mutton chopped fine, then a
layer of tomatoes, sliced, another layer of
bread crumbs, another of meat, and anoth
or OF tomatoes, cover with bread crumbs
and bake until the crust is brown; season
as you put the different layers in with salt,
pepper, and small pieces of butter; 1t will
bear high seasoning. Serve hot.
PAINLESS CURE FOR WARTs.-Drop q
little vinegar on the wart, and cover it i'm
mediately with cooking soda, or salaratus.
put on as much soda as you can pile on
and let it remain ten minutes; repeat sew
eral times day, and in three days the
wart will be gone. A good remedy for
corns also.
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