The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-12
ZONE AND FARM.

ZONE AND FARM.
ALL fruits and vegetables should be
kep:s as nearly as possible in darkness as
Well as dryness. %
UNDER favorable conditions the ches-
nut and the oak will live 1000 years.
The beech and ash live half as long.
THE old canes of raspberries and
blackberries should be removed during
winter. The pruning of the new canes
should be done the latter part OF Febru-
airy or beginning of March.
OLD-FAsHIONED M0LAssEs CANDY
One quart of best New Orleans molasses,>
piece of butter half the size of q hens
egg. When it will snap in water it is
sufficiently done; stir in q little soda to
whiten it; pour into buttered dishes,
and when cool enough pull until white.
CINNAMON JUMBLEs.-Make one, two,
three, four, or cup-cake, little thicker
than usual; mix together equal parts OF
cinnamon and granulated sugar; drop a
large spoonful Of the dough into the Gin
namon; when oil have been we'll COW
cred put into quick oven; should be
done in ten minutes.
CABBAGE is the best given poultry
whole, hung up by the stalk. AT first it
may not DO touched, but when the fowl
begins to peck at it the rest will DO
tempted to keep on until little remains.
Being suspended, it does not waste or
become polluted, and it will remain in
good condition to be eaten at will.
THE National Liue Stock Journal as.
serts that hams have a decidedly better
flavor, and the meat retains a more
natural color, when nothing but plain
salt is used in the curing. If the work
of sailing is carefully attended to, the
hams, when cured with salt alone, will
be ready for smoking at from six weeks
to two months, according to the size Of
the hams. Saltpeter has tendency to
harden and redden the meat. It un'
doubtedly hastens the curing process
but it does so at the expense OF the
flavor.
OH THE Jo1NTs.-Thanks to the sew
ing machine, there is in almost every
household convenient little can for dis
tributing oil. Many housekeepers never
consider that it can be used upon any
thing but the sewing-machine, while
hinges creak and keys turn with Difficult
ty in their rusty locks. If one has no
this little can, a trifle of oil in cup
with feather, will answer the purpose
Heavy articles Of furniture provided witt
casters are sometimes more difficult t
move than if they were without them
A drop or two of oil will often do NOR
} than a large application Of strength.
) QUEEN OF PUDD1NG.-One pint {
fine bread crumbs, q piece of butter til
! size of an egg rubbed in, teacupful
fine sifted loaf sugar, the rind of on
j., lemon grated, yelks of four eggs, and
; pint Of milk. Mix these ingredients t.
4 gether in q pie-dish, and bake in a quic
oven until we'll set, but be careful not I
), let the pudding get leathery; it will tax
y only a Short time. When cool, sprea
: a layer of apricot or strawberry-jam ovt
!; the top. Whip the whites of the for
u =. eggs,with teacupful of sifted sugar an
J either the juice Of the lemon or sma
:. teaspoonful of essence of lemon, into
. very stiff froth and throw lightly owe
y making it as rocky as possible, and pj
u. ing it up higher in the center. We
- slightly brown it by putting it into Il
20 oven for a few minutes, or passing
~ salamander over it.
i AN excellent pickle for sailing me
=. is made Us follows: To one gallon
4 water take one and half pounds
~ ~ salt, half a pound OF brown sugar, al
N half an ounce of saltpeter; boil the
~ until no more scum rises, and skim t
70 liquor as this rises until the pickle
@ clear; pour it into tub to cool. Re
10 The meat two days before packing
~ and rub it with quantity of the ing
IN dents, finely powered, twelve hours
: fore leaving it to drain; then pa
~ closely in the barrel or tub, sprinkli
i. each layer with more Of the powder
Il ingredients, and turn on the pic
an cold. When the meat is used the pic
av may be boiled, skinned, strained,
IT, kept for another season. The pc
,ss packers thus keep their pickle from y
in to year, and preserve it with great ca
knowing that it improves with age
N. the simple addition Of more salt, etc
al Prairie Farmer.