The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-05
HOME AND FARM.

HOME AND FARM.
Cooks make the mistake of boiling
,h;ncs too much After reaching the ia
boiling point meats should simmer. The of
to,,obeat meats can be made tender by 10
50 doing. f,..L4,..n g
kept garden is almost sure TO nave III
neat and well-kept farm, comfortable
md well-appointed home, tidy outoulld. te
mos and stock in good condition; and 5
The housewife who takes pride in her Y
garden generally has 9 home to take IL
bride in and ID be proud OF. :. - / I!
TO RESTORE FROZEN PLANTs.-As u
soon as discovered pour cold water over =
the plants, wetting every leaf thor y
ouohiv. In a few moments it will be +
crystallized with thick coating OF ice. =
In this state place it in the dark, care I
fully covered with newspaper. Ihe
ice will slowly melt, leaving the plant
in its original state OF health, out II =
must be left in a moderately cool place
for several days. ~. .+",., :. " ~
porAro SALAp.-Thin slices Of cold
ho;,ed notatoes. thin slices of hard boiled
EGGS. minced picked onions. Into a
saiad.dish put layer of potatoes, cover
with eggs and strew over lew OTIS OF
the onions. This alternate until all are
in. Make dressing in the proportion OF
one tablespoonful Of vinegar to three OF
salad oil. one teaspoonfN OF aalttq one
third teaspoonful Of pepper and the
same quantity Of made mustard. Mix
\ thoroughly and pour over. Let stand
half an hour before eating.
!, TO BREAK a heifer or subdue an ugly
COW requires wisdom and patience. Sol
onion esid; .''He thatruletaf big elr4 Isl
!, rrrater.tlian he that taketh d city. FOR
u me to keep cool and control my voice
: and actions when was kicked or COW
q :, cred with milk was one Of the hardest
!! things | ever undertook to do, and it
q tooE me a great while to learn to gov
=. ern my feelings and use little common l9
', :. sense, I. always break heifers IN the'
- stanchions. Some of them 90 not need
T. much training, but will stand quiet to be
- MIXED about the first time, just q
u though they were made for that pur-
% pose.-J. 0. BeUl.
a. AN extensive orchardist speaks OF the
~ necessity of watching apple trees, ana
or whenever the heads become dense thin
~ them out. Dwarf pears need more prun'
AZ ing than any other tree; indeed the tops
must be c6nstSpt1y cut back tokeepf4e
'es branches hearthf grdlnd.i Very 1fue
Nv pruning ishecessary for the standard
ce pears, merely sufficient to preserve.
}, regular outline and a proper, even dls
ny ,tri6ution of the branches. II regard II
ep tie. peach, after; hayitg bprpsstwe 9
e eIs thrxa drops the: bxnthes f&uiJe p 2,
u, 70 cut severely back, so as to form fres'
ls9 supply of young wood; some think tina
mo- as a rule one-third of the previous year
II growth should be removed, while other
ley prefer still closer pruning.
TO- w, To KEEP LAMP CHIMNEYs FRO
10y CRAcKlNG.-The following receipt fo
nut ~ keeping lamp chimneys from crackln
+ + is taken fpom the Dn'nond, a. Aeps1
!. =; iournal devotA ii The glass ihtrel'
',na Place Suuf tsnblt i chlmheys Or Y
' nN sells vol desire To keep from cra3kilgzl
"a "a q pofflled with cold water, add iitt
o ara cooking salt; allow the mixture to be
"'o we'll over q fire, and then cool slowl
Glass treated in this way is said not
,,u CL crack even if exposed to very sudd'
. on; changes of temperature. Chimneys q
oM ~ said to become very durable by tt
y ~. W process, which may also be extended
o ,ne crockert, stonewAre, porcelain, etc: 7
No sno process is simply one of annealing, q
VIC; y the slower the process, especially
- ~ ~ cooling portion Of it, the more eftect
! = - will be the work.
- " PARLIAMENT GINGERBREAD.-Th'
Wy, cakes are of q kind which were forme
!. in rs sold at county fairs, and, indeed.
~ ~ =; still found in village shops. Sometin
~ S.I III they are cut into the shape Of kings q
nar : queens, and ornamented with gold 9
, t . silver leaf. They are good plain cak
- as a. we'll suited for, children. Boil for
:, Wv minutes two gonhgba otE wfDe &1ne
o n which has been wen crushed In
tne and q half of water. Strain, and let
! ,! ~. cold, and if it has wasted add. waite
NV make up the original quantity Mi
= 1g quarter of pound of raw sugar, si1
ur ,os;, fine, with q pound of flour, small
untn spoonful Of caraway seeds, and. ha
now teaspoonful of carbonate Of soda: :
loweI into this two ounces of butter or Il
;sP'eu and having well mixed teaspoonft
have W.: "a.a . vtT ont IN q hoar
10; a. On the thickness of rather less than nal
:lhS a inch, and cut into any shape you chg
lncues Put the cakes on a -four baking 81
70 eau brush them over with water in "
gre .. YOU have mixed q very small quanti
;. ea sc;i ttreacle, and bake in.a m9de59te
. sou for a quarter Of dn hour! When
~ nec. cake is required Of finer quality
~ oa4 y ounces Of candied orange.peel is :,
S9 t.n;t instead Of the ground caraway seed
uld be What ia Good Crane. Culturcl
IN, dry T.. ''''.,. '.'.. 49, 80.
I'd they A FRIEND joyfully told us q few
grass, ago of his anticipations in the {
in part wav. He had bought little pls
,ut the the vicinity, and had made up his
manur. to have things right. His maxim
narrow that what was worth doing at all
lie Far worth doing well, and he meant
it. He had done it. He had duI
the dirt three feet into the clays an
filled it in with light, rich eop
through. which the roots might
ntlemen VIZ .ho " ~ If tho ,dnd He had
illogical w oon .S a monav in doing til
stopping weil Ha intended to Get onlY tn
her was ~. ~ and tolt s,,ro ench an AZ
scussion t s .,onlS resn,t IN maoni6cent Q
British WI v Toa~ - 49,, IL had do